Whispers from the Dark Web Cave. Cyberthreats in the Middle East

The Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team shares insights into the H1 2024 Middle Eastern cyberthreat landscape: hacktivism, initial access brokers, ransomware, stealers, and so on. Continue reading Whispers from the Dark Web Cave. Cyberthreats in the Middle East

Developing an effective cyberwarfare response plan

In this Help Net Security interview, Nadir Izrael, CTO at Armis, discusses how AI has transformed cyberwarfare by amplifying attacks’ scale and sophistication. Izrael emphasizes the need for AI-powered defenses and proactive cybersecurity strateg… Continue reading Developing an effective cyberwarfare response plan

Noise Storms: Massive Amounts of Spoofed Web Traffic Linked to China

GreyNoise has observed millions of spoofed IPs flooding internet providers with web traffic primarily focusing on TCP connections.
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Cybersecurity Awareness: Reflecting on 20 Years of Defense Evolution and Preparing for Future Threats

Threats have become more complex as the threat surface has expanded and it is now about the evolution of protecting a business and its ecosystem.
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Mastercard to Acquire Threat Intelligence Firm Recorded Future for $2.6 Billion

Financial services giant Mastercard is acquiring Recorded Future from private equity firm Insight Partners for $2.6 billion.
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Check Point to Acquire External Cyber Risk Management Firm Cyberint

Check Point says the acquisition will enhance its own SOC capabilities and expand its managed threat intelligence offerings.
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From Cybercrime to Terrorism, FBI Director Says America Faces Many Elevated Threats ‘All at Once’

Wray declined to talk about any specific investigation or threat but said investigations into cyberattacks, including against election infrastructure, candidates or campaigns, require help from the private sector.
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OpenCTI: Open-source cyber threat intelligence platform

OpenCTI is an open-source platform designed to help organizations manage their cyber threat intelligence (CTI) data and observables. The platform structures its data using a knowledge schema built on the STIX2 standards. It features a modern web applic… Continue reading OpenCTI: Open-source cyber threat intelligence platform