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Applying Threat Intelligence to Iranian Cyberattack Risk

January 15, 2020 admin 0 Comments applied threat intelligence, APT, blue team, Iran, managed threat response, mtr, outcome-focused security, security program strategy, sophos managed threat response (mtr), SophosLabs, Threat Intelligence

Credit to Author: J.J. Thompson| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:01:37 +0000

As geopolitical interest increases, discussions of threat intelligence increase which increases pressure on security operations teams to provide answers to customers and to senior leadership.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/pQqkg_WT2eU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

High-profile events are opportunities to determine security readiness

January 15, 2020 admin 0 Comments APT, Iran, LOL, Patch Tuesday, patching, phishing, shamoon, SophosLabs

Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:00:38 +0000

While the likelihood you might be targeted by a nation-state is low, preparing for such a circumstance might still be a useful strategy<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/mlgSNlflJNI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (October 28 – November 3)

November 4, 2019 admin a week in security, adobe creative cloud, Advanced persistent threats, american cancer society, Android, APT, blogger, cybersecurity challenges, data breach, disaster donation scam, emoji app, esports, Fancy Bear, fraud, FTC, gafgyt, internet, journalists, MaaS, Magecart, Malware-as-a-Service, messagetap, nuclear power corp of india, raccoon, retina-x, sextortion, SMB, stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, wordpress

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:37:57 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of October 28 – November 3, including cyberattacks against SMBs, the Internet’s 50th birthday, stalkerware, donation scams, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: Adobe Creative Cloud advanced persistent threats American Cancer Society Android APT blogger cybersecurity challenges data breach disaster donation scam emoji app esports Fancy Bear fraud FTC Gafgyt internet journalists MaaS Magecart Malware-as-a-Service MessageTap Nuclear Power Corp of India Raccoon Retina-X sextortion SMB stalkerware US Federal Trade Commission wordpress

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Kaspersky Security

“Puss in Boots” APT campaign

October 16, 2019 admin APT, Business, fairy tales, kids, SMB, Social engineering, Supply chain, Threats, watering hole

Credit to Author: Nikolay Pankov| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:53:22 +0000

Charles Perrault explains how hired hackers use social engineering and watering hole attacks for political purposes.

MalwareBytes Security

Securing the managed service provider (MSP)

October 11, 2019 admin Advanced persistent threats, APT, apt attacks, APTs, Business, enterprise security, managed service providers, MSP, msp security, msps, ransomware, ransomware attacks, Security, Sodinokibi, sodinokibi ransomware, third-party services

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:04:49 +0000

Managed service providers (MSPs) have become the target of attacks, as lack of aggressive security posturing has left them—and the high-value data of their clients—vulnerable. Learn how MSPs can secure against a rising tide of threats.

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Tags: advanced persistent threats APT APT attacks APTs enterprise security managed service providers MSP MSP security MSPs ransomware ransomware attacks security Sodinokibi sodinokibi ransomware third-party services

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MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (September 30 – October 6)

October 7, 2019 admin a week in security, Adwind RAT, APT, cobalt, consumer behavior study, daas, disinformation-as-a-service, domestic violence awareness month, ghostcat-3pc, google alert, Hyas, insikt group, magecart group 4, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, national cyber security centre, national cybersecurity awareness month, ncsam, ncsc, odt, opendocument text, ransomware, robocall, scams in ads, security orchestration, security research labs, simjacking, sms-based attacks, srlabs, stalkerware, the media trust, vpn vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:43:53 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 30 – October 6, including National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Magecart, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: Adwind RAT APT Cobalt consumer behavior study DaaS disinformation-as-a-service domestic violence awareness month GhostCat-3PC Google Alert HYAS Insikt Group Magecart Group 4 Microsoft Office microsoft word National Cyber Security Centre national cybersecurity awareness month NCSAM NCSC ODT OpenDocument Text ransomware robocall scams in ads security orchestration Security Research Labs simjacking SMS-based attacks SRLabs stalkerware The Media Trust VPN vulnerabilities

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MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (August 19 – 25)

August 26, 2019 admin a week in security, AhMyth, APT, awis, Bitcoin sextortion, Bolik banking Trojan, crypomining, DEF CON 27, Facebook, facebook hoax, Fortnite, google, Hong Kong, Instagram hoax, Key Negotiation of Bluetooth, KNOB attack, Magecart, misinformation, NordVPN, ransomware, recap, Security Service of Ukraine, Sodinokibi, spyware, Syrk ransomware, Twitter, Valve Corporation, Week in security, weekly blog roundup, Youtube, Yuzhnoukrainsk

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:38:39 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 19–25, including Magecart attacks on poker software, a new Bluetooth vulnerability, continuing ransomware attacks on US cities, Bitcoin sextortion, and a look back at one researcher’s DEF CON experience.

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A week in security

Tags: AhMyth APT awis Bitcoin sextortion Bolik banking Trojan crypomining DEF CON 27 facebook facebook hoax fortnite Google hong kong Instagram hoax Key Negotiation of Bluetooth KNOB attack Magecart misinformation NordVPN ransomware recap Security Service of Ukraine Sodinokibi spyware Syrk ransomware twitter Valve Corporation week in security weekly blog roundup youtube Yuzhnoukrainsk

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Kaspersky Security

A honeytrap for malware

August 26, 2019 admin APT, Business, enterprise, Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack, Kaspersky Sandbox, KATA, sandbox, targeted threats

Credit to Author: Eugene Kaspersky| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:09:10 +0000

Eugene Kaspersky explains how Kaspersky Sandbox uses virtual machines to thoroughly examine malware’s behavior.

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