The Parallax

MAY 7, 2018

Malware and antivirus software usually go together like tacos and pickles. READ MORE ON SECURITY AND GEOPOLITICS. Pretty much any software can be targeted to be ripped off,” says Mark Lechtik, a security researcher on the Check Point Malware Research Team who led the investigation into SiliVaccine.

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Ivanti

JUNE 14, 2023

This includes promoting a culture of individual cybersecurity awareness and deploying the right security tools, which are both critical to the program’s success. But considering recent cybersecurity reports, they're no longer enough to reduce your organization’s external attack surface.

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taos

OCTOBER 14, 2019

First Published: April 4, 2017, By Mark McCullough?—?Technical Technical Consultant Former Mozilla developer, Robert O’Callahan recently joined the growing chorus of those openly stating that anti-virus products cause more security harm than they prevent. It’s time for information security to eat its own dog food.

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Kaseya

JUNE 24, 2019

About 43 percent of cyber attacks are aimed at SMBs since they do not always have the best defenses in place to secure their business. The primary challenges for most SMBs are limited IT budget for security tools ?and and the lack of cybersecurity expertise ?— for monitoring and managing the security of the IT infrastructure.

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Tenable

JANUARY 27, 2023

Sandworm APT Deploys New SwiftSlicer Wiper Using Active Directory Group Policy Sandworm, the Russian-backed APT responsible for NotPetya in 2017, has recently attacked an Ukrainian organization using a new wiper, SwiftSlicer. BREAKING On January 25th #ESETResearch discovered a new cyberattack in ?? We attribute this attack to #Sandworm.

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Kentik

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The networking giant also announced a partnership with Viacom. And Cisco researchers found that the CCleaner malware was targeting at least 18 tech companies. CCleaner Malware Fiasco Targeted At Least 18 Specific Tech Firms (WIRED). CCleaner Malware Fiasco Targeted At Least 18 Specific Tech Firms (WIRED).

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Tenable

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

South Korean and American Agencies Release Joint Advisory on North Korean Ransomware Several South Korean and American agencies have released a joint cybersecurity advisory on North Korean state-sponsored ransomware operators. Three members of the group have been indicted in the US on charges relating to attacks where more than $1.3

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The Parallax

JUNE 19, 2018

He’ll tell you right off the bat that he’s no expert in cybersecurity. The damage could have been worse, had a British hacker not discovered and used a “kill switch” bug in the ransomware, many cybersecurity experts believe. Without the hospitals’ network, doctors also couldn’t share CT scan images.

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Lacework

OCTOBER 4, 2022

After working in the security world, it made me wonder, could hackers really take control of a moving car? To find out more, I turned to some of my favorite cybersecurity experts—two of Lacework Labs’ cloud security researchers Chris Hall and Greg Foss, who both consistently stay ahead of hackers and their techniques.

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Tenable

AUGUST 3, 2023

AA23-215A: 2022's Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities A joint Cybersecurity Advisory collaborated on by multiple international agencies highlights the top routinely exploited vulnerabilities of 2022 Background On August 3, a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) AA23-215A coauthored by multiple U.S.

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Tenable

MARCH 12, 2020

Malware and phishing campaigns use global interest in the novel coronavirus to capitalize on fear and uncertainty around the pandemic. Coronavirus-themed malware campaigns. Emotet is part of a chain of three malware strains dubbed the Triple Threat by researchers at Cybereason. Background. Emotet campaign. AZORult trojan.

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The Parallax

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Although Apple fixed the problem, the severity of the bug worries independent security researchers. As it released a security patch on Wednesday, Apple recommended that all Mac users install the update to close the vulnerability. “We cstone (@unsynchronized) November 28, 2017. macos 10.13 also _uucp is allowed to log in.

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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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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

This article increases awareness for organizations and individuals seeking to enhance their digital security posture against malvertising (“malicious advertising”). Your incident response team or external cybersecurity providers can benefit from this operational data. Contact Cognitio for more information on that.

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Kentik

MAY 10, 2018

Modern enterprise networks are becoming more dynamic and complex, which poses significant challenges for today’s information technology leaders. As more workloads move to the cloud and access networks become more open, ensuring security and stability becomes a more demanding task. The Anatomy of a Multi-Tenant Network.

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Kaseya

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2017 and found to be one of the most exploited by nation-state hackers. Patches are applied to improve the efficiency and functionality of a system as well as to mitigate security vulnerabilities. This is where patch management policies come into play. Asset tracking and inventory.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 4, 2017

Geopolitical tensions ensure that 2017 will be another big year for state-sponsored cyber attacks. The lethality of state-sponsored attacks derives from their ability to bypass security point products by combining device, network and data center vulnerabilities into an integrated assault. Junaid Islam.

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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. Crystal Lister. million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016.

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Tenable

MARCH 8, 2022

Windows Security Support Provider Interface. In addition, Microsoft notes that exploitation is more likely for this vulnerability and has provided some recommended actions for protecting networks as well as a workaround that can be utilized for organizations that are not able to immediately patch. Get more information.

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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. Hajj Policy and Plan 2017.doc. Sales_Tax.doc.

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Tenable

JUNE 19, 2019

How can CISOs and their cybersecurity teams incorporate Tenable’s Predictive Prioritization capability and the Vulnerability Priority Rating into their vulnerability management strategy? to help security teams focus on what matters most. The Tenable team offers some best practices. and Tenable.io Setting Vulnerability Management KPIs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2022

Apple’s big security bug : Time to update your Apple devices! security issues that attackers seem to already be actively exploiting. Hi, I’m the security editor here, a.k.a. TechCrunch’s Bearer of Bad News, and I oversee the security desk. This week the company shipped critical patches that fix two (!)

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ProtectWise

MAY 15, 2017

Once it infects a host, WannaCry scans the local network (VLAN IP Range) and public IP ranges. What Networks are Vulnerable? Any network with hosts running a version of the Windows operating system missing the MS17-010 patches is vulnerable to WannaCry's infection mechanism. Who Created The Malware?

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Xebia

JUNE 9, 2022

Sandboxing ensures WebAssembly cannot access sensitive data like files and network resources without explicit consent from the hosting environment, which is usually your web browser. WASI is an API that provides WebAssembly with operating-system functionality like access to the file system and communication over networks. Conclusion.

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The Cipher Brief

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

NotPetya was in 2017. Since before the turn of the year, experts from the cybersecurity community, government and private sector, have tracked and revealed website defacements, denial-of-service attacks, misinformation campaigns, and the lacing of Ukrainian systems with malware that was posed to cripple systems.

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Tenable

MARCH 24, 2022

Leaked internal chats between Conti ransomware group members offer a unique glimpse into its inner workings and provide valuable insights, including details on over 30 vulnerabilities used by the group and its affiliates, as well as specifics about its processes after infiltrating a network, like how it targets Active Directory.

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The Parallax

JULY 2, 2019

In the middle of June, Samsung tweeted out advice to owners of its smart TVs: Scan them for malware and viruses. Actual security experts say Samsung’s tweet was a bit alarmist. Consumers face security and privacy risks from smart TVs, they say, just like any other device connected to the Internet. Even the top U.S.

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Sailpoint

JULY 11, 2019

Walsh announced Greg McCarthy’s appointment as the city’s first chief information security officer (CISO). McCarthy will lead the cybersecurity team within the Department of Innovation and Technology. The city’s cybersecurity program is now ten years old, and I have been a part of it for nine.

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Tenable

AUGUST 19, 2022

The government revises its cybersecurity guidance for pipeline operators. 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.” . National Cyber Security Centre).

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Kaseya

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Without this constant barrage of news about new, widespread malware, you may be tempted to relax in your approach, convinced that whatever security you have in place is enough. million at the end of 2017. million at the end of 2017. Securing Backups. Among the latest victims: backup files.

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AlienVault

MARCH 25, 2019

As 2018 drew to a close and 2019 took over, I began to see a different behavior from SMB malware authors. Some key functionality is below: Can download more malware. Malware Analysis. Stage1 - Typically the first contact or entry point for malware. This is the first part of the malware to arrive on a system.

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CloudSphere

OCTOBER 24, 2019

During this time, Microsoft commits to regular feature updates, design changes, warranty claims, patching and security updates. This is a minimum support level that includes continued patching for bugs as well as security updates. They then use these discoveries to create malware and attack strategies to exploit them.

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AlienVault

JUNE 22, 2018

The malware is linked to Lazarus , a reportedly North Korean group of attackers. The malware is Manuscrypt (previously described by McAfee and others ), and communicates by impersonating South Korean forum software: These samples communicate with: [link]. com) used to deliver some of the malware.

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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. Based on an annual report from the Spamhaus Project, there has been a 32% increase in botnet controllers in 2017. And full duplex DOCSIS 3.1

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Ivanti

JUNE 29, 2020

The Secure Choice vs Jamf: Why MobileIron for Mac Security and Management. New Mac Malware: Well, we have you covered! In this blog post, I’ll focus on the new enterprise features related to Apple device management and security. . View here for more information). . June 29, 2020. Technology Ecosystem.

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AlienVault

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This is a guest post by independent security researcher James Quinn. In addition, take care with this portion of the malware. Malware Analysis. In addition, [link] the main distribution server, seems to have been registered by bodfeo[at]hotmail.com in early October 2017. CVE-2017-0143, SMB exploit. Installation.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

That viruses and malware are Windows problems is a misnomer that is often propagated through the Linux community and it’s an easy one to believe until you start noticing strange behavior on your system. Cloud Security Fundamentals — The cloud has brought about tons of innovation and features. Linux Study Group in May.

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