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In this Help Net Security interview, Tim West, Director of Threat Intelligence and Outreach at WithSecure, discusses Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) with a focus on how these cybercriminal operations are adapting to increased competition, shifting struc… Continue reading How ransomware tactics are shifting, and what it means for your business
After peaking in late 2023, the ransomware industry is beginning to stabilize in productivity, with notable developments in ransomware targets, and industry dynamics, according to WithSecure. Sectors impacted by ransomware (Source: WithSecure) While ra… Continue reading The changing dynamics of ransomware as law enforcement strikes
The cyber threat landscape in 2023 and 2024 has been dominated by mass exploitation, according to WithSecure. Edge service KEV vulnerability trends 64% of all edge service and infrastructure Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in the Known Expl… Continue reading Mass exploitation is the new primary attack vector for ransomware
In this Help Net Security video round-up, authors discuss their cybersecurity books and provide an inside look at each title. Complete videos George Finney, CSO at Southern Methodist University, talks about his book – “Project Zero Trust: A Story about… Continue reading Expand your library with these cybersecurity books
Attackers are adept at identifying and exploiting the most cost-effective methods of compromise, highlighting the critical need for organizations to implement asset identification and understand their assets’ security posture in relation to the w… Continue reading How exposure management elevates cyber resilience
Drozer is an open-source security testing framework for Android, whose primary purpose is to make the life of mobile application security testers easier. Drozer features The solution enables the identification of security vulnerabilities in application… Continue reading Drozer: Open-source Android security assessment framework
Cyber threats targeting government organizations have become increasingly sophisticated, posing significant risks to national security, public infrastructure, and sensitive data. These threats are diverse in nature, originating from various actors such… Continue reading Government organizations’ readiness in the face of cyber threats
Prompt injection is, thus far, an unresolved challenge that poses a significant threat to Language Model (LLM) integrity. This risk is particularly alarming when LLMs are turned into agents that interact directly with the external world, utilizing tool… Continue reading The impact of prompt injection in LLM agents
With an endless string of cyber fires to be put out, it’s easy to forget that the cybersecurity function in an organization doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Its main purpose is to ensure the organization succeeds, and that’s the reason CISOs get the budget t… Continue reading CISOs can marry security and business success
Prosecutors in Finland this week commenced their criminal trial against Julius Kivimäki, a 26-year-old Finnish man charged with extorting a once popular and now-bankrupt online psychotherapy practice and thousands of its patients. In a 2,200-page report, Finnish authorities laid out how they connected the extortion spree to Kivimäki, a notorious hacker who was convicted in 2015 of perpetrating tens of thousands of cybercrimes, including data breaches, payment fraud, operating a botnet and calling in bomb threats. Continue reading Alleged Extortioner of Psychotherapy Patients Faces Trial