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Is remote work the new normal?

As COVID-19 continues to spread, remote work is no longer an experiment, but a requirement in many nations. While it represents a huge change, the results of a research conducted by OnePoll and Citrix, reveal that a majority of employees around the world are adapting to working from home and believe it will become the new normal for the way work gets done. “Remote work is not business as usual. It represents a totally new … More → The post Is remote work the new normal? appeared first on Help Net Security.

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15.5.2020

CyberNow

Modern malware is increasingly leveraging evasive behaviors

Modern malware is increasingly leveraging evasive behaviors, a new report by VMware Carbon Black released at RSA Conference 2020 has revealed. The report uncovers the top attack tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) seen over the last year and provides specific guidance on ransomware, commodity malware, wipers, access mining and destructive attacks. Among some of the key findings from the report: Defense evasion behavior was seen in more than 90 percent of the 2,000 samples they … More → The post Modern malware is increasingly leveraging evasive behaviors appeared first on Help Net Security.

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15.5.2020

Malware

Hackers are actively exploiting zero-days in several WordPress plugins

There's quite the WordPress p0wnage going on right now.

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15.5.2020

Unpatched Vulnerabilities

The “Great Cannon” has been deployed again

SummaryThe Great Cannon is a distributed denial of service tool (“DDoS”) that operates by injecting malicious Javascript into pages served from behind the Great Firewall. These scripts, potentially served to millions of users across the internet, hijack the users’ connections to make multiple requests against the targeted site.

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15.5.2020

Denial-of-Service Attacks

What’s preventing organizations from making pragmatic security decisions?

Human beings are poor judges of risk. For example, we perceive the risk of air travel to be higher than it actually is after a fatal aviation-related accident happens. We also tend to dismiss risks just because we don’t see a tangible negative impact right away. This is, for example, what prevents many from making dental hygiene a priority: we all know dental hygiene is critical to our health and a relatively easy “investment”, but … More → The post What’s preventing organizations from making pragmatic security decisions? appeared first on Help Net Security.

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15.5.2020

Employee Negligence

Ako Ransomware Uses Spam to Infect Its Victims

It has been discovered that the network-targeting Ako ransomware is being distributed through malicious spam attachments that pretend to be a requested agreement. Last week we reported on the Ako Ransomware and how it was targeting companies with the intent to encrypt their entire network. ID Ransomware Submissions David Pickett, a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at AppRiver, reached out to BleepingComputer yesterday to tell us that his company saw the Ako ransomware being distributed through spam email. Spam email distributing the Ako Ransomware Attached to these emails is a password-protected zip file named agreement.zip with the password '2020' being given in the email. Agreement.zip Archive As shown by this report from JoeSandbox, when Ako is executed it will encrypt the victim's files and leave them with a ransom note named ako-readme.txt. Ako Ransom Note As spam is being used to spread the Ako Ransomware, everyone must be is trained on how to properly identify malicious email and not open any attachments without first confirming who and why they were sent.

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15.5.2020

Ransomware

Oscar Nominated Movies Featured in Phishing, Malware Attacks

Attackers are exploiting the hype surrounding this year's Oscar Best Picture nominated movies to infect fans with malware and to bait them to phishing websites designed to steal sensitive info such as credit card details and personal information. [...]

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15.5.2020

Phishing

Why You Should Be Prepared to Fight Against Advanced Persistent Threats

APTs may already be targeting your organization. You need to formulate comprehensive cybersecurity strategies, implement robust and stringent security measures, and test your defenses to ensure that you’re protected.

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15.5.2020

CyberNow

How Web Application Firewall (WAF) protects your website

By Waqas Why a Web application firewall is a vital tool to keep websites safe from cyber attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Web Application Firewall (WAF) protects your website

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15.5.2020

Unpatched Vulnerabilities

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Is remote work the new normal?

Modern malware is increasingly leveraging evasive behaviors

Hackers are actively exploiting zero-days in several WordPress plugins

The “Great Cannon” has been deployed again

What’s preventing organizations from making pragmatic security decisions?

Ako Ransomware Uses Spam to Infect Its Victims

Oscar Nominated Movies Featured in Phishing, Malware Attacks

Why You Should Be Prepared to Fight Against Advanced Persistent Threats

How Web Application Firewall (WAF) protects your website

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Weekly #cybersecurity digest to your inbox

🛡️ Cyberdigest: Secure your passwords! 📝 DORA has come into effect 💰 News: data protection 🔐

🛡️ Cyberdigest: DORA is coming into effect January 17th, are you ready? 🛡️ Security trends 2025 ⭐️

🛡️ Cyberdigest: No time to waste, join us for the first webinars of the year 2025! ➡️💻 Impactful cybersecurity events of 2024 📰

Admin training (part 3/5): Risk management and security control implementation

Admin training (part 5/5): Operating and improving an ISMS and reporting compliance

Admin training (part 4/5): Automating employee awareness, guidance and training

ISO 27001 (part 3/5): Certification audit fundamentals

Admin training (part 2/5): Framework selection and asset identification

ISO 27001 (part 4/5): Staff training, guidelines and policy documents

From Compliance to Collaboration: How NIS2 Encourages Stronger Supply Chain Security Collaboration

Agendium Ltd is now Cyberday Inc.!

10 compliance traps & how to avoid them

ISO 9001 standard: A peek inside the Quality framework

Navigating the Cybersecurity Maze: Master NIS2 with the help of ISO 27001

Corporate Security Alert: Identifying Dangerous Apps on Employee Phones

NIS2 national legistation, ransomware and a new development forum: Cyberday product and news round-up 9/2024 🛡️

IT and OT Cyber Security: Different Environments, Different Priorities

Is remote work the new normal?

Modern malware is increasingly leveraging evasive behaviors

Hackers are actively exploiting zero-days in several WordPress plugins

The “Great Cannon” has been deployed again

What’s preventing organizations from making pragmatic security decisions?

Ako Ransomware Uses Spam to Infect Its Victims

Oscar Nominated Movies Featured in Phishing, Malware Attacks

Why You Should Be Prepared to Fight Against Advanced Persistent Threats

How Web Application Firewall (WAF) protects your website

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