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247 million RDP brute force attacks in 12 months 
8 April 2021
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Millions of people have been working from home for a year. In the course of this, the use of remote access tools has increased enormously - and with it a massive increase in brute force attacks against the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), one of the most popular remote access tools for workstations and servers. In such attacks, cyber criminals test different usernames and passwords until they find the right combination and then get remote access to the computer within the network; possible consequences: espionage or theft of information. Remote desktop attacks remain high Even at the beginning of the corona pandemic ...

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Home office attacks: RDP attacks increase by 4.516 percent
March 10, 2021
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Home offices under attack: RDP attacks increase by 4.516 percent. Corona pandemic and lockdowns in the DACH region have led to an explosive increase in attacks on the protocol. Cyber ​​criminals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland have massively targeted companies and their employees in the home office. In December 2020 alone, the European IT security manufacturer ESET registered an average of 14,3 million attacks on the remote desktop protocol (RDP for short) in these three countries every day. In January there were only 310.000. Especially with the second lockdown as a result of the corona pandemic and the efforts of politicians to get as many employees as possible ...

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Home office: gold mine for cyber criminals
18. February 2021
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Cyber ​​criminals home office

“Until we fully adapt to the new normal of working from home, hackers will use the pandemic to their advantage. To do this, they try to manipulate employees in such a way that they carry out safety-critical actions.” Some expert opinions from F-Secure. The pandemic has made working from home a part of everyday life for many. In addition, large parts of the workforce are currently being encouraged to work from home if at all possible. However, the new situation is a challenge for data security in companies and at the same time increases the risk of becoming a victim of phishing. The new way…

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Completely configured home office network solution
7. February 2021
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Becom offers a home office network solution. Bring the office home easily with Jamboon Plug & Play Homeoffice 2.0. Completely configured solution for phone & PC Due to the developments around the pandemic, many companies are faced with the challenge of allowing employees to work easily, quickly and safely from home. Becom Systemhaus GmbH & CO. KG (https://www.becom.net) is now offering a new generation home office solution: Jamboon Plug & Play Home Office 2.0 is a particularly easy-to-use home office network solution that integrates the security concepts used in company networks 1: 1 Home office. The specialty: With ...

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Security trends 2021 
5. February 2021
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Security trends

Application acceleration and network performance management solutions help work-from-home models to scale quickly. This makes remote work productive and networks efficient and secure. Here are some security trends for 2021. The challenges that working in the home office has brought for companies have ensured that they reassess their networks and the data they contain. The number of home networks and BYO devices now involved in critical business operations has grown exponentially. Business operations are increasingly dependent on cloud-based infrastructures and solutions. In 2021, companies will check where their data is and whether ...

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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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Home office network appliance 
19 January 2021
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Network appliances can also provide simple and effective protection in small offices and in the home office. Axiomtek's compact, fanless desktop network appliance with 3 GbE LANs does this. The trend towards more home offices will continue even after the corona pandemic. Many companies, such as Siemens, see clear advantages in terms of the performance and work-life balance of their employees. But data also has to be protected in the home office. After all, 47% of those questioned in a Deloitte survey stated that they wanted to expand their “cyber protection significantly due to increased remote working”. Secure gateways for small ...

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Plus 250%: attacks on remote desktop protocols
9 January 2021
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Home office attack RDP

Home office: attacks on remote desktop protocols in Germany increased by 252 percent. Kaspersky has recorded almost 200 million attacks on RDP in Germany. 1,7 million malicious files worldwide disguised as corporate communication apps. Since many people are working from home due to the Covid pandemic, they are increasingly using digital platforms and tools - for both professional and private purposes. This arouses the interest of cyber criminals, leads to the emergence of new threats and reinforces existing ones. Compared to the previous year, the experts at Kaspersky in Germany found an increase of 252 percent in brute force attacks on remote desktop protocols ...

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Components for secure remote work
26 November 2020
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Cyber ​​Security Access Zero trust Networm

The possibilities of digital technologies are making the daily commute to an office building, in which one works for eight hours, increasingly an outdated construct. As has been shown in the course of the pandemic crisis in recent months, there is an extremely high level of productivity, especially in remote work. Nevertheless, companies are asking themselves whether the concept has a future in their organization. If remote work is to be set up permanently for a large part or even the entire workforce, IT teams must find a solution that harmonizes productivity and scalability with a zero trust security approach ...

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7 million attacks on employees in the home office every day
13 November 2020
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Notebook home office attacks

According to the ESET Threat Report for the third quarter of 2020, there are around 7,1 million attacks on employees in the home office every day. Cyber ​​criminals specialize in their attacks on the home office. The remote desktop protocol (RDP) remains the main target in the third quarter. Around 7,1 million attacks take place on home workers in the DACH region every day. That's an increase of around 390 percent since March. Attacks with Android banking malware also increased rapidly in the third quarter. Criminals are also increasingly relying on crypto miners again. These are results from the ESET Threat Report for the third quarter of 2020, the ...

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