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Threat Defense: Cyber Deception Approach and Education for Resilience in Hybrid Threats Model
S S symmetry Article Threat Defense: Cyber Deception Approach and Education for Resilience in Hybrid Threats Model William Steingartner 1,* , Darko Galinec 2 and Andrija Kozina 3 1 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia 2 Department of Informatics and Computing, Zagreb University of Applied Sciences, Vrbik 8, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; [email protected] 3 Dr. Franjo Tudman¯ Croatian Defence Academy, 256b Ilica Street, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: This paper aims to explore the cyber-deception-based approach and to design a novel conceptual model of hybrid threats that includes deception methods. Security programs primarily focus on prevention-based strategies aimed at stopping attackers from getting into the network. These programs attempt to use hardened perimeters and endpoint defenses by recognizing and blocking malicious activities to detect and stop attackers before they can get in. Most organizations implement such a strategy by fortifying their networks with defense-in-depth through layered prevention controls. Detection controls are usually placed to augment prevention at the perimeter, and not as consistently deployed for in-network threat detection. This architecture leaves detection gaps that are difficult to fill with existing security controls not specifically designed for that role. Rather than using prevention alone, a strategy that attackers have consistently succeeded against, defenders Citation: Steingartner, W.; are adopting a more balanced strategy that includes detection and response. Most organizations Galinec, D.; Kozina, A. Threat Defense: Cyber Deception Approach deploy an intrusion detection system (IDS) or next-generation firewall that picks up known attacks and Education for Resilience in or attempts to pattern match for identification. -
CYBER ATTACK TRENDS Mid Year Report 2021 CONTENTS
CYBER ATTACK TRENDS Mid Year Report 2021 CONTENTS 04 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 07 TRIPLE EXTORTION RANSOMWARE—THE THIRD-PARTY THREAT 11 SOLARWINDS AND WILDFIRES 15 THE FALL OF AN EMPIRE—EMOTET’S FALL AND SUCCESSORS 19 MOBILE ARENA DEVELOPMENTS 2 22 COBALT STRIKE STANDARDIZATION 26 CYBER ATTACK CATEGORIES BY REGION 28 GLOBAL THREAT INDEX MAP 29 TOP MALICIOUS FILE TYPES—WEB VS. EMAIL CHECK POINT SOFTWARE MID-YEAR REPORT 2021 31 GLOBAL MALWARE STATISTICS 31 TOP MALWARE FAMILIES 34 Top Cryptomining Malware 36 Top Mobile Malware 38 Top Botnets 40 Top Infostealers Malware 42 Top Banking Trojans 44 HIGH PROFILE GLOBAL VULNERABILITIES 3 47 MAJOR CYBER BREACHES (H1 2021) 53 H2 2021: WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHAT TO DO 56 PREVENTING MEGA CYBER ATTACKS 60 CONCLUSION CHECK POINT SOFTWARE MID-YEAR REPORT 2021 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHECK POINT SOFTWARE’S MID-YEAR SECURITY REPORT REVEALS A 29% INCREASE IN CYBERATTACKS AGAINST ORGANIZATIONS GLOBALLY ‘Cyber Attack Trends: 2021 Mid-Year Report’ uncovers how cybercriminals have continued to exploit the Covid-19 pandemic and highlights a dramatic global 93% increase in the number of ransomware attacks • EMEA: organizations experienced a 36% increase in cyber-attacks since the beginning of the year, with 777 weekly attacks per organization • USA: 17% increase in cyber-attacks since the beginning of the year, with 443 weekly attacks per organization • APAC: 13% increase in cyber-attacks on organizations since the beginning of the year, with 1338 weekly attacks per organization In the first six months of 2021, the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines gave hope that we will be able to live without restrictions at some point—but for a majority of organizations internationally, a return to pre-pandemic ‘norms’ is still some way off. -
Jun-2018 | CDM-CYBER-DEFENSE
…Over 150+ Packed Pages… How will GDPR affect your business? Will Deception Technology help win the cyber battle? Stopping Phishing Attacks Requires a New Approach Is Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning all Hype or critical to our future cyber defenses? Let's Shine a Light on Application Security... …and much more… 1 Cyber Defense eMagazine – June 2018 Edition Copyright © Cyber Defense Magazine, All rights reserved worldwide CONTENTS How GDPR costs could widen the gap between small and large businesses ........ 12 On the Clock .............................................................................................................................. 15 5 Things Everyone Needs to Know About Cybersecurity............................................. 20 Should Hacking Course Be A Part Of University Curriculum ...................................... 23 Protect your business with layers of defense.................................................................. 27 How Deception Technology Helps CIOs Meet the Challenges of Cyber security .. 30 How to Ensure Shared Responsibility for Internet Security ........................................ 35 The Impact of Usability on Phishing ................................................................................... 37 One in Five Android Apps Have Numerous Known Security Flaws .......................... 44 How Artificial Intelligence based Machine Learning will Affect IT Security ............. 47 Being Prepared to Keep Your E-commerce Store's Data Safe ................................... -
Sonicwall Cyber Threat Report a Note from Bill
2 0 SONICWALL 2 1 CYBER THREAT REPORT Cyber threat intelligence for navigating the new business reality sonicwall.com | @sonicwall Table of Contents A Note From Bill 3 Ransomware by Region 37 Introduction 4 Ransomware by Signature 38 2020 Global Cyberattack Trends 5 Ransomware by Industry 42 Top Data Exposures of 2020 6 Intrusion Attempts 44 Power Shifts Changing Future of Cybersecurity 7 Top Intrusion Attacks 46 Published CVEs Nearly Triple Since 2015 10 Intrusion Attempts by Region 47 Top 8 CVEs Exploited in 2020 10 Capture ATP and RTDMI 48 2020 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities 12 ‘Never-Before-Seen’ Malware 50 COVID Threats: Exploiting a Pandemic 13 Malicious Office and PDF Files 51 COVID-19-Related Attacks by Industry 14 Cryptojacking 52 2020’s Biggest Cybersecurity Events 16 Cryptojacking Attempts by Industry 56 Key Findings from 2020 19 IoT Malware Attacks 58 Malware Attempts 21 A Year in IoT Malware Attacks 62 Malware Spread 22 IoT Malware Attacks by Industry 64 Malware Risk by Country 24 Non-Standard Ports 66 Malware Spread by Country 30 Conclusion 67 Malware Attempts by Industry 31 About the SonicWall Capture Labs Threat Network 68 Encrypted Attacks 33 Featured Threat Researchers 69 Ransomware 35 About SonicWall 70 2 | 2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report A Note From Bill The World Economic Forum asked respondents in a recent Cyber-resiliency means expanding your focus beyond study which dangers will pose the largest threat to the world simply securing your network and your data, to ensuring over the next two years. business continuity in the event of an attack or some other Unsurprisingly for a pandemic year, “infectious diseases” unforeseen event. -
Security Navigator 2021 Research-Driven Insights to Build a Safer Digital Society Security Navigator 2021 Foreword
Security Navigator 2021 Research-driven insights to build a safer digital society Security Navigator 2021 Foreword In 2020 our 17 SOCs and 11 CyberSOCs analyzed more than 50 billion security events daily, solved over 45,000 security incidents, and led in excess of 195 incident response missions. Our world-class experts have digested all this unique information and synthesized our key findings in this report, to the benefit of our clients and of the broader cybersecurity community. Hugues Foulon Michel Van Den Berghe Executive Director of Chairman Orange Strategy and Cyber- Cyberdefense France and security activities at Group COO Orange Cyberdefense Orange Cyberdefense We are very pleased to release this edition of the Never has it been more important to get out of a Orange Cyberdefense Security Navigator. Thanks reaction-driven crisis mode back into the driver's to our position as one of the largest telecom seat. We need to protect freedom and safety in the operators in the world as Orange, and as a digital space, not only in crisis, but on our way into European leader in cybersecurity services as the future. Our purpose is to build a safer digital Orange Cyberdefense, we have a unique view society. of the cybersecurity landscape. In the past year our 17 SOCs and 11 CyberSOCs, The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the analyzed over 50 billion security events daily, physical and digital society and economy on an solved in excess 45,000 security incidents, and led unprecedented scale. It has fundamentally shifted more than 195 incident response missions to date. -
Q3 Malware Trends: Ransomware Extorts Education, Emotet and Crypto Mining Malware Evolve, and Android Malware Persists Cyber Threat Analysis
CYBER THREAT ® ANALYSIS By Insikt Group CTA-2020-1105 Q3 MALWARE TRENDS: RANSOMWARE EXTORTS EDUCATION, EMOTET AND CRYPTO MINING MALWARE EVOLVE, AND ANDROID MALWARE PERSISTS CYBER THREAT ANALYSIS Key Judgments • More threat actors will very likely adopt the ransomware extortion model as long as it remains profitable. • Educational institutions continue to be a prime target for ransomware operators. We believe that disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have made the networks of universities and school districts attractive targets because these organizations feel increased pressure to stay operational with minimal disruptions and are therefore more likely to pay ransoms quickly. • Reports of NetWalker attacks increased, and reports of Sodinokibi attacks decreased. However, it is possible that victims of Sodinokibi attacks are simply paying the ransom more often. Based on activity on underground forums, we suspect that the operators of Sodinokibi are continuing to expand their operations. • While we expect Emotet’s operators to continue to employ major pauses, it is highly likely that Emotet will continue to be This report is an extension of analysis Recorded Future released, which outlined a major threat and impact organizations across a variety of the trends in malware use, distribution, and development throughout Q1 and Q2 industries throughout the end of the year and into 2021. 2020. Insikt Group used the Recorded Future® Platform to look at mainstream news, security vendor reporting, technical reporting around malware, vulnerabilities, and • In Q3 2020, threat actors have increasingly augmented their security breaches, and dark web and underground forums from July 1 to September cryptocurrency mining malware by adding functionalities 30, 2020, to examine major trends to malware impacting desktop systems and mobile such as credential stealing or access capabilities. -
(AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review 2021
ALLIANZ GLOBAL CORPORATE & SPECIALTY Safety and Shipping Review 2021 An annual review of trends and developments in shipping losses and safety SAFETY AND SHIPPING REVIEW 2021 About AGCS Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is a leading global corporate insurance carrier and a key business unit of Allianz Group. We provide risk consultancy, Property‑Casualty insurance solutions and alternative risk transfer for a wide spectrum of commercial, corporate and specialty risks across 10 dedicated lines of business. Our customers are as diverse as business can be, ranging from Fortune Global 500 companies to small businesses, and private individuals. Among them are not only the world’s largest consumer brands, tech companies and the global aviation and shipping industry, but also satellite operators or Hollywood film productions. They all look to AGCS for smart answers to their largest and most complex risks in a dynamic, multinational business environment and trust us to deliver an outstanding claims experience. Worldwide, AGCS operates with its own teams in 31 countries and through the Allianz Group network and partners in over 200 countries and territories, employing around 4,400 people. As one of the largest Property‑ Casualty units of Allianz Group, we are backed by strong and stable financial ratings. In 2020, AGCS generated a total of €9.3 billion gross premium globally. www.agcs.allianz.com 2 PAGE 4 Executive summary PAGE 10 Losses in focus: 2011 to 2020 Trends PAGE 18 1. The Covid factors PAGE 28 2. Larger vessels PAGE 38 3. Supply chains and ports PAGE 42 4. Security and sanctions PAGE 48 5. -
News from the Darkside
Security Now! Transcript of Episode #818 Page 1 of 22 Transcript of Episode #818 News from the DarkSide Description: This week we look at a new (and old) thread to our global DNS infrastructure. We ask what the heck Google is planning with two-step verification, and we examine a huge new problem with the Internet's majority of email servers. We look at the reality of Tor exit node insecurity, touch on a new sci-fi novel by a well-known author, share a bit of closing-the-loop feedback, then take a look at this latest very high- profile ransomware attack from a previously low-key attacker. High quality (64 kbps) mp3 audio file URL: http://media.GRC.com/sn/SN-818.mp3 Quarter size (16 kbps) mp3 audio file URL: http://media.GRC.com/sn/sn-818-lq.mp3 SHOW TEASE: It's time for Security Now!. Steve Gibson is here. Some serious security issues with the Exim email server. We're going to talk about a big infrastructure problem, the Colonial Pipeline hit by ransomware. What's it mean for infrastructure in general? And then Steve's got a Picture of the Week that's actually - I think it's an IQ test. It's all coming up next - you'll pass - on Security Now!. Leo Laporte: This is Security Now! with Steve Gibson, Episode 818, recorded Tuesday, May 11th, 2021: News from the DarkSide. It's time for Security Now! with this fellow right here, we call him James Tiberius Gibson, the captain of the good ship Security Now!. -
Acronis Cyberthreats Report 2020 3
Report 2020 Acronis Cyberthreats Report Cybersecurity trends of 2021, 2020 the year of extortion ጷ Cyberthreats Report 2020 Table of contents Introduction and Summary 3 Part 1. Key cyberthreats and trends of 2020 4 1. COVID-19 themed exploitations 5 2. Remote workers under attack 7 3. Cybercriminals focus on MSPs 9 4. Ransomware is still the number one threat 10 5. Simple backup and security are not enough anymore 12 Part 2. General malware threat 14 Ransomware threat 18 Part 3. Vulnerabilities in Windows OS and software 23 Third-party apps are vulnerable and being used by bad guys as well 25 Most commonly exploited applications worldwide 25 Part 4. What to look for in 2021 26 Acronis recommendations to stay safe in the current and future threat environment 28 AUTHORS: Alexander Ivanyuk Candid Wuest Senior Director, Product and Vice President of Cyber Technology Positioning, Acronis Protection Research, Acronis ACRONIS CYBERTHREATS REPORT 2020 3 Introduction and Summary Acronis was the first company to implement THE TOP FIVE NUMBERS OF 2020: complete integrated cyber protection to protect • 31% of global companies are attacked by all data, applications and systems. Cyber cybercriminals at least once a day protection requires researching and monitoring • Maze ransomware accounted for almost 50% of threats, as well as abiding by the Five Vectors of all known ransomware cases of Cyber Protection – safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security (SAPAS). As part of the • More than 1000 companies had their data strategy, we’ve established three Cyber Protection leaked after ransomware attacks Operation Centers (CPOC) around the world to • Microsoft patched close to 1,000 flaws in its monitor and research cyberthreats 24/7. -
MEDJACK Attacks: the Scariest Part of the Hospital
MEDJACK Attacks: The Scariest Part of the Hospital Sinclair Meggitt Comp 116 Tufts University December 12th, 2018 Table of Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 2 To the Community 2 Medical Device Vulnerabilities 3 I. The Internet of Things 3 II. A Black Hole 3 MEDJACK Attack 3 I. History 3 II. Anatomy of Attack 4 III. Malware 4 MEDJACK Defense 5 I. Remediation 5 II. Recommendations and Best Practices 5 Conclusion 6 Works Cited 7 Abstract As of 2015, the healthcare industry became the most attacked industry, experiencing 32.7% of all known breaches nationwide. (TrapX, 2015) The increased targeting is due to three main reasons: patient records are extremely valuable. the healthcare industry is notoriously slow to evolve making it an easy target, and hospitals will pay ransom for life or death information. (James, Simon, 2017) One form of attack, known as a MEDJACK or medical device hijack, is particularly effective at exploiting these weakness. Moshe Ben Simon, VP of TrapX Security, describes it as “the attack vector of choice in healthcare…[it] is designed to rapidly penetrate [medical] devices, establish command and control, and then use these as pivot points to hijack and exfiltrate data from across the healthcare institution.”(TrapX, 2015, p. 5) Unfortunately, knowing about the attack is not enough to protect hospitals from being attacked. The goal of this paper will be to outline why MEDJACK attacks are so effective and what actions need to be taken in order to protect hospitals and their patients from a potentially lethal attack. Introduction The last thing on any patient’s mind should be the fear of their hospital being attacked by cyber criminals. -
MEDJACK.2 Hospitals Under Siege
ANATOMY OF ATTACK : MEDJACK.2 | 1 TrapX Investigative Report ANATOMY OF ATTACK MEDJACK.2 Hospitals Under Siege By TrapX Research Labs ©2016 TrapX Software. All Rights Reserved. 2 | ANATOMY OF ATTACK : MEDJACK.2 Notice TrapX Security reports, white papers and legal updates Please note that these materials may be changed, are made available for educational purposes only. Our improved, or updated without notice. TrapX Security is purpose is to provide general information only. At the not responsible for any errors or omissions in the con- time of publication all information referenced in our tent of this report or for damages arising from the use of reports, white papers and updates, is as current and this report under any circumstances. accurate as we could determine. As such, any additional developments or research, since publication, will not be reflected in this report. Disclaimer The inclusion of the vendors mentioned within the have reduced or eliminated cyber attacks, may not have report is a testimony to the popularity and good reputa- been installed. Network configurations and firewall set- tion of their products within the hospital community and ups that may have reduced or eliminated cyber attacks, our need to accurately illustrate the MEDJACK.2 attack. may not be in place. Current best practices may not have been implemented - this is in some cases a subjective Medical devices are FDA approved devices and determination on the part of the hospital team. additional software for cyber defense cannot be easily integrated in to the device, especially after the FDA New best practices that utilize advanced threat detection certification and manufacture. -
2021 Sonicwall Cyber Threat Report
2 0 SONICWALL 2 1 SİBER TEHDİT RAPORU İş dünyasının yeni gerçeklerine içeriden bakan siber tehdit istihbaratı sonicwall.com | @sonicwall 2021-SonicWall-Cyber-Threat-Report.indd 1 19.04.2021 09:38:08 İçindekiler Bill’den Bir Mesaj 3 Bölgeler Bazında Fidye Yazılımları 37 Giriş 4 Fidye Yazılımı İmzaları 38 2020 Global Siber Atak Trendleri 5 Sektörel Bazda Fidye Yazılımları 42 2020’nin En Büyük Veri İhlalleri 6 İzinsiz Giriş Denemeleri 44 Siber Güvenliğin Geleceğini Değiştiren Güç Kayması 7 En Önemli İzinsiz Giriş Atakları 46 2015'ten Bu Yana Yayımlanan CVE'ler Neredeyse Üçe Katlandı 10 Bölgeler Bazında İzinsiz Giriş Denemeleri 47 2020’de En Çok Kullanılan 8 CVE 10 Capture ATP ve RTDMI 48 2020 Sıfır-Gün Güvenlik Açıkları 12 ‘Daha Önce Hiç Görülmemiş’ Malware 50 COVID Tehditleri: Pandeminin Kötüye Kullanılması 13 Kötü Niyetli Office ve PDF Dosyaları 51 Sektörler Bazında COVID-19 ile İlgili Ataklar 14 Cryptojacking 52 2020’nin En Büyük Siber Güvenlik Olayları 16 Sektörel Bazda Cryptojacking Atakları 56 2020 Yılına Ait Önemli Bulgular 19 IoT Malware Atakları 58 Malware Atak Girişimleri 21 IoT Malware Atakları ile Bir Yıl 62 Malware Yaygınlığı 22 Sektörler Bazında IoT Malware Atakları 64 Ülkeler Bazında Malware Riski 24 Standart Dışı Port’lar 66 Ülkeler Bazında Malware Yaygınlığı 30 Son Söz 67 Sektörel Bazda Malware Atakları 31 SonicWall Capture Labs Threat Network Hakkında 68 Şifreli Ataklar 33 Yetkin Tehdit Araştırmacıları 69 Fidye Yazılımları 35 SonicWall Hakkında 70 2 | 2021 SonicWall Siber Tehdit Raporu Bill’den bir mesaj Dünya Ekonomik Forumu, yakın zamanda yapılan bir Siber dayanıklılık, ağ ve verilerinizi korumanın ötesinde, bir araştırmada katılımcılara önümüzdeki iki yıl boyunca dünya atak veya öngörülemeyen başka bir olay durumunda iş için hangi tehlikelerin en büyük tehditleri oluşturacağını sordu.