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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO

Over the course of 2024, researchers from security firm CrowdStrike observed a 150% average increase in intrusions by Chinese threat actors worldwide, with some sectors experiencing two- to three-fold surges. The group regularly exploits vulnerabilities in public-facing web applications to gain initial access.

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO

Over the course of 2024, researchers from security firm CrowdStrike observed a 150% average increase in intrusions by Chinese threat actors worldwide, with some sectors experiencing two- to three-fold surges. The group regularly exploits vulnerabilities in public-facing web applications to gain initial access.

Industry 147
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Radar Trends to Watch: November 2024

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Meta is releasing a free dataset named Open Materials 2024 to help materials scientists discover new materials. OpenAI has shut down the accounts of threat actors using GPT for a number of activities including developing malware, generating and propagating misinformation, and phishing. Web Videos from XOXO 2024 have been posted.

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AI in the Enterprise: 5 key findings of AI usage and threat trends

CIO

5 key findings: AI usage and threat trends The ThreatLabz research team analyzed activity from over 800 known AI/ML applications between February and December 2024. AI-powered cyberthreat protection: Detect and block AI-generated phishing campaigns, adversarial exploits, and AI-driven malware in real time.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Warns of Global Spear-Phishing Threat, While OWASP Releases AI Security Resources

Tenable

Meanwhile, cybercriminals have amplified their use of malware for fake software-update attacks. That’s the main takeaway from the Center for Internet Security’s list of the 10 most prevalent malware used during the third quarter. Collectively, they accounted for 77% of the quarter’s malware infections.

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Microsoft’s May 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses 59 CVEs (CVE-2024-30051, CVE-2024-30040)

Tenable

1 Critical 57 Important 1 Moderate 0 Low Microsoft addresses 59 CVEs in its May 2024 Patch Tuesday release with one critical vulnerability and three zero-day vulnerabilities, two of which were exploited in the wild. Researchers at Kaspersky have linked this zero-day vulnerability to QakBot and other malware. and is rated as important.

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Cortex XDR Delivers Unmatched 100% Detection in MITRE Evals 2024

Palo Alto Networks

This years Enterprise 2024 Evaluation focused on two distinct and highly relevant attack sources: Ransomware : Exploring behaviors common in ransomware campaigns, such as abusing legitimate tools, encrypting data and disabling critical services or processes. How Does Palo Alto Networks Monitor Prominent Threats like Ransomware and DPRK?

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