Video The job of a CISO is becoming increasingly stressful as cybersecurity chiefs face overwhelming workloads and growing concerns over personal liability for security failings 19 Jan 2024 The job of a chief information security officer (CISO) is becoming increasingly stressful, to the point that some security leaders are seeking out more peaceful career paths.…

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Scams As AI-powered voice cloning turbocharges imposter scams, we sit down with ESET’s Jake Moore to discuss how to hang up on ‘hi-fi’ scam calls – and what the future holds for deepfake detection 23 Jan 2024  •  , 4 min. read Would you fall for a faked call from your CEO asking you to…

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ESET researchers provide an analysis of an attack carried out by a previously undisclosed China-aligned threat actor we have named Blackwood, and that we believe has been operating since at least 2018. The attackers deliver a sophisticated implant, which we named NSPX30, through adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks hijacking update requests from legitimate software. Key points in…

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Business Security Blindly trusting your partners and suppliers on their security posture is not sustainable – it’s time to take control through effective supplier risk management 25 Jan 2024  •  , 5 min. read The world is built on supply chains. They are the connective tissue that facilitates global trade and prosperity. But these networks…

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The previously unknown threat actor used the implant to target Chinese and Japanese companies, as well as individuals in China, Japan, and the UK Source link lol

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Digital Security, Business Security In today’s digitally interconnected world, advanced cyber capabilities have become an exceptionally potent and versatile tool of tradecraft for nation-states and criminals alike 29 Jan 2024  •  , 4 min. read For thousands of years, nations have engaged in espionage, spying on their neighbors, allies, and adversaries. Traditionally, this realm of…

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ESET provided technical analysis, statistical information, known C&C servers and was able to get a glimpse of the victimology Source link lol

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Apply appropriate updates provided by Google to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. (M1051: Update Software) Safeguard 7.1: Establish and Maintain a Vulnerability Management Process: Establish and maintain a documented vulnerability management process for enterprise assets. Review and update documentation annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard. Safeguard 7.4: Perform…

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ESET Research An AI chatbot inadvertently kindles a cybercrime boom, ransomware bandits plunder organizations without deploying ransomware, and a new botnet enslaves Android TV boxes 31 Jan 2024  •  , 2 min. read In this episode of the ESET Research Podcast, we dissect the most interesting findings of the ESET Threat Report H2 2023, including…

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ESET researchers have identified twelve Android espionage apps that share the same malicious code: six were available on Google Play, and six were found on VirusTotal. All the observed applications were advertised as messaging tools apart from one that posed as a news app. In the background, these apps covertly execute remote access trojan (RAT)…

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