Hackers Created Rogue VMs to Evade Detection in Recent MITRE Cyber Attack https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/server.png May 24, 2024NewsroomEndpoint Security / Threat Intelligence The MITRE Corporation has revealed that the cyber attack targeting the not-for-profit company towards late December 2023 by exploiting zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) involved the actor creating rogue virtual machines (VMs) within its VMware environment. “The adversary ...
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India to develop its own foundational model for AI: Report – ET CISO
India to develop its own foundational model for AI: Report – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110352011,imgsize-1898112,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/next-gen-tech/india-to-develop-its-own-foundational-model-for-ai-report.jpg The government is planning to develop its own version of a foundational model for artificial intelligence (AI). According to a report by Economic Times, the proposed AI foundational model will be customized for use by Indian companies, entrepreneurs, academics and researchers. Citing people aware of the ...
Read More »Over 7,000 daily complaints in 2024, key locations identified, ET CISO
Over 7,000 daily complaints in 2024, key locations identified, ET CISO 4,599 digital fraud complaints between January and April. India is grappling with a significant surge in cybercrime, registering an average of more than 7,000 complaints per day up to May this year so far. The majority of cyber fraudsters targeting India are believed to be operating from key locations ...
Read More »Global cybercrime cost increased 12x faster than spending – ET CISO
Global cybercrime cost increased 12x faster than spending – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110278718,imgsize-29578,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/global-cybercrime-cost-increased-12x-faster-than-spending.jpg The annual spending on cybersecurity is to hit $183 billion this year. As organizations continue to spend billions of dollars on cybersecurity each year to prevent their businesses from losing sensitive data and important figures, a new report on Monday revealed that the global cybercrime cost has increased ...
Read More »Researchers Warn of Chinese-Aligned Hackers Targeting South China Sea Countries
Researchers Warn of Chinese-Aligned Hackers Targeting South China Sea Countries https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/china.png Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously undocumented threat group called Unfading Sea Haze that’s believed to have been active since 2018. The intrusion singled out high-level organizations in South China Sea countries, particularly military and government targets, Bitdefender said in a report shared with The Hacker News. ...
Read More »Global cybercrime cost increased 12x faster than spending, IT Security News, ET CISO
Global cybercrime cost increased 12x faster than spending, IT Security News, ET CISO The annual spending on cybersecurity is to hit $183 billion this year. As organizations continue to spend billions of dollars on cybersecurity each year to prevent their businesses from losing sensitive data and important figures, a new report on Monday revealed that the global cybercrime cost has ...
Read More »Foxit PDF Reader Flaw Exploited by Hackers to Deliver Diverse Malware Arsenal
Foxit PDF Reader Flaw Exploited by Hackers to Deliver Diverse Malware Arsenal https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pdf.png Multiple threat actors are weaponizing a design flaw in Foxit PDF Reader to deliver a variety of malware such as Agent Tesla, AsyncRAT, DCRat, NanoCore RAT, NjRAT, Pony, Remcos RAT, and XWorm. “This exploit triggers security warnings that could deceive unsuspecting users into executing harmful commands,” Check ...
Read More »Cybercrime: About 41% of organizations detect exploits from signatures less than one month old – ET CISO
Cybercrime: About 41% of organizations detect exploits from signatures less than one month old – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110271481,imgsize-19422,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/cybercrime-about-41-of-organizations-detect-exploits-from-signatures-less-than-one-month-old.jpg Cybercriminals are exploiting industry vulnerabilities 43% faster FortiGuard Labs’ 2H 2023 Global Threat Landscape Report highlights the need for vendors to adhere to vulnerability disclosure best practices and for organizations to improve cyber hygiene and patch management. Key findings from the second ...
Read More »Can we rid artificial intelligence of bias?, IT Security News, ET CISO
Can we rid artificial intelligence of bias?, IT Security News, ET CISO Artificial intelligence built on mountains of potentially biased information has created a real risk of automating discrimination, but is there any way to re-educate the machines? The question for some is extremely urgent. In this ChatGPT era, AI will generate more and more decisions for health care providers, ...
Read More »Cybersecurity, data security are imperative in the era of AI, ML – ET CISO
Cybersecurity, data security are imperative in the era of AI, ML – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110263861,imgsize-138896,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ciso-strategies/cybersecurity-data-security-are-imperative-in-the-era-of-ai-ml.jpg Neeraj Kaushik, Principal Consultant, Infosys McCamish, USA In the interconnected digital landscape of today, where the boundaries between physical and virtual worlds have blurred, the significance of cybersecurity and data security cannot be overstated. As organizations increasingly embrace AI and machine learning technologies to streamline ...
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