New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems
Qihoo 360’s Netlab detailed a new evolving DDoS botnet called Abcbot with wormable capabilities that targets Linux systems. Researchers from Qihoo 360’s Netlab security team have spotted a new botnet, […]
What To Know to Fight Against Cyber Attacks
By Gergo Varga, Senior Content Manager / Evangelist at SEON Cyber attacks have become a part of our reality, not only that we are all constantly getting phishing emails, but […]
Hundreds of thousands of fake warnings of cyberattacks sent from a hacked FBI email server
Threat actors hacked email servers of the FBI to distribute spam email impersonating FBI warnings of fake cyberattacks. The email servers of the FBI were hacked to distribute spam email […]
Why The Integration of Netops And Secops Is Here To Stay
By Eileen Haggerty, Sr. Director, Enterprise Business Operations, NETSCOUT The pandemic accelerated digital transformation and increased organizations’ reliance on cloud services, VPNs, and other solutions designed to support remote work. […]
Digital Transformation Security: Guidelines for Success
By Yehudah Sunshine, Head of PR, odix With the workforce going remote and IP existing almost exclusively in the digital domain enterprises, local and federal agencies, and SMBs alike are […]
Ransomware attack disrupted store operations in the Netherlands and Germany
Electronics retail giant MediaMarkt was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted store operations in the Netherlands and Germany. Electronics retail giant MediaMarkt was a victim of a ransomware attack that forced […]
New Magecart group uses an e-Skimmer that avoids VMs and sandboxes
A new Magecart group leverages a browser script to evade virtualized environments and sandboxes used by researchers. Malwarebytes researchers have spotted a new Magecart group that uses a browser script […]
Electric Vehicle Charging: The Next Cyberattack Frontier
By Prof. Thomas R. Köhler, Member of the Board of Juice Technology AG The International Energy Agency estimates the global number of electric cars, buses, vans and heavy trucks on […]
Guntrader Data Breach: Victims Concerned Over Impact
By Aman Johal, Lawyer and Director, Your Lawyers In July 2021, the details of over 111,000 Guntrader users – which included registered firearm owners – were leaked online after a […]
CISA shares a catalog of 306 actively exploited vulnerabilities
The US CISA shared a list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild and orders US federal agencies to address them within deadlines. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]
50% of internet-facing GitLab installations are still affected by a RCE flaw
Researchers warn of a now-fixed critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in GitLab ‘s web interface actively exploited in the wild. Cybersecurity researchers warn of a now-patched critical remote code […]
The Top 3 Cyber Security Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
As hacks become more common, organizations have no room for cybersecurity mistakes. By Ivan Paynter, National Cybersecurity Specialist at ScanSource Ransomware cost Americans an estimated $1.4 billion last year, and beyond high-profile hacks […]
Trojan Source attack method allows hiding flaws in source code
Researchers devised a new attack method called ‘Trojan Source’ that allows hide vulnerabilities into the source code of a software project. Trojan Source is a new attack technique demonstrated by […]
5 Recommendations to Prevent Man in the Middle Attacks (MITMA’s) within the Financial Sector.
MITMA’s stands for Man in The Middle Attacks, and is the term used to describe one the oldest but still exceptionally popular forms of attack. In this attack, a hacker […]
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 […]
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 […]