CTOvision

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Devices linked to Wi-Fi will be targets for exploitation, with Android and iPhone malware expected to rise. Internet-connected devices will hit 25 billion by 2015 and reach 50 billion by 2020, predicts Cisco Systems’ Internet Business Solutions Group. Mobility, cloud, and BYO will dominate the technology and global marketplace.

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The Verge

JULY 19, 2021

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has banned NSO Group, the company behind the Pegasus spyware program. As the report describes it, NSO would deploy Pegasus malware through a series of malicious subdomains, exploiting security weaknesses on services like iMessage. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The software updates for your IT management tools arrive automatically and contain legitimate changes—but hidden inside the update is malware that gives hackers secret access to your network. released between March 2020 and June 2020. This malware arrives with a legitimately signed certificate. And according to the U.S.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 28, 2022

The Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is seeking information on six officers of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU). critical infrastructure in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).". Russian GRU hackers target critical infrastructure.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The FBI, CISA, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) recently revealed that the number of ransomware incidents against K-12 districts increased dramatically at the beginning of fall 2020 classes. Specific ransomware and malware strains affecting schools. K-12 districts now top ransomware target.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Security Awareness Finding #1: training programs need improving. Check out the chart: "98% of our survey respondents said that their organization is running a security awareness training program. And fewer than 35% of organizations are including business email compromise conversations in their security awareness training program.".

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2021

If a grading scale existed for cyberattacks against K-12 schools in 2020, the hackers involved would probably see a few 'A's on their report card. In 2020, the map catalogued 408 publicly-disclosed school incidents, including a wide variety in the type of incident. K-12 public schools and districts from 2016 to the present. Other (5%).

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

The New York DFS alleges that First American failed to follow its own policies, neglecting to conduct a security review or a risk assessment of the flawed computer program. They then gained access to a customer service database and uploaded malware to capture sensitive information. SolarWinds supply chain data breach (2020).

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

ransomware in May 2017, and the extortion and attempted extortion of victim companies from 2017 through 2020 involving the theft of sensitive data and deployment of other ransomware. million from a financial services company in New York in August 2020 in which the hackers used the malicious CryptoNeuro Trader application as a backdoor.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The restaurant industry has increasingly become a target for cyberattacks as digital payment systems, loyalty programs, and online ordering become more prevalent. 2020): The sandwich chain's U.K. Checkers and Rally's (2019): The fast-food chain reported a point-of-sale malware attack affecting more than 100 locations.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2021

And the audit found that attackers did successfully introduce malware into agency systems. This year in particular NASA has experienced an uptick in cyber threats: phishing attempts have doubled and malware attacks have increased exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic and the concomitant move to telework for much of the NASA workforce.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The 2020 U.S. They eliminate the threat of malware or unauthorized software altering votes by providing a mechanism for voters to confirm that their votes have been correctly recorded. From a historical context perspective, the 2020 U.S.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Endpoint Security: Securing endpoints, such as laptops, desktops, and mobile devices, is crucial in preventing unauthorized access and malware infections. According to a study by AV-TEST, organizations using comprehensive endpoint security solutions experienced a 100% detection rate for known malware.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2020

What if the SolarWinds and SUNBURST malware part of the attack was just the outside of the onion here? CISA is now offering some specifics and warning that if your network is already infected with the SUNBURST malware, the kill switch may not stop an attack. Each time we pull back one layer there's another attack layer underneath.

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2021

For context, the App Store brought in more than $60 billion in 2020 , which would be quite a lot to burn through without realizing.) Much of that went toward pricey deals to attract developers and consumers, including a free games program that earned Epic millions of new users while offering developers a flat fee for participation.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Their cyber methods include such things as malware insertions, such as MUD-ing, wiper attacks, like the Shamoon virus. Tensions were heightened when Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) Commander Qassem Soleimani was assassinated in January 2020. election process. And this face-off continues: "The U.S. and Israel.

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Vox

JUNE 18, 2022

But the most frightening vision isn’t an alien being at all — it’s a computer program. Call it “cosmic malware.”. Cosmic malware. Just like a malware attack that takes over a user’s computer, the advanced alien AI could quickly take over the Earth’s infrastructure — and us with it. You may be sensing a theme here.).

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SecureWorld News

JULY 28, 2020

But the bank left out a critical detail about the software: it included malware.". Now, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is jumping on the concerns surrounding this Chinese malware whack-a-mole. Since at least March 2019, Baiwang released software updates which installed a driver automatically along with the main tax program.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The firm's key hedge fund was up 20% in 2020 thanks to economic chaos happening around the globe. According to a report , when he clicked on the link in the bogus invite, it installed malware onto his computer. Here is more evidence that a view like that is accurate. Hedge fund firm: profits way up before the cyberattack.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The New York DFS alleges that First American failed to follow its own policies, neglected to conduct a security review or a risk assessment of the flawed compute program. They then gained access to a customer service database and uploaded malware to capture sensitive information. SolarWinds supply chain data breach [2020].

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Organizations should consider implementing key, yet basic, programs and educational practices, including using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), employee training, regular security audits, and implementing robust incident response plans. "By

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

We released an advisory with the @FBI & @HHSgov about this #ransomware threat that uses #Trickbot and #Ryuk malware. October 29, 2020. Implement application and remote access allow listing to only allow systems to execute programs known and permitted by the established security policy. Implement network segmentation.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. Malware can be delivered through email attachments, malicious websites, or compromised software.

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Vox

AUGUST 20, 2020

And now Apple is threatening to cut off Epic’s access to its developer tools program, which could affect any apps that use the company’s Unreal Engine — and therefore, any consumers who use those apps. Prompted by Spotify’s complaint, the European Commission announced in June 2020 that it was investigating Apple for antitrust violations.

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Galido

APRIL 11, 2019

Statistics anticipate that the number of online gamers will grow over 57 million in 2020. Attackers use malware to redirect users on bogus web pages. The program on these pages then damages the whole system. Although the market keeps growing, data breaches in digital gaming are more than the companies admit. Social Risks.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

.” Two decades later, that line from the Microsoft co-founder’s Trustworthy Computing memo would seem quaint if the reality weren’t so terrifying: ransomware, software supply chain attacks, privacy breaches, nation-state hacks, malware, worms, and adversarial machine learning are just a few of the looming threats.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

I recently stumbled across this utility to help protect your macOS-based system against persistent malware. Brad Geesaman has a write-up on CVE-2020-15157 , aka “ContainerDrip,” that you may want to review. This is a slightly older post, but Rich Burroughs has a nice summary/recap of KubeCon EU 2020. Programming.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2021

Malware released into the recipient’s system. Naturally, the recipient cannot read it, but the helpful cyberattacker provides a prompt that encourages the recipient to click "enable editing," thereby allowing the hacker to unleash the malware. The most likely of consequences? Personal scams. Sound pretty clever so far? Conclusion.

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Cloud Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Some have predicted that 50 billion devices and objects will be connected to the Internet by 2020. This “drive-by malware” reality emphasizes the need for continuous patching on anti-virus and all your other application as well. I imagine the proliferation of network-connected devices is really driving new cybersecurity challenges.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 22, 2023

You need a specialized program web browser. And then in my final year, I did an internship with the International Institute of Counterterrorism here in Israel, and I began in 2020. And I think we remember what was going on in 2020. To write scripts for malware. Now generative AI can produce malware.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 10, 2020

There was also bug bounty so especially software, which has a good bug bounty program is attractive to me because it makes money. Vranken: Well I use VIM as an editor so it's a program able editor and so it's very useful if you have to change a lot of things. So, it requires thinking today about how from our program can break and.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 10, 2020

There was also bug bounty so especially software, which has a good bug bounty program is attractive to me because it makes money. Vranken: Well I use VIM as an editor so it's a program able editor and so it's very useful if you have to change a lot of things. So, it requires thinking today about how from our program can break and.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 11, 2020

There was also bug bounty so especially software, which has a good bug bounty program is attractive to me because it makes money. Vranken: Well I use VIM as an editor so it's a program able editor and so it's very useful if you have to change a lot of things. So, it requires thinking today about how from our program can break and.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In the summer of 2018 during Rootz, a program to teach kids hacking during the annual DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, an eleven-year-old hacker exploited an online imitation of the State of Florida’s Election Site in a matter of minutes. In 2020, we’re stuck in the middle of these two extremes right now.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In the summer of 2018 during Rootz, a program to teach kids hacking during the annual DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, an eleven-year-old hacker exploited an online imitation of the State of Florida’s Election Site in a matter of minutes. In 2020, we’re stuck in the middle of these two extremes right now.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In the summer of 2018 during Rootz, a program to teach kids hacking during the annual DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, an eleven-year-old hacker exploited an online imitation of the State of Florida’s Election Site in a matter of minutes. In 2020, we’re stuck in the middle of these two extremes right now.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 17, 2022

Other options include a 'data stealer' that specifies the types of files that the ransomware program should steal from the victim computer, an 'anti-VM' option to defeat the testing environments used by security researchers, and an option, as advertised, to make the ransomware program 'self-delete.'".

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