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WEBJun 27, 2024 · Spyware Vendors' Nebulous Ecosystem Helps Them Evade Sanctions. 6 Sep 2024. The secret web of at least 435 entities across 42 countries making up the spyware landscape facilitates unpunished security and human rights violations, the …
NCSC Calls on UK Firms to Join Mass Cyber-Deception Initiative
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The UK’s leading cybersecurity agency has called on the country’s organizations to deploy cyber-deception technologies at scale, in a bid to assess their efficacy. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) CTO, Ollie Whitehouse, said in a blog post this week that the aim is to “establish an evidence base for …
The Impact of Emerging Technology on the Future of Cybersecurity
WEBDec 8, 2021 · With technologies such as AI, hardware authentication, adaptive networking, zero trust and quantum computing, cybersecurity teams can strengthen their posture and better manage the increasingly dangerous and disturbing cyber-threat landscape. Benjamin David examines the potential future impact - both good and bad - of emerging technologies.
Geopolitical Tensions Drive Explosion in DDoS Attacks
WEBAug 16, 2024 · DDoS Attacks Growing in Intensity. The report found that Web DDoS attacks have increased in frequency and intensity in H1 2024. Almost 3% of web DDoS attacks were over 1 million RPS and around 17% were between 100,000 and 250,000 RPS. Additionally, the fraction of Web DDoS attacks below 50,000 RPS decreased from 74% in H2 2023 to 55% in H1 2024.
NIST Unveils New Consortium to Operate the NVD
WEBMar 28, 2024 · Kevin Poireault. It’s now official: the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will unveil an industry consortium to help it run the world’s most widely used software vulnerability repository. NIST, an agency within the US Department of Commerce, launched the US National Vulnerability Database (NVD) in 2005 and has ...
Global Cyber-Attack Volume Surges 38% in 2022
WEBJan 9, 2023 · The number of cyber-attacks recorded last year was nearly two-fifths (38%) greater than the total volume observed in 2021, according to Check Point. The security vendor claimed the increase was largely due to a surge in attacks on healthcare organizations, which saw the largest year-on-year (YoY) increase (74%), and the activities of …
Digital Forensics News and Articles - Infosecurity Magazine
WEB5 days ago · Digital Forensics News. Digital Forensics is an emerging area of Information Security; discover best practice for topics such as data breach incident management, fraud detection, IT forensics for the enterprise and SIEM. Scroll down for all the latest digital forensics news and articles.
Russia's FSB Behind Massive Phishing Espionage Campaign
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Also known as Star Blizzard, (Blue) Callisto, and Blue Charlie, Coldriver is a Russia-based cyber-espionage group believed to be linked to the FSB’s Centre 18. Citizen Lab said the group has been active since at least 2019. Some cybersecurity firms, including F-Secure, believe the group was active as early as 2017 or even 2015.
How Immutable Infrastructure Changes the Modern Security …
WEBAug 29, 2018 · Security engineers, too, can gain much by taking advantage of the special features that immutable infrastructure provides. On this front, there are two main ways in which security teams can benefit from immutable infrastructure combined with cloud-native technology, like containers. Faster and More Deterministic Incident Resolution.
CISA Unveils Cybersecurity Goals For Critical Infrastructure Sectors
WEBOct 28, 2022 · The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ( CISA) has issued a new report outlining baseline cybersecurity performance goals (CPGs) for all critical infrastructure sectors. The document is the result of a July 2021 security memorandum signed by President Biden. It has tasked CISA and the …
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