by Ananthakrishnan Gopal, CTO & Co-Founder, DaveAI AI is a dynamic realm, ceaselessly pushing boundaries and shaping our future. Amidst this vibrant landscape, two rising stars are capturing attention: LLMs and RAGs. Once niche players, these technologies are now at the forefront, reshaping our understanding of show more ...
AI and sparking anticipation for what lies ahead. The Power of Language: LLMs Take Center Stage LLMs or Large Language Models, trained on vast datasets of text and code, have transformed language processing capabilities. Consider Megatron-Turing NLG, a behemoth with an estimated 175 billion parameters – a testament to the scale of innovation. These giants can perform a myriad of tasks, blurring the lines between machine and human: Generating Human-Quality Text: LLMs, exemplified by OpenAI’s GPT-4, craft realistic dialogues and creative narratives. From convincing news articles to intricate code snippets, their versatility is astonishing. Nuanced Language Translation: Going beyond traditional methods, LLMs like Google’s Meena capture linguistic nuances and cultural subtleties, revolutionizing language translation. Complex Query Responses: Trained on vast factual information, LLMs like Google’s LaMDA excel in answering open-ended questions, engaging in reasoning, and even debating topics. The impact of LLMs spans diverse industries, aiding medical diagnosis and drug discovery in healthcare, and personalizing learning experiences in education. The potential applications seem boundless, solidifying LLMs as a thrilling frontier in AI. Bridging the Gap: RAGs Enter the Fray Despite LLMs’ prowess in text generation, challenges arise in factual accuracy and coherence. Enter RAGs or Retrieval-Augmented Generation models, providing a complementary approach by combining LLM strengths with information retrieval techniques. The process involves: Searching for Relevant Information: RAGs utilize robust search algorithms to sift through vast data, pinpointing the most pertinent information for a given task. Augmenting LLM Outputs: Retrieved information refines and enhances LLM-generated text, ensuring factual accuracy and consistency. Studies have showcased the efficacy of RAGs, outperforming LLMs in tasks like question answering and summarization. Notable models, such as Google AI’s RAG-Tapa, set benchmarks in question-answering performance. Synergistic Potential: LLMs and RAGs Working Together The true magic unfolds when LLMs and RAGs collaborate. Their combined strengths overcome individual limitations, promising revolutionary changes in content generation, research, and information access. Picture an LLM drafting a research paper – outlining arguments and summarizing key points. A RAG model can then search for academic sources, ensuring the paper is well-referenced and factually accurate. This collaborative approach heralds a new era in seamlessly blending human and machine efforts for a better world. Opportunities: The Road Ahead for LLMs and RAGs The teamwork between LLMs and RAGs is leading to a cool revolution in conversational AI. LLMs are great at coming up with all sorts of creative text, while RAGs are pros at sifting through loads of info to make sure everything’s accurate. Working together, they create lots of awesome possibilities. Imagine LLMs and RAGs teaming up in education, making personalized learning journeys that fit each person’s strengths and weaknesses. This makes learning languages way more interesting, moving away from just memorizing stuff. As research progresses and computational resources expand LLMs and RAGs will become more powerful, democratizing information access, accelerating scientific discovery, and enhancing creative endeavors. These models represent not just technological marvels but a paradigm shift in our relationship with AI, ushering in a future where humans and machines collaborate seamlessly for a better world. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this guest post are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Cyber Express. Any content provided by the author is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.
A common adage that has consistently been a part of the Healthcare sector is “Prevention is better than the cure”. While healthcare professionals strive to ensure we apply this philosophy across our field of expertise, they often lose sight of the broader picture of our increasingly interconnected world. In any show more ...
medium-large healthcare organization today, patients who visit a treatment facility can get their tests and diagnoses cross-examined and leave with a detailed diagnosis and treatment plan from any other facility or branch. Similarly, doctors can connect with their colleagues across the industry to seek clarification on a scan, study, or test to ensure we have the best possible diagnosis for a problem. The same interconnectedness that enables this sharing of information and knowledge in near real-time is the element that makes Healthcare as an industry vulnerable to cyber threat actors. Initially, it may seem like the two are different concepts. After all, hackers tend to go after financial data, sensitive research, and state secrets. Once we establish that Healthcare data, whether patient data or proprietary research, is just as valuable to nefarious threat actors as it is to industry and our patients, the parallel becomes clearer. So, the question remains: Why is healthcare data so valuable and, more importantly, so vulnerable to cyber threats in today’s threat landscape? Data is the Currency of This Age It’s often said that to appreciate a work of art, one has to stand further away. In the Healthcare space, we are entirely devoted to the result – a satisfactory diagnosis and treatment of the issue for our patients and clientele. This creates some degree of myopia to the sheer value of the data that we handle. Whether it’s sensitive patient data or proprietary research, threat actors in the current cyber threat landscape highly prioritize our work and data for targeting – and with good reason. The same data in the wrong hands can lead to a chain reaction of negative consequences – none of them good for the healthcare industry or the patients we serve. Today, data has become its currency, and healthcare data is a target for hackers. The COVID-19 pandemic required us, as a species, to adapt to a new world – seemingly overnight. On a macro level, that required us to rapidly digitize our services, ensuring constant, reliable access to data at a moment’s notice. While these systems were created or refined, the focus was on ease of use and accessibility because the enemy at the point was time. It is fair to say that cybersecurity wasn’t the primary consideration of the Healthcare industry at that time, as evidenced by multiple breaches and attacks that were aimed at healthcare and other industries, often leveraging legacy systems or poorly optimized platforms that proved easier for threat actors to breach than anyone had expected. The New Pandemic – Addressing Data and Cybersecurity As the pandemic was contained, the healthcare industry woke up to a new threat – a vulnerable ecosystem that hackers were keen to exploit. Sobering news of major healthcare entities falling victim to attacks started to surface, with some alarming statistics. In 2022, an estimated 20% of all cyberattacks were specifically directed at the healthcare sector, higher than any other sector that year, indicating that there was, indeed, a target on our backs. While we had established why this data was so valuable, it remained a mystery at the point exactly how hackers were able to compromise healthcare systems with seemingly relative ease. The answer to this is a little more complicated, with various factors involved. Firstly, the very interconnectedness that healthcare organizations had worked so hard to inculcate during and even before the pandemic was weaponized against them. The various platforms, apps, and portals that had been created for easier communication between doctors, patients, and administrative staff ended up vastly expanding our digital risk footprint, giving hackers a broader surface to target with increasingly sophisticated and often customized methods. Ransomware groups, who were already adept at securing and encrypting data, turned their focus towards the healthcare industry in force. More worryingly, patterns such as Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) emerged where even threat actors with limited technical ability suddenly had devastatingly effective tools at their disposal with which to target the industry. Another worrying development was the shifting focus to supply chain attacks. No singular Healthcare vendor operates in a vacuum. The vast network of vendors, partners, and supply chain entities that had worked in tandem to provide world-class healthcare services was suddenly a chink in our armor. Any individual healthcare organization could secure their own their threat footprint end to end yet still be reliant on third parties who may not necessarily be as secure, leaving the door open to third-party compromise for the entire supply chain. The advent of Artificial Intelligence was a big leap for humanity as a whole, with widespread adoption across multiple sectors to help index data faster, search for patterns in massive datasets, and provide co-relations in near real-time. What we had not anticipated, however, was how quickly these same tools would be weaponized to create even more potent cyber threats. Fortunately, the cybersecurity industry has taken note of this and implemented AI and ML defensively to pre-empt or mitigate the risk of these attacks while helping target firms identify patterns, parse through large amounts of data, and provide actionable intelligence in real-time. Identifying Infection Vectors If the terms “viruses”, “infection vectors”, “diagnosis,” and others were not obvious enough indicators, it is clear that cybersecurity as a field borrowed these terms from healthcare for a good reason. Both deal with an invasive, unwanted specimen entering an otherwise healthy body or entity. Both have to factor in the potential spread of said specimen through patients/systems and the collateral impact. In both cases, the solution chain is almost always – Diagnosed, Contained, and treated – with a strong emphasis on early detection and prevention as the preferred outcome. With that shared philosophy towards threats, let us take a look at the cyber factor from the perspective of identifying infection vectors in the healthcare industry, specifically in Indian markets. Remote work saw a massive, necessary surge during the pandemic but has remained well after as a popular WFH/Hybrid model. This is especially prevalent in India, which has one of the largest workforces in the world, a large portion of which are now working from their devices. This leads to an increase in the amount of Endpoints that a hacker may target, such as personal laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc. If a cyberattack compromises these devices, they may, in turn, compromise the entire work ecosystem they are affiliated with through the lateral movement of viruses and malware. Cybercriminals have identified this weakness and have altered their methodologies to target these specific endpoints via phishing attacks, trojans, malware, and other potent cyber attack vectors. These attacks, alongside other large-scale attacks against state-owned entities and critical infrastructure, have spurred the Indian Government to roll out initiatives such as the National Cybersecurity Policy and regulatory measures that firms must now comply with. The end goal is to foster a more cyber-aware (and thus, cyber-resilient) workforce that is compliant with nationwide cybersecurity standards and regulations. In the face of sophisticated, often state-sponsored cyberattacks aiming to cripple critical infrastructure or deface government portals, the Indian government has also taken steps to address rising instances of hacktivism, which is a growing concern amongst the cybersecurity community due to the scale of these campaigns. Not all of these threats will affect each entity equally. However, there is a strong preference on the part of Threat Actors to favor certain attack vectors over others based on the target. For example, Government and Military infrastructure may have a different degree of cyber resilience than other industries due to their criticality to national security. Similarly, sectors that have recently had to undergo rapid digitization in a short period due to external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic – such as EdTech and Healthcare – may not have had a similar focus on cybersecurity when the primary need was to digitize to meet market conditions and other factors, thus leaving them relatively more vulnerable to cyberattacks. I’ll try to encapsulate the broad categories of threats that face the nation at a sectoral level before we jump back to the Healthcare industry specifically. Industry-specific Threats Government entities are crucial to the proper functioning of a nation’s economy, trade, defense, and day-to-day operations. It comes as no surprise, then, that these are often the primary targets for state-sponsored or politically motivated hackers (often called Advanced Persistent Threats or APTs). The other primary threat to any government entity from cyberspace is Insider Threats. Whether by design or by accident, an employee enabling or allowing a cyberattack to compromise a government entity can have catastrophic consequences. Cybersecurity training to avoid cases of negligence errors and proper screening at the time of hiring are essential to prevent such attacks. The Manufacturing/ Critical Infrastructure sector has also seen a massive increase in attacks over the past few years. Manufacturers are particularly vulnerable to incidents of industrial espionage that aim to compromise their proprietary technology/techniques. Since the perpetrators of these attacks will aim to sell this data to their competitors and nation-states, the attacks are particularly sophisticated. Implementing a zero-trust architecture is essential to achieve a cyber-resilient ecosystem in this sector. The next section in the crosshairs of Threat Actors is the BFSI sector. With online and mobile banking becoming increasingly popular with an extremely digitized population, the surface area to secure has become increasingly large for BFSI firms across various apps, platforms, portals, etc. One of the primary threats they face is Credential Stuffing. While it seems mundane on the surface, involving the use of random credentials till they work, it can be surprisingly effective due to poor password hygiene and lack of awareness. The final sector we’ll discuss before we jump back to Healthcare is, ironically, the very sector behind the internet – the Technology sector. Technology firms, particularly those with a public-facing platform, are particularly susceptible to the dreaded Dedicated Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. These can render an online service, marketplace, or forum inaccessible to users, damaging the revenue, client base, and, most importantly, the reputation of a Tech firm. Since DDoS attacks and defacement also fit the Modus Operandi of hacktivists globally, tech firms are rapidly taking steps to secure themselves from this threat to whatever degree possible. Cybersecurity Threats to Healthcare – cause for Concern Healthcare firms should have a healthy sense of concern for the various cyber threats and hackers whose sole aim is to compromise the integrity of their systems and data. One of the most potent threats to the sector is Ransomware. While Ransomware has been around for decades, relying on encrypting and stealing a user or organization’s data in return for a “ransom”, it is a particularly potent threat to Healthcare given the large volumes of sensitive health information and financial data that the sector handles daily. In 2022, ransomware attacks on healthcare firms increased by a staggering 74%, a trend expected to continue into this year and beyond. Healthcare firms should protect their organization and the entire supply chain ecosystem (including third parties and vendors) from this threat. The growing sophistication and interconnected nature of Medical Devices leave them vulnerable to IoT device hijacking. This common tactic was previously only aimed at smart homes and other IoT gadgets. It has now grown to target medical devices, wearables, trackers, etc., to harvest user information from them, ostensibly to sell in dark web marketplaces. A 2022 report highlighted that over half the medical devices in use as of 2022 were vulnerable to at least one critical, exploitable vulnerability. Healthcare firms that manufacture and use these products should ensure that they are secure and that the end-users are appraised of best practices regarding cyber hygiene for the same. The final threat to healthcare firms may seem obvious and, on the surface, benign, but it has proven extremely effective in the last few years alone – I’m talking about Social Engineering. A 2022 report found that phishing attacks were the most common type of attack carried out against healthcare firms. Social engineering is a time-tested attack vector that has been in use since the inception of the internet. Phishing scams can trick staff into providing access credentials, leading to unauthorized data access. Threat Actors try to leverage social engineering in scenarios where they deem their target audiences vulnerable to these types of attacks due to a lack of awareness or training. A growing reliance on Cloud infrastructure may foster more efficient data sharing and accessibility. However, it has also proved to be a vulnerability that hackers are more than willing to exploit. Around 61% of healthcare respondents experienced attacks on their cloud-based infrastructure in 2022 through vectors such as phishing, ransomware, and other malware. Closing Thoughts Cybersecurity is in a state of perpetual flux with every technological leap or geopolitical event. It is often characterized by the emergence of increasingly sophisticated threats and more robust defense mechanisms. The onus for this is not solely on healthcare providers either. Given the large number of stakeholders involved in the healthcare industries, ranging from patients/caretakers, medical personnel, administrative staff, assorted vendors, and third parties, the industry’s attack surface tends to be much larger than others, creating more threat vectors and increased risk. Once we factor in the high demand for sensitive medical data and the new tactics and techniques being deployed by Threat Actors, it further complicates an already tricky landscape. Whether globally or in India, these shifts in the threat landscape demand that we remain vigilant and agile, adapting our cybersecurity strategies to fit the changing landscape. Industries like Government, Manufacturing, BFSI, Technology, and Healthcare each face their own unique set of challenges. However, armed with knowledge and an unwavering commitment to adapt, we can foster a more secure digital environment for everyone.
The year 2023 witnessed a surge in high-profile cyberattacks, leaving organizations shattered and the world in chaos. This digital turmoil of hackers in 2023 was exacerbated by the aggressive adoption of AI and machine learning technologies, pushing cybercriminals to employ increasingly sophisticated tactics. As show more ...
2024 dawns, it’s evident that the realm of cybersecurity is set for a significant evolution. With technological advancements accelerating, cyberattacks and their methodologies are expected to become more sophisticated and formidable. However, a retrospective analysis of past cyber incidents provides valuable insights. By examining the strategies employed by hacker groups in 2023, we can better anticipate future challenges and fortify our defenses. This article by The Cyber Express takes a deep dive into the activities of prominent hacker groups and individual hackers of 2023. These entities were responsible for some of the most devastating attacks and data breaches, drawing considerable attention from the security community. By scrutinizing these incidents, we aim to understand their tactics and implications, providing a groundwork for enhanced preparedness in the face of evolving cyber threats. Hackers in 2023; Ransomware Groups, Hacktivists, & More The cyber battlefield of 2023 witnessed a series of impactful attacks, each leaving its distinct imprint on the digital canvas. Ransomware incidents, such as the notorious Cl0p malware attack, showcased the audacity of cybercriminals. According to cryptocurrency firm Chainalysis, 2023 was on track to be the second-worst year in terms of total extortion payments collected by ransomware gangs. Cl0p Ransomware group and MOVEit Attacks A ransomware attack on the MOVEit Transfer file-transfer platform resulted in compromised global networks. Ismael Valenzuela, BlackBerry’s Vice President of Threat Intelligence, emphasizes the significant information threat actors can uncover by compromising such tools. File-transfer platforms are attractive targets due to their often-sensitive data, exposing industries like payroll, law, U.S. government agencies, airlines, media, oil, health services, and international consulting firms. The attack, orchestrated by the Clop ransomware gang, exploited a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, differentiating it from the SolarWinds supply chain attack. Mitigation strategies recommended by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) include inventory management, access restriction, network monitoring, and regular software updates. Alphv Ransomware Group Not far behind in ruthlessness was the Alphv group, also known as Black Cat. With ties to the hackers responsible for the 2021 Colonial Pipeline attack, Alphv gained notoriety in September by targeting MGM Resorts International. Recently, the FBI successfully took down the darknet website of the threat actor. Following the arrests of ransomware operators in November 2023, the Department of Justice (DoJ) shared a decryption tool with over 500 victims affected by ALPHV. Despite the FBI’s claims, ALPHV contends that the site was moved, asserting that the decryption key offered by the DoJ pertains to an old version. After ALPHV resumed control of its domain, the FBI and CISA released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory detailing tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) along with updates to indicators of compromise (IOCs). Sandworm and Volt Typhoon Despite sanctions, indictments, and hefty bounties, certain hackers of 2023 proved resilient this year. The notorious Sandworm, a team of hyper-aggressive military intelligence hackers associated with Russia, remained active and focused on disrupting Ukraine. Their third blackout cyberattack on a Ukrainian electric utility, amid a Russian air strike, exemplified their audacity. Volt Typhoon, a group dubbed as the potential “Sandworm of China,” raised alarms by planting malware in US power grid networks and critical infrastructure. The group’s intentions remain unclear, but the specter of disruption during a crisis, such as a conflict over Taiwan, looms large. Predatory Sparrow’s Cyber Espionage Predatory Sparrow emerged as a relatively lesser-known entity but not without impact. The group, translating from the Persian Gonjeshke Darande, caught attention in 2022 with a cyberattack on Iranian companies. Their claim to fame included starting a fire in a steel mill, as evidenced by posted videos. The Iranian government, while branding them as hacktivists linked to the Israeli state, faced a complex web of cyber-espionage and geopolitical tensions. LockBit 3.0 In 2023, the LockBit ransomware group intensified its activities with the deployment of LockBit 3.0, leveraging vulnerabilities like the CVE-2023-4966 “Citrix Bleed” to infiltrate systems. This new variant, along with other strains such as LockBit 2.0 (Red) and LockBit 3.0 (Black), contributed to a significant rise in LockBit’s share of ransomware-related incidents, reaching 27% of such activities reported to CERT-FR that year. Notably, LockBit exploited various critical vulnerabilities across different platforms, including the Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer, PaperCut MF/NG, and Microsoft Remote Desktop, allowing them to execute remote code, escalate privileges, and access systems unauthorizedly. Among their high-profile attacks, the disruption of the UK’s Royal Mail stood out, where they encrypted essential systems, significantly affecting international shipping services. Twitter Data Breach Incident In the expansive cyberattacks of 2023, the battleground stretched beyond routine targets, reaching the muddy waters of legal repercussions for hackers. Notable among them, Joseph James O’Connor, orchestrator of the 2020 Twitter breach, faced the judicial aftermath, sentenced to five years behind bars. On July 15, 2020, a major cybersecurity incident unfolded as 130 high-profile Twitter accounts were compromised, promoting a Bitcoin scam. Perpetrators gained access to Twitter’s administrative tools through social engineering, affecting accounts like Elon Musk, Barack Obama, and major companies. The scam promised to double Bitcoin contributions for a purported COVID-19 relief effort. Three individuals were charged with wire fraud and more. Security experts labeled it “the worst hack of a major social media platform.” Shakeeb Ahmed Shakeeb Ahmed, a former Amazon security engineer, pleaded guilty to hacking and embezzling over $12.3 million from two crypto exchanges in July 2022. The targeted platforms, Nirvana Finance and an undisclosed Solana blockchain exchange fell prey to Ahmed’s adept hacking skills. Ahmed manipulated smart contracts, inflating fees and exploiting a DeFi protocol loophole, racking up illicit gains. Employing tactics to obfuscate the digital trail, he used cryptocurrency mixers and shifted funds across blockchains. Ahmed’s online activities revealed intentions to evade legal consequences, including researching strategies to thwart asset seizures. His guilty plea carries a maximum five-year imprisonment term, with sentencing set for March 13, 2024. U.S. The 18-year-old GTA Hacker The human element in cybercrime manifested through the case of Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old hacker affiliated with the international group Lapsus$. Despite being diagnosed with severe autism and deemed unfit for trial, Kurtaj received an indefinite hospital order for leaking unreleased Grand Theft Auto 6 clips. His targeting of tech giants like Uber, Nvidia, and Rockstar Games resulted in approximately $10 million in damages, highlighting the complex intersection of mental health and cybercrime. Media Disclaimer: This report is based on internal and external research obtained through various means. The information provided is for reference purposes only, and users bear full responsibility for their reliance on it. The Cyber Express assumes no liability for the accuracy or consequences of using this information.
A new Go-based malware loader called JinxLoader is being used by threat actors to deliver next-stage payloads such as Formbook and its successor XLoader. The disclosure comes from cybersecurity firms Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 and Symantec, both of which highlighted multi-step attack sequences that led to the deployment of JinxLoader through phishing attacks. "The
Security researchers from Ruhr University Bochum have discovered a vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic network protocol that could allow an attacker to downgrade the connection's security by breaking the integrity of the secure channel. Called Terrapin (CVE-2023-48795, CVSS score: 5.9), the exploit has been described as the "first ever practically exploitable prefix
Security researchers have detailed a new variant of a dynamic link library (DLL) search order hijacking technique that could be used by threat actors to bypass security mechanisms and achieve execution of malicious code on systems running Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows 11. The approach "leverages executables commonly found in the trusted WinSxS folder and exploits them via the classic DLL
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Marc Handelman No one specifically Someone on our general security team A dedicated person/team that handles cloud security Cloud architects and developers Original Post URL: https://securityboulevard. show more ...
com/2023/12/usenix-security-23-alexander-bienstock-sarvar-patel-joon-young-seo-kevin-yeo-near-optimal-oblivious-key-value-stores-for-efficient-psi-psu-and-volume-hiding-multi-maps/ Category & Tags: Network Security,Security Bloggers Network,Cybersecurity,cybersecurity education,Information Security,Infosecurity Education,Open Access Research,Security Architecture,Security Conferences,security hardware,Security Research,USENIX,USENIX Security ’23 – Network Security,Security Bloggers Network,Cybersecurity,cybersecurity education,Information Security,Infosecurity […] La entrada USENIX Security ’23 – Alexander Bienstock, Sarvar Patel, Joon Young Seo, Kevin Yeo ‘Near-Optimal Oblivious Key-Value Stores For Efficient PSI, PSU And Volume-Hiding Multi-Maps’ – Source: securityboulevard.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Emma Kelly As we say goodbye to 2023, let’s look back on a year that has become a battleground in cybersecurity. The numbers tell a compelling story, with 953 incidents and a colossal DarkBeam breach of 3.8 billion records. Global data breach costs surged 15% to $4.45 show more ...
million, prompting a 51% […] La entrada Tech Security Year in Review – Source: securityboulevard.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Gary Warner Earlier this month, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit was featured in a WIRED article by Lily Hay Newman – Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime. In part, the article discusses MS-DCU’s case against the hackers that they show more ...
call Storm-1152. According to DCU, Storm-1152 used their CAPTCHA-cracking […] La entrada Vietnam’s Massive CAPTCHA crackers vs. Microsoft DCU – Source: securityboulevard.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
Source: thehackernews.com – Author: . Jan 01, 2024NewsroomEncryption / Network Security Security researchers from Ruhr University Bochum have discovered a vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic network protocol that could allow an attacker to downgrade the connection’s security by show more ...
breaking the integrity of the secure channel. Called Terrapin (CVE-2023-48795, CVSS score: 5.9), the exploit […] La entrada New Terrapin Flaw Could Let Attackers Downgrade SSH Protocol Security – Source:thehackernews.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
Source: thehackernews.com – Author: . Jan 01, 2024NewsroomMalware / Dark Web A new Go-based malware loader called JinxLoader is being used by threat actors to deliver next-stage payloads such as Formbook and its successor XLoader. The disclosure comes from cybersecurity firms Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 show more ...
and Symantec, both of which highlighted multi-step attack sequences […] La entrada New JinxLoader Targeting Users with Formbook and XLoader Malware – Source:thehackernews.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
Source: www.cyberdefensemagazine.com – Author: News team By Zack Schwartz, Chief Revenue Officer, Trustifi As a provider of cybersecurity, we notice when certain trends begin to emerge, judging mostly from the interest and response levels that we hear from our end-clients and our managed services providers show more ...
(MSPs) in the field. Lately, our sales teams have found […] La entrada URL Hunting: Proactive Cybersecurity Designed to Improve Outcomes – Source: www.cyberdefensemagazine.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
Source: www.cyberdefensemagazine.com – Author: News team By Mike Nelson, Vice President of Digital Trust, DigiCert It’s safe to say that in 2023, the Internet of Things (IoT) train has left the station and is full speed ahead. From smart thermostats in our homes, to wearable devices like fitness monitors, to show more ...
remote security cameras and connected […] La entrada The U. S. Cyber Trust Mark: Providing Assurance That IoT Devices Are Trustworthy – Source: www.cyberdefensemagazine.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
Source: www.cyberdefensemagazine.com – Author: News team By Ivan Shefrin, Executive Director, Managed Security Services, Comcast Business The rise of DDoS attacks is old news. Now, these attacks are becoming more dangerous, targeted, and detrimental as they evolve. As DDoS attacks become more sophisticated, show more ...
adversaries are able to hone in on the most vulnerable targets, ranging […] La entrada The State of DDoS Attacks: Evolving Tactics and Targets Businesses Must Be Aware Of – Source: www.cyberdefensemagazine.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
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178.221.220 01/01/2024 04:46 PM UTC Protected by StackPath Original Post URL: https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/the-future-of-modern-networks-is-automated-threat-intelligence/ Category & Tags: Cyber Security […] La entrada The Future of Modern Networks Is Automated Threat Intelligence. – Source: www.cyberdefensemagazine.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
Source: securityaffairs.com – Author: Pierluigi Paganini Cactus RANSOMWARE gang hit the Swedish retail and grocery provider Coop The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden. Coop is one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden, show more ...
with approximately 800 stores across the country. […] La entrada Cactus RANSOMWARE gang hit the Swedish retail and grocery provider Coop – Source: securityaffairs.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
Source: securityaffairs.com – Author: Pierluigi Paganini Google agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2023 Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit, which alleged that the company monitored individuals using the Chrome “incognito” mode. Google agreed show more ...
to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit over claims that the […] La entrada Google agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit – Source: securityaffairs.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Bill Toulas Japanese game developer Ateam has proven that a simple Google Drive configuration mistake can result in the potential but unlikely exposure of sensitive information for nearly one million people over a period of six years and eight months. The Japanese firm show more ...
is a mobile games and content creator, encompassing […] La entrada Android game dev’s Google Drive misconfig highlights cloud security risks – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com se publicó primero en CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP.
