Security budgets are seeing modest growth in 2024, with an 8% increase compared to a 6% growth in 2023. However, hiring of security staff has significantly slowed down, according to a report by IANS Research and Artico Search.
A “simplified Chinese-speaking actor” has been linked to a new campaign that has targeted multiple countries in Asia and Europe with the end goal of performing search engine optimization (SEO) rank manipulation.
The black hat SEO cluster has been codenamed DragonRank by Cisco Talos, with victimology footprint scattered across Thailand, India, Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, and China.
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DDoS attacks have doubled, with governments being the most targeted sector, according to StormWall’s report. The number of DDoS incidents globally increased by 102% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
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A veritable grab bag of tools used to access critical infrastructure networks are wildly insecure, and blobbing together to create a widening attack surface.
Quad7 botnet is expanding its reach by targeting additional SOHO devices with custom malware for Zyxel VPN appliances, Ruckus wireless routers, and Axentra media servers, in addition to previously reported TP-Link and ASUS routers.
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Business intelligence firm Gartner labels security orchestration, automation, and response as “obsolete,” but the fight to automate and simplify security operations is here to stay.
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A sophisticated trio of Chinese cyberespionage groups known as Cluster Alpha, Cluster Bravo, and Cluster Charlie are behind the Crimson Palace espionage campaign targeting government organizations in Southeast Asia.
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Security Budgets Continue Modest Growth, but Staff Hiring Slows Considerably, Research Finds
/in General NewsSecurity budgets are seeing modest growth in 2024, with an 8% increase compared to a 6% growth in 2023. However, hiring of security staff has significantly slowed down, according to a report by IANS Research and Artico Search.
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DragonRank Black Hat SEO Campaign Targeting IIS Servers Across Asia and Europe
/in General NewsA “simplified Chinese-speaking actor” has been linked to a new campaign that has targeted multiple countries in Asia and Europe with the end goal of performing search engine optimization (SEO) rank manipulation.
The black hat SEO cluster has been codenamed DragonRank by Cisco Talos, with victimology footprint scattered across Thailand, India, Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, and China.
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SplxAI Raises $2 Million to Protect AI Chatbot Apps
/in General NewsSplxAI has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to help organizations identify vulnerabilities in AI chat applications.
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DDoS Attacks Double With Governments Most Targeted
/in General NewsDDoS attacks have doubled, with governments being the most targeted sector, according to StormWall’s report. The number of DDoS incidents globally increased by 102% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
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Remote Access Sprawl Strains Industrial OT Network Security
/in General NewsA veritable grab bag of tools used to access critical infrastructure networks are wildly insecure, and blobbing together to create a widening attack surface.
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Quad7 Botnet Targets More SOHO and VPN Routers, Media Servers
/in General NewsQuad7 botnet is expanding its reach by targeting additional SOHO devices with custom malware for Zyxel VPN appliances, Ruckus wireless routers, and Axentra media servers, in addition to previously reported TP-Link and ASUS routers.
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SOAR Is Dead, Long Live SOAR
/in General NewsBusiness intelligence firm Gartner labels security orchestration, automation, and response as “obsolete,” but the fight to automate and simplify security operations is here to stay.
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PIXHELL Attack Allows Air-Gap Jumping via Noise From Screens
/in General NewsNoise generated by the pixels on a screen can be leveraged to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers in what is called a PIXHELL attack.
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Google Updates Cloud Backup, Disaster Recovery Service
/in General NewsThe combination of immutability, indelibility, centralized governance, and user empowerment provides a comprehensive backup strategy, Google said.
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Chinese ‘Crimson Palace’ Espionage Campaign Keeps Hacking Southeast Asian Governments
/in General NewsA sophisticated trio of Chinese cyberespionage groups known as Cluster Alpha, Cluster Bravo, and Cluster Charlie are behind the Crimson Palace espionage campaign targeting government organizations in Southeast Asia.
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