Threat Awareness: A Critical First Step in Detecting Adversaries
One thing seems certain: Attackers are only getting more devious and lethal. Expect to see more advanced attacks.
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Mobile Banking Malware Up 50% in First Half of 2019
A new report from Check Point recaps the cybercrime trends, statistics, and vulnerabilities that defined the security landscape in 2019.
Source: Dark
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TikTok's First Transparency Report Doesn't Tell the Full Story
The app says it didn’t receive any requests for user information from China during the first half of 2019. That might not reassure
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First Bluekeep Exploit Found in the Wild
Crashing honeypots alerted the researcher who found the Bluekeep vulnerability.
Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence – First Bluekeep Exploit Found in
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First Cyberattack Spotted in Wild to Exploit Windows BlueKeep RDP Flaw
Security researchers spotted the first mass cyberattack campaign exploiting BlueKeep RDP Flaw to install a cryptocurrency miner on the vulnerable installations. Bluekeep(CVE-2019-0708) is
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The First BlueKeep Mass Hacking Is Finally Here—but Don't Panic
After months of warnings, the first successful attack using Microsoft’s BlueKeep vulnerability has arrived—but isn’t nearly as bad as it could have been.
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IoT Attacks Up Significantly in First Half of 2019
New research shows attacks increased ninefold year-over-year, coming from more than a quarter-million unique IP addresses.
Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence
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Microsoft Edge makes 130+ requests to almost 50 endpoints when first launched
Scripts are loaded from Facebook, Reddit, Google and more
Source: The Inquirer – Microsoft Edge makes 130+ requests to almost 50
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Financial Phishing Grows in Volume and Sophistication in First Half of 2019
Criminals are using the tools intended to protect consumers to attack them through techniques that are becoming more successful with each passing month.
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CISOs Must Evolve to a Data-First Security Program
Such a program will require effort and reprioritization, but it will let your company fight modern-day threats and protect your most important assets.
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