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Webinar 05.11.21/XNUMX/XNUMX: Effective work in the SOC through facts and automation
31 October 2021
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Kaspersky invites you to another round in its webinar series. This time the topic is “Effective work in the SOC through facts and automation”. The free webinar will take place online on November 05.11.21th, XNUMXst. The pressure from cybersecurity events is leading more and more companies to set up their own “Cyber ​​Defense Centers” (CDC) or “Security Operation Centers” (SOC). So-called "Security Information and Event Management" (SIEM) systems are often the core. The tasks of these systems are diverse and have to be coordinated, internal IT events have to be examined for their security relevance and suitable protective measures and / or alarms ...

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Key for Corona Green Pass stolen
30 October 2021
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Some of the keys used to generate Green Pass certificates in Europe may have been stolen by cyber criminals. Giampaolo Dedola, security expert in the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky, comments. “We have discovered news online that offer the creation of valid COVID-19 vaccination certificates - so-called Green Passes. These vaccination cards are currently often required for access to flights, restaurants or museums in Europe. As proof that the codes worked, the actor created a screenshot with a valid QR code in the name of Adolf Hitler. Test QR codes with stolen keys work The further analysis ...

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Test: endpoint security against ransomware
20 October 2021
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The AV-TEST laboratory tested 11 company products for their effectiveness against ransomware. The report shows the result of 113 ransomware attacks on the test systems. The initiator and client of the test at the independent test institute AV-TEST was Kaspersky. In June-August 2021, AV-TEST carried out a test of the ransomware protection offered by 11 different Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP). A total of 113 different attacks were carried out. 113 Ransomware attacks in the laboratory These three assessment scenarios were developed and carried out independently by the test laboratory: Real-world scenario - ransomware attacks user files on the local system Real-world scenario - ransomware attacks user files ...

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Possible successor to Sunburst: Tomiris backdoor
16 October 2021
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Tomiris backdoor: Possibly new activity by the threat actor behind the sunburst attack. While investigating an as yet unknown Advanced Persistence Threat (APT), Kaspersky researchers identified a new piece of malware that has several important attributes that potentially indicate a connection to the DarkHalo threat actor responsible for the sunburst attack. This is one of the most impactful supply chain attacks in recent years. The Sunburst security incident hit the headlines in December 2020: threat actor DarkHalo compromised a well-known enterprise software provider and used its infrastructure to spread spyware under the guise of legitimate software updates. After that, the actor seemed to have disappeared ...

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Patching and good passwords reduce the risk of attack by 60 percent
11 October 2021
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Patching and good passwords reduce the risk of attack by 60 percent

Patch management plus robust password guidelines reduce the risk of cyber attack by up to 60 percent. Brute force is the most commonly used attack vector. More than half of the attacks are discovered within hours and days In six out of ten (63 percent) cyberattacks investigated by the Kaspersky Global Emergency Response Team, the attackers use brute force methods and exploit vulnerabilities to IT -Compromising a company's systems. The results of the latest Incident Response Analytics Report from Kaspersky show that simply implementing an appropriate patch management policy can reduce the risk of incidents being attacked by 30 percent ...

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65 percent increase in banking malware QakBot
5 October 2021
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Kaspersky experts have identified an increase in attacks with the QakBot banking Trojan. The number of those affected rose in the first seven months of this year by 65 percent compared to the same period last year. Cybercriminals can use banking Trojans to steal money from their victims' online banking accounts and e-wallets. The banking Trojan QakBot was discovered in 2007 as one of many, but the developer behind it has invested a lot in its development in recent years and made this Trojan one of the most powerful and dangerous among the existing copies of this type of malware. QakBot protects itself against detection Additionally ...

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Bluetooth attacks on mobile devices
3 October 2021
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Bluetooth attacks marked the beginning of mobile platform threats. The first known mobile worm, Cabir, was distributed via Bluetooth. Bluetooth is no longer the primary infection vector for mobile threats, but it can be used for specialized attacks. Almost all such compromises are now located in the operating systems of the users and are created with the help of standard functions of the operating system. "In my opinion, there is little chance that these attacks will be spread by exploiting vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth stack," comments Victor Chebyshev, security expert at Kaspersky. "Because it is quite complicated to launch a mass attack through this channel ...

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More BEC Attacks - Business Email Compromise
September 28, 2021
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The Kaspersky experts are increasingly observing BEC attacks (Business Email Compromise) - also in Germany. Between May and July 2021, Kaspersky products blocked more than 9.500 attacks of this type worldwide, including against companies in the aviation, industrial, retail, IT and delivery sectors. In a BEC attack, fraudsters usually initiate an email exchange with an employee of a company in order to gain their trust and thus induce them to take actions that harm the interests of the company or its customers. For this purpose, fraudsters often use hijacked e-mail accounts or e-mail addresses of employees that are visually ...

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Cybersecurity Tips for SMBs
September 27, 2021
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Kaspersky Cybersecurity On a Budget: Cyber ​​security tips for SMEs bundled in an English language platform. Almost half of medium-sized companies in Europe have difficulties financing cybersecurity. Kaspersky presents a free platform with tips and tricks for small and medium-sized companies, with the help of which they can optimize the cybersecurity of their organization quickly and easily. Kaspersky Cybersecurity On a Budget offers a range of actionable recommendations for any business, as well as specific, yet easy-to-follow advice for a variety of industry and business needs. In addition to data, communication and ...

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Attacks on MS Exchange increased 170 percent in August
September 20, 2021
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The number of users who were attacked by exploits based on vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers and blocked by Kaspersky security solutions increased by 2021 percent in August 170 (from 7.342 to 19.839) compared to the previous month. According to Kaspersky experts, this massive development can be attributed to the increasing number of attacks that attempt to exploit known vulnerabilities in the product, as well as the fact that users do not update vulnerable software with appropriate patches, which increases the potential attack surface. Holey Microsoft Exchange Server Security gaps in Microsoft Exchange Server have caused a lot of unrest this year ...

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