CIO

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Why securing cloud workloads is an urgent matter In recent years, major cloud service providers encountered 6,000 malware samples actively communicating with them, underlining the magnitude of cloud security challenges. 3 We have seen an increase of 15% in cloud security breaches as compared to last year. 8 Complexity.

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Tenable

AUGUST 4, 2022

Analyzing the Vulnerabilities Associated with the Top Malware Strains of 2021. International cybersecurity agencies issue a joint alert outlining the top malware strains of 2021. While malware is used for a variety of purposes, the government agencies point out that ransomware is a primary use case. Background. Description.

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CIO

APRIL 19, 2024

In fact, according to Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation Report , over 80% of security incidents originated from web applications in 2023. With the web’s expanding attack surface and the proliferation of risks such as insider threats and malware, the gaps inherent in consumer browsers can’t be ignored.

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CIO

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In fact, CIO has reported that it takes only a few minutes for experienced hackers to set up a social engineering attack against enterprises (and their managed service providers) that consider themselves to be secure and protected. Don’t log in to WiFi networks you don’t trust. Double check.

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CircleCI

JANUARY 13, 2023

This report will cover: What happened? All dates and times are reported in UTC, unless otherwise noted. To date, we have learned that an unauthorized third party leveraged malware deployed to a CircleCI engineer’s laptop in order to steal a valid, 2FA-backed SSO session. The malware was not detected by our antivirus software.

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Tenable

APRIL 25, 2024

The campaign involves a reported state-sponsored actor who has been targeting vulnerable network devices including Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA). Is any malware associated with ArcaneDoor? FAQ What is ArcaneDoor? The campaign included the exploitation of at least two zero-day vulnerabilities.

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CIO

JULY 17, 2023

According to the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), the majority of cyber attacks are led by organized criminals looking to disrupt business and steal data to sell. Malware Distribution: Cloud exploitation can involve hosting or distributing malware through cloud-based platforms or services.

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Ooda Loop

MARCH 25, 2024

Over 100 organizations in the US and EU have been targeted in recent large-scale phishing campaigns distributing the information stealer malware known as StrelaStealer, Palo Alto Networks reports.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

As first reported by MoneyControl , the new app, code named P92, will let users log in through their Instagram credentials. Malware hiding in the woodwork: The U.S. government on Thursday announced that it seized a website used to sell malware designed to spy on computers and cell phones, Lorenzo writes.

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Tenable

APRIL 12, 2024

The Associated Press reported then that the stolen information included “cryptographic secrets” such as passwords, certificates and authentication keys. Source: Cloud Security Alliance’s “State of AI and Security Survey Report”, April 2024) However, respondents recognize that AI’s power can cut both ways.

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CIO

MARCH 3, 2024

For its 2023 Security Priorities report, Foundry surveyed 790 IT security workers to understand their projects and priorities. The adversaries, at least for now, have the upper hand on many global organisations,” the report concluded. Its conclusions were less than optimal. Using zero trust.

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Palo Alto Networks

APRIL 19, 2024

On April 10, 2024 Palo Alto Networks Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) learned of a suspicious exfiltration attempt at a customer site from Volexity's Steven Adair. Volexity and Unit 42 Threat Brief have more information about the type of malware seen in these attacks and indicators of threat activity.

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Kaseya

MAY 11, 2023

However, due to poor network management, most people encountered a “Server Not Found” message instead of free dips. Network performance management prevents situations like these from surfacing and leaving your employees or customers without access to your service. What is network performance management?

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

At a recent CIO New Zealand roundtable event in Auckland, supported by Palo Alto Networks and Vodafone New Zealand, senior technology executives from organisations across Aotearoa discussed the challenge of keeping security front of mind when the workforce is dispersed. The other key aspect is implementing zero trust networking.

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

Haje The TechCrunch Top Story Regulators stepping in : Natasha M reports that the bank and its 17 branches were closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. Get out while you can : Natasha M and Alex reported that VC firms started advising their portfolio companies to move money out of SVB (TC+).

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CIO

JANUARY 20, 2023

By Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and GM at cyber security leader Palo Alto Networks Connected medical devices, also known as the Internet of Medical Things or IoMT, are revolutionizing healthcare, not only from an operational standpoint but related to patient care. But ransomware isn’t the only risk. Simplify operations.

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The Crazy Programmer

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

An intrusion detection system refers to a special kind of software specifically designed to keep an eye on the network traffic to discover system irregularities. These malicious network activities could mean the beginning of a data breach or the end of one. An intrusion detection system may be host-based or network-based.

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Ivanti

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A recent report found that 48% of cybersecurity professionals agree that insider attacks are tougher to detect and prevent than external attacks. Malicious software Apps can contain malicious software that can harm connected devices and your network. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported that more than 3.2

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Palo Alto Networks

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

1, 2021, Gartner named Palo Alto Networks a Leader for the tenth consecutive time in its Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls for 2021. We feel that our tenth recognition as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls gives us an opportunity to celebrate the transformative innovations of the last ten years.

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Tenable

JANUARY 19, 2024

In addition, the latest on the Androxgh0st malware. As a result, using unmanned aircraft systems UAS), more commonly known as drones, “requires careful consideration and potential mitigation to reduce risk to networks and sensitive information,” reads the joint advisory “ Cybersecurity Guidance: Chinese-Manufactured UAS.” The upside?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Easily accessible, less secure data is vulnerable to hackers and malware, which, if breached, can have catastrophic consequences for an organization. Mobius can also easily integrate into many shared drives and collaborative platforms to streamline ROT and site auditing.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

With $20 million in new funding, it helps fintech companies test and deploy those tweaks without a developer, Kyle reports. billion for its cloud unit over the next eight years as it launches a second cloud region in Hyderabad, Manish reports. COOOOVID : Visible launches activity-tracking platform to tackle long COVID, Paul reports.

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Tenable

AUGUST 30, 2023

In these attacks, UNC4841 leveraged multiple backdoor malware families, dubbed SALTWATER , SEASPY , SEASIDE , SUBMARINE (DEPTHCHARGE), and WHIRLPOOL. These additional malware families are known as SKIPJACK and FOXTROT / FOXGLOVE. Mandiant refers to this group as UNC4841.

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CTOvision

MARCH 12, 2015

The more fact-based reports based on forensics are much more important (this brings to mind what John Oliver said about opinions vs facts ). In 2014, 71 percent of respondents’ networks were breached with 22 percent of them victimized six or more times. Phishing, malware, and zero-days top of mind. Waking up to a new reality.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

In what could be a very virtuous trend, four of the cyber security industry’s leading tech vendors (Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee and Symantec) have established a consortium focused on the furtherance of the art and science of cyber threat intelligence. Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW ). By Bob Gourley.

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Tenable

MARCH 1, 2024

And the most prevalent malware in Q4. Actors pose as company IT and/or helpdesk staff and use phone calls or SMS messages to obtain credentials from employees to access the target network,” the advisory reads. Plus, the latest guidance on cyberattack groups APT29 and ALPHV Blackcat. And much more! 1 - NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

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Tenable

MAY 18, 2023

The advisory details the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with the group and its corresponding malware. This technique was pioneered by the Maze ransomware group in 2019, a phenomenon we discuss in our Ransomware Ecosystem report. and Australia.

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AlienVault

JULY 31, 2018

In this blog series, we’ll analyze different malware families, looking at the types of events generated on the endpoint and how we can use Osquery to detect them. The dropper spreads through email phishing and downloads the malware using a malicious Office macro. Let's start! File samples: [link].

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

Let’s parcel out some more newsy goodness: I’ll try a bite, at least : Meatable is a cultivated meat company, and it just showed off its first product — synthetic sausages, reports Paul. I’ll have one of those : Anita reports that crypto startup Blockdaemon is continuing its acquisition spree, this time picking up Sepior.

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CTOvision

APRIL 28, 2014

For a decade now the cyber security community has been treated to important strategic context coordinated by Verizon in their Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Background: - The point of this report is to support evidence-based risk management. . - For more see: Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).

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The Parallax

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Security researchers have caught hackers lashing together Internet-connected devices in a botnet they’re calling Torii, which uses techniques not seen in an IoT botnet before—including intercepting and stealing data, and using the Tor Project network to hide its network traffic. Avast sponsors this site.).

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Palo Alto Networks

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Unit 42 published a report with details on the malware’s capabilities, “ BendyBear: Novel Chinese Shellcode Linked With Cyber Espionage Group BlackTech.”. BendyBear appears to be a variant of WaterBear, malware used for lateral movement while hiding its activities, due to strong similarities.

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Tenable

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

critical infrastructure through exploitation of known vulnerabilities Background On February 8, Fortinet published an advisory (FG-IR-24-015) to address a critical flaw in FortiOS, its network operating system. CVE Description CVSSv3 Severity CVE-2024-21762 Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-bound Write Vulnerability in sslvpnd 9.6

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Tenable

JANUARY 12, 2023

A new report from Google outlines a set of evolving threats that cloud security teams should keep an eye on in the new year. In this blog, we take a look at several of the trends discussed in the report, whose insights are aimed at helping cloud security teams increase their knowledge of emerging threats and improve their defense strategies.

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The Parallax

MARCH 20, 2018

Grange’s team, which worked with Akamai Technologies on the report, discovered that at least 4 million Wi-Fi routers around the world employ an old Universal Plug and Play, or UPnP, configuration that “listens” to the Internet for commands. And Inception Framework has hijacked at least 765,000 of them.

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Tenable

JANUARY 26, 2024

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in its new report “ The near-term impact of AI on the cyber threat, ” published this week. That’d be the consequences of suffering a cyber event, according to a report from insurer company Allianz Commercial. So says the U.K.

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