Businesses and individuals are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Recent research by Check Point analysts shows that most companies do not have a basic cyber defense, and those they have can fight at 3 generation attack( GEN ) when today we have 6 generation cyber-attacks ( GEN ).
https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/what-is-a-gen-6-cyber-attack/
Unfortunately, threats are growing in high-risk vulnerabilities, in public attacks in the cloud, during the confusion associated with coronavirus bots are spamming more, as well as the latest Citrix error has increased hacker interest. The worst thing is that the precision of cyberattacks, although carried out outside the country, seems to be a local violation.
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/02/21/high-risk-vulnerabilities-rise/
Microsoft giant at the upcoming RSA conference will present plans for anti-virus software Defender for Android and iOS. The company tries to protect its users against phishing attacks. The defender will be part of the company’s platform, but whether it will provide applications to consumers, no details were given.
https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-will-bring-its-antivirus-software-to-ios-and-android
According to Webroot research, consumer computers are more likely to be infected than business computers. The reason is very simple, consumer computers still use outdated operating systems such as Windows 7 and do not use improved security solutions as businesses do.
Hackers have made drastic changes trying to bypass security checks when attacking APIs. However, the attacks are not only focused on the API, there are individual attacks on falsification of financial service companies. Criminals pay close attention to the security of financial services, while adapting their attack patterns.
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/02/20/credential-abuse-attacks/
New research by BullGuard gives alarming data on small businesses and their security. It turns out that the vast majority of small and medium-sized companies do not have a cybersecurity defense plan. Not only is the company vulnerable, but all customers of the company are potential victims of the attack. In the age of extortion and intimidation through cyberattacks by signing any agreement, we should find out how your data will be protected and what company has a security system. Let’s protect ourselves and teach others.
https://www.techradar.com/news/smbs-arent-doing-enough-to-protect-themselves-from-cyberattacks
Ryuk ransomware has packed the town hall at Port Lavaca via email. The attackers did not scratch or breach any information, but encrypted files for the ransom. Port Lavaca officials do not negotiate, leave the FBI case, and intend to enter lost information manually.
https://cyware.com/news/ryuk-ransomware-operators-target-port-lavaca-city-hall-0c3e9ab9
The gas compression factory was attacked via “spearphishing” emails. Unfortunately, the organization did not have adequate segmentation between IT and OT networks. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that a ransomware attack forced it to shut down for two days. The most dangerous is that infrastructure providers have still not evolved in transforming threat models to defend themselves against modern attack techniques.
https://cyware.com/news/attackers-target-us-critical-infrastructure-cisa-issues-warning-a58d273b
Many companies are in trouble being unaware of the risks associated with O365’s inability to transfer data. The O365 platform includes security features that customers should use, but it does not fix security gaps or solve problems.
The new spam campaign was targeted at Windows users in Italy. Hackers distribute Dharma Ransomware. After encrypting the data, it is impossible to restore them, the best solution is to have backups. The article gives information about paying the ransom, I personally do not agree to pay the ransom, which like a domino drags and exposes other companies to attacks.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dharma-ransomware-attacks-italy-in-new-spam-campaign/