Operation Diànxùn: Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Telecommunication Companies | McAfee Blogs

Operation Diànxùn: Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Telecommunication Companies | McAfee Blogs

In this report the McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) Strategic Intelligence team details an espionage campaign, targeting telecommunication companies, dubbed Operation Diànxùn. In this attack, we discovered malware using similar tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to those observed in earlier campaigns publicly attributed to the threat actors RedDelta and Mustang Panda. While the initial vector for the infection is not entirely clear, we believe with a medium level of confidence that victims were lured to…

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Security firm releases free Purple Knight tool to spot weaknesses in Active Directory

Security firm releases free Purple Knight tool to spot weaknesses in Active Directory

The AD report card scores the security of Group Policies, Kerberos security and AD infrastructure. Image: iStock/iBrave Between weak passwords and stolen credentials, companies need all the help they can get to strengthen cyberdefenses against bad actors always looking for a new way in. Security firm Semperis built Purple Knight to make it easy for companies to patch holes in Active Directory security. The tool was announced on March 16. The free tool assesses permissions…

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The Tough Questions  – Cisco Blogs

The Tough Questions  – Cisco Blogs

What is the toughest question you have asked someone today? Maybe it was work related, “Do you have the P.O for me?” or maybe it was personal, “Can I borrow some money?” For me, it was asking my 81-year old dad, “Hey. Do you think it’s time to maybe give up your car?” Yesterday, it was the same question.   You see, my dad has Dementia and over the last several months it has gotten progressively…

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Ransomware and IoT Malware Detections Surge by Over 60%

Ransomware and IoT Malware Detections Surge by Over 60%

Last year saw a double-digit surge in ransomware, IoT threats, new malware and cryptojacking, in what SonicWall has described as a “tipping point” in the cyber-arms race. The security vendor’s 2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report is compiled from data taken from over one million global sensors and cross-vector threat information shared among SonicWall security systems. Ransomware threats spiked 62% globally and 158% in North America as more sophisticated variants like Ryuk targeted larger organizations with…

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VMware Broadens Multi-Cloud Management Support to Address Customer Flexibility and Choice

VMware Broadens Multi-Cloud Management Support to Address Customer Flexibility and Choice

News Detail Updated VMware vRealize Cloud Management Portfolio and CloudHealth by VMware Deepen Multi-Cloud Support for Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and VMware Cloud on AWS PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced innovations across its cloud management portfolio spanning CloudHealth by VMware and VMware vRealize Cloud Management on-premises and … Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:00:00 Updated VMware vRealize Cloud Management Portfolio and CloudHealth by VMware Deepen Multi-Cloud Support for…

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Sure, Coverage Is Important, but SASE Is Much More Than Counting Data Centers

Sure, Coverage Is Important, but SASE Is Much More Than Counting Data Centers

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is the optimized “middle mile” that delivers networking and security services at the edge of the internet. Instead of building out and managing a network and security stack in the locations where it’s needed, SASE changes the whole model by leveraging a security private cloud and service-delivery approach that the customer manages in a shared responsibility with the vendor. This is a dramatic transformation, but also an amazing opportunity—one we’re…

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Microsoft One-Click Tool Mitigates Exchange Server Attacks

Microsoft One-Click Tool Mitigates Exchange Server Attacks

Microsoft has released a “one-click” tool to help organizations with limited resources to temporarily mitigate the threat posed by recent global attacks on Exchange servers. The “Microsoft Exchange On-Premises Mitigation Tool” has been designed for customers without dedicated IT or cybersecurity resources to help them patch the four zero-days being exploited in the wild, now know as “ProxyLogon” attacks. “By downloading and running this tool, which includes the latest Microsoft Safety Scanner, customers will automatically mitigate CVE-2021-26855…

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How to Stop Getting Those Pesky Car Extended Warranty Calls

How to Stop Getting Those Pesky Car Extended Warranty Calls

Robocalls about your car’s extended warranty are annoying and potentially dangerous. Here’s why you’re getting them in the first place—and how to stop them. “We’re calling about your car’s extended warranty…” Yep, there’s a good chance you’ve picked up the phone and heard that phrase. The robocall strikes again. If you’ve gotten that call before, you’re not alone. According to YouMail, Americans received more than 4.6 billion robocalls in February 2021 alone. That’s literally millions of…

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Scammers Targeting Upcoming COVID Relief Checks, Tax Refunds

Scammers Targeting Upcoming COVID Relief Checks, Tax Refunds

People are receiving fake forms containing malware to attach to stimulus checks that can steal personal banking information. As millions of Americans await their COVID relief check, cybercriminals are already taking advantage of the situation to scam people out of their stimulus money. The security company Proofpoint describes one effort where scammers sent out thousands of emails to Americans, asking them to fill out a fake form to apply for stimulus checks from the Internal Revenue Service. …

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Ransomware: How to make sure backups are ready for a real attack

Ransomware: How to make sure backups are ready for a real attack

The best way to avoid paying ransom to attackers who have infected your systems with ransomware is to have those systems adequately backed up so you can wipe them and restore them from safe backups. Here are several options for making sure those backups are up to the task. In this article, backup refers to any system that you’re going to use to respond to a ransomware attack, including old-school backup systems, replication systems, and…

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