Overview of IoT threats in 2023
IoT threats: how devices get hacked, what malware is uploaded, and what services are on offer on the dark web in 2023. Continue reading Overview of IoT threats in 2023
Category Archives: DDoS attacks
DDoS threats and defense: How certain assumptions can lead to an attack
The assumptions a business shouldn’t make about its DDoS defenses and the steps it should take now to reduce its likelihood of attack.
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New DDoS attacks on Israel’s enterprises, infrastructure should be a wake-up call
Experts see the latest DDoS attacks against Israel as a case study in the effectiveness of simple, brute-force cybersecurity attacks, even against the most sophisticated targets.
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DDoS attacks rise as pro-Russia groups attack Finland, Israel
Two Russia-associated groups hit Israel and Finland with DDoS attacks, this week. Cybersecurity experts say the actions represent a marked increase in exploits and a harbinger of cyberattacks to come.
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With political ‘hacktivism’ on the rise, Google launches Project Shield to fight DDos attacks
In 2022, DDoS exploits included high-profile attacks against websites offering information on elections and candidates. In what it calls a bid to save “democratic processes worldwide,” Google Cloud has released Project Shield.
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How Falling Crypto Prices Impacted Cyber Crime
Some rare good news in the world of cyber crime trends: Certain crimes declined in 2022 after years of constant rises. Should we credit crypto? Some estimates say that cryptocurrencies have lost $2 trillion in value since November 2021. During that time, the costs associated with cyber crimes, such as ransomware payouts and financial scams, […]
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Dissecting and Exploiting TCP/IP RCE Vulnerability “EvilESP”
September’s Patch Tuesday unveiled a critical remote vulnerability in tcpip.sys, CVE-2022-34718. The advisory from Microsoft reads: “An unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted IPv6 packet to a Windows node where IPsec is enabled, which could enable a remote code execution exploitation on that machine.” Pure remote vulnerabilities usually yield a lot of interest, but […]
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The Most Prolific Ransomware Gangs of 2022
As we look forward to 2023, we can find many ransomware lessons in looking back at 2022. The year brought us numerous attacks by many of the same gangs we’ve watched for years, as well as some newcomers. Many ransomware gangs operate like businesses, with their own marketing departments and user documentation. With the advent […]
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Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022
In this report, we propose to go over the various activities that were observed in cyberspace in relation to the conflict in Ukraine, understand their meaning in the context of the current conflict, and study their impact on the cybersecurity field as a whole. Continue reading Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022
Cybersecurity threats: what awaits us in 2023?
We invited notable experts to share their insights and unbiased opinions on what we should expect from cybersecurity in the following year. Continue reading Cybersecurity threats: what awaits us in 2023?