Cybersecurity Essentials

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Annual Report 2020

This year, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 306 influencers like Bob Carver ✭ and Security Affairs, discussing hashtags such as #CyberSecurity , #phishing and #malware.
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@wynandbooysen shared
On Feb 10, 2020
RT @Thomas_Harrer: Stop. Think. Connect. #CyberSecurity #CyberAware #Data #InfoSec #Cybercrime 95% of successful attacks on enterprise networks result from spear #phishing scams. https://t.co/K7RdcKaCTj by Campbell Murray via @TechNative Stay safe online! T.H., #IBM #defstar5 #makeyourownlane
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Cybersecurity: Awareness is Only the First Step

Cybersecurity: Awareness is Only the First Step

European Cyber Security Month (ESCM) is an annual campaign designed to raise awareness of the myriad of threats individuals and organisations face in today’s ever more connected world ...

@EdgeIotAi shared
On Oct 22, 2020
RT @DataScienceFr: How AI Will Supercharge Spear-Phishing - https://t.co/oGLfa32iUU - thanks @RichardEudes #DataScience #DS,#Cybersecurity,#MachineLearning,#ArtificialIntelligence,#DataScience
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How AI Will Supercharge Spear-Phishing

How AI Will Supercharge Spear-Phishing

To keep pace with intelligent, unpredictable threats, cybersecurity will have to adopt an intelligent security of its own.

@strandjs shared
On Jun 18, 2020
RT @mattifestation: Atomic Red Team now support @MITREattack sub-techniques! Check out @OrOneEqualsOne's PR for context but tl;dr, there were no structural changes but many tests have been moved accordingly. https://t.co/DmCtFz1SFi TY Carrie, your teammates, and @M_haggis for the hard work!
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Convert to Mitre ATT&CK sub-technique schema

Convert to Mitre ATT&CK sub-technique schema

These changes support the new Mitre ATT&CK sub-technique schema here: https://attack.mitre.org/beta/ The beta version of Mitre ATT&CK is expected to become the official release next ...

@wynandbooysen shared
On Mar 29, 2020
RT @jcgoncalves: The COVID-19 pandemic renders individuals and society extremely vulnerable in all respects. #cyberSecurity #phishing #ransomware #criticalInfrastructures #teleworking #fraud #misinformation #fakeNews https://t.co/ch1ABByMSp https://t.co/1pxGkYM8gk
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Cybercrime and COVID-19

Cybercrime and COVID-19

Bucharest, Romania 27 March 2020 ...

@archonsec shared
On Dec 3, 2020
RT @DrJDrooghaag: 🔵 Cyber espionage campaign opens backdoor to steal documents from infected PCs #CyberSecurity #malware #backdoor ⁦@archonsec⁩ ⁦@robmay70⁩ ⁦@BillMew⁩ ⁦@Fabriziobustama⁩ https://t.co/vjl4uCc2eu
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Cyber espionage campaign opens backdoor to steal documents from infected PCs

Cyber espionage campaign opens backdoor to steal documents from infected PCs

Researchers at security company ESET detail Crutch, a malware backdoor implanted onto the systems of a European foreign ministry by the Kremlin-linked Turla hacking group.

@SCMagazine shared
On Sep 29, 2020
‘Insensitive’ phishing test stirs debate over ethics of security training. #phish #phishing @Mimecast @KnowBe4 @greathorn @SANSInstitute https://t.co/oeOq8xkYyV
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‘Insensitive’ phishing test stirs debate over ethics of security training

‘Insensitive’ phishing test stirs debate over ethics of security training

A phishing simulation test that promised Tribune Publishing employees bonuses as a lure has sparked a debate over the ethics of security awareness testing.

@redcanaryco shared
On Sep 24, 2020
RT @old_Red_f0x: While brushing up on my knowledge of ATT&CK I came across a blog post from @redcanaryco about using ATT&CK for threat hunting. Now on my Thursday reading list.https://t.co/nGe68cxi2P
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How to use MITRE ATT&CK to mature your threat hunting program

How to use MITRE ATT&CK to mature your threat hunting program

Watch this on-demand webinar featuring experts from Red Canary, Carbon Black, and MITRE to learn how to mature your threat hunting program with ATT&CK.

@reach2ratan shared
On Nov 24, 2020
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. was hit by a new cyberattack https://t.co/Tc0k2BDHff #CyberSecurity #digital #Hackers #infosec @reach2ratan #malware #cloud #cloudsecurity #dataprotection #Privacy #infosec #informationsecurity #cloudcomputing https://t.co/EoxeARQldc
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp. was hit by a new cyberattack

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. was hit by a new cyberattack

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. was hit by a new cyber attack that may have caused the leakage of information related to its business partners. Mitsubishi Electric Corp. was hit again by a ...

@Norton shared
On Mar 30, 2020
Cyberthreats, including phishing scams and spam, are spiking as online criminals take advantage of the coronavirus to attack. https://t.co/kmVhOA5uPm
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Phishing scams, spam spike as hackers use coronavirus to prey on remote workers, stressed IT systems

Phishing scams, spam spike as hackers use coronavirus to prey on remote workers, stressed IT systems

Cyber risks are spiking as online criminals take advantage of the coronavirus and the sudden shift to remote work to attack corporate systems, a CNBC survey finds.

@AghiathChbib shared
On Sep 30, 2020
The biggest cyber threats organizations deal with today https://t.co/PgEMAakOr8 #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy
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The biggest cyber threats organizations deal with today

The biggest cyber threats organizations deal with today

Microsoft has released a new report outlining enterprise cyberattack trends in the past year (from July 2019 to June 2020).

@Infosec_Tourist shared
On Nov 26, 2020
RT @Paula_Piccard: How Ransomware Defense Is Evolving With Ransomware Attacks #Ransomware #cybersecurity #security https://t.co/ae5y5zP2BX
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How Ransomware Defense is Evolving With Ransomware Attacks

How Ransomware Defense is Evolving With Ransomware Attacks

As data exfiltration threats and bigger ransom requests become the norm, security professionals are advancing from the basic keep good backups advice.

@ISC2 shared
On Dec 1, 2020
Vulnerability Central Update: Over 600 Japan entities hit by cyberattacks amid rise in telework: https://t.co/bEd2HOfDbz
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Over 600 Japan entities hit by cyberattacks amid rise in telework

Over 600 Japan entities hit by cyberattacks amid rise in telework

At least 607 Japanese entities, including major firms and government agencies, have been targeted by cyberattacks as hackers exploit vulnerabilities in the technology used for remote work ...

@reach2ratan shared
On Nov 10, 2020
Cisco Zero-Day in AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Remains Unpatched https://t.co/lftt3n6X1D #CyberSecurity #digital #Hackers #infosec @reach2ratan #malware #cloud #cloudsecurity #dataprotection #Privacy #infosec #informationsecurity #cloudcomputing https://t.co/eENeBS6KjG
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Cisco Zero-Day in AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Remains Unpatched

Cisco Zero-Day in AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Remains Unpatched

Cisco also disclosed high-severity vulnerabilities in its Webex and SD-WAN products.

@whitehatsec shared
On Nov 6, 2020
A quarter of UK cyber attacks in the past year used the #COVID19 pandemic to fool victims. Details from @ITProPortal >> https://t.co/RzTL2l88TS
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UK targeted by Covid-themed cyberattacks

UK targeted by Covid-themed cyberattacks

Cyberattacks using the pandemic as a lure are still going strong.

@hackernoon shared
On Nov 1, 2020
"Anti-Phishing Cybersecurity Product Market: An Analysis" by @mikepsecuritee https://t.co/8l5qrBEYoo #emailsecurity #phishing
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Anti-Phishing Cybersecurity Product Market: An Analysis

Anti-Phishing Cybersecurity Product Market: An Analysis

Phishing has arguably been the single most devastating cybersecurity threat to the world since its inception in 1990. Let’s take a look at this area and all the various cybersecurity ...

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