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Defending Against State and State-Sponsored Threat Actors

21 Dec, 2020 best practices, Cloud Security, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, Defense, InfoSec Insider, Malware, Mobile Security, nation state, Security News, social engineering, spearphishing, state actors, State sponsored, technical defenses, tips, Vulnerabilities 0 Comments 0

Saryu Nayyar of Gurucul discusses state and state-sponsored threat actors, the apex predators of the cybersecurity world. Security threats from states and state-sponsored actors have been around since before the field of cybersecurity was defined. They have now evolved to cyberspace, and present unique challenges for defenders. While there are . . . Read more

Nation-State Attackers Are Actively Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine-Makers

13 Nov, 2020 advanced persistent threats, APT28, APTs, Breach, cerium, covid-19 research, Critical Infrastructure, Cyberattacks, Fancy Bear, Government, hack, Hacks, Lazarus Group, Microsoft, nation state, North Korea, pharmaceutical companies, research theft, russia, Security News, Sofacy, State sponsored, Strontium, vaccine research, vaccine-maker, Web Security, zinc 0 Comments 0

Three major APTs are involved in ongoing compromises at pharma and clinical organizations involved in COVID-19 research, Microsoft says. Three nation-state cyberattack groups are actively attempting to hack companies involved in COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research. Russia’s APT28 Fancy Bear, the Lazarus Group from North Korea and another North Korea-linked . . . Read more

Bug Parade: NSA Warns on Cresting China-Backed Cyberattacks

21 Oct, 2020 advanced persistent threats, apt, bluekeep, bug parade, Bugs, Cactus Pete, China, china backed, chinese, CVE-2019-11510, Cyberattacks, Exchange, f5, Government, Microsoft Windows, most exploited, nation state, NSA, Patches, pulse vpn, Security News, Security Vulnerabilities, TA413, top 25, top exploits, vicious panda, Vulnerabilities, winniti, zerologon 0 Comments 0

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BAHAMUT Spies-for-Hire Linked to Extensive Nation-State Activity

07 Oct, 2020 bahamut, BlackBerry, Cyberattacks, disinformation sites, espionage, fake news, hackers for hire, Hacks, Middle East, nation state, Phishing, Security News, sikhs, south asia, spies for hire, techsprouts 0 Comments 0

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PoetRAT Resurfaces in Attacks in Azerbaijan Amid Escalating Conflict

07 Oct, 2020 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cisco Talos, conflict, Dostoevsky, email, espionage, Government, macros, malicious documents, Malware, Malware analysis, microsoft word, nation state, PoetRAT, public sector, Security News, spearphishing, Spyware, The Brothers Karamazov, threat actors, war, Web Security 0 Comments 0

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APT Attack Injects Malware into Windows Error Reporting

06 Oct, 2020 apt, APT32, campaign, cyberattack, detection evasion, fileless malware, injection, kraken, Malware, Malwarebytes, nation state, oceanlotus, Security News, Vietnam, vietnamese, Web Security, Windows Error Reporting, workers's compensation 0 Comments 0

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Shoring Up the 2020 Election: Secure Vote Tallies Aren’t the Problem

25 Aug, 2020 2020 presidential election, campaigns, China, Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Government, Hacking, Hacks, influence campaigns, Irán, mail in voting, nation state, online resources, polling information, russia, Security News, state and local resources, State sponsored, voting machines, Vulnerabilities, Web Security 0 Comments 0

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Hackers Look to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

16 Jul, 2020 APT29, Breach, Canada, coronavirus, COVID-19, cure, cyberattack, DHS, espionage, Government, Hacks, joint advisory, nation state, ncsc, pharma, r&d, Russian hackers, Security News, State sponsored, therapeutics, threat action, u.k., U.S., vaccine research, Vulnerabilities 0 Comments 0

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