The Parallax

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In their pursuit of patient data, cybercriminals often reach for the lowest-hanging bunches of fruit, which often are the least secured legacy Windows computers, as well as Internet-connected devices collectively known as the Internet of Things. Time for a Department of the Internet of Things?

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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. million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016.

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The Parallax

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Here, and on the much larger urban byways of Moscow, Bogota, Shanghai, or any global city where car congestion has risen in the new century, vehicles are increasingly connected to the Internet. billion CAN bus interfaces were sold in 2016, and the overall data bus market is expected to be worth $19.47 billion by 2021.

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Tenable

APRIL 8, 2021

Certain parts of your network won't be connected to the internet (public or otherwise) at all times. When self-propagating malware enters any part of your system, it immediately begins searching for conduits through which it can spread to other systems. Dark Reading, "The Problem with Patching: 7 Top Complaints," April 21, 2016 6.

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Altexsoft

JUNE 22, 2021

To control the machines in the network, the bots are infected with malware that places them under the control of the bot herder. Next, they create a bot builder, which packs a malware payload and then embeds it with the address of the C2 and relevant configuration information. Infected bots are often referred to as “zombies”.

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Altexsoft

JUNE 22, 2021

To control the machines in the network, the bots are infected with malware that places them under the control of the bot herder. Next, they create a bot builder, which packs a malware payload and then embeds it with the address of the C2 and relevant configuration information. Infected bots are often referred to as “zombies”.

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Tenable

AUGUST 19, 2022

Using the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Critical Security Controls as a foundation, the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) has just released its “ Blueprint for Ransomware Defense.” . Vulnerabilities associated with 2021’s top malware. CVE-2016-0189. CVE-2016-4171. Securing the Internet of Things ” (U.S.

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Tenable

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Segment networks and block outbound connections from internet-facing servers to prevent lateral movement and privilege escalation. By using these legitimate devices, the hackers made their attacks look like normal internet traffic. Periodically reboot IoT devices, which terminates running processes and may remove some malware types.

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The Parallax

MAY 18, 2018

Google Play is an ‘order of magnitude’ better at blocking malware. Nougat, first released in 2016, collectively run on about 33 percent of Android devices around the world. For one, the new version hides the unique hardware identifier that all Internet-connected devices have, known as the MAC address. And Android 5.1

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CTOvision

JULY 30, 2016

28 July 2016--SAN FRANCISCO--( BUSINESS WIRE )--RiskIQ, the leader in external threat management, today announced general availability for its Security Intelligence Services, a ground-breaking new product that uses the Internet itself as a detection system to automatically defend a network from cyber attacks. Bob Gourley.

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AlienVault

AUGUST 1, 2018

These spear phishing emails use a mix of different openly available malware and document exploits for delivery. There are some clear trends in the themes of the decoy documents the attackers chose to include with file names such as: China-Pakistan-Internet-Security-LAW_2017.doc. be and careers.fwo.com[.]pk Extract system information.

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Tenable

MARCH 8, 2021

As Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has said , organizations that exposed Exchange Server to the internet should assume compromise and begin hunting for known indicators. If your organization runs an OWA server exposed to the internet, assume compromise between 02/26-03/03.

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Kaseya

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The critical bugs in this month’s Patch Tuesday release are: ID Affected Product(s) Impact Rating CVE-2021-31985 Microsoft Defender Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Critical CVE-2021-31959 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 Remote Code Execution Critical.

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Netskope

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In this case, the chatbot itself was not exploited, but the platform was used to distribute malware, and while it wasn’t a particularly complicated attack, it serves as an important warning to all major organisations. According to Microsoft they were the consequence of internet trolls “poisoning” its AI with offensive tweets.

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Kentik

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a massive threat to network infrastructure as already seen in widely publicized IoT-based DDoS attacks. The KrebsOnSecurity website came under a sustained DDoS attack in September 2016 from more than 175,000 IoT devices. And full duplex DOCSIS 3.1

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Kaseya

JUNE 24, 2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) and unsecured IoT devices are also proving to be a huge risk for SMBs. In 2017, 50,000 cyber-attacks were targeted at IoT devices, an increase of 600 percent from 2016 and the number of IoT-driven malware attacks surpassed 121,000 in 2018. Insider threats require specialized tools.

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Palo Alto Networks

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The range of covered entities has been significantly expanded from the original 2016 law, and entities are classified as either “essential” or “important,” reflecting the extent to which they are critical in regards to their sector or type of service they provide, as well as their size. Expanded Scope. Other Key Provisions of NIS2.

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Tenable

OCTOBER 29, 2021

At the 2021 Aspen Cyber Summit, Mandiant chief operating officer Kevin Mandia said it well : “Somewhere around 2016 or 2017[…] I noticed that whoever’s breaking in and whoever is doing the crime aren’t even the same people anymore [.] Specifically, CISA has warned of the TrickBot malware and BlackMatter ransomware abusing SMB.

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Kaseya

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As companies rely increasingly on robotics and internet-of-things (IoT) devices to carry out their tasks, a hardware hack can pave the way for cybercriminals. Malware and Ransomware . Malware is an intrusive piece of software that enables cybercriminals to access and damage computing systems and networks severely.

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Lacework

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Jason Bourne (2016). But if it’s not their facility, and they don’t have malware already on it, it’s not very likely. . Nowadays, people can use Shodan to find industrial control systems and all sorts of things that are just open on the internet,” Greg said. We gave each a score from 1 to 5 ( ), with 5 being the highest. .

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Tenable

JULY 14, 2020

The updates this month include patches for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft ChakraCore, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps, Windows Defender, Skype for Business, Visual Studio, Microsoft OneDrive, Open Source Software,NET Framework and Azure DevOps.

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TIBCO - Connected Intelligence

AUGUST 3, 2021

A report from “The Economist” reveals that cloud technology began playing a significant role in the healthcare industry as early as 2016. Although both physical and cloud-based servers can be vulnerable to malware, adopting encryption methods is faster and more secure within a cloud-based electronic record health (EHR) system.

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PowerSchool

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

public schools since 2016, according to the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center. Cloud hosting can help protect your data from both physical security failures and virtual cybersecurity attacks, with 24/7/365 monitoring and up to 99.9% uptime and reliability. Just ask Oswego Unified School District No.

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Tenable

JANUARY 14, 2020

On January 14, Microsoft released its first Patch Tuesday of 2020 , which contains an update for a critical vulnerability in the cryptographic library used in newer versions of Windows, including Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019. briankrebs (@briankrebs) January 14, 2020. Proof of concept.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Cyber attacks spiked 164% in the first half of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, entailing 918 disclosed breaches-according reports on broadcaster CNBC. Internet-connected consumer devices often fall prey to malware that shackles them to remotely controlled botnets such as Mirai. Threats vary from sector to sector.

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Altexsoft

OCTOBER 24, 2018

We had Twitter and email, Internet browser, Microsoft Word, and many more handy features, but websites were not responsive, mobile Internet was slow, and people still used to sit down at their full-size PCs for a task that took longer than five minutes. They were doing quite well. Google and Android, Inc. Android Things.

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Tenable

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Plus, the QakBot botnet got torn down, but the malware threat remains – what CISA suggests you do. Here are some risk-mitigation recommendations from the NCSC: Apply standard supply chain security practices when downloading pretrained AI models from the internet, as they could contain vulnerabilities and other security gaps.

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The Parallax

JULY 20, 2018

On stage at HOPE in 2016 , Laufer debuted the chemical reactor in public and synthesized the toxoplasmosis medication pyrimethamine. Laufer and Four Thieves Vinegar also distributed instructions in 2016 on how to put together a homebrew epinephrine autoinjector they call the EpiPencil for a fraction of the cost of a EpiPen.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

JANUARY 25, 2024

While we like to talk about how fast technology moves, internet time, and all that, in reality the last major new idea in software architecture was microservices, which dates to roughly 2015. 2016 or 2017, when we were amazed by programs that could sort images into dogs and cats? This has been a strange year.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 4, 2015

Census Plans 2016 Test Run to Experiment with New Tech Tools - Nextgov. International Business Times: Hackers use Yahoo ad network to spread malware to hundreds of millions of internet users. US Officials Warn That Medical Devices Are Vulnerable to Hackers - Nextgov.

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The Parallax

OCTOBER 18, 2018

PRAGUE—Like not fully sitting on a public toilet seat, a major rule of good computer security hygiene is not to stick random USB sticks, or flash drives, into your computer—you just never know whether they might be loaded with nasty malware. And no, they’re not worried about spreading malware to North Koreans.

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The Parallax

JULY 17, 2018

The 10th count charges all defendants with conspiracy to launder more than $95,000 in cryptocurrency, earned during 2015 and 2016, with the intention of supporting illegal activity. Mueller charged the 12 GRU officers with 11 counts of computer crimes. There is power in naming and shaming,” she says, “But hubris is important.”

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