What is a DDoS Attack?
A DDoS attack floods a server or network with traffic, causing disruption and downtime. Learn how these attacks work, their impact, and how to stay protected.
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What is a SYN Flood Attack?
SYN Flood attacks exploit the TCP handshake to overwhelm servers and disrupt services. Learn how they work, their impact, and ways to stay protected.
Rainbow Table Attacks: How They Work and How to Defend Against Them
Many common password attack methods are quite straightforward — much like trying various physical keys to open the lock on a door. For example, in brute force attacks, adversaries systematically guess passwords until they find the correct one. Or instead of simply guessing, they can use a list of username/password combinations leaked from other breaches (credential stuffing) or cycle through known usernames combined with commonly used passwords (password spraying).
5 Reasons Why Securing your IP Address is Important
Think of your IP address as your home address on the internet-it's how websites know where to deliver information and how your devices connect to the digital world. It's not just a random string of numbers; it's a direct link to you. That might sound harmless at first, but here's the catch: leaving your IP address exposed is like putting up a neon sign outside your house saying, "Come on in!"
CTI Roundup: Earth Koshchei, RiseLoader, and a New Ransomware Advisory
Earth Koshchei executes rogue RDP attacks, Zscaler releases technical details about RiseLoader malware, and Corvus issues a ransomware advisory.
Holiday Season Cyber Attack Patterns: How They Impact Enterprise Operations
The holiday season is a time when hardworking employees relax — and hardworking threat actors look for their next victims. As workers buy more products online, take seasonal trips, and give in to holiday distractions, large organizations become tempting targets for cyber attacks. Phishing, ransomware, and similar threats may be even more effective than usual in the last few months of the year. That means the impact of cyber attack strategies can also be more significant.
Prevent yourself from Phishing Attack: Simple and Best Strategies
Are you concerned about preserving yourself against phishing attacks? Phishing is a common online threat. Many attackers use it to trick people on the Internet. The attackers might trick you into sharing personal details like passwords. Additionally, they can also ask for sensitive information, such as credit card numbers. Phishing attempts usually appear as communications from trusted sources. They are made to take your information, though.
Mitigating IoT Denial of Service Attacks: Essential Strategies for Protection
An IoT denial of service attack overwhelms devices with traffic, making them unresponsive. This article explains these attacks and offers strategies to protect your devices.
Attackers Abuse HubSpot's Free Form Builder to Craft Phishing Pages
A threat actor is abusing HubSpot’s Free Form Builder service to craft credential-harvesting phishing pages, according to Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42. The campaign has targeted at least 20,000 users at European companies in the automotive, chemical, and industrial compound manufacturing sectors. The attacks are designed to steal credentials in order to compromise victims’ Microsoft Azure cloud services.
Mobile Phishing Attacks Use New Tactic to Bypass Security Measures
ESET has published its threat report for the second half of 2024, outlining a new social engineering tactic targeting mobile banking users. Threat actors are using Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) and WebAPKs to bypass mobile security measures, since these files don’t require users to grant permissions to install apps from unknown sources. “The initial phishing messages were delivered through various methods, including SMS, automated voice calls, and social media malvertising,” ESET says.