Down The Rabbit Hole: How Hackers Exploit Weak SSH Credentials To Build DDoS Botnets

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Gadi Evron, Cymmetria – Paul’s Security Weekly #535

Gadi Evron founded Cymmetria in 2014 with a vision of revolutionizing security technology, strategy, and innovation. He joins Paul, Doug, and Jeff for an interview about honeypots, hacking back, and cyber deception! Full Show Notes Subscribe to YouTube Channel

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Attivo Networks raises $21 million Series C funding on strength of ‘deception’ cybersecurity

The cybersecurity firm Attivo Networks raised a $21 million Series C round of funding led by Trident Capital Cybersecurity and with participation from Omidyar Technology Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures, the firm announced Wednesday. Attivo sells “deception” cybersecurity technology designed to lure attackers into revealing their presence on targeted networks. The technique, akin to a hall of mirrors, places fake machines and production assets within an enterprise’s actual network. They run real operating systems and contain credentials, ransomware bait and other lures in order to tempt the attacker to act. Anything from ATMs, medical devices, point-of-sale systems and servers can be imitated and monitored. The funding comes quick on the heels of a $15 million Series B round in May and $45.7 million in overall investment. Attivo was founded in 2011 in Fremont, California. It’s one of many companies embracing the philosophy that preventing breaches is virtually impossible, so detecting attackers quickly and effectively should be a […]

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Dell open sources DCEPT, a honeypot tool for detecting network intrusions

Dell SecureWorks researchers have developed a tool that allows Windows system administrators to detect network intrusion attempts and pinpoint them to the original source (i.e. a compromised endpoint), and have made it available for everybody. “In Microsoft Windows networking, a domain is a group of computers that have registered with a central database known as the domain controller. Using a Windows component known as Active Directory (AD), network administrators can manage all user accounts, processes, … More Continue reading Dell open sources DCEPT, a honeypot tool for detecting network intrusions