SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2023

The DBIR typically includes statistics, analysis, and case studies of various types of incidents, such as data breaches, network intrusions, malware infections, phishing attacks, and more. No surprise, social engineering is mentioned right off the bat. These criminals' methods can be predictable.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 6, 2021

From ransomware to the social media power outage, our news feeds are already full to the brim and this is just the beginning of October. Spice up one of your office presentations or give a fellow colleague a laugh with one of these posts. Cybersecurity Awareness Month started off with a bang due to the social media outages.

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

The majority of these attacks are due to hacking, fraud and social engineering. The resulting breaches occur primarily through malware, including Trojan horses, adware, worms, viruses and downloaders [6]. Malware is malicious software created for egregious objectives. Most Active Malware Today.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

To protect against them, you need to know the methods of hackers and the principles of malware operation. These are presented in both machine-readable and human-readable formats. And if a threat actor employs social engineering , the analyst might even need a basic grasp of psychology.

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Dataconomy

JUNE 27, 2023

Neglecting cyber hygiene can make individuals and organizations more vulnerable to cyberattacks, such as malware infections, data breaches, and identity theft ( Image credit ) There is a cyber hygiene checklist you need to follow Cyber hygiene is not merely an option but a necessity in our digital age.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Image credit ) Unfortunately, there are more risks present than simply taking a hospital offline. Understanding cybersecurity risks Understanding the risks that are present in any networked infrastructure can be essential in implementing strategies and techniques that mitigate the risk of future intrusions.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 27, 2024

A study by Verizon in their 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report found that 68% of breaches involved a human element, such as social engineering, misuse of privileges, or simple mistakes. Leverage Data and Statistics Presenting data from reputable sources can lend credibility to the argument.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2022

Now when the app is presented with the color purple, it will know that red was involved too and hence it is valid. Scenario 2: Twitter can be used to spearhead malware attacks through verified accounts passed on among legitimate followers. And the collected PII can be used to launch other social engineering attacks or identity theft.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Says CISA: "CISA is investigating incidents that exhibit adversary TTPs consistent with this activity, including some where victims either do not leverage SolarWinds Orion or where SolarWinds Orion was present but where there was no SolarWinds exploitation activity observed. It sounds like that is possible. com resolves to 20.140.0[.]1

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Dataconomy

MARCH 15, 2024

For them, data presents countless monetization options, often at your expense. Phishing attacks, malware, and hacking can all expose your PII to theft, risking your safety. Keep your online profiles private Many social media platforms allow users to determine who can check their profile pages and activities.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As soon as any opportunity presents itself, it's already too late for that organization to stop an attack. Corporate credentials are typically stolen via phishing, which is even more effective if the attacker can socially engineer the target over a personal channel like SMS, social media, or a third-party chat app.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Money laundering, social engineering scams, and identity theft are all examples of attacks that can be used against financial institutions. Social Engineering Attacks: Social engineering attacks leverage human psychology to deceive individuals into divulging sensitive information or undertaking actions that jeopardize security.

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CTOvision

MARCH 18, 2016

A criminal could send socially engineered e-mail messages to vehicle owners who are looking to obtain legitimate software updates. Instead, the recipients could be tricked into clicking links to malicious Web sites or opening attachments containing malicious software (malware). Be aware of who has physical access to your vehicle.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

According to a presentation by Code42 at the 2021 Women in Cybersecurity Conference, the internal, non-malicious threat, sometimes called an “internal risk,” makes up about 80% of the threats. If you missed this presentation, catch it on demand to learn more about the ways you can mitigate the risks of an insider threat.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

Social media accounts associated only with personal, non-business usage. is an electronic cyberattack that targets a user by email and falsely poses as an authentic entity to bait individuals into providing sensitive data, corporate passwords, clicks on a malicious web link, or execute malware. Social media.

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Dataconomy

JANUARY 2, 2024

Data breach types Data breaches can manifest in various forms, each presenting distinct challenges and implications. Cyberattacks include malware infections, phishing scams, ransomware, and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Cyberattacks include malware infections, phishing scams, ransomware, and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Their cyber methods include such things as malware insertions, such as MUD-ing, wiper attacks, like the Shamoon virus. In the digital world, bad actors are using social engineering methods to hack on behalf of the Iranian government, even threatening the 2020 U.S. election process. And this face-off continues: "The U.S. and Israel.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Spanning a wide range of malicious activities from destructive malware and denial of service attacks, to the theft of intellectual property and even espionage, cyber threats pose a significant risk to any business. In recent years, multiple high-profile, high-impact breaches have raised awareness of the cyber threat.

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Dataconomy

JULY 11, 2023

According to AO3’s Twitter account, “a group presenting themselves as a collective of religiously and politically motivated hackers has claimed responsibility for the attack. The website will eventually go up again and there are two different ways to check the AO3 down status, DownDetector and social media.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2022

While Apple presents this Lockdown Mode as something that can completely protect a mobile device from a cyberattack, in reality, it's a bit more complicated than that. Wired connections with a computer or accessory are blocked when iPhone is locked. Follow SecureWorld News for more updates.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 4, 2020

The digital world of ransomware, malware, and extortion is full of questions. Social engineering is becoming a little less common, but describes threat actors who try to gain access to a system by convincing the victim to provide credentials to a particular system. SecureWorld has some answers. Here is a summary.

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GeekWire

JULY 24, 2020

Startup of the Year, presented by BCRA. Young Entrepreneur of the Year, presented by ALLTech. Deal of the Year: IPO and Acquisitions, presented by WSGR. Deal of the Year: Funding, presented by WSGR. Innovation of the Year, presented by Wave Business Solutions. Winner: Ally. Winner: Auth0. Auth0, the Bellevue, Wash.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

At one point, a presenter said matter-of-factly Solarwinds was "the one we all knew about" and denied a further analysis of the headline-making cyber incident, because it crossed into mainstream knowledge. He presentation gave our audience insight into the vulnerabilities the U.S. is facing with Russia-backed nation-state hackers.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Scammers and malware authors know a good opportunity when they see one, especially if it's a vulnerability in a popular web service. It takes advantage of the commenting feature in Google Docs, a truly indispensable collaboration service in present-day business environments.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2021

K-12 public schools and districts from 2016 to the present. The report notes that the 'Other' category includes unattributed malware, class and meeting invasions, email invasion, website and social media defacement, and a wide variety of related and/or low-frequency incidents. Data Breach/Leak (36%). Ransomware (12%).

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The malicious campaigns Charming Kitten are unleashing on unsuspecting victims makes use of superior social engineering, such as creating dummy accounts on Gmail that look realistic enough to trick users into clicking through. According to Google’s TAG blog, APT35 have been active since at least 2017, including attacks on the 2020 U.S.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Ray Yepes, CISO for the State of Colorado, presents the opening keynote. Takeaways and quotes from the day's presentations. Down the hall, Brenden Smith, CISO at FirstBank, presented "Revisiting Deception Systems: Enterprise Use Cases." But you got to know you're doing it for the right thing. Karen Worstell, W Risk Group LLC.

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Dataconomy

JULY 18, 2023

By removing all ethical boundaries and limitations, WormGPT becomes a potent weapon in the hands of unscrupulous individuals, enabling them to create phishing emails, propagate malware, and generate abusive content with ease. However, like many innovations, WormGPT also holds the potential for non-malicious purposes.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

"While each CISO's decisions are situationally dependent, I have used this as an opportunity to revisit the way I approach not only the budget process as a CISO but also how I present that budget for buy-in by leadership. Attackers are even using legitimate file-sharing solutions to host malware so it remains undetected.

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Dataconomy

APRIL 6, 2023

This type of computer forensics is often used to investigate cases of malware and other types of cyber attacks. Memory forensics involves the use of specialized tools to capture and analyze volatile memory, identify running processes, and identify malware signatures.

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Dataconomy

APRIL 6, 2023

This type of computer forensics is often used to investigate cases of malware and other types of cyber attacks. Memory forensics involves the use of specialized tools to capture and analyze volatile memory, identify running processes, and identify malware signatures.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 20, 2022

Well, the people presently running our organizations certainly aren't. For ordinary people, the most obvious type of attack is purely electronic: hacking, malware, and all the other creative forms of digital penetration. I hear you asking, "Who's going to knock down those stovepipes?"

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Wooooo went the malware. In that particular data breach, approximately 147 million consumers had their information compromised, including personally identifiable information ("PII") like names, social security numbers and birth dates. The third one said, "Silly company, in the event of a breach, it will be a nasty affair."

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A Screw's Loose

MAY 2, 2013

This was the slide I led off with in my presentation on Tuesday at the Tab Times Tablet Strategy event. It’s the latest buzzword that fits right in there with Big Data and Cloud, and lest we forget, Social. A Screw's Loose. iPad Carrying Gorillas. by Brian Katz on May 2, 2013 · 3 comments. Gag me with a spoon. Innovation.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

This year it is better than ever, with a great set of presentations from government experts who have done really incredible things with data in support of critical missions. We feature news, commentary, podcasts, analysis and social media connections in domains of Big Data, Gov2.0, where he was their CSO. Media Sponsor.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

Thompson presents Facebook’s case for itself as traditionally made by Zuckerberg, and Wu does his best to dismantle it. Facebook (with Google) now has an effective duopoly on digital advertising, and continues to acquire smaller social products that could threaten its dominance. Perhaps you’ve heard of ByteDance?

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Like in 2008, when I presented with Chris Boyd from the UK, on the rise of teenage hackers. When I last saw Mikko in person we were both presenting at Nordic IT in Stockholm Sweden and in teh cab ride over to that conference, Mikko told me about a Finnish prank back in 1961. RSAC also attracts some of the top researchers in infosec.

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