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What is Data Execution Prevention (DEP)?

Handling our system memory safely and protecting it from harmful programs and other programs that are prone to executable code run from a data page on different memory locations and specific data section is a challenging task. The essential Windows programs and services have been a big step forward in easing that task.

Network attacks, the protagonists of the latest Internet Security Report

Today’s threat landscape is evolving rapidly. Attackers are constantly adjusting their tactics and finding new ways to infiltrate organizations with increasingly sophisticated attacks to steal valuable data. As such, businesses and IT professionals must remain up to date on the industry’s latest threat intelligence in order to better understand the current state of this cybersecurity landscape and know their enemies to shore up defenses.

Incredibly simple...yet effective. Zhadnost botnet relies on Open Proxies and DNS Resolvers.

As mentioned in SecurityScorecard’s (SSC) previous Zhadnost blog posts (part one and part two), the DDoS attacks against Ukrainian and Finnish websites do not appear to have a lasting impact, as the sites were back online within hours of the attack.

[Thoughtleadership webinar] The emerging cyber threat and attack trends of 2022 with Bryan Seely

Tune in to this webinar featuring ManageEngine product expert, Ganesh, and cybersecurity expert and ethical hacker, Bryan Seely, to understand the emerging cyber threat trends in 2022, and how organizations can stay on top of attacks with a solid PAM programme.

What Makes Telecommunication Companies Such a Fertile Ground for Attack?

Telecommunication is the first, and most robust network ever invented. This may seem like a brazen and bold statement, but when examined closely, it is not the stuff of fantasy. Prior to the invention and development of the internet, what other way could a person pick up a device, and “dial” a few numbers and end up seamlessly connected to someone across the vast expanse of a countryside?

What We Can Learn From SolarWinds Security Breach

65% of cyber attacks today happen due to the negligence of a third party. SolarWinds security breach is a good example of that. In this case, hackers used a method known as a supply chain attack to insert malicious code into their Orion System. From there, they managed to crack into the SolarWinds network and put malware into the environment. SolarWinds did a great job following up on this. They made significant improvements and are currently rated as a B by SecurityScorecard.

What Is Cryptojacking and How Can You Defend Against It?

It should come as no surprise that as cryptocurrencies become more popular and edge towards the mainstream, the mining of these digital currencies—which uses computing power to solve complex math problem— has given rise to a new form of cyber attack: cryptojacking. Cryptojacking may sound like a way to steal someone's cryptocurrency assets, but it's a less obvious form of theft.

Tough Times for Ukrainian Honeypot?

We've recently been inundated with news of increased cyberattacks and a general increase in cyber threats online. Hackers - both bad and good, government related or private groups - have their hands full every day as never before and compounding the situation is the Russia-Ukraine (UA) war which has sparked a cyber storm. This made us just more curious about Internet attacks on the UA telecom infrastructure.

The Karakurt Web: Threat Intel and Blockchain Analysis Reveals Extension of Conti Business Model

Tetra Defense, an Arctic Wolf® company, partnered with Chainalysis to analyze the link between the Karakurt cyber extortion group to both Conti and Diavol ransomware through Tetra’s digital forensics and Chainalysis’ blockchain analytics. As recent leaks have revealed, Conti and Trickbot are complicated operations with sophisticated structures. But, our findings indicate that web is even wider than originally thought, to include additional exfiltration-only operations.