BlackMatter Ransomware Analysis; The Dark Side Returns

BlackMatter Ransomware Analysis; The Dark Side Returns

BlackMatter is a new ransomware threat discovered at the end of July 2021. This malware started with a strong group of attacks and some advertising from its developers that claims they take the best parts of other malware, such as GandCrab, LockBit and DarkSide, despite also saying they are a new group of developers. We at McAfee Enterprise Advanced Threat Research (ATR), have serious doubts about this last statement as analysis shows the malware has…

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Businesses on the lookout for cyber risk, report finds

Businesses on the lookout for cyber risk, report finds

Businesses on the lookout for cyber risk, report finds | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more. This…

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European Telecom Company Expands Its Footprint to Better Protect Users and Customers

European Telecom Company Expands Its Footprint to Better Protect Users and Customers

Hyper-growth and a determination to stand above the crowd compelled a popular Eastern European telecom to upgrade its trusty McAfee Enterprise security infrastructure, which they relied on for many years to protect their 8,000 corporate endpoints. Competitive pressure to keep costs low and cybercriminals at bay for both their internal users and their customers spurred the mobile and fixed telephony company to enhance their existing security architecture with the latest endpoint and cloud-based protections from…

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Study to become a CompTIA security infrastructure expert

Study to become a CompTIA security infrastructure expert

IT professionals who want to move up into elite cybersecurity positions can now boost their career trajectories instead of taking years to advance up the hierarchy. Image: iStock/ Borislav These have been difficult times, and they’ve gone on long enough. IT system administrators who have just started focusing on security and would love nothing better than moving up into the highly paid field of cybersecurity would do well to take a look at The CompTIA…

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“School Should Be Teaching Online Safety” says 80% of Aussie Parents

“School Should Be Teaching Online Safety” says 80% of Aussie Parents

Despite the old adage that it takes a village to raise a child, new research from McAfee shows that an overwhelming majority (80%) of Aussies believe schools should be taking the lead in teaching our kids about online safety.  At the time of the survey in April 2021, nearly 40% of Aussie households had at least one family member participating in online learning – a number that has most definitely increased in recent months as…

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Zero Trust Implementation is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Zero Trust Implementation is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Although no one wants to say the quiet part out loud, security isn’t easy. If it were, there wouldn’t be so many successful cyberattacks. Virtually everyone agrees that the concepts behind the zero-trust security model make sense. Instead of assuming anyone or anything that has gained access to the network can be trusted, assume the opposite. Nothing can be trusted anywhere, whether outside or inside the network perimeter. Zero trust sounds great on paper, but…

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Achtundsiebzig Prozent der deutschen Unternehmen führen schädliche Cyberangriffe auf Schwachstellen in Technologien zurück, die während der Pandemie eingeführt wurden

Achtundsiebzig Prozent der deutschen Unternehmen führen schädliche Cyberangriffe auf Schwachstellen in Technologien zurück, die während der Pandemie eingeführt wurden

Sechsundsiebzig Prozent der Sicherheits- und Geschäftsverantwortlichen gaben an, dass sich ihr Cyberrisiko durch die Verlagerung geschäftskritischer Funktionen in die Cloud erhöht hat Tenable®, Inc., das Cyber Exposure-Unternehmen, hat die Ergebnisse einer Studie veröffentlicht, nach der 78 % der deutschen Unternehmen die jüngsten geschäftsschädigenden* Cyberangriffe auf Schwachstellen in Technologien zurückführen, die während der Pandemie eingeführt wurden. Diese Daten stammen aus der Studie „Ohne Grenzen: Cybersecurity in der neuen Arbeitswelt“, die von Forrester Consulting im Auftrag von Tenable…

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Seventy-Two Percent Of U.K. Organisations Attribute Damaging Cyberattacks to Vulnerabilities in Technology Put in Place During the Pandemic

Seventy-Two Percent Of U.K. Organisations Attribute Damaging Cyberattacks to Vulnerabilities in Technology Put in Place During the Pandemic

Tenable®, Inc., the Cyber Exposure company, has published results of a study that found 72% of U.K. organisations attribute recent business-impacting* cyberattacks to vulnerabilities in technology put in place during the pandemic, while 68% suffered attacks that targeted remote workers. The data is drawn from ‘Beyond Boundaries: The Future of Cybersecurity in the New World of Work,’ a commissioned study of more than 1,300 security leaders, business executives and remote employees, including 168 respondents in…

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70 % des entreprises françaises attribuent les cyber-attaques nuisibles aux vulnérabilités des technologies mises en place pendant la pandémie

70 % des entreprises françaises attribuent les cyber-attaques nuisibles aux vulnérabilités des technologies mises en place pendant la pandémie

80 % des responsables sécurité et des dirigeants font état d’une plus grande exposition aux risques aujourd’hui à cause du télétravail Tenable®, Inc., The Cyber Exposure Company, a publié les résultats d’une étude selon laquelle en France, 70 % des responsables sécurité et des dirigeants attribuent les récentes cyber-attaques ayant des répercussions sur l’activité* aux vulnérabilités des technologies mises en place pendant la pandémie. Ces données proviennent de l’étude « Au-delà des frontières : l’avenir de la cyber-sécurité dans…

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Seventy-One Percent of Indian Organizations Attribute Damaging Cyberattacks to Vulnerabilities in Technology Put in Place During Pandemic

Seventy-One Percent of Indian Organizations Attribute Damaging Cyberattacks to Vulnerabilities in Technology Put in Place During Pandemic

Tenable®, Inc, the Cyber Exposure company, published a global study that revealed 71% of organizations in India attribute recent business-impacting cyberattacks to vulnerabilities in technology put in place in response to the pandemic. The data is drawn from ‘Beyond Boundaries: The Future of Cybersecurity in the New World of Work,’ a commissioned study of more than 1,300 security leaders, business executives and remote employees worldwide, including 92 responses in India, conducted by Forrester Consulting on…

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