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GUEST ESSAY: Rising cyber risks make business intelligence gathering more vital than ever

The Last Watchdog

The top reason, chosen from a proved list of ten, was ‘increased cyber security risks’, followed by the related concern, ‘new and/or increased data privacy regulations’. Context of risk. The Ukraine-Russia war is a grim example of geopolitical risk intersecting with cyber security risk. Cyber in a silo?

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From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

Krebs on Security

In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked. The leaked user database shows one of the forum’s founders was an attorney who advised Russia’s top hackers on the legal risks of their work, and what to do if they got caught. Some of those photos date back to 2008. ” Mr. .

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. Below we outline 18 industry tips for actions you can take to reduce your risk of a ransomware attack: Action. While virtual backups are great, if you’re not storing data backups offline, you’re at risk of losing that data. Screenshot example. Description. Statistics.

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Russia-linked APT8 exploited Outlook zero-day to target European NATO members

Security Affairs

Over the past 20 months, the group targeted at least 30 organizations within 14 nations that are probably of strategic intelligence significance to the Russian government and its military. The group operates out of military unity 26165 of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS).

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Russia-linked APT28 group spotted exploiting Outlook flaw to hijack MS Exchange accounts

Security Affairs

The group operates out of military unity 26165 of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS). The researchers noticed that the attackers also commonly employed multiple known vulnerabilities, including CVE-2023-38831 in WinRAR or CVE-2021-40444 in Windows MSHTML.

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France agency ANSSI warns of Russia-linked APT28 attacks on French entities

Security Affairs

The French agency noticed that the threat actors used different techniques to avoid detection, including the compromise of low-risk equipment monitored and located at the edge of the target networks. The document provides details about the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) associated with threar actors since the second half of 2021.

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Best Enterprise VPN Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Also Read: Best Enterprise Network Security Tools & Solutions for 2021. With 3000 servers in 160 locations and 94 countries, ExpressVPN boasts its military-grade encryption and leak-proofing features, including a kill switch and unlimited bandwidth for clients. Also Read: Best IAM Tools & Solutions for 2021. Encrypt.me.