CIO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Organizations that follow the principle of least privilege can improve their security posture by significantly reducing their attack surface and risk of malware spread. In the early days of Windows operating systems up through Windows XP, almost any program a user would launch would have administrator-level privileges.

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Tenable

APRIL 8, 2021

Video conferencing and VoIP solutions that became must-haves for remote-operating organizations (as necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic) were common attack vectors during 2020. When self-propagating malware enters any part of your system, it immediately begins searching for conduits through which it can spread to other systems.

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CIO

JANUARY 20, 2023

3 Unit 42 research also found that 83% of ultrasound, MRI, and CT scanners run on an end-of-life operating system. 4 Those operating systems have known vulnerabilities that can potentially be exploited. Simplify operations. What is the device? What is the device supposed to do? IT Leadership

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Tenable

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

critical infrastructure through exploitation of known vulnerabilities Background On February 8, Fortinet published an advisory (FG-IR-24-015) to address a critical flaw in FortiOS, its network operating system. CVE Description CVSSv3 Severity CVE-2024-21762 Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-bound Write Vulnerability in sslvpnd 9.6

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Tenable

MARCH 5, 2021

The term "vulnerability" isn't synonymous with "malware" or "virus”: It simply means any weakness within your network that can be exploited. Vulnerabilities can be errors in application coding, unpatched flaws in the operating systems of hosts on the network, devices on the network with insufficient security measures or other complications.

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Kaseya

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Cybersecurity affects the everyday lives of most IT practitioners and IT leaders worldwide, with more than 50 percent of them citing “Improving IT Security” as a top priority in 2021 as per our 2020 IT Operations Survey Results Report. In 2020 alone, phishing attacks have risen by 667 percent since the pandemic began.

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Tenable

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A vulnerability could also be a host on the network that lacks modern protections like next-generation firewalls or anti-malware features. Keep in mind that “vulnerability” isn't a synonym for words like "malware," "virus," "trojan" or any of the other words that describe common cyberthreats. February 2020 4.

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PowerSchool

MARCH 3, 2020

We met with Amy McLaughlin, Certified Information Security Manager and Project Director of CoSN’s Cybersecurity Initiative, to discuss cybersecurity in 2020. Her view is that it’s much better to invest in being prepared to prevent attacks than in managing and responding to incidents, breaches, or a large loss of systems or data.

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Ivanti

APRIL 13, 2021

A 364% increase in phishing attacks was reported from 2019 to 2020, and 1 in 25 apps downloaded from the public app stores leaked your personal credentials. Ransomware is malware whose sole purpose is to extort money from you. MTD provides additional protection from app threats like browser-based attacks, leaky apps and malware.

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Kaseya

AUGUST 6, 2019

After a lot of customer insistence, Microsoft is offering Windows Extended Security Updates (ESU) starting in January, 2020, but at a cost. In the first year, January 2020 to January 2021, Windows 7 Enterprise updates will cost $25 per device, in the second year, $50 per device, and in the third year $100 per device.

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Tenable

JANUARY 3, 2025

General recommendations include: Use messaging applications that offer end-to-end encrypted communications for text messages, and for voice and video calls and that are compatible with both iPhone and Android operating systems. Regularly update your phones operating system and your mobile applications to their latest versions.

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Palo Alto Networks

AUGUST 22, 2024

Two of the top five Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) exploited in 2023 were identified years before that (2020 and 2021), which illustrates a significant lag in patching known vulnerabilities. About 42% of our investigations involved a backdoor, while 32% of malware-related matters had some kind of interactive C2 software.

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Kaseya

APRIL 15, 2020

According to Kaseya’s 2020 MSP Benchmark Survey, 61 percent of MSPs recognized RMM as the most important application to run their operations, while 21 percent selected professional services automation (PSA) and another 11 percent chose IT documentation software. Auto-remediate vulnerabilities for quick elimination of risks.

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Kaseya

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

As per the Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, over 80 percent of hacking-related breaches involve brute force or the use of lost or stolen credentials. It prevents hackers from gaining easy access to your systems through the use of weak or stolen login credentials. The Threat: Malware.

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Tenable

JULY 12, 2021

The phrase was introduced by Michael Howard in an MSDN Magazine article in 2003 in which he calculated the relative attack surface of different versions of the Windows operating system and discussed why users should install only the needed features of a product in order to reduce the amount of code left open to future attack. .

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Kaseya

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

A third-party application is software created by a company other than the original manufacturer of the device on which the application running or the operating system (OS) that supports it. From small businesses to large enterprises, all companies leverage a variety of third-party software in their daily operations.

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Tenable

MARCH 22, 2021

All businesses can significantly boost their information security by implementing fundamental elements of cybersecurity – vulnerability scanning , patch application, antivirus and anti-malware tools, firewalls and companywide security policies featuring well-established best practices. TechTarget, "Penetration Testing" 4.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

AUGUST 2, 2022

Perhaps the scariest exploit in security would be a rootkit that cannot be detected or removed , even by wiping the disk and reinstalling the operating system. Not long ago (2020), DeepMind released AlphaFold, which used AI to solve protein folding problems. Minerva has also been trained and tested in chemistry and physics.

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Coforge

JULY 14, 2020

July 03, 2020 I Dr. Jitendra Mohan Bhardwaj. In the current work from home environment, one of the major threats we have seen is the increase of ransomware attacks on the individuals and organizations (over 148% since the start of the pandemic in January 2020). Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts a victim's files.

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Ivanti

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Additionally, advanced automation solutions can automate processes like patching (with the assistance of the healthcare device manufacturer) and updating software operating systems, ensuring all systems are up-to-date with the latest defense measures against cyberattacks.

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Tenable

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

These known vulnerabilities have been exploited: CVE-2023-3519 , CVE-2023-27997 , CVE-2023-46604 , CVE-2023-22515 , CVE-2023-46747 , CVE-2023-48788 , CVE-2017-0144 , CVE-2020-1472 and CVE-2020-0787. Back up data offline and encrypt it. Enforce strong-password requirements.

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Kaseya

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A patch is a set of changes or updates done to a computer program or application — everything from the operating system (OS) to business apps and browsers. Five of the vulnerabilities being patched are critical, remote code execution (RCE) bugs that could allow cyber criminals to gain control over systems without any user involvement.

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Kaseya

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In 2020, Ryuk Ransomware operators shut down Universal Health Services by exploiting the zerologon vulnerability to gain control of domain controllers. Therefore, third-party applications have emerged as a popular attack vector for a variety of cyberattacks including malware. Monitor and assess continuously.

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CloudSphere

OCTOBER 24, 2019

If you are currently running Server 2008 or Server 2008 R2, you cannot ignore the reality that Microsoft will terminate extended support for those operating systems, establishing their End of Life (EOL) on January 14, 2020. They then use these discoveries to create malware and attack strategies to exploit them.

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Xicom

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Undoubtedly, 2020 was a year full of milestones for gaming as well as non-gaming apps. billion on iOS apps in 2020. billion in 2020, which is approximately half to iOS app spendings. Witnessing the app growth, the app revenue for Q4 2020, climbed to $31.9 billion in Q4 2020. With no surprise, 92.6% Image Source.

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Palo Alto Networks

AUGUST 22, 2024

Two of the top five Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) exploited in 2023 were identified years before that (2020 and 2021), which illustrates a significant lag in patching known vulnerabilities. About 42% of our investigations involved a backdoor, while 32% of malware-related matters had some kind of interactive C2 software.

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Palo Alto Networks

MAY 7, 2020

Based on the numerous “proof of concept” (POC) tests we have conducted around the world, we discovered that IoT botnet activity makes up a very large proportion of the malware in mobile networks today. Challenge 1: Security in the Internet of Connected Things.

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Tenable

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

and Japan governments, September 2023) The group targets Windows, Linux and FreeBSD operating systems using remote access tools (RATs) and custom malware, including BendyBear, FakeDead and FlagPro. in 2022 and 8.6% Overall, 63% of organizations increased their cybersecurity budgets.

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Tenable

MAY 25, 2023

LOTL techniques include the use of legitimate networking tools preloaded onto operating systems in order to mask their activities, such as certutil , ntdsutil , xcopy and more. Does Volt Typhoon use any malware? For instance, CVE-2021-40539, noted earlier, is featured in AA22-279A.

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Ivanti

JUNE 14, 2023

AI generated polymorphic exploits can bypass leading security tools Recently, AI-generated polymorphic malware has been developed to bypass EDR and antivirus, leaving security teams with blind spots into threats and vulnerabilities. The desktop also had an unpatched version of Plex Media Server ( CVE-2020-5741 ) installed.

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PowerSchool

APRIL 27, 2020

1 The FBI has even released a PSA to warn that “cyber actors will exploit increased use of virtual environments… as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,” citing more than 1,200 complaints related to COVID-19 scams the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has received as of March 30, 2020. Learn more about the top security threats in 2020.

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Kaseya

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Malware and viruses: Cybercriminals use viruses and malware to take over and disrupt computer systems and networks to render them inoperable. million in 2020 — the highest percentage increase year-over-year in the past 17 years. Financial damage: An infrastructure that is vulnerable is a playground for cybercriminals.

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Tenable

JANUARY 13, 2023

Compared with the report’s previous edition, published in 2020, surveyed organizations have made progress towards achieving full value from their cloud efforts, with 42% reporting having fully achieved their cloud goals, up from 37%. For more information, check out report highlights or read the full report.

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PowerSchool

JUNE 2, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic not only altered the way schools operated in 2020, but it also saw a record number of cyberattacks on U.S. schools and districts, according to The K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center. Is it set up on every device?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

. “We have started much more narrowly in order to not pollute our models with data not relevant to ransomware campaigns or broken samples like those commonly pulled from public malware repositories.” Halcyon’s platform taps AI to attempt to detect and block ransomware.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

JANUARY 25, 2022

When doing year-over-year comparisons, we used the first nine months of 2020. But Answers is a new service, only released in October 2020. Content about privacy is up 90%; threat modeling is up 58%; identity is up 50%; application security is up 45%; malware is up 34%; and zero trust is up 23%.

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Tenable

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Data breaches, malware, new vulnerabilities and exploit techniques dominated the news, as attackers and defenders continue the perpetual cat and mouse game. The flaw was eventually noted to affect systems as far back as Windows 2000 all the way up to Windows Server 2008 R2. Ransomware is a force to be reckoned with.

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