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Public URL scanning tools – when security leads to insecurity
2022-11-07 19:59

Well-known cybersecurity researcher Fabian Bräunlein has featured not once but twice before on Naked Security for his work in researching the pros and cons of Apple's AirTag products. Now, Bräunlein is back with another worthwhile warning, this time about the danger of cloud-based security lookup services that give you a free opinion about cybersecurity data you may have collected.

Iran’s Digital Surveillance Tools Leaked
2022-11-01 11:24

According to these internal documents, SIAM is a computer system that works behind the scenes of Iranian cellular networks, providing its operators a broad menu of remote commands to alter, disrupt, and monitor how customers use their phones. The tools can slow their data connections to a crawl, break the encryption of phone calls, track the movements of individuals or large groups, and produce detailed metadata summaries of who spoke to whom, when, and where.

Asana launches enterprise-level workplace tools for prioritization and planning
2022-10-17 22:56

Asana launches enterprise-level workplace tools for prioritization and planning We may be compensated by vendors who appear on this page through methods such as affiliate links or sponsored partnerships. Work management platform Asana has rolled out a new suite of features and product integrations designed to automatically give enterprise leaders a holistic view of progress against strategic initiatives to inform resource allocations and planning.

Researchers Uncover Custom Backdoors and Spying Tools Used by Polonium Hackers
2022-10-13 07:18

A threat actor tracked as Polonium has been linked to over a dozen highly targeted attacks aimed at Israelian entities with seven different custom backdoors since at least September 2021. ESET's latest discovery of five more previously undocumented backdoors brings into focus an active espionage-oriented threat actor that's constantly refining and retooling its malware arsenal.

9 top Dropbox alternatives: Free and premium tools
2022-10-11 22:00

If you're tired of Dropbox's hidden costs, here are some of the best alternatives to Dropbox that you can use today. The post 9 top Dropbox alternatives: Free and premium tools appeared first on...

Researchers Detail Malicious Tools Used by Cyber Espionage Group Earth Aughisky
2022-10-10 15:16

A new piece of research has detailed the increasingly sophisticated nature of the malware toolset employed by an advanced persistent threat group named Earth Aughisky. "Over the last decade, the group has continued to make adjustments in the tools and malware deployments on specific targets located in Taiwan and, more recently, Japan," Trend Micro disclosed in a technical profile last week.

China upgrades Great Firewall to defeat censor-beating TLS tools
2022-10-06 03:31

China appears to have upgraded its Great Firewall, the instrument of pervasive real-time censorship it uses to ensure that ideas its government doesn't like don't reach China's citizens. Great Firewall Report, an organization that monitors and reports on China's censorship efforts, has this week posted a pair of assessments indicating a crackdown on TLS encryption-based tools used to evade the Firewall.

5 open-source vulnerability assessment tools to try out
2022-08-31 04:00

A vulnerability assessment is a methodical examination of network infrastructure, computer systems, and software with the goal of identifying and addressing known security flaws. Usually, the vulnerability scanning tool also provides instructions on how to remediate or mitigate the discovered flaws.

7 open-source malware analysis tools you should try out
2022-08-23 05:00

This type of analysis may reveal to malware analysts not only what the malware does, but also its developer's future intentions. All the malware analysis tools listed below can be freely downloaded and used.

APT41 group: 4 malicious campaigns, 13 victims, new tools and techniques
2022-08-18 09:00

Group-IB has released new research on the state-sponsored hacker group APT41. Group-IB Threat Intelligence analysts identified four APT41 malware campaigns carried out in 2021 that were geographically spread across the United States, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, and China.