CrowdStrike’s Falcon OverWatch threat hunters have reported that they responded to 77,000 attempts of hands-on, interactive intrusions, or approximately one potential intrusion every seven minutes between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022, which equates to a 50 per cent year-over-year … [Read more...]
Rampant ransomware pushes cyber security premium up by 80%
Global insurance broker Marsh has identified that the cost of taking out cyber cover had doubled on average every year for the past three years, which has contributed to the sharp rise in premiums. Backed by data from another broker, Honan Group, the 80 per cent rise in premiums in the past 12 … [Read more...]
Hackers can hijack Microsoft’s automation tool to spread malware
A security researcher has found a way to hijack Microsoft’s software automation tool to send ransomware to connected machines and steal data from devices. The attack uses the automation tool as it was designed, but instead of sending legitimate actions, it can be used to deploy malware, says … [Read more...]
Nation-state threat actors exploit machine identities to run cyber attacks
Venafi research has found that 65 per cent of Australian organisations have changed their cyber security strategy as a direct response to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Due to recent shifts in geopolitics, Venafi researchers have observed the significant security impact of the … [Read more...]
Government set to overhaul national cyber security strategy
As a top priority, Home Affairs Minister and Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil has ordered her department to "recast the cyber security strategy" rushed out during the COVID-19 pandemic by the former prime minister in mid-2020. According to The Australian, Minister O’Neil outlined that the … [Read more...]
META CRACKS DOWN ON CROSS-PLATFORM CYBER ESPIONAGE
Meta has claimed it disrupted two cross-platform cyber espionage campaigns targeted at Facebook, which aimed to deliver malware via online platforms. The company made the announcement after publishing Meta's quarterly Adversarial Threat Report, Second Quarter 2022, last week. Ben Nimmo, Meta's … [Read more...]
CYBER ATTACK TRENDS Check Point’s 2022 Mid-Year Report
Source: https://pages.checkpoint.com/cyber-security-report-2022.html … [Read more...]
Dark web investigation uncovers ransomware marketplace
A new Venafi dark web investigation has uncovered 475 webpages of sophisticated ransomware products and services, with ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) being the most accessible for procurement. The research was conducted between November 2021 and March 2022 in partnership with criminal … [Read more...]
China’s influence campaigns, changing the way we think
How will the modern threat environment change as nations compete for hearts and minds through new information vectors? Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Cyber Security Connect’s sister brand, Defence Connect. Almost every modern analysis of information operations cites the Sun … [Read more...]
South Korea to ‘cyber sanction’ the North if it conducts nuclear testing
South Korea’s Foreign Minister, Park Jin, has warned North Korea that it is likely to face cyber and tech sanctions if it goes ahead with a nuclear test it has been planning. Park Jin stated that North Korea has "completed arrangements for what would be its first nuclear test since 2017", warning … [Read more...]