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CyberSecMY 2023

In the past year, the global business sector has experienced an extraordinary level of cyberattacks, which has created challenges for security teams to respond promptly. A significant number of vulnerabilities were identified, and malicious actors are still exploiting many of them in the current year. With Malaysia’s growing dependence on technology and digital infrastructure, ensuring […]

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ICS/OT Cybersecurity Year in Review 2022

2022 Key Findings Overview 2022 saw a breakthrough escalation in capabilities by a new modular industrial control systems (ICS) malware, PIPEDREAM, developed by the threat group, CHERNOVITE. CHERNOVITE’S PIPEDREAM toolkit has the capabilities to impact tens of thousands industrial devices that control critical infrastructure – devices that manage the electrical grid, oil and gas pipelines,

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Threat Report, T3 2022

Welcome to the T3 2022 issue of the ESET Threat Report! In 2022, an unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine shocked the world, bringing devastating effects on the country and its population. The war continues to impact everything from energy prices and inflation to cyberspace, which ESET researchers and analysts have monitored extensively throughout the

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The Near and Far Future of Ransomware Business Models

This research paper explores the position of ransomware in cybercrime and what would trigger changes in ransomware business models. Ransomware has evolved into a malware used to cause major problems for enterprises, governments, healthcare, and critical infrastructure, but other cybercriminal business models — ones that can generate significantly more illicit profit — raises an interesting

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Enemy at the Gates

Financial services is among the industries that have been the heaviest hit by cybercrime — from the heyday of the Zeus and other banking trojans to Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, modern phishing attacks, and ransomware. FinServ is a vital sector that plays a major role not only in the lives of people, but also in

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CISO Perth 2023

The recent wave of cyber incidents has put Australians citizens under huge stress over the safety of their personal information. For cybersecurity executives, complacency has never been an option. Failure to perform the most basic cyber hygiene practices could cost millions of dollars, create unmeasurable litigation stress, and seriously damage a company’s reputation. Now, more

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Singapore’s Counter Ransomware Task Force Report

The ransomware threat has grown significantly in scale and impact and has become an urgent problem for all digitally connected countries, including Singapore. It is also inherently an international problem, as attacks are conducted from across borders, and jurisdictional lines are leveraged to launder money and evade justice. The Counter-Ransomware Task Force (CRTF) was commissioned

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The Threat Report: Fall 2022

In the third quarter of 2022, Trellix delivered a new, powerful resource to support the future of extended detection and response (XDR) and cybersecurity. The Trellix Advanced Research Center, comprised of hundreds of elite security analysts and researchers was established to help customers detect, respond, and remediate the latest cybersecurity threats. Threat actors also made

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