SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It was apropos that Ray Yepes, newly appointed CISO for the State of Colorado, opened the 2022 SecureWorld Denver conference on October 6th. Donald Ikhtiari, Principal Security Architect at Insight, spoke on "Building an Effective Vulnerability Management Strategy and Program." Exploring Moral Injury in Cybersecurity."

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 28, 2022

inch floppy disks to the attendees of a WHO conference? Back then, protecting endpoints involved anti-malware tools that sniff out suspicious files based on static signatures. Companies had a clear delineation of the corporate boundary and considerable control over what enters the network. Security is a moving target.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 23, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently wrote a letter to Senator Ron Wyden, responding to some questions he previously asked the Agency regarding the SolarWinds breach. CISA mentions that firewalls could have been used to neutralize the malware, limiting the impact of the breach.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

By Bob Gourley With high-speed data analytics and cyber analytics enterprises shift the balance of power in cyber security. This combined solution empowers Network and Security Operations Centers with the ability to reduce dwell-time and accelerate interruption of attack-kill-chains.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 11, 2023

No charging station is safe, apparently, as the FBI is warning travelers looking to charge their devices in airports, hotels, and coffee shops that "juice jacking" is a thing—as bad actors are using public chargers and even free cables and charging plugs to infect phones and other devices with malware.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2023

Stuxnet was a piece of malware designed to infiltrate a uranium enrichment facility in Iran and physically destroy the enrichment centrifuges used to ultimately make nuclear warheads. link] What is the main focus for cyber security between ICS/OT and IT? Just don't do it! link] What the heck is. link] What the heck is.

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Network World

AUGUST 5, 2016

The attack method, developed by Tom Nipravsky, a researcher with cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct, might prove to be a valuable tool for criminals and espionage groups in the future, allowing them to get malware past antivirus scanners and other security products.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 23, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently wrote a letter to Senator Ron Wyden, responding to some questions he previously asked the Agency regarding the SolarWinds breach. CISA mentions that firewalls could have been used to neutralize the malware, limiting the impact of the breach.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 4, 2023

Its malware is specifically geared toward ESXi hosts, as it contains two related commands. David Lingenfelter, VP of Information Security at Penn Entertainment, said during the recorded panel session: "Ransomware is just one of those things that's not going away. Its initial access vector remains unknown.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This article increases awareness for organizations seeking to enhance their digital risk posture against the increasing threat of ransomware (a type of malware) deployed by threat actors to prevent or limit users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid. Crystal Lister. million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

For too long, the problem has been tackled piecemeal, using isolated devices or services, but protecting against advanced cyberattacks requires communication and coordination among many components – from networking equipment, to specialized appliances, cloud-based services, as well as actionable threat intelligence. Verisign, Inc.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 28, 2015

Users Secured Worldwide; Secured Core IP Through Patent Awards; Leadership in Advanced Threat Protection Endpoint Security Market. 8,935,773 for “Malware Detector.”. Hundreds of malware forensic analysts are now using Invincea Research Edition. From: [link]. Invincea Announces Breakthrough Growth in 2014.

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The Verge

JULY 2, 2020

The NCA said in a press conference on Thursday that the operation has had “the biggest impact on organized crime gangs it has ever seen.”. French police first hacked the network, deploying a “technical device” to penetrate EncroChat communications after discovering that some of its servers were hosted in the country.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Is there a point where your staff would knowingly compromise your organization's computer network and abuse their credentials to help cybercriminals? Prosecutors say he was one of the masterminds behind bribing AT&T Wireless employees to install both malware and hardware in this Washington call center.

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GeekWire

JULY 19, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discusses the importance of security at a past Microsoft Build developer conference. GeekWire File Photo). In a separate action announced as part of the same statement, the U.S. .” ” The attributions made by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

In our most recent Remote Sessions webcast, Roger Grimes, computer security expert and Data-Driven Defense Evangelist for KnowBe4, gave a deep dive on phishing and how to properly mitigate and prevent phishing attacks. Malware and attackers can "break in" in various ways.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 12, 2021

In it's first-ever hybrid conference, Black Hat USA 2021 opened last week on a somber tone. “The contagious disease spreads through some of the population, and some networks, and some systems are not maintained.” Black Hat and DEF CON founder Jeff Moss gave his usual introductory remarks. That's just not realistic.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 9, 2023

Intelligence Community was released yesterday, March 8th, providing the status of worldwide threats to the national security of the United States. Government and private-sector networks. Iran's growing expertise and willingness to conduct aggressive cyber operations make it a major threat to the security of U.S. Thank you, Col.

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Network World

JANUARY 31, 2017

Have you ever ignored a security alert on your PC? The warnings are designed to save us from malware infections and hacking risks, but often times we’ll neglect them. You’re not the only one. Not against it." To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The United States National Security Agency (NSA) has raised concerns about Chinese government-backed hackers embedding themselves within U. critical infrastructure networks, posing a significant threat to the nation's security and economic stability. wrap up their meetings in California, at the APEC Conference," Col.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 6, 2021

Imagine if there was something similar in terms of threat detection, how much easier would that make a security analyst's job? When it comes to monitoring network traffic, the amount of data analysts have to comb through in a single day can be overwhelming, making it difficult to detect any abnormalities.

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TM Forum

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Simultaneously, households became more dependent on networks for entertainment, to remain connected with loved ones, and for vital services such as shopping, healthcare and education. The big winners here were hardware suppliers, as well as conferencing vendors, collaboration tool vendors, and security vendors. by 2024 (Statista).

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2023

That is how James McQuiggan, CISSP, Security Awareness Advocate for KnowBe4, kicked off the recent SecureWorld Remote Sessions webcast titled, "Ransomware, Ransom-war, and Ran-some-where: What We Can Learn When the Hackers Get Hacked." They're getting into the network, they're installing malware, maybe additional malware, as well.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

These skills also happen to apply to information security (infosec) and cyber threat intelligence and research. And you'll leave your first infosec conference with an armful of them. Like most hard things, security is a team effort. 13 reasons why Swifties should consider a career in cybersecurity 1.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Specific ransomware and malware strains affecting schools. Aside from ransomware, malware has also been a problem for K-12 schools. Though not as prevalent as ransomware and malware, there have been reports of DDoS attacks on schools, as well as video conference interruptions by cyber actors.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 12, 2020

In a recent conversation with Michael Meyer, Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO) at MRS BPO, SecureWorld covered the wide world of deception technology and cybersecurity. Meyer was presenting as part of the SecureWorld Virtual Conference series. Why is deception technology important for security?

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SecureWorld News

MAY 16, 2023

We use this type of model for our 'Whole of State' approach to security in North Dakota," says Michael Gregg, CISO for the State of North Dakota. Small entities struggle with the cost of security services. By combining their resources, these seven municipalities can collectively obtain much higher-end security. It's a win-win.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

According to Palo Alto Networks, suspected nation-state hackers with alleged ties to China have breached nine U.S. Further, the attackers developed unique and diabolical techniques to victimize networks with a focus on credential theft. organizations, ranging from defense to healthcare, in a widespread espionage campaign.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

At the same time you may have been browsing through assorted home items, an internal cyber attack plagued the retail company's security team. Hacking campaigns like this one redirect users to download a malicious spreadsheet, which then downloads the Trojan malware onto the user's system. This is what is known so far.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 2, 2021

However, unlike Hermes, Ryuk was never made available on the forum, and CryptoTech has since ceased all of its activities, so there is some doubt regarding the origins of the malware. The new version of Ryuk includes all of its previous functions, but unfortunately, it now has the ability to self replicate over the local network.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 21, 2022

Security researches discovered what they describe as a " fairly uncommon piece of malware," a modified version of the open source backdoor named " GoMet. ". GoMet supports job scheduling (via Cron or task scheduler depending on the OS), single command execution, file download, file upload or opening a shell.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

It also mentions the specific types of financial events: "Impending events that could affect a victim's stock value, such as announcements, mergers, and acquisitions, encourage ransomware actors to target a network or adjust their timeline for extortion where access is established.". Soon after, three publicly traded U.S.

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Network World

MAY 22, 2016

These options include both hardware and software approaches IT pros can take to defeat the malware, a group at this weekend’s Security BSides Boston conference was told. One method goes after the droppers that first infect target machines in preparation for downloading the main malware payloads.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

However, this is not just another nameless, faceless piece of litigation; this one specifically names the company's Chief Information Security Officer. A group of investors filed the suit which specifically calls out SolarWinds, its former CEO, and also Tim Brown, who is VP of Security and CISO. Colonial Pipeline.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As of publishing, the NRA is keeping mum about whether its network was compromised. The NRA posted this statement to their official Twitter account: "NRA does not discuss matters relating to its physical or electronic security. Grief ransomware gang posts to Dark Web about NRA hack. Mum, as in, we're not going to talk about it.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 25, 2021

sent spearphishing emails that tried to get people to click fake links or open documents that would install malware. and, where this worked, they "compiled, used, and monitored malware command and control servers," which could help them track and steal information. Russian intelligence agents hack attendee at an anti-doping conference.

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Network World

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Writing secure code can be challenging, and implementing cryptography correctly in software is just plain hard. Malware authors may provide significant lessons in how not to implement cryptography. Malware authors may provide significant lessons in how not to implement cryptography.

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