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Many security teams are not allowed to share experiences
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Half of companies prohibit the sharing of threat intelligence insights with expert groups. Two-thirds (66 percent) of threat intelligence analysts are active in professional communities, but 52 percent of those who work in IT and cybersecurity roles don't have permission to share threat intelligence artifacts generated by them communities were discovered. This emerges from the current Kaspersky report “Managing your IT security team”. Kaspersky has long been an advocate of international cooperation in cyberspace and has initiated collaborative initiatives within the global IT security community. The company sees this approach as the best way to protect against ever-evolving cyber threats….

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APT group Lazarus attacks defense companies
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APT group Lazarus has defense companies in its sights. Malware 'ThreatNeedle' also attacks restricted networks without internet access. Kaspersky researchers have identified a new, previously unknown campaign by the advanced threat actor Lazarus. Since the beginning of 2020, this has been aimed against companies in the defense industry with the custom backdoor 'ThreatNeedle'. The backdoor moves laterally through infected networks and collects confidential information. Lazarus can steal data from both IT and restricted networks. Lazarus group active since 2009 Lazarus is a very productive threat actor that has been active since at least 2009. The group is for ...

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Pfizer / BioNTech, AstraZeneca: COVID vaccine offers on the darknet
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Kaspersky researchers examined 15 different marketplaces on the darknet and identified advertisements for three well-known COVID vaccines: Pfizer / BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Moderna. There were also providers who advertised non-certified COVID19 vaccines. One of the largest and most complex vaccination campaigns in history is currently taking place worldwide. As a result, it is not surprising that scammers are also trying to make a profit from this. Kaspersky researchers examined and reported on 15 different marketplaces on the Darknet. $ 500 per dose of COVID vaccine.Most of the COVID vaccine sellers are from France, Germany, the UK and the US. The prices per dose ranged from ...

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DeathStalker attacks German users
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APT actor DeathStalker attacks users in Germany and Switzerland. Target of the actor: companies in the financial and legal sector. New backdoor “PowerPepper” uses various obfuscation techniques. Advanced persistent threat (APT) actor DeathStalker is now believed to be offering hacking-for-hire services to steal confidential business information from companies in the financial and legal sectors. Kaspersky experts have now spotted new activity from the actor and discovered a new malware implantation and delivery tactic: the PowerPepper backdoor uses DNS over HTTPS as a communication channel to hide the communication behind legitimate control server name queries. In addition, PowerPepper uses various obfuscation techniques such as steganography. Especially SMEs in…

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2021: Targeting cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin cryptocurrency

Kaspersky publishes its forecasts for financial cybercrime in 2021: cryptocurrencies in their sights, server-side web skimming and increasing blackmail attempts. The Kaspersky experts present their forecasts on the development of financially motivated cyberattacks in 2021: While many cyber criminals continue to expand their Bitcoin raids, others are likely to make their ransom demands in alternative cryptocurrencies for security reasons and only exchange the sums for Bitcoins later. In addition, blackmail attempts via DDoS attacks and ransomware will continue to increase, with ransomware attackers likely to concentrate more on advanced tactics. They are likely to use the previously extorted money to buy information about vulnerabilities in order to carry out their attacks ...

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2021: Patient data leaks expected
Forecast 2021 network

Kaspersky predictions for 2021: patient data leaks and more attacks on healthcare. Due to the corona pandemic, the subject of IT in the healthcare sector has become more explosive. The security experts at Kaspersky assume that there will be leaks of patient data in the cloud in the coming year and that health organizations as well as vaccine and drug manufacturers will be increasingly exposed to cyber attacks. Digital transformation of healthcare As Kaspersky predicted last year, attacks on medical devices have increased in countries where the digital transformation of healthcare has just begun - and with them ...

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Data breach: transparency benefits
Data breach breach

A global Kaspersky survey shows: SMEs suffer 40 percent fewer losses through proactive communication in the event of a data protection breach. Large companies make 28 percent less loss through voluntary reporting. Only 46 percent of companies proactively detect data breaches. 24 percent of the disguised cases leak to the media. Organizations that deal quickly and transparently with data breaches suffer less damage, both economically and in terms of their reputation. According to a new Kaspersky report, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs) that voluntarily inform their stakeholders and the public about a data breach take an average of 40 ...

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98% for sustainable cybersecurity
Cybersecurity sustainability

According to a Kaspersky survey, 98 percent of industrial companies consider sustainability to be important. Almost half plan to hire a chief sustainability officer. Cyber ​​security is part of a general sustainability trend in companies. These are results from the survey “The State of Industrial Cybersecurity in the Era of Digitalization”. Protection against cyber threats that affect the health of employees and third parties is one of the most pressing challenges facing industrial companies, according to a recent global survey by Kaspersky. Almost all companies (98 percent) believe that having a sustainable development strategy and having a Chief Sustainability Officer…

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APT forecasts 2021: changed attack strategies
APT forecast 2021

APT forecasts 2021: Kaspersky experts expect changed attack strategies and new vulnerabilities. In the focus of APT actors: 5G, network applications and multi-level attacks. The Kaspersky experts present their predictions in the area of ​​Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) for the year 2021. Due to the increased attack surface, structural and strategic changes will occur with regard to targeted attacks. APT actors will probably target network applications, increasingly look for 5G vulnerabilities and carry out multi-stage attacks. However, there is also a bright spot: there will be actions against cybercriminal activities, such as the sale of zero days. The annual forecasts were made on ...

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Kaspersky's global transparency initiative
Transparency business data

Kaspersky completes the relocation of data processing to Switzerland and opens a new transparency center in North America. The implemented measures confirm the success of the global transparency initiative started three years ago. Kaspersky today announced the successful completion of the milestones initiated as part of its Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) - initially the relocation of data storage and processing from Russia to Switzerland - and the opening of the company's fifth Transparency Center in North America. With this, the cybersecurity expert underscores his call for more transparency and greater joint efforts to ensure the security and integrity of modern software products ...

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