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Custocy partners with Enea to enhance AI-powered security platform

Thu, 5th Sep 2024
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Custocy teams up with Enea to integrate DPI and IDS software into its AI-driven NDR platform, aiming to bolster cybersecurity accuracy and performance.
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Defending against APTs: A learning exercise with Kimsuky

Wed, 17th Jul 2024
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Rapid7 Labs' new paper reveals Kimsuky's sophisticated tactics, providing vital insights for security teams to bolster defences against these advanced persistent threats.
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Microsoft's July 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 142 vulnerabilities, experts weigh in

Thu, 11th Jul 2024
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Microsoft's July 2024 Patch Tuesday update tackles 142 vulnerabilities, including two zero-day and five critical remote code execution flaws, urging prompt user action.
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SentinelLabs report exposes ransomware strategy of APT groups

Thu, 27th Jun 2024
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SentinelLabs' latest report exposes how cyberespionage groups, including the Chinese APT group ChamelGang, are strategically using ransomware for disruption and misattribution.
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Cybercriminal activity surges as new tools & gangs emerge

Thu, 13th Jun 2024
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Cybercriminal activity surges due to new tools, gangs, and geopolitical tensions. APT activities, ransomware, and AI-powered tools fuel unprecedented threats.
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Camelot Secure unveils AI-based APT hunting service

Tue, 14th May 2024
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Camelot Secure launches an AI-powered APT Hunting service, winning Cyber Defense awards for its groundbreaking approach to preemptively neutralise cyber threats.
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Cybercriminal exploit rates rise 43% in 2023's second half

Tue, 14th May 2024
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Cyber attacks on new industry vulnerabilities increased by 43% in the second half of 2023 highlighting urgent need for robust security measures.
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Obrela unveils 2023's key cybersecurity trends in new report

Tue, 7th May 2024
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Obrela's Digital Universe Report 2023 unravels the global cybersecurity labyrinth, highlighting increased suspicious internal activity, malware, and policy violation-based attacks, predominantly seen in banking, services, and education sectors.
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Espionage breaches account for 25% in APAC, report reveals

Thu, 2nd May 2024
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A quarter of data breaches in APAC are espionage attacks, a significantly higher portion than Europe and North America.
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China-aligned hackers exploit religious festival to spy on global Tibetans

Thu, 14th Mar 2024
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ESET Research uncovers a China-aligned group, Evasive Panda, exploiting the Monlam Festival to conduct global cyberespionage operations, using a new Windows backdoor called 'Nightdoor'.
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Quorum Cyber predicts major cyber threats for 2024

Fri, 9th Feb 2024
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Quorum Cyber's 2024 report forecasts AI weaponisation and intensified threats from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as major cybersecurity concerns.
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Asigra predicts SaaS data protection trends for 2024

Thu, 25th Jan 2024
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Asigra, a key player in ultra-secure backup and recovery, discloses five forecasts for SaaS data protection in 2024, amid rising global cyberthreats.
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ScarCruft's evolving tactics analysed by SentinelLabs

Tue, 23rd Jan 2024
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Suspected North Korean threat group ScarCruft is reportedly targeting South Korean entities and experts on North Korean affairs, reveals a new study.
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iPhone hardware feature exploited in Operation Triangulation

Thu, 4th Jan 2024
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Kaspersky reveals hackers have utilised a previously unknown iPhone hardware feature to bypass Apple's memory protections.
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Operation Triangulation: Undocumented iPhone hardware feature exposed

Thu, 28th Dec 2023
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Kaspersky's GReAT team has uncovered an undisclosed iPhone hardware feature used in Operation Triangulation attacks.
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Kaspersky outlines forecast for 2024 cybersecurity threats

Wed, 22nd Nov 2023
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Kaspersky predicts advanced cybersecurity threats for 2024 with AI-impersonation, new botnets, and potential political cyberattacks.
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Kaspersky reveals extensive report on Asian Advanced Persistent Threat groups

Thu, 16th Nov 2023
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Kaspersky unveils a comprehensive report on Asian APT groups, providing detailed insights into global cyber threat incidents.
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Volume, sophistication and proliferation of threats on the rise

Thu, 14th Sep 2023
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Integrity360 has announced findings from independent research into the cybersecurity threats being faced, the volume, and the challenges with incident response.
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Fortinet report highlights decline in ransomware detection

Thu, 7th Sep 2023
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FortiGuard Labs observed a decline in organisations detecting ransomware, significant activity among APT groups, a shift in MITRE ATT&CK techniques, and more.
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ESET uncovers trojanized Signal and Telegram apps in Google Play

Fri, 1st Sep 2023
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Chinese APT group GREF are responsible for two Android campaigns targeting users of Telegram and Signal, creating fake apps to conduct espionage.