Collaborate Disseminate
On Feb 5th, 2021, a hacker gained remote access to a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, and was able to adjust the amount of sodium hydroxide in the water from 100 parts per million to 11,100. Thanks to the physical fail-safes and alarm systems… Continue reading U.S. municipalities are the perfect target for cybercriminals in 2021
When using Remmina in Ubuntu connecting to Windows remote desktop, a message about a mismatch of certificates get displayed. However, Remmina is displaying it in SHA256 format. But when I look at the certificate in Windows, it’s displaye… Continue reading How to make Remmina or freerdp display matching Windows remote desktop certificate thumbprint in SHA1? Or Windows to display it in SHA256?
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to influence the cybercrime landscape in 2020, ESET reveals. Most notably, the new attack surface created by the shift to work from home brought further growth of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks, albeit at a slower… Continue reading Researchers spot massive increase in RDP attack attempts
Enterprises forced to pivot to remote work environments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic may have exposed themselves to the potential for remote desktop protocol (RDP) attacks. When global lockdowns were initiated in early 2020, most organizations… Continue reading RDP Attacks on the Rise During COVID-19 Pandemic
The year 2020 has given us a contentious U.S. election, a global economic crisis, and most notably a global pandemic. Disinformation has wreaked havoc in our ability to discern fact from truth, ransomware has been delivering ever more serious consequen… Continue reading 2021 will overburden already stressed infosec teams
Underground marketplace pricing on RDP server access, compromised payment card data and DDoS-For-Hire services are surging. Continue reading Dark Web Pricing Skyrockets for Microsoft RDP Servers, Payment-Card Data
This is a very newbie question, but I would just like to make sure that I’m not missing anything: If I connect via VNC protocol to my various servers etc. inside my own LAN (home network), then should I consider hardening my VNC in any way… Continue reading Does VNC need hardening when inside LAN (home network)?
In this report, we will focus mainly on what remote work means for businesses and employees from a security perspective. Continue reading The story of the year: remote work
Automation will play a major role in shaping cybersecurity attack and defence activities in 2021, WatchGuard predicts. Traditionally a high-investment, high-return targeted attack, in 2021 automation tools will replace manual techniques to help cybercr… Continue reading Automation to shape cybersecurity activities in 2021
MATA framework, Garmin attack, Operation PowerFall, DeathStalker group and other events of 2020. Continue reading IT threat evolution Q3 2020