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Category: Bitdefender

The human being as an IT security risk
29 January 2021
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Misconduct, inaccurate policies, and incorrect configuration of endpoints are common weak points. The cyber kill chain usually looks for the weakest link in the chain - and that is often the human being. An analysis of Bitdefender telemetry of 110.000 endpoints in the first half of 2020 shows that misconfigurations and the "weak point employee" are the number one causes for a very high percentage of cyber attacks. While hackers in Hollywood films always go to great lengths to crack security systems and firewalls, the reality is often different. Few attacks require a cinematic level of effort. Employees and misconfigured ...

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Malware business targets the home office
25 January 2021
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Malware Business targets home offices

Home office hardware and firmware are increasingly being targeted by cyber attackers. Ransomware is becoming big business with a competitive market. With increasingly professional methods, attacks become more complex. Statement by Liviu Arsene, Global Cybersecurity Researcher at Bitdefender For the experts at Bitdefender Labs, the next year will be dominated by the following: The home office is becoming the focus for attacks on company information. Firmware attacks are being attacked to a greater extent than standard and micro-containers. The competition among ransomware groups exacerbates the security situation for companies and private individuals. New industries are also coming under fire. Threats are becoming more complex and mature. With…

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Cybersecurity pros against APT
20 January 2021
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APT hackers for rent

The hacking industry, which is becoming more professional, not only offers malware and tools for rent. Criminal experts also make their work available for money. Their expertise in advanced persistent threats (APT) requires a defense at eye level: Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Cyber ​​crime has become more organized in recent years and is increasingly based on the example of the business world. For almost a decade, Malware-as-a-Service initially offered a quick entry into the world of cybercrime and the most diverse tools have always been on the illegal market: Remote Access Trojans (RAT), ...

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Bank spam is on the rise
10 January 2021
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Bank spam: increase in volume and sophistication. According to Bitdefender, spammers perfectly mimic industry jargon and layouts. Companies are also increasingly being targeted. E-mail-based attacks that imitate the customer communication of well-known financial institutions and online payment services have increased again sharply in the last few months. And the spammers are getting better at making their attacks appear like real banking services. Detailed imitations Many of the fraudulent emails imitate legitimate correspondence as sent by banks. In banking spam, they use real logos, specific layouts, and even the correct terminology. This makes it difficult for the recipients to ...

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Bitdefender: EDR for large companies and MSPs
28 December 2020
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Cloud-based stand-alone solution for cloud and on-premise environments - GravityZone platform further expanded. EDR for large companies and MSPs. With Bitdefender EDR, the IT cybersecurity specialist presents a new endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution for large companies and managed service providers (MSP). This helps to recognize active threats better, to remove them more effectively and thus to increase the general resilience of your IT infrastructure against cyber attacks. The single solution is provided as a cloud service and can be used in on-premise as well as cloud environments. At the same time, Bitdefender has expanded its GravityZone platform solution to include additional functions. Solution with endpoint telemetry In contrast to other EDR offers, the ...

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Cyberwar: danger for German companies 
24 December 2020
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Cyberwar Network attack

German companies as collateral damage in cyber war? Bitdefender study: 62% of German companies have a strategy that is supposed to protect against cyber warfare. Is cyber war a danger for German companies? Obviously yes, as a recent survey among IT security specialists shows. The fact that many companies around the world feel threatened by increasing cyber warfare is one of the central results of the global study "10 in 10" by Bitdefender. After the global values ​​were published, Bitdefender also took a close look at the 513 German answers. Here are the most important results: Almost half (48%) agree with the statement ...

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Cyber ​​espionage: APT attack on Asian authorities
7 December 2020
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How cyber espionage works: Bitdefender analyzes APT attack on Southeast Asian authorities. Bitdefender's security researchers took a closer look at a complex and targeted chain of attacks by organized APT hackers. They were able to trace a cyber espionage process in detail. Specifically, it concerns attacks on government organizations in Southeast Asia, which have presumably been carried out since 2018. The perpetrators allegedly wanted to divert information about national security interests as well as other sensitive data and engage in industrial espionage. In a whitepaper, the Bitdefender specialists present an in-depth analysis of the techniques used and their interaction, as well as a chronological breakdown of the attack chain. 200 systems ...

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New strategy against the shortage of skilled workers
7 December 2020
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Neurons brain diversity Skilled labor shortage

German security specialists advocate diversity and neurodiversity. Bitdefender study: 47% see neurodiversity as a strategy against skills shortages and blind spots. A comment from Liviu Arsene, Global Cybersecurity Researcher at Bitdefender. There is no doubt: the shortage of IT security specialists and expertise is dramatic. According to a Bitdefender study, around three out of ten cybersecurity specialists in Germany predict a serious effect if the lack of cybersecurity expertise continues for another five years: 21% of German respondents say it will cause “serious disruptions”. Another 7% even say it will destroy companies. For the study, as part of a ...

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Companies expect ransomware to increase
23 November 2020
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Ransomware Extortion Money Encrypted

Bitdefender study: 46% of German respondents believe that their company would pay a ransom if necessary. German companies expect an increase in ransomware, according to Liviu Arsene, global cybersecurity researcher at Bitdefender. Ransomware remains a hit. This was most recently highlighted by the annual report of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI): Ransomware is "still one of the greatest threats to companies, authorities and other institutions as well as to private users" (https://www.bsi.bund.de /DE/Publikationen/Lageberichte/lageberichte_node.html). It is clear that most companies' protective measures are not keeping pace with the evolving strategies of cyber criminals. New figures on the extent to which ransom attacks in Germany in the wake of the ...

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Business report on the threat landscape 2020
19 November 2020
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Bitdefender threat report 2020

Cybersecurity specialist Bitdefender publishes business report on the threat landscape 2020: Almost two thirds of the vulnerabilities could have been patched long ago. Unpatched vulnerabilities, obfuscation tactics and APTs (Advanced Persistent Threats): The Bitdefender business report on the current threat situation describes the challenges that organizations must face. These include, firstly, mass attacks on older vulnerabilities for which patches are already available, secondly, the increase in obfuscation tactics that require additional detection mechanisms, and thirdly, the implementation of the “APT-Hacker-for-hire” business model. Corona has shifted the world of work Liviu Arsene, Global Cybersecurity Researcher at Bitdefender, comments on the results: "When it comes to IT security, companies ...

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