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10 Attack Vectors to Keep an Eye on in 2025

Feb 26, 2025 By Ran Arad In Memcyco
As the adage goes, time is money, and nowhere does this ring more true than in an evolving threat landscape. The faster companies detect, respond, and recover from data breaches, the better for their pockets. Using AI and security automation to shorten the breach lifecycle has been shown to save $2.2 million more on average compared to not employing these technologies.
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datadog

Detect and respond to evolving attacks with Attacker Clustering

Feb 26, 2025 By Emmanuelle Lejeail In Datadog
In today’s threat landscape, detecting and responding to distributed attacks is more challenging than ever. Attackers often operate in stealth, using coordinated strategies to blend into normal traffic and evade detection. To address this issue, Datadog Application Security Management (ASM) has a new clustering feature designed to identify and group attacker behaviors during distributed attacks.
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splunk

What Is a Watering Hole Attack? Detection and Prevention

Feb 25, 2025 By Muhammad Raza In Splunk
We already know that cybercriminals exploit the weakest link in your IT networks. The best defense against these exploits comes down to safeguarding the most vulnerable entry points. But what if the weakest link in your cybersecurity defense lies beyond your IT network itself?
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Prevent DDoS attacks, web scraping, & credential stuffing with Super Bot Fight Mode from Cloudflare

Feb 25, 2025 By Cloudflare In Cloudflare
Is your website under attack from bots? Bots are getting smarter and more sophisticated, making it harder to distinguish between legitimate users and automated threats. Malicious bot activity can include credential stuffing, web/content scraping, DoS or DDoS attacks, brute force password cracking, inventory hoarding, spam content, email address harvesting, and click fraud. Cloudflare’s Super Bot Fight Mode is available on both Pro and Business plans, featuring.
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Trustwave

Attacks Against Government Entities, Defense Sector, and Human Targets

Feb 25, 2025 By Pawel Knapczyk and Nikita Kazymirskyi In Trustwave
In the first part of Trustwave SpiderLabs’ Russia-Ukraine war blog series, we gave a brief look at our major findings as well as the main differences between how Russia and Ukraine wage attacks in the digital frontlines. In this part of our series, we shed light on how both countries target government entities, defense organizations, and even human targets as part of their overall strategy to win the war.
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Spectral

Subdomain takeover: 12 Ways to Prevent this Attack

Feb 20, 2025 By Eyal Katz In Spectral
Subdomain takeovers don’t happen because attackers are geniuses. They happen because DNS records get messy. It’s not exactly an exciting gig to track old services or clean up unused subdomains, but ignoring it creates a security hole you can’t afford. Microsoft discovered over 670 vulnerable subdomains in a single audit. On a larger scale, 21% of DNS records out there lead to unresolved content, and 63% of those throw ‘404 not found’ errors.
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knowbe4

Spear Phishing is the Top Cyber Threat to the Manufacturing Sector

Feb 20, 2025 By Stu Sjouwerman In KnowBe4
Spear phishing was the top cybersecurity threat to the manufacturing sector over the past six months, according to a report from ReliaQuest. These attacks accounted for 41% of true-positive alerts in the sector. “Spear phishing remains a favored tactic for attackers targeting manufacturing companies—and it’s easy to see why,” ReliaQuest says.
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securitysenses

Top 5 Benefits of Security Awareness Training for Businesses: Protecting Your Workforce and Data

Feb 20, 2025 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
In today's digital age, cybersecurity is a critical concern for businesses of all sizes. With cyber threats on the rise, organizations must invest in robust security measures to protect their data and workforce. One of the most effective strategies is implementing security awareness training for employees. This essential initiative can significantly reduce the risk of data breaches and enhance overall business security. In this article, we will explore the top five benefits of security awareness training and how it can safeguard your organization.
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fidelis security

Command and Control Attack Detection: How to Stop Them

Feb 19, 2025 By Fidelis Security In Fidelis Security
To defeat the enemy, you must first disarm their ability to communicate. Command and Control (C2) attacks remain one of the most persistent cybersecurity threats, enabling adversaries to communicate with compromised systems undetected. Attackers use C2 servers to send commands, exfiltrate data, and maintain long-term access to networks. These stealthy techniques allow them to deploy ransomware, steal sensitive information, and even conduct cyber espionage.
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Trustwave

The Rise of Email Marketing Platforms for Business Email Compromise Attacks

Feb 18, 2025 By Maria Katrina Udquin In Trustwave
In a statistical report published in September 2024 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), it was revealed that more than US$55 billion was lost to business email compromise (BEC) attacks between October 2013 and December 2023. This profitability drives attackers to further their techniques and adapt to security filters. BEC is a highly sophisticated and researched scam that aims to bait a specific type of employee or department in a company.
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