Monthly Archives: October 2021
AbstractEmu, a new Android malware with rooting capabilities
AbstractEmu is a new Android malware that can root infected devices to take complete control and evade detection with different tricks. Security researchers at the Lookout Threat Labs have discovered a new Android malware, […]
Ranzy Locker ransomware hit tens of US companies in 2021
The FBI published a flash alert to warn of the activity of the Ranzy Locker ransomware that had already compromised tens of US companies. The FBI published a flash alert […]
Mitigating Ransomware: A New Paradigm Shift
By CISO T.J. Minichillo Ransomware is a global epidemic from which no organization — small, medium or large — is immune. Cyber criminals launch a new ransomware attack every 11 seconds, regardless […]
Russia-linked Nobelium APT targets orgs in the global IT supply chain
Russia-linked Nobelium APT group has breached at least 14 managed service providers (MSPs) and cloud service providers since May 2021. The SolarWinds security breach was not isolated, Russia-linked Nobelium APT group has […]
NATO releases its first strategy for Artificial Intelligence
This week, NATO Defence Ministers released the first-ever strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) that encourages the use of AI in a responsible manner. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the global […]
Forensic Collections From a Mac: Challenges & Solutions
INTRODUCTION For law enforcement, finding and dealing with Apple devices in the field can create confusion and headaches without first understanding some critical differences between Operating systems (HFS+, APFS, and […]
Protecting SMBs from Current Cybersecurity Threats
A Few Small Practices Can Have a Large Impact By Mike Mosher, Director of Technology, Cinch I.T. If you own a small or medium-sized business, you are a target of […]
Making Sure the Lights Don’t Go Out
By Brett Raybould, EMEA Solutions Architect at Menlo Security The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the US has shown just how vulnerable the energy industry […]
Trustwave released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware
Trustwave’s SpiderLabs researchers have released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware that can allow victims to recover their files. Researchers from Trustwave’s SpiderLabs have released a decryptor that can […]
Why NDR? See the Entire Elephant in the Room
By Aimei Wei, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) and Founder Network detection and response (NDR) has a long history, evolving out of network security and network traffic analysis (NTA). The historical […]
Sinclair TV stations downtime allegedly caused by a ransomware attack
A ransomware attack is likely the cause of the recent downtime for TV stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group broadcast television company. TV stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast […]
Trickbot spreads malware through new distribution channels
TrickBot operators are back and expand the distribution channels with partnership with cybercrime affiliates. The operators behind the infamous TrickBot (ITG23 and Wizard Spider) malware have resurfaced with new distribution […]
Is the Edge Really Secure?
By Chetan Venkatesh, CEO and Co-Founder of Macrometa The simplest answer is… No. But, if history has taught security professionals anything it’s that the most secure network is the one […]
Application Modernization and Other Best Practices of Securing Legacy Infrastructures
By Roman Davydov, Technology Observer, Itransition Legacy systems continue to play a vital role in the operations of many enterprises. However, over time, things like poor user adoption, increased maintenance […]
Dutch police warn customers of a popular DDoS booter service
Dutch police warn customers of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) website of stopping using the service to avoid prosecution. Dutch police warn customers of a booter service, abused to carry out […]
Being Mindful of Communication Security
The potential risks of communication APIs and CPaaS and secure vendor selection criteria. By James Ryan, Director of Information Security, BISO, IntelePeer The pandemic accelerated the demand for various things, […]
Olympus US was forced to take down computer systems due to cyberattack
Olympus US was forced to take down IT systems in the American region (U.S., Canada, and Latin America) following a cyberattack. The medical technology giant Olympus was forced to shut […]
The Brutal Reality of Brute Force Attacks And How To Defend Against Them
By John Nowotny, Customer Success Engineer, Exabeam Russian cyberattacks have seemingly become the new normal with the recent spate of high-profile events at SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya putting U.S. […]
NSA explains how to avoid dangers of Wildcard TLS Certificates and ALPACA attacks
The NSA issued a technical advisory to warn organizations against the use of wildcard TLS certificates and the new ALPACA TLS attack. The National Security Agency (NSA) is warning organizations […]
58% of all nation-state attacks in the last year were launched by Russian nation-state actors
Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked cyberespionage groups are behind the majority of the nation-state cyber attacks on US government agencies. Microsoft revealed that most of the cyber attacks on US government […]
Modern Times, Old Prejudices
The Hacker Era By Jordan Marcus Bonagura The century of constant acceleration Twenty-first century, more than a century of human evolution and great changes, a century of constant acceleration. Everything […]
Twitch data breach updates: login credentials or card numbers not exposed
An anonymous individual has leaked the source code and data of the popular video streaming platform Twitch via a torrent file posted on 4chan. An anonymous 4chan user has published […]
Intercepting data traffic via iPhone
Intercepting data traffic via iPhone By Jordan Marcus Bonagura Introduction This article aims to demonstrate in a simplified way different approach for capturing and intercepting network traffic data originating from […]
Container Technology Energizes Edge Computing
The security, portability, and agility of container technology complement the proven capabilities of the leading real-time operating system (RTOS), VxWorks®, now available for containerized deployments at the intelligent edge. As […]
UK newspaper The Telegraph exposed a 10TB database with subscriber data
The UK media outlet The Telegraph has leaked 10 TB of subscriber data after failing to properly secure one of its databases. The UK newspaper The Telegraph’, one of the […]
How to Close the Security Gap Between Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Shared Accounts
By Maurice Côté, Vice President of Business Solutions, Devolutions For more than half a century, passengers of London’s underground (a.k.a. The Tube) have been warned to “mind the gap” when […]
Source Code Protection Market
Do we need GitHub and Bitbucket backup software? By Marta Przybylska, Marketing Manager, GitProtect.io / Xopero Software Today, the software is the driving force of the world, and developers are […]
The Top 6 Cyber Attacks Of 2021 So Far
By Nicole Allen, Marketing Executive, Salt Communications. Cyberattacks have been on the rise for years, and the trend shows no signs of slowing down. To add salt (no pun intended) […]
Threat actors exploit a flaw in Coinbase 2FA to steal user funds
Threat actors stole funds from the accounts of more than 6,000 users of the crypto exchange Coinbase exploiting a flaw to bypass 2FA authentication. Threat actors have exploited a vulnerability […]
SQL Cyber Attacks Are a Danger to Your Company
By Ryan Ayers, Consultant Cyber attacks cost the global economy more than $1 trillion last year, making it responsible for the theft of one percent of the global GDP. The […]