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New tactics used by cyber criminals
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Based on analysis of actual attacks, the Cloud Native Threat Report provides IT security professionals with insight into the changing tactics, techniques and procedures of cybercriminals - so they can better protect their cloud environments. The "Cloud Native Threat Report" summarizes the investigations of Aqua's research team Nautilus from the past year. The report covers three key areas: the software supply chain, the current risk situation including vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, and runtime protection. One of the key takeaways: Criminals are investing heavily in resources to avoid detection, as well as being stronger in compromised systems…

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IT security: Around 100 malware variants per minute
IT security: Around 100 malware variants per minute

The security experts at G DATA CyberDefense identified around 50 million different malware programs in 2022. That is twice as many as in 2021, according to the new threat report from G DATA CyberDefense. Attackers rely on phishing and malvertising. In order to spread malicious code, attackers increasingly rely on malvertising, i.e. malicious advertising, and search engine poisoning in addition to phishing. In addition, the number of defended against cyber attacks rose sharply again in the fourth quarter of 2022. In 2022, cybercriminals released almost 135.000 new variants of their malicious software in one day – more than 93 attack attempts per minute….

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Threat Report: Log4J vulnerability further exploited
Log4j Log4shell

Appearances are deceptive: although the number of cyber attacks is declining, cyber criminals are very active right now. The threat report confirms this. While Log4J is still under active attack, criminal actors are also using malware like Berbew, Neojitt, and FormBook to infiltrate organizations. In mid-December 2021, the BSI issued a red alert for the Log4J (also known as Log4Shell) security vulnerability. Even then, the authority warned that cybercriminals were actively exploiting the vulnerability. These fears are currently coming true, as the current threat report from G DATA CyberDefense shows. Targeted attacks on Log4J vulnerability Instead of new waves of attacks…

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Non-malware attacks are increasing
Non-malware attacks are increasing

G DATA threat report: attacks without malware are increasing. Cyber ​​criminals continue to attack companies more and more. The decline in attacks in 2021 is deceptive, as the number of attacks was extremely high in the 2020 pandemic. The current threat report from G DATA CyberDefense shows a significant decrease in the number of attack attempts averted in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period in the previous year. The reason for this is that attacks are no longer just used with malware. The risk for companies remains high. 40 percent decline according to statistics The number of cyberattacks averted has increased by more than 40 percent ...

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