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Emerging Cyber Threats and Innovations: Key Highlights from Black Hat 2023
Ransomware Events Managed Detection and Response The 2023 Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada was the perfect opportunity for some of the brightest minds in cybersecurity – including Bitdefender experts – to gather in an effort to exchange ideas, showcase their talent, and also conduct a little business.
Unpacking RDStealer: An Exfiltration Malware Targeting RDP Workloads
Threat Research Endpoint Detection and Response Managed Detection and Response In June 2023, Bitdefender Labs published a research paper about espionage operation in East Asia. This operation was ongoing since at least the beginning of 2022, showing a high level of sophistication typically associated with state-sponsored groups.
The Risks and Legal Implications of Failing to Disclose a Security Breach
In today's digital age, the responsibility of companies extends beyond merely preventing cyber threats. It also involves knowing how to respond effectively in the event of a security breach, which is more of an inevitability than a possibility. With an always-evolving landscape of cyber threats, businesses of all sizes and across all industries need to be prepared for potential security incidents.
Why Businesses Need Strong Mobile Threat Detection
Enterprise Security Privacy and Data Protection Events In an increasingly connected world, smartphones and mobile devices have become an integral part of our lives. They provide convenience, productivity, and connectivity on the go. There are more than 6.8 billion smartphones in use around the world, with many people relying on them not only for personal use, but also in their professional jobs to access company applications, networks, and files.
Bitdefender Threat Debrief | May 2023
Ransomware Managed Detection and Response Bitdefender Threat Debrief MDR Insights At Bitdefender MDR service, we highly value the power of big data in delivering valuable insights into intelligence matters. Recently, we conducted an extensive analysis of the information requests we receive from our diverse teams and stakeholders.
BEC Attacks in 2023: What Organizations Need to Know
Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks have emerged as some of the most financially impactful cyberattacks in recent years. They’ve become such significant impactful attacks, largely because they rely on exploiting human vulnerabilities and bypass traditional security measures, leading to substantial financial losses for organizations. In 2022 alone, BEC attacks led to $2.7B in losses, according to the FBI.
Bitdefender Expands Cybersecurity Partnership with Ferrari
Luxury Automotive Company with its Legendary F1 Racing Team Integrates Bitdefender Advanced Threat Intelligence into its Operations to Detect and Respond to Cyber Threats Faster Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader, today announced it has expanded its partnership with Ferrari S.p.A., to provide Bitdefender Advanced Threat Intelligence to the company’s worldwide operations.
Introducing Live Search: A Real-Time Search Enhancement for Threat Hunting and Incident Response
On April 25, 2023, Bitdefender added a new Live Search capability to GravityZone which improves visibility into the organization and enables IT security professionals and security operation center (SOC) teams to quickly and easily search for specific files or applications while benefiting from the collective knowledge of the cybersecurity community.
What the Cybersecurity Assessment Report Tells Us About the State of Cybersecurity
Josue Ledesma is a writer, filmmaker, and content marketer living in New York City. He covers cyber security, tech and finance, consumer privacy, and B2B digital marketing.
What is an APT?: Advanced Persistent Threat Overview
An advanced persistent threat or APT is an attacker that lurks within your environment for an extended period of time, drops malware and other malicious software in your environment, and exfiltrates valuable data. It's one of the more scary threats an organization could face because they're designed to evade detection and if they're found out, it may be many months or even years since the APT first entered a company's environment.
Unpacking BellaCiao: A Closer Look at Iran’s Latest Malware
With recent reports that Charming Kitten group (aka Mint Sandstorm) is actively targeting critical infrastructure in the US and other countries, we would like to share the most recent insights from Bitdefender Labs about modernization of Charming Kitten’s tactics, techniques, and procedures, including a new, previously unseen malware.
Ways to raise a dog on a budget
Dogs are cute, friendly, and fiercely loyal. They're also a handful, requiring dedicated upkeep and care -- along with all the associated costs. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals places the first year's cost of ownership at more than $1,300 to $1,800, depending on the size of the dog. Here are some ways to save money, starting even before you bring the pooch home. Related: What are the Most Expensive and Cheapest Dog Breeds?
The perils of parking go beyond mere annoyance. Parking can be expensive and going overtime can rack up extra fees. We've rounded up five apps that make parking less of an ordeal than it often is. Each of the best parking apps includes a car locator so you don't have to remember where you parked, a function that finds available parking locations (usually in a garage or lot), and some type of unique function, such as facilitating payments and/or reservations. 1. Parkmobile.
2019 Cybersecurity Threat Trends: What Should Be On Your Radar Part 2
This is part two of a two-part series on the top cyber threats you should look out for in 2019. To access the first article be sure to click here. In our last article, we covered the various threats organizations should be aware of for the upcoming year. Here, we'll go over a set of strategies, processes, and tools you can use to keep your organization secure. Like before, we tapped Adrian Sanabria, VP of Strategy and Product at NopSec, for an experts' opinion.
2019 Cybersecurity Threat Trends
As the year picks up steam, it's important for organizations to set themselves up for success. Technologies, processes, and companies are evolving, and so are attackers. We reached out to Adrian Sanabria, VP of strategy and product at NopSec to get his thoughts on what should be on your radar in 2019. Thanks to his insight, we put together a list of the looming threats your company should keep an eye on and how organizations can defend themselves accordingly.
An Interview with Troy Hunt
Troy Hunt is a prolific web security expert with his hands in many different projects. He’s best known for the website HaveIBeenPwned.com (HIBP), a free data breach service that allows visitors to check if their email address is linked to a breach and sign up for an alert if a future breach compromises their email address.
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