The SafePay ransomware group is a relatively new threat actor operating within the modern ransomware ecosystem as a financially motivated extortion group. SafePay has been observed targeting small to mid-sized organizations across multiple industries, often focusing on victims with exposed services or limited defensive maturity. SafePay uses a double extortion approach, encrypting systems while also [...]
In cybersecurity, sandboxing is a using a test environment, which mimics that of an end-user, to run programs or open files without affecting network, platform or system. This is used to test potentially malicious software.
Scareware is an evolution of older, social engineering-based attacks that aim to trick users into paying to fix a non-existent problem with their machine.
A service level agreement (SLA) is part of a contract that sets the expectations between the service provider and the customer and will define and document what services will be provided and the required level or standard for those services.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is an approach to security management that combines security information management and security event management functions into one centralized security management system.
The Sinobi ransomware group is a newly emerging threat actor. Available intelligence suggests Sinobi is likely an early-stage or opportunistic group, possibly leveraging reused or modified ransomware tooling rather than developing bespoke malware. Sinobi’s attacks appear to focus on quick-impact extortion, combining data encryption with the threat of data exposure to pressure victims into paying. [...]
Smishing is a form of phishing in which the attacker sends "fake" mobile text messages to trick targeted recipients into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information or sending money to the cybercriminals.
Social engineering is manipulation technique, relying heavily on human interaction and error to gain access to private information, networks and other valuable assets. These attacks are based around how people think and play on their emotions - when a hacker understands what motivates a user's actions, they can deceive and manipulate them. There are [...]
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a software distribution model which a cloud provider hosts applications and makes them available to end users over the internet.
Split tunneling allows organizations to divide internet connections into two separate streams. This method will route organization specific data through a VPN tunnel, but routes other traffic through the remote user's default gateway. While split tunneling offers benefits in terms of flexibility and bandwidth efficiency, it also introduces significant security risks. How Split [...]
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