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Ransomware: A global target for educational institutions
11 December 2022
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Ransomware: A global target for educational institutions

Ransomware only managed to slip out of the top spot for most attacks in Q2. In Q3, the Cisco Talos Report lists that for the first time, education is the sector hardest hit by cyberattacks - by ransomware. According to Cisco Talos Incident Response (CTIR) analysis, ransomware returned to the top of all cyber attacks in the third quarter of 2022. As in the first quarter, blackmail attempts were the most common attack method. In addition to well-known ransomware representatives such as Hive and Vice Society, new variants such as Black Basta were used. There was a change...

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Voicemail: Microsoft Dynamic 365 abused for phishing
10 December 2022
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Voicemail: Microsoft Dynamic 365 abused for phishing

Cyber ​​criminals use legitimate Microsoft Dynamic 365 Customer Voice software to send phishing links to steal customer data. Security researchers from Avanan and CheckPoint show how insidious the whole thing is. Dynamics 365 Customer Voice is a Microsoft product primarily intended to receive feedback from customers. It can be used for customer satisfaction surveys to track feedback and aggregate data into actionable insights. Additionally, it can also be used to interact with over the phone, collecting the data for further customer input. Instead of this function...

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Cloud security: Secure access against hackers 
9 December 2022
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Cloud security: Secure access against hackers

Therefore, when a company moves its data and workloads to the cloud, it opens up significantly more avenues for hackers to penetrate. The challenge of protecting them is therefore greater than ever: In the current Cloud Security Report, 76 percent of those surveyed stated that they use two or more clouds in their everyday work. To understand how best to protect cloud assets, consider the analogy of a door. Suppose every security door consists of a number of components that fit together. All the individual parts together form the structure of each door: hinges, handles, locks,...

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Cloud Bot Defense for Amazon CloudFront 
8 December 2022
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Cloud Bot Defense for Amazon CloudFront

F5 is now making highly efficient, AI-driven bot protection available to AWS customers via an easy-to-deploy connector. F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense is a bot detection solution that Amazon CloudFront customers can now use to secure their apps. Malicious bots are everywhere - whether on websites, in sign-up forms or applications. They can cause great damage and high costs for companies. In doing so, they often bypass the protective measures installed. Learning the bots' attack patterns "With F5, we're always one step ahead because we're constantly adapting to the changing bots' attack patterns," says Kamal Kalra,…

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Google Cloud: Data analysis to identify attack patterns
7 December 2022
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Google Cloud: Data analysis to identify attack patterns

NTT DATA partners with Google Cloud for more cyber security. Organizations can privately retain, analyze, and search logs from security and network components, and applications that generate them, to identify attack patterns and trigger automated responses. This collaboration concerns the Chronicle Security Operations Suite with Chronicle SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) as well as Chronicle SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response) and VirusTotal, which is built and developed as a specialized layer on top of the core infrastructure of Google Cloud. Data analysis can detect attacks NTT DATA also offers this as a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)...

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Medical facilities: 90 percent had data breach
6 December 2022
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Medical facilities: 90 percent had data breach

As a study shows: 9 out of 10 IT professionals in the healthcare industry attest to deficiencies in the security of patient data. Over 90% of healthcare facilities in Germany have already suffered a data protection incident. According to a recent study by SOTI entitled "A crucial investment: At the pulse of technology in healthcare", 91% of healthcare facilities in Germany (70% worldwide) have suffered at least one data protection incident since 2020. Still, 83% of respondents (76% globally) believe that full digitization of medical records can improve data security and reduce the risk...

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LockBit lowers Continental data price to $40 million
5 December 2022
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LockBit lowers Continental data price to $40 million

LockBit stole over 40.000 gigabytes of data in its ransomware attack on Continental. Also included: confidential documents from VW, BMW, Mercedes. Now LockBit is lowering the price for the data from $50 million to $40 million. Continental will probably not calm down anytime soon. After the data was stolen by the ransomware group LockBit, more and more information is coming to the public. At first it seems that Continental has negotiated the buyback of the data. But then again not anymore. After some parts of the data were published, as well as a file list, it became clear that among them...

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BSI digital barometer: 31% know nothing about cyber threats
4 December 2022
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BSI digital barometer: 31% know nothing about cyber threats

According to the BSI's 2022 digital barometer, 31% of those surveyed have never heard of security recommendations to protect against online crime. Many of the respondents also work in companies, which recommends preventive security awareness training. As in previous years, the BSI’s 2022 digital barometer shows that almost a quarter of the Germans surveyed (23%) are not informed about cyber security. Almost a third (31%) state that they have never heard of security recommendations to protect against crime on the Internet. 45%, on the other hand, are aware of such recommendations and usually use them in part or in full...

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2022: 400.000 new malware files per day!
3 December 2022
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2022: 400.000 new malware files per day!

The latest Kaspersky Security Bulletin shows a 5 percent increase in malware and a 181 percent increase in ransomware compared to 2021. That is an average of about 400.000 malware files per day or almost 5 malware samples per second. Kaspersky experts see an increase in the spread of malware and ransomware. In 2022, for example, Kaspersky's protection solutions detected an average of around 400.000 malicious files that were circulated per day - an increase of five percent compared to the previous year 2021. In addition, the...

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Managed detection and response services made in EU
2 December 2022
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Managed detection and response services made in EU

The IT security manufacturer ESET is consistently expanding its range of IT security services. With Managed Detection and Response (MDR) as a Service, ESET offers companies an even more comprehensive service portfolio. With the help of ESET MDR, corporate customers effectively have direct access to ESET's IT security experts, who effectively support the respective IT department in the rapid detection, analysis, investigation and initiation of measures in the event of cyber threats. The offer is aimed in particular at organizations that have an internal IT department but do not have the necessary resources of their own in the areas of IT security and detection and response. Managed Detection and…

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