Tag: defense
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Top 5 ways attackers use generative AI to exploit your systems
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, captcha, chatgpt, china, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, defense, detection, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, fraud, group, hacker, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, network, phishing, ransomware, resilience, service, spam, tactics, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayFacilitating malware development: Artificial intelligence can also be used to generate more sophisticated or at least less labour-intensive malware.For example, cybercriminals are using gen AI to create malicious HTML documents. The XWorm attack, initiated by HTML smuggling, which contains malicious code that downloads and runs the malware, bears the hallmarks of development via AI.”The loader’s…
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Gmail Under Siege: FBI Warns of Unusual AI-Driven Phishing Attacks
FBI warns of AI-driven Gmail phishing attacks as cybercriminals exploit advanced tactics. Strengthen your defenses against these emerging threats. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/trends/fbi-warns-about-gmail-phishing-attacks/
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Penetration Testers Arrested During Approved Physical Penetration Testing
Tags: access, breach, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, office, penetration-testingA routine physical penetration test conducted by cybersecurity professionals took an unexpected turn when armed police officers arrested two security experts during a simulated breach of a corporate office in Malta. Physical penetration testing is a critical component of cybersecurity assessments. It evaluates not only technical defenses but also physical access controls and human response…
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A Cybersecurity Leader’s Guide to SecVal in 2025
Are your defenses truly battle-tested? Security validation ensures you’re not just hoping your security works”, it proves it. Learn more from Pentera on how to validate against ransomware, credential threats, and unpatched vulnerabilities in the GOAT Guide. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-cybersecurity-leaders-guide-to-secval-in-2025/
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Building an Impenetrable Framework for Data Security
Why does the Secure Framework Matter? The focus of this operation isn’t just about the immediate prevention of potential threats but ensuring we have a solid line of defense that could weather any storm thrown our way. It’s all about staying ahead of the curve and keeping your organization protected from both known and unknown……
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Ransom Payments Fell 35% in 2024 After LockBit, BlackCat Takedowns
Law enforcement actions, better defenses, and a refusal by victims to pay helped to reduce the amount of ransoms paid in 2024 by $35%, a sharp decline from the record $1.25 billion shelled out in 2023, according to researchers with Chainalysis. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/ransom-payments-fell-35-in-2024-after-lockbit-blackcat-takedowns/
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Securing GAI-Driven Semantic Communications: A Novel Defense Against Backdoor Attacks
Semantic communication systems, powered by Generative AI (GAI), are transforming the way information is transmitted by focusing on the meaning of data rather than raw content. Unlike traditional communication methods, these systems encode semantic features such as text, images, or speech into low-dimensional vectors, significantly reducing bandwidth usage while maintaining the integrity of transmitted information.…
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Coalition of US states to file lawsuit after Musk’s DOGE gains access to Americans’ personal data
The states plan to file the lawsuit in defense of Americans’ “right to privacy.” First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/coalition-of-us-states-to-file-lawsuit-after-musks-doge-gains-access-to-americans-personal-data/
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4 Data-Driven Takeaways from Kasada’s 2025 Account Takeover Trends Report
Discover key insights from Kasada’s latest research on 2025 Account Takeover Attack Trends, including industry data, adversarial tactics, and defense strategies. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/4-data-driven-takeaways-from-kasadas-2025-account-takeover-trends-report/
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DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers
Apple’s defenses that protect data from being sent in the clear are globally disabled. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/02/deepseek-ios-app-sends-data-unencrypted-to-bytedance-controlled-servers/
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Police arrest teenager suspected of hacking NATO and numerous Spanish institutions
Spain’s National Police, in a joint operation with the Civil Guard, has arrested an 18-year-old suspected of being the hacker going by aliases including “Natohub,” and known for hacking the computer services of private companies and Spanish institutions such as the Civil Guard, the Ministry of Defense, the National Mint, and the Ministry of Education,…
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Ransomware Payments Decreased by 35% in 2024, Research Finds
Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024 due to law enforcement crackdowns and stronger cyber defenses, forcing attackers to adapt with new tactics. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/ransomware-payments-decrease-2024-chainalysis/
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Bots Win, Gamers Lose: Inside the Latest 2025 NVIDIA GPU Launch
Scalper bots hit NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 & 5080 launch, wiping out stock in minutes. Learn how bots are bypassing traditional defenses & how Kasada can stop them. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/bots-win-gamers-lose-inside-the-latest-2025-nvidia-gpu-launch/
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AI Defense – Cisco launcht Sicherheitsplattform für KI-Anwendungen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cisco-launcht-sicherheitsplattform-fuer-ki-anwendungen-a-ea07e2c81e6089eb2d460437cb5f6897/
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Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024
Chainalysis says a combination of law enforcement actions and better defenses led to less money going out to ransomware actors. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ransomware-payments-drop-35-percent-2024-chainalysis/
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AWS tightens default security on Redshift
Tags: best-practice, business, cloud, data, defense, detection, intelligence, monitoring, risk, service, technology, threatAmazon’s security improvements for its AWS Redshift managed data warehouse service are welcome additions, says an expert.Loris Degioanni, chief technology officer at Sysdig, told CSO that AWS’s enhanced security defaults for Amazon Redshift are a “necessary evolution for the accelerated cloud adoption we’ve seen across organizations with varying security expertise. Secure configurations are the first…
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Anomalies are not Enough
Tags: ai, attack, ciso, communications, country, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, email, government, LLM, mail, marketplace, mitre, ml, network, resilience, risk, service, siem, threat, toolMitre Att&ck as Context Introduction: A common theme of science fiction authors, and these days policymakers and think tanks, is how will the humans work with the machines, as the machines begin to surpass us across many dimensions. In cybersecurity humans and their systems are at a crossroads, their limitations daily exposed by ever more innovative,…
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AttackIQ Bolsters Cyber Defenses with DeepSurface’s Risk-Analysis Tech
This week, AttackIQ acquired DeepSurface to broaden its vulnerability and attack path management capabilities to help enterprises identify and mitigate the most pressing vulnerabilities in their environments. The acquisition enables AttackIQ to add automated vulnerability prioritization within complex IT environments. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, DeepSurface’s RiskAnalyzer platform contextualizes, using roughly 50..…
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Musk’s DOGE effort could spread malware, expose US systems to threat actors
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, ceo, cio, computer, computing, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, exploit, governance, government, hacking, infection, infosec, international, jobs, malicious, malware, network, office, privacy, ransomware, risk, service, technology, threat, toolOver the past 10 days, an astonishing series of actions by Elon Musk via his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project has elevated the cybersecurity risk of some of the most sensitive computing systems in the US government. Musk and his team of young, inexperienced engineers, at least one of whom is not a US…
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7 tips for improving cybersecurity ROI
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, business, ciso, compliance, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, finance, gartner, group, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, metric, monitoring, network, privacy, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, siem, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, wafWhen it comes to cybersecurity investments, smart money is directed toward initiatives that deliver the greatest protection at the lowest possible cost. But what appears to be a straightforward calculation can often be anything but.CISOs perennially face challenges securing adequate funding to safeguard the enterprise, placing them often in difficult positions attempting to stretch resources…
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Sophos finalizes $859 million acquisition of rival Secureworks
Sophos has announced the completion of its $859 million acquisition of Secureworks. The deal makes Sophos one of the largest providers of managed detection and response (MDR) services, with the company now supporting more than 28,000 businesses around the world.According to the companies, the acquisition will enable Sophos to offer a best-in-class, open, and scalable…
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CryptoDNA: AI-Powered Cryptojacking Defense Against DDoS Threats in Healthcare IoT
Tags: ai, attack, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, healthcare, Internet, iot, monitoring, network, service, threat, vulnerabilityThe integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Medical (IoM) devices has revolutionized healthcare, enabling real-time monitoring, remote diagnostics, and data-driven decision-making. However, these advancements have also introduced significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities, particularly Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. These attacks overwhelm networks with illegitimate requests, disrupting critical services and jeopardizing patient safety. In response to…
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5 Encrypted Attack Predictions for 2025
Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, automation, cloud, communications, computer, computing, control, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, data-breach, defense, detection, email, encryption, exploit, government, group, india, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, malicious, malware, network, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, tactics, technology, threat, update, vpn, zero-trustThe cyberthreat landscape of 2024 was rife with increasingly sophisticated threats, and encryption played a pivotal role”, a staggering 87.2% of threats were hidden in TLS/SSL traffic. The Zscaler cloud blocked 32.1 billion attempted encrypted attacks, a clear demonstration of the growing risk posed by cybercriminals leveraging encryption to evade detection. ThreatLabz reported that malware…
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Spending watchdog blasts UK govt over sloth-like progress to shore up IT defenses
Think government cybersecurity is bad? Guess again. It’s alarmingly so First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/nao_blasts_uk_gov_cyber/
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Layered Security: A Comprehensive Guide for Businesses
Discover how layered security protects businesses from cyber threats. Learn the key components, benefits, and strategies to implement a robust defense system for your data. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/layered-security-a-comprehensive-guide-for-businesses/