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CVE-2023-20269: Cisco ASA/Firepower VPN Zero-Day Vulnerability Actively Exploited

Sep 12, 2023 By Andres Ramos In Arctic Wolf
On August 31, 2023, Arctic Wolf sent out a bulletin alerting customers to an ongoing brute force campaign targeting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). Subsequently, on September 6, 2023, Cisco published a security advisory warning of a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-20269) in the remote access VPN feature of Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software.
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Arctic Wolf Offers Canadian Rural Healthcare Network Holistic Security Support

Sep 12, 2023 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
As a rural healthcare network located north of Toronto, Ontario, the employees of Grey Bruce Health Services understand that PHI fetches a high value on the dark web, and that they could be one ransomware attack away from stolen data, or worse, encrypted networks that prevent critical patient care. With Arctic Wolf, including Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response and Arctic Wolf Managed Risk, IT Director Liane Coates feels confident and comforted that there’s a protective defensive layer not only monitoring the environment 24x7 but working on vulnerability management and proactive security strategies.
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The Top Cyber Attacks of August 2023

Sep 8, 2023 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
There was some good news on the cybersecurity front in August, starting with a joint effort by U.S. and European authorities that broke up a far-reaching network of compromised computers used in attacks on healthcare organizations around the world. The takedown also netted more than $8 million in illicit cryptocurrency from Russian-affiliated hacking groups.
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How Security Operations Reduces the Risk of a Cyber Incident by Over 90%

Sep 5, 2023 By Nathan Little In Arctic Wolf
The value of cybersecurity solutions is uniquely difficult to quantify. As with any risk-reduction investment, the ideal outcome is we simply avoid the outcome we’re defending against. But then how can we understand the value of our security strategy? Even if we can identify attempted compromises that are thwarted, it’s still challenging to scope out the potential impacts we were able to avert.
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Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness: The Mission

Sep 5, 2023 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness® prepares your employees to recognize and neutralize social engineering attacks and human error—helping to end cyber risk at your organization. Fresh. Original. Effective. That is the content you can expect to see through Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness®.
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Ongoing Ransomware Campaign Against Cisco ASA VPN Appliances

Aug 31, 2023 By James Liolios In Arctic Wolf
Arctic Wolf has been tracking multiple intrusions where Cisco VPN account credentials were harnessed by Akira ransomware for initial access. In a recent Cisco PSIRT advisory, Cisco stated they were aware of reports that Akira ransomware threat actors have been targeting Cisco VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication to infiltrate organizations. Our case data supports the observation that affected accounts did not have MFA enabled.
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Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations for Networks: CVE-2023-34039

Aug 31, 2023 By Steven Campbell In Arctic Wolf
On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, VMware disclosed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2023-34039) in VMware Aria Operations for Networks–formerly known as vRealize Network Insight–that could result in a threat actor gaining access to the Aria Operations for Networks CLI by bypassing SSH authentication. The vulnerability was responsibly disclosed to VMware and has not been actively exploited in campaigns.
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1H 2023 Ransomware Landscape Overview

Aug 30, 2023 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
Threat actor groups maintain dark web shame sites to negotiate ransoms with their victims, name them, and leak their data as punishment for not paying. These sites serve as a major tool for threatening victims and securing ransom payments but are not a precise record of global cyber attacks. However, there’s a lot to learn from the dark web behavior observed in the first half of this year to help contextualize the current threat landscape.
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Arctic Wolf Cybersecurity Awareness Month: House of 1000 Breaches Trailer

Aug 29, 2023 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
This October, Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness in conjunction with Cybersecurity Awareness Month presents “House of 1000 Breaches”, the cybersecurity anthology raising goosebumps and social engineering awareness of all who dare to watch. Available to Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness subscribers, and on the Arctic Wolf YouTube Channel. Learn more about Security Awareness and how it can prepare your employees to recognize and neutralize social engineering attacks and human error.
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The Hacker and The Fed: Combatting Cybercrime from the Inside

Aug 28, 2023 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
You’ve heard of Anonymous. This is one of the most talked about and dangerous cybercriminal organizations in the world. Join this session to understand the perspective and experience of former Anonymous Black Hat Hacker, Hector Monsegur, and the former FBI agent who infiltrated Anonymous, Chris Tarbell.
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