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Cyberattack is an intentional attempt to compromise computer systems, networks, or digital devices by exploiting vulnerabilities or using malicious software. Common techniques include malware deployment, phishing to steal credentials, ransomware to encrypt data for extortion, and denial-of-service attacks that disrupt availability. These actions aim to gain unauthorized access, manipulate data, or cause operational disruption.
For security professionals, cyberattacks represent critical risks requiring proactive defense measures such as patching known vulnerabilities, monitoring network traffic for anomalies, and enforcing strong authentication. Understanding attacker methods helps prioritize defenses on exposed systems and sensitive data. Effective detection and containment depend on timely threat intelligence and coordinated response to limit damage and restore normal operations.
Dark Reading's digest of the other don't-miss stories of the week, including a new ransomware targeting QNAP gear, and a destructive attack against the College of the Desert that lingers on.
Security researchers are warning that hackers can abuse online programming learning platforms to remotely launch cyberattacks, steal data, and scan for vulnerable devices, simply by using a web browser. [...]
Major supplier to US government and enterprise only just getting back on its feet New Jersey-based IT reseller and service provider SHI International was knocked off the web after a July 4 cyberattack.…
Apple on Wednesday announced it plans to introduce an enhanced security setting called Lockdown Mode in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura to safeguard high-risk users against "highly targeted cyberattacks." The "extreme, optional protection" feature, now available for preview in beta versions of its upcoming software, is designed to counter a surge in threats posed by private companies
US government warns healthcare and public-health organizations to expect continued attacks involving the manually operated "Maui" ransomware.
Apple's new Lockdown Mode protects devices targeted by sophisticated state-sponsored mercenary spyware attacks.
Our roundtable of cybersecurity experts weighs in on what makes QNAP network-attached storage catnip for attackers, and what organizations can do about it.
Military entities located in Bangladesh continue to be at the receiving end of sustained cyberattacks by an advanced persistent threat tracked as Bitter
Iran's steel manufacturing industry is victim to ongoing cyberattacks that previously impacted the country's rail system.
Vendors get checklist on what to do when crooks inevitably turn up in space The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has put out an IT baseline protection profile for space infrastructure amid concerns that attackers could turn their gaze skywards.…