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Stalkerware: What is being done to protect victims as the number of ...
A recent study by the European Institute for Gender Equality reveals that 7 in 10 women who have reported experiencing cyberstalking have also experienced at least one accompanying form of physical or sexual violence. This finding emphasizes the connection stalkerware has in allowing criminals to more effectively target and perpetrate crimes ...
Mac OS X trojan encryption routines found in a Linux backdoor - AT&T
The backdoor they talk about doesn’t have the underlying encryption but it uses the same “portknocking” code. Maybe someone recognizes parts of this code and points us to an already know backdoor. Share this with others. Tags: Featured resources. INSIGHTS REPORT.
What is advanced persistent threat? Explaining APT security
At its simplest definition, an advanced persistent threat (APT) gets its name because it is advanced, it is persistent, and it represents a threat to the targeted organization. The term typically describes an attack campaign in which the attacker (or more commonly, a team of attackers), establishes a targeted, prolonged presence on a network ...
Diversity in Recent Mac Malware - AT&T
This backdoor is able to either listen on a network socket for an incoming C&C connection or make its own connection to a C&C. Commands from the C&C allow attackers to do things like: run arbitrary commands, perform file system operations, update the backdoor software, update the C&C server, and install plugins. Language and Distribution
SOC Processes | AT&T Cybersecurity
Review and respond to any activity that indicates an adversary has infiltrated your environment. This can range from the installation of a rootkit/RAT or backdoor taking advantage of an existing vulnerability to network communications between an internal host and a known bad IP address associated with a cyber adversary’s C2 infrastructure.
AI's Role in Escalating Ransomware Attacks
The problem isn't just the sophistication of the attacks, but their sheer volume. With AI, hackers can launch attacks on an unprecedented scale, exponentially expanding the breadth of potential victims. Today, hackers use AI to power their ransomware attacks, making them more precise, adaptable, and destructive.
Stories from the SOC - Persistent malware - AT&T
Stories from the SOC is a blog series that describes recent real-world security incident investigations conducted and reported by the AT&T SOC analyst team for AT&T Managed Extended Detection and Response customers. Executive summary One of the most prevalent threats today, facing both…
Insider threats: What are they and how to prevent them
There are different online threats that businesses face every day. The most common of which is phishing attacks were the victim accidentally clicks on an unsafe link and log in. Other commonly known threats to businesses are malware, ransomware, weak passwords, and insider threats. Most of these online attacks are due to what is known as ...
Cyber Kill Chain model and framework explained - AT&T
Developed by Lockheed Martin, the Cyber Kill Chain® (CKC) framework is part of the Intelligence Driven Defense® model for the identification and prevention of cyber intrusions activity. The model identifies what adversaries must complete in order to achieve their objective. In recent years there have been numerous articles written to contest ...
Insider attacks and insider threats in cyber security explained
According to Ponemon Institute’s April 2018 Cost of Insider Threats study, insider threat incidents cost the 159 organizations they surveyed an average of $8.76 million in a year. Malicious insider threats are more expensive than accidental insider threats. Incidents caused by negligent employees or contractors cost an average of $283,281 ...