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Deciphering CryptoWall Ransomware to Plot a Cyber Defence Blueprint

Deciphering CryptoWall Ransomware to Plot a Cyber Defence Blueprint

Insights Desk Jul 17, 2024

Highlights: The latest version, CryptoWall 5.1, is based on the open-source HiddenTear malware from 2015. Using a different codebase, it employs AES-256 encryption but operates like previous vers...

Qualys Warns of OpenSSH Vulnerability to Users

Qualys Warns of OpenSSH Vulnerability to Users

Insights Desk Jul 02, 2024

Highlights: CVE-2024-6387, dubbed “regreSSHion,” is a remote unauthenticated code execution vulnerability discovered in OpenSSH servers on glibc-based systems. Interestingly, this vulnerab...

Check Point VPN Vulnerability Alerts Proactive Defense Mechanism

Check Point VPN Vulnerability Alerts Proactive Defense Mechanism

Insights Desk May 29, 2024

Highlights: Researchers at Check Point have noted malicious groups using VPNs as both an entry point and a vector for attacks on organizations. Check Point VPN vulnerability alerts were alarme...

Elevating Profits Through Cyber Hygiene in Revenue Protection

Elevating Profits Through Cyber Hygiene in Revenue Protection

Insights Desk May 23, 2024

Highlights: Reviewing security policies ensures alignment with industry standards, and practicing cyber hygiene best practices while evaluating incident response plans, enhancing cyber resilience...

Infoblox Unveils Muddling Meerkat, Managing China’s Great Firewall

Infoblox Unveils Muddling Meerkat, Managing China’s Great Firewall

Insights Desk May 15, 2024

Highlights: According to Infoblox, Muddling Meerkat generates high volumes of DNS queries distributed widely across the internet through open DNS resolvers. Infoblox indicates that its renewed...

Cyber Hazard of Rainbow Table Attacks Compromising Credentials

Cyber Hazard of Rainbow Table Attacks Compromising Credentials

Insights Desk May 08, 2024

Highlights: The rainbow table begins by taking a set of possible passwords and subjecting each password to a hash function, producing a list of hash values. Using the salting technique is high...

What are Web Application Firewalls (WAFs)? Robust Cyber Defense Explained

What are Web Application Firewalls (WAFs)? Robust Cyber Defense Explained

Insights Desk Mar 28, 2024

Highlights: While many WAFs necessitate periodic policy updates to address emerging vulnerabilities, advancements in machine learning empower some WAFs to update automatically. A WAF defends w...

New Software Supply Chain Attack on Top.gg and GitHub

New Software Supply Chain Attack on Top.gg and GitHub

Insights Desk Mar 26, 2024

Highlights: The attackers’ actions encompassed distributing a dependency hosted on a counterfeit Python infrastructure, linking it to renowned projects on GitHub and authentic Python packages. ...

Decoding Cross-site Scripting (XSS): Navigating Technical Vulnerabilities and Business Imperatives

Decoding Cross-site Scripting (XSS): Navigating Technical Vulnerabilities and Business Imperatives

Insights Desk Feb 07, 2024

Highlights: XSS attacks bypass the Same Origin Policy (SOP), a security protocol preventing scripts from one website from interacting with those from another. One of the most immediate consequ...

A Deep Dive into Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)

A Deep Dive into Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)

Insights Desk Jan 17, 2024

Highlights: A third-party cyber risk management checklist is the vanguard of identifying, assessing, and controlling risks stemming from third-party interactions, encompassing procurement and off...

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