eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

CloudPassage’s 2021 AWS Cloud Security Report found that misconfiguration of cloud platforms (71 percent), exfiltration of sensitive data (59 percent), and insecure APIs (54 percent) are the top cloud security threats facing cybersecurity professionals. What measures does the provider have in place to protect various access components?

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2021

ransomware is now able to encrypt Windows domains by using Active Directory group policies. ransomware that encrypts Windows domains by using Active Directory group policies. Our company acquire access to networks of various companies, as well as insider information that can help you steal the most valuable data of any company."

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2022

The SOVA Android banking trojan was improved, it has a new ransomware feature that encrypts files on Android devices, Cleafy researchers report. The malware has been active since 2021 and evolves over time. The malware encrypts the files inside the infected devices using an AES algorithm and renaming them with the extension “.enc”.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The Hive ransomware operators have developed a new variant of their malware that can encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. ESET researchers discovered a new Hive ransomware variant that was specifically developed to encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. 1/6 pic.twitter.com/dBw0E5pj6r — ESET research (@ESETresearch) October 29, 2021.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Threat actors are actively scanning the Internet for VMware vCenter servers affected by a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-21985. The CVE-2021-21985 flaw is caused by the lack of input validation in the Virtual SAN ( vSAN ) Health Check plug-in, which is enabled by default in the vCenter Server.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Malware in Encrypted Traffic. A surprising 91.5

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2021

Experts warn of a 16-year-old vulnerability (CVE-2021-3438) in an HP, Xerox, and Samsung printers driver that an attacker could exploit to gain admin rights on systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-3438 , is a buffer overflow that resides in the SSPORT.SYS driver which is used by some printer models. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Microsoft December 2021 Patch Tuesday addresses 67 vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited Windows Installer vulnerability. One of the vulnerabilities fixed by Microsoft, tracked as CVE-2021-43890 , is under active exploitation. Yes No EoP CVE-2021-43883 Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important 7.1

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A cyber espionage group targets governments and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries since early 2021. Threat actors are targeting government and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries as parts of a cyber espionage campaign that remained under the radar since early 2021. ” continues the report.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A January 2021 FBI document outlines what types of data and metadata can be lawfully obtained by the FBI from messaging apps. End-to-end encrypted message content can be available if the user uploads it to an unencrypted backup server. Rolling Stone broke the story and it’s been written about elsewhere.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2022

So You Think You Are Protected With Cloud Native Encryption? According to industry surveys, like the IBM 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, a very high percentage of data breaches occur because attackers are abusing system privileges. Understanding encryption in Amazon EBS. Fri, 04/22/2022 - 09:54. Use AWS managed key.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Don't Encrypt Everything; Protect Intelligently. Thu, 11/11/2021 - 09:30. And though you likely cannot calculate exactly how much data your organization holds; you know it is going to be a big and costly problem to “Encrypt Everything.”. Encrypting everything is time intensive because of explosive data growth.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2024

A previously unknown Android Spyware, dubbed LianSpy, has been targeting Russian users since at least 2021. The malware has been active since July 2021, it is designed to capture screencasts, exfiltrate user files, and harvest call logs and app lists. ” concludes the report published by Kaspersky.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!!

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 4, 2021

The Cloud Trust Paradox: Keeping Control of Data & Encryption Keys in the Cloud. Thu, 03/04/2021 - 09:38. With customers increasingly being less trusting of how companies store and process their data in the cloud, encrypting this data and controlling the encryption keys is essential for building trust.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 26, 2021

Access Management and Data Protection Key Factors for Successful Migration to the Cloud. Thu, 08/26/2021 - 07:33. poor control of access to the service provider’s cloud). Implement strong cybersecurity controls in areas such as Identity and Access Management (IAM), data protection and cryptographic key management.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Thales at GITEX 2021 – An Exciting Time With Exciting News. Wed, 11/03/2021 - 07:29. The GITEX 2021 conference was met with high attendance along with safety protocols, and it lived up to its usual innovative expectations. It is of vital importance to embed security with the data and control the access to it.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Threat actors are distributing the GravityRAT remote access trojan masqueraded as an end-to-end encrypted chat application named SoSafe Chat. Threat actors are distributing the GravityRAT RAT masqueraded as an end-to-end encrypted chat application named SoSafe Chat. in) used by the attackers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In all the attacks the ransomware encrypting files on the infected systems and in one of the security incidents threat actors compromised a system used to control the SCADA industrial equipment. RDP accesses); Exploitation of vulnerabilities affecting control systems running vulnerable firmware versions. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 19, 2021

CipherTrust Data Security Platform now allows users to control encryption keys for data processed by Google Cloud’s Confidential Computing. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 06:19. The Thales partnership with Google Cloud takes a huge step forward with the announcement of Google Cloud ubiquitous data encryption.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 13, 2021

Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42. While these advanced technologies offer significant improvements and real-time system awareness, they also increase the attack surface that malicious actors can target to gain access and compromise larger systems. Encryption.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2024

“Once the perpetrators gain access, they deploy the Godzilla webshell, which allows them to maintain control over the compromised server.” ” Earth Baku uses publicly available reverse tunneling tools to maintain control access in post-exploitation activities. . ” reads the report published by Trend Micro.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The movement to the cloud means access to data anywhere, enhanced data recovery, flexibility for collaboration, and less of a burden on IT staff. Also Read : Top Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) for 2021. No matter the provider, misconfiguration is frequently rooted in identity access management (IAM). Secure your buckets.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 5, 2021

Thales Earns 5-Star Rating in 2021 CRN Partner Program Guide. Tue, 04/06/2021 - 06:57. CRN’s 2021 Partner Program Guide gives insight into the strengths of each organization’s program to recognize those that continually support and push positive change inside the IT channel.”. Encryption. Access Control.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 1, 2021

Protecting Sensitive Data with Luna Key Broker for Microsoft Double Key Encryption. Thu, 04/01/2021 - 14:04. Thales has integrated its Luna HSMs with DKE for Microsoft 365, which work together to enable organizations to protect their most sensitive data while maintaining full control of their encryption keys.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

After compromising the organisation’s customer datafile, the attackers were able to access names, addresses, email addresses, product that customers bought and events that visitors attended. However, we have immediately made updates to our security system and blocked the way in which the data was accessed,” Fitzpatrick added.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

VPNs offer clients an encrypted access channel to remote networks through a tunneling protocol and can obfuscate the client’s IP address. Also Read: Best Enterprise Network Security Tools & Solutions for 2021. Also Read: Tokenization vs. Encryption: Pros and Cons. Enter VPN technology. Encrypt.me. Encrypt.me

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm. The experts noticed that threat actors tracked as DEV-0950 used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the worm. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Microsoft February 2021 Patch Tuesday addresses 56 vulnerabilities, including a flaw that is known to be actively exploited in the wild. The CVE-2021-1732 zero-day is an elevation of privilege issues that resides in the Windows Win32k component. Microsoft did not disclose details about the attacks that exploited this flaw.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2022

For many, 2021 was a year to forget. After the fuel supplier was forced to halt operations amid an attack, millions of Americans were left without access to petrol, leading to chaotic scenes. You can read more about that attack, along with the year’s other biggest stories, in our 2021 cyber security review of the year.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2021

BitSight is a Leader in the Forrester Wave report for Cybersecurity Risk Rating Platforms in 2021. Black Kite is a Contender in the Forrester Wave report for Cybersecurity Risk Rating Platforms in 2021. Vendorpedia’s highest reviews cite usability and access, quality of technical support, and automation for vendor management.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2024

Recent investigations by Talos IR have revealed that the BlackByte ransomware group is using a victim’s existing remote access rather than tools like AnyDesk. During a recent investigation, Talos IR observed that the threat actor gained initial access to the victim’s organization using valid credentials to log into their VPN.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2021

CipherTrust Data Security Platform now allows users to control encryption keys for data processed by Google Cloud’s Confidential Computing. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 06:19. Google implements Ubiquitous Data Encryption for EKM. CCKM delivered support for Google Cloud Platform Customer-Managed Encryption Keys for the first time in 2020.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 26, 2021

Access Management and Data Protection Key Factors for Successful Migration to the Cloud. Thu, 08/26/2021 - 07:33. poor control of access to the service provider’s cloud). Implement strong cybersecurity controls in areas such as Identity and Access Management (IAM), data protection and cryptographic key management.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2021

Ariane Seiferth and Abi Aminu of Thales Recognized in CRN’s 2021 Women of the Channel List. Mon, 05/10/2021 - 13:56. The 2021 Women of the Channel list acknowledges women from all over the IT channel, including vendors, distributors and solution providers. Encryption. Database Encryption. Data security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 7, 2021

International Women’s Day 2021: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusiveness. Mon, 03/08/2021 - 06:53. In addition to the launch of WiTh UK, we are commemorating IWD with a Q&A from our own Patricia Brailey, senior product manager, Transparent Encryption, and Rohini Deepak, senior manager, Strategic Initiatives. Encryption.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2023

j/5551112222 Zoom has an option to include an encrypted passcode within a meeting invite link, which simplifies the process for attendees by eliminating the need to manually enter the passcode. And to illustrate the persistence of some of these Zoom links, Archive.org says several of the links were first created as far back as 2020 and 2021.

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