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Kaspersky Lab experts have identified an overlap in cyberattacks between two infamous threat actors, GreyEnergy – which is believed to be a successor of BlackEnergy – and the Sofacy cyberespionage group. Both actors used the same servers at the same time, with, however, a different purpose. BlackEnergy and Sofacy hacking groups are considered to be two of the major actors in the modern cyberthreat landscape. In the past, their activities often led to devastating national...

New stealthy tactics have allowed DDoS attacks to past detection mechanisms, with attacks against Internet services providers increasing in the 3rd quarter of 2018, new research by Nexusguard has revealed. DDoS attackers are spreading attack traffic across many IP prefixes in attempts to overwhelm targeted sites and ISPs. The attack traffic within each IP is small, which allows it to avoid detection by DDoS mitigation technologies. Source: Dark Reading

265 researchers from around the world have taken down 100,000 Malware distribution websites as part of a campaign known as URLhaus, a project started by abuse.ch, a non-profit cybersecurity organisation in Switzerland. The project started in March and has a recorded daily average 300 submissions.  However, web hosting providers are still slow to respond to abuse complaints and the average takedown time is more than a week. A lot of work still needs to be...

Avast, a digital security company, has discovered that 55% of PC applications are out of date, a 7% rise since 2017. If applications are not updated, then users can be targeted by hackers and malicious software because security updates which fix exploits and vulnerabilities will not have been installed. PC users are recommended to regularly check for security updates. However, many users are unaware of the threats posed by out of date software. Windows 7...

A survey carried out by SAS, a software analytics company, has revealed that two thirds of US consumers want the government to do more to protect their data privacy. 73% of respondents said they are more concerned about their data privacy now then they were a few years ago. 83% of people who thought the US needed more data privacy regulation also wanted the right to tell an organisation not to share or sell their...

Amid domain hijackings, the DHS has issued a directive urging US government departments to lock down their domain name settings for official web addresses. The directive was issued after Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) were alerted to hackers successfully tampering with the Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure. Government employees have been urged to use strong passwords for DNS settings and multi-factor authentication to prevent unauthorised access. Domain hijacking can allow hackers to...

Sennheiser, a world leading manufacturer of headphones, microphones and wireless transmission systems, has appointed Neil Watson as Regional Marketing Manager for the UK and Ireland. Neil will be responsible for ensuring the effective implementation and execution of product launches in the UK and the overall marketing strategy set out from CC&O HQ at a tactical and operational level. Jane Craven, Craven, Sales Director – Enterprise Solutions Sennheiser UK said, “We are delighted to have Neil...

DigiCert, Inc., the world’s leading provider of TLS/SSL, IoT and other PKI solutions, today completed its acquisition of the QuoVadis Group from WISeKey International Holding Ltd (SIX: WIHN), a leading Swiss cybersecurity and IoT company. QuoVadis is a Qualified Trust Service Provider (TSP) in the European Union (EU) and Switzerland. DigiCert will continue to operate QuoVadis as an EU and Swiss TSP, specialising in Qualified digital certificates and related services for Europe, as well as...

Barracuda, a trusted partner and leading provider for cloud-enabled security solutions, today announced the introduction of Forensics and Incident Response. Available to Barracuda Total Email Protection customers, the solution automates incident response and provides remediation options, helping organizations address issues faster and more efficiently. Attackers often attempt to bypass traditional email security measures by using social engineering tactics — emails that contain no malicious code, attachments, or links, or accounts — or by trying to...

ANSecurity, a specialist in advanced network and data security, has announced a successful project with Gemalto to help Trustology deliver innovative Blockchain technology used to secure digital assets. Blockchain has become a hot technology concept but 2019 will be the year that its adoption will start to enter the wider market beyond crypto currencies. ANSecurity is working with a UK pioneer to ensure that security is at the forefront. Trustology, recently featured in the FinTech50...