Altexsoft

JUNE 22, 2021

The word “botnet” is an amalgamation of two terms: robot (bot) and network. A botnet is a network of computers, called “bots”, which are controlled by a single attacker, called “bot herder” or “bot master”. To control the machines in the network, the bots are infected with malware that places them under the control of the bot herder.

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The Parallax

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In their pursuit of patient data, cybercriminals often reach for the lowest-hanging bunches of fruit, which often are the least secured legacy Windows computers, as well as Internet-connected devices collectively known as the Internet of Things. Time for a Department of the Internet of Things? ”—Dr.

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Tenable

AUGUST 19, 2022

Using the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Critical Security Controls as a foundation, the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) has just released its “ Blueprint for Ransomware Defense.” . Vulnerabilities associated with 2021’s top malware. CVE-2016-0189. CVE-2016-4171. And much more! Description. CVE-2015-5122.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This article increases awareness for organizations seeking to enhance their digital risk posture against the increasing threat of ransomware (a type of malware) deployed by threat actors to prevent or limit users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid. million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016.

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Tenable

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Plus, the QakBot botnet got torn down, but the malware threat remains – what CISA suggests you do. Here are some risk-mitigation recommendations from the NCSC: Apply standard supply chain security practices when downloading pretrained AI models from the internet, as they could contain vulnerabilities and other security gaps.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 4, 2015

Census Plans 2016 Test Run to Experiment with New Tech Tools - Nextgov. International Business Times: Hackers use Yahoo ad network to spread malware to hundreds of millions of internet users. US Officials Warn That Medical Devices Are Vulnerable to Hackers - Nextgov.

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Palo Alto Networks

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The European Union (EU) adopted the revised Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) in November 2022. Palo Alto Networks looks forward to partnering with organisations in the Member States as they work to implement NIS2 and help to raise the EU's cyber resilience to drive its digital transformation. Expanded Scope.

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CTOvision

JULY 30, 2016

28 July 2016--SAN FRANCISCO--( BUSINESS WIRE )--RiskIQ, the leader in external threat management, today announced general availability for its Security Intelligence Services, a ground-breaking new product that uses the Internet itself as a detection system to automatically defend a network from cyber attacks. Bob Gourley.

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Tenable

MARCH 8, 2021

We urge organizations to patch Proxylogon (CVE-2021-26855) and related vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, CVE-2021-27065) in Microsoft Exchange Server and investigate for potential compromise within their networks. We encourage network owners to patch ASAP: [link]. Here's how Tenable products can help. Background.

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The Parallax

MAY 18, 2018

Google Play is an ‘order of magnitude’ better at blocking malware. Nougat, first released in 2016, collectively run on about 33 percent of Android devices around the world. For one, the new version hides the unique hardware identifier that all Internet-connected devices have, known as the MAC address. And Android 5.1

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AlienVault

AUGUST 1, 2018

These spear phishing emails use a mix of different openly available malware and document exploits for delivery. There are some clear trends in the themes of the decoy documents the attackers chose to include with file names such as: China-Pakistan-Internet-Security-LAW_2017.doc. Networking capabilities. be and careers.fwo.com[.]pk

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Kaseya

JUNE 24, 2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) and unsecured IoT devices are also proving to be a huge risk for SMBs. In 2017, 50,000 cyber-attacks were targeted at IoT devices, an increase of 600 percent from 2016 and the number of IoT-driven malware attacks surpassed 121,000 in 2018. There is always a weakness in the landscape.

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Kentik

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a massive threat to network infrastructure as already seen in widely publicized IoT-based DDoS attacks. The KrebsOnSecurity website came under a sustained DDoS attack in September 2016 from more than 175,000 IoT devices.

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Tenable

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Attackers have a cornucopia of options from which to choose to gain that first step into target networks. At the 2021 Aspen Cyber Summit, Mandiant chief operating officer Kevin Mandia said it well : “Somewhere around 2016 or 2017[…] I noticed that whoever’s breaking in and whoever is doing the crime aren’t even the same people anymore [.]

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Kaseya

OCTOBER 28, 2021

An attack vector is a tool that cybercriminals use to launch a cyberattack while an attack surface is any point or points on the network area of a company that is broken through to launch the attack. The surface area increases as more endpoints, servers, switches, software applications or any other IT assets get configured to a network. .

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Lacework

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Jason Bourne (2016). Even if you’re an ex-employee, you probably can’t hack right into their network from your own computer. . This type of data would normally be in a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) off network,” Greg said. We gave each a score from 1 to 5 ( ), with 5 being the highest. . Score: via GIPHY.

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Kaseya

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The critical bugs in this month’s Patch Tuesday release are: ID Affected Product(s) Impact Rating CVE-2021-31985 Microsoft Defender Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Critical CVE-2021-31959 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 Remote Code Execution Critical.

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Tenable

JULY 14, 2020

The updates this month include patches for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft ChakraCore, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps, Windows Defender, Skype for Business, Visual Studio, Microsoft OneDrive, Open Source Software,NET Framework and Azure DevOps.

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PowerSchool

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Districts integrating cloud computing are able to tackle broadband and network capacity issues… as well as enable educational benefits, including expanding and reinvigorating STEM learning programs. EdTech Magazine. 5 Steps K-12 Schools Need to Consider When Moving to the Cloud. uptime and reliability.

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The Parallax

OCTOBER 18, 2018

PRAGUE—Like not fully sitting on a public toilet seat, a major rule of good computer security hygiene is not to stick random USB sticks, or flash drives, into your computer—you just never know whether they might be loaded with nasty malware. And no, they’re not worried about spreading malware to North Koreans.

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Tenable

JANUARY 14, 2020

On January 14, Microsoft released its first Patch Tuesday of 2020 , which contains an update for a critical vulnerability in the cryptographic library used in newer versions of Windows, including Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019. briankrebs (@briankrebs) January 14, 2020. Proof of concept.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Cyber attacks spiked 164% in the first half of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, entailing 918 disclosed breaches-according reports on broadcaster CNBC. Internet-connected consumer devices often fall prey to malware that shackles them to remotely controlled botnets such as Mirai. Threats vary from sector to sector.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

JANUARY 25, 2024

While we like to talk about how fast technology moves, internet time, and all that, in reality the last major new idea in software architecture was microservices, which dates to roughly 2015. Deep learning, the creation and application of neural networks with many layers, is fundamental to every aspect of modern AI.

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