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Mirai botnet behind the largest DDoS attack to date

Researchers have uncovered two Mirai-based botnets harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices to DDoS target organizations around the world. The Murdoc botnet Qualys researchers have laid bare the “Murdoc” botnet, consisting of some 1,300 IoT devices saddled with a variant of the Mirai malware that exploits vulnerabilities to compromise AVTECH Cameras and Huawei HG532 routers. “In this latest campaign we note the utilization of ELF file and Shell Script execution, which leads to the deployment … More → The post Mirai botnet behind the largest DDoS attack to date appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Persona helps businesses detect and prevent AI-driven fraud

Persona announced significant advancements in its AI-based face spoof detection capabilities. These updates strengthen Persona’s ability to detect and prevent increasingly sophisticated generative AI fraud techniques. AI-based face spoofs – such as deepfakes, synthetic faces, and face morphs – have enabled fraudsters to scale attacks at an unprecedented pace. For businesses that rely on identity verification, this poses growing risks, from significant financial losses to reputational damage. Gartner predicts that by 2026, attacks using AI-generated deepfakes on face … More → The post Persona helps businesses detect and prevent AI-driven fraud appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Rimini Protect AHS safeguards against security breaches

Rimini Street announced Rimini Protect Advanced Hypervisor Security (AHS), an exclusive solution powered by proven Vali Cyber AI/ML security technology. The Rimini Protect AHS solution leverages these innovative capabilities that are already protecting mission-critical hypervisor infrastructure, including US military VMware deployments. The Rimini Protect AHS solution combines Vali Cyber technology with Rimini Street’s professional hardening, installation, and managed services. This solution creates a secure, locked-down hypervisor environment, 24/7/365, allowing businesses to manage hypervisor risk. Hypervisor … More → The post Rimini Protect AHS safeguards against security breaches appeared first on Help Net Security.
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MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

The payment card giant MasterCard just fixed a glaring error in its domain name server settings that could have allowed anyone to intercept or divert Internet traffic for the company by registering an unused domain name. The misconfiguration persisted for nearly five years until a security researcher spent $300 to register the domain and prevent it from being grabbed by cybercriminals.
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5th High-Performance Computing Security Workshop

High-performance computing (HPC) systems provide fundamental computing infrastructure and play a pivotal role in economic competitiveness and scientific discovery. Security is an essential component of HPC. NIST HPC Security Working Group (WG) has
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Dell Technologies Strengthens Data Protection Security, Speeds Threat Response

Dell & CrowdStrike join forces to boost cyber defense with custom threat indicators, expanded MDR services and 24/7 expert SOC support for unmatched data protection.
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Lookout Mobile Intelligence APIs identifies cross-platform attacks

Lookout announced their new Lookout Mobile Intelligence Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), exponentially expanding the scope of visibility into enterprise mobile security data. Lookout Mobile Intelligence APIs integrate critical security data from mobile devices into the solutions already in use by security teams – those like SIEM, SOAR, and XDR. This enables security teams to identify cross-platform attacks, risky trends or abnormalities, and potential risks. Mobile devices have become the cornerstone of modern organizations, allowing employees … More → The post Lookout Mobile Intelligence APIs identifies cross-platform attacks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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48,000+ internet-facing Fortinet firewalls still open to attack

Despite last week’s confirmation of and warnings about long-standing exploitation of CVE-2024-55591, a critical vulnerability affecting Fortinet Fortigate firewalls, too many vulnerable devices are still accessible from the Internet and open to attack: over 48,000, according to data from the Shadowserver Foundation. CVE-2024-55591 exploitation On January 10, Artic Wolf Labs researchers outlined an attack campaign targeting FortiGate firewalls with management interfaces exposed on the public internet by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability. It involved attackers scanning … More → The post 48,000+ internet-facing Fortinet firewalls still open to attack appeared first on Help Net Security.
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DataDome DDoS Protect detects application layer-based threats

DataDome unveiled DDoS Protect, a cloud-based service designed to block distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack traffic at the edge before it overwhelms an organization’s infrastructure. DDoS Protect provides always-on, full-stack protection that detects and mitigates application layer-based threats, including evasive and short-lived Layer 7 DDoS attacks, within milliseconds. The solution safeguards businesses against service downtime, wasted resources, and reputational damage resulting from DDoS attacks. Layer 7 DDoS attacks are among the most challenging cybersecurity threats to … More → The post DataDome DDoS Protect detects application layer-based threats appeared first on Help Net Security.
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At NRF, 40,000 humans contemplate AI

The technology can help businesses with sourcing and customer service, making it a hot topic during the top retail sector conference.
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