Tag: threat
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Inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Email Security Platforms Names Leading Cyber Orgs
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has announced that it has been named as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Email Security Platforms (ESP). Check Point provides email security through Harmony Email Collaboration, protecting email and collaboration apps from advanced threats, seamlessly integrating with the Check Point Infinity Platform for unified protection. As…
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Rhode Island officials warn residents as ransomware group threatens social services data leak
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in SecurityNewsThe personal data of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable residents is at risk after a threat group attacked a state social services database. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/rhode-island-ransomware-social-services/735912/
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AI-Powered Phishing: Defending Against the Next Generation of Cyber Threats
AI isn’t just transforming businesses, but also changing the way cyber criminals operate. One of those ways is more convincingAI-powered scams, whether delivered via: Phishing messages are becoming indistinguishable from the real thing. These types of attacks are also exploding in volume. This presents new challenges to organizations. How can they train their staff to…
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BeyondTrust says hackers breached Remote Support SaaS instances
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in SecurityNewsPrivileged access management company BeyondTrust suffered a cyberattack in early December after threat actors breached some of its Remote Support SaaS instances. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/beyondtrust-says-hackers-breached-remote-support-saas-instances/
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From reactive to proactive: Redefining incident response with unified, cloud-native XDR
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in SecurityNewsIn today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, cybersecurity is a constant game of cat and mouse. The average security operations center (SOC) team receives 4,484 alerts every day and can spend up to 3 hours manually triaging to understand which signals represent a genuine threat and which are just noise.However, this model traps SOCs in a…
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Thousands Download Malicious npm Libraries Impersonating Legitimate Tools
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in SecurityNewsThreat actors have been observed uploading malicious typosquats of legitimate npm packages such as typescript-eslint and @types/node that have racked up thousands of downloads on the package registry.The counterfeit versions, named @typescript_eslinter/eslint and types-node, are engineered to download a trojan and retrieve second-stage payloads, respectively.”While typosquatting attacks are First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article:…
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Cisco to Acquire Threat Detection Company SnapAttack
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in SecurityNewsCisco has announced its intention to acquire threat detection company SnapAttack to boost Splunk security product capabilities. The post Cisco to Acquire Threat Detection Company SnapAttack appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/cisco-to-acquire-threat-detection-company-snapattack/
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CISA Mandates Federal Agencies Secure Their Cloud Environments
CISA is requiring all federal agencies to adopt stronger measures to improve their SaaS configurations and protect their complex cloud environments against growing threats from hackers, who are increasingly targeting third parties like cloud providers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/cisa-mandates-federal-agencies-secure-their-cloud-environments/
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US eyes ban on TP-Link routers amid cybersecurity concerns
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Tags: attack, business, china, compliance, computer, corporate, country, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, ddos, defense, espionage, exploit, flaw, government, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, law, malicious, microsoft, network, risk, router, technology, threat, vulnerability, wifiThe US government is investigating TP-Link, a Chinese company that supplies about 65% of routers for American homes and small businesses, amid concerns about national security risks. Reports suggest these routers have vulnerabilities that cybercriminals exploit to compromise sensitive enterprise data.Investigations by the Commerce, Defense, and Justice Departments indicate that the routers may have been…
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BADBOX Botnet Hacked 74,000 Android Devices With Customizable Remote Codes
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in SecurityNewsBADBOX is a cybercriminal operation infecting Android devices like TV boxes and smartphones with malware before sale, which are often sold through reputable retailers and pose a significant threat to users due to their pre-installed malicious software, making detection challenging. It previously thought eradicated has resurfaced with a significantly expanded reach, infecting over 192,000 Android…
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CISA Proposes National Cyber Incident Response Plan
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in SecurityNewsThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has unveiled a proposed update to the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP), inviting public feedback on the draft. This highly anticipated revision, outlined in a pre-decisional public comment draft released this month, aims to address the evolving cybersecurity landscape amidst increasing threats to critical infrastructure, national security,…
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IAM Predictions for 2025: Identity as the Linchpin of Business Resilience
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Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, authentication, banking, breach, business, cloud, compliance, corporate, credentials, crime, data, deep-fake, detection, finance, iam, identity, malicious, microsoft, mobile, office, passkey, password, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, supply-chain, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityIAM Predictions for 2025: Identity as the Linchpin of Business Resilience madhav Thu, 12/19/2024 – 05:33 As we look toward 2025, the lessons of 2024 serve as a stark reminder of the rapidly evolving identity and access management (IAM) landscape. The numbers tell the story: The latest Identity Theft Resource Center report indicates that consumers…
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Fighting on the New Front Line of Security with Snowflake and LogLMs
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Tags: access, ai, attack, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, incident response, intelligence, malicious, mitre, monitoring, network, siem, soc, threat, toolTempo”Š”, “Ša Snowflake Native App”Š”, “Šharnesses AI and Log Language Models for Proactive Cybersecurity Cybersecurity attackers are innovating, challenging traditional security measures, and pushing organizations to seek more innovative solutions. Tempo, a Snowflake Native App that revolutionizes cybersecurity using AI-powered proactive security, sees even novel attacks. By leveraging Log Language Models (LogLMs), which are a…
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UAC-0125 Abuses Cloudflare Workers to Distribute Malware Disguised as Army+ App
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed that a threat actor it tracks as UAC-0125 is leveraging Cloudflare Workers service to trick military personnel in the country into downloading malware disguised as Army+, a mobile app that was introduced by the Ministry of Defence back in August 2024 in an effort to…
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Iranian Hackers Launched A Massive Attack to Exploit Global ICS Infrastructure
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in SecurityNewsIn a joint cybersecurity advisory, the FBI, CISA, NSA, and partner agencies from Canada, the United Kingdom, and Israel have issued an urgent warning about ongoing malicious cyber activities by advanced persistent threat (APT) actors affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The advisory provides critical new details on tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)…
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CISA Issues Secure Practices for Cloud Services To Strengthen U.S Federal Agencies
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in SecurityNewsIn a decisive move to bolster cloud security, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 25-01: Implementing Secure Practices for Cloud Services. This directive mandates federal civilian agencies to adopt stringent security measures for their cloud-based systems in response to the growing threat of cyberattacks targeting cloud environments. CISA…
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Understanding Virtual Skimmers: A Threat to E-Commerce Security
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in SecurityNewsVirtual skimmers exploit vulnerabilities in websites that process payments online, often without leaving a trace until it’s too late. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/understanding-virtual-skimmers-a-threat-to-e-commerce-security/
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Acumen Threat Analysis: Preparing for 2025
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in SecurityNewsPhishing continues to be the threat vector of choice for adversaries, ransomware continues to deliver the desired financial and destructive results for attackers, while organizations, both public and private, are growing increasingly concerned about the risks posed by insiders. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/acumen-threat-analysis-preparing-for-2025/
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Deepfakes und Kryptobetrug auf dem Vormarsch
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in SecurityNewsDie digitale Bedrohungslage für Nutzer nimmt weltweit zu. Der aktuelle ESET Threat Report H2 2024 zeigt alarmierende Entwicklungen: Verbraucher und Unternehmen in Europa und Deutschland werden zunehmend zur Zielscheibe von Betrugskampagnen, Datendiebstahl und ausgeklügelten Angriffsmethoden. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/deepfakes-und-kryptobetrug-auf-dem-vormarsch
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CISA Released Secure Mobile Communication Best Practices 2025
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Tags: best-practice, china, cisa, communications, cyber, cybersecurity, espionage, infrastructure, malicious, mobile, threatThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released new best practice guidance to safeguard mobile communications amid rising concerns over cyber espionage activities linked to People’s Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actors. These malicious actors have been targeting commercial telecommunications infrastructure to intercept call records and compromise the private communications of highly targeted individuals,…
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Are threat feeds masking your biggest security blind spot?
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in SecurityNewsSecurity teams that subscribe to threat feeds get lists of known malicious domains, IPs, and file signatures that they can leverage to blacklist and prevent attacks from those … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/19/threat-feeds/
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RisePro and PrivateLoader Threat Actors Strike Again with RiseLoader
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in SecurityNewsZscaler ThreatLabz has identified a new malware family, RiseLoader, which specializes in downloading and executing second-stage payloads. Sharing similarities with RisePro, this loader appears to be the work of the... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/risepro-and-privateloader-threat-actors-strike-again-with-riseloader/
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Ransomware in 2024: New players, bigger payouts, and smarter tactics
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in SecurityNewsIn 2024, ransomware remained the top cybersecurity threat to organizations worldwide. New groups filled the void left by law enforcement crackdowns, targeting businesses with … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/19/ransomware-surveys-2024/
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Don’t overlook these key SSE components
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Tags: access, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, fortinet, monitoring, network, risk, saas, service, technology, threatSecurity service edge (SSE) has emerged as a hot topic in the networking and security markets because it provides cloud-delivered security to protect access to websites and applications. This is key for the work-from-anywhere approach enterprises adopted during the pandemic and maintained as hybrid work became the norm. SSE is also a prevalent subject because…
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Biggest Crypto Scam Tactics in 2024 and How to Avoid Them
Stay alert to crypto scams with our guide to 2024’s top threats, including phishing, malware, Ponzi schemes, and… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/biggest-crypto-scam-tactics-in-2024-avoid-them/
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Free Trial of aiSIEM-CGuard for 45 Days: Experience the Future of Cybersecurity
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in SecurityNewsIn today’s ever-evolving digital landscape, businesses face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Protecting sensitive data, ensuring compliance, and maintaining operational continuity have never been more critical. This is where Seceon’s aiSIEM-CGuard emerges as a game-changer, offering advanced threat detection and response capabilities. And now, for a limited time, you can experience the full power of this…