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A new campaign by hacking group MuddyWater has been uncovered in which a legitimate remote access tool is sent to targets from a compromised email account.

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Applying Threat Intelligence to Iranian Cyberattack Risk

January 15, 2020 0 Comments applied threat intelligence, APT, blue team, iran, managed threat response, mtr, outcome-focused security, security program strategy, sophos managed threat response (mtr), SophosLabs, threat intelligence

Credit to Author: J.J. Thompson| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:01:37 +0000

As geopolitical interest increases, discussions of threat intelligence increase which increases pressure on security operations teams to provide answers to customers and to senior leadership.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/pQqkg_WT2eU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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High-profile events are opportunities to determine security readiness

January 15, 2020 0 Comments APT, iran, lol, Patch Tuesday, Patching, phishing, shamoon, SophosLabs

Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:00:38 +0000

While the likelihood you might be targeted by a nation-state is low, preparing for such a circumstance might still be a useful strategy<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/mlgSNlflJNI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US warns of Iranian cyber threat

January 8, 2020 0 Comments cyberattackers, department of homeland security, Government security, iran, nation state hacking, qasem soleimani, security threats, US, us-iran tensions

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:40:47 +0000

The DHS has issued three warnings in the last few days encouraging people to be on alert for physical and cyber attacks from Iran.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jQIIJJ29FVQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Iran’s APT33 sharpens focus on industrial control systems

November 22, 2019 0 Comments apt33, cylance, Government security, hack, Hacking, iran, operation cleaver, security threats, turnedup

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:32:15 +0000

Iran’s elite hacking group is upping its game, according to new evidence delivered at a cybersecurity conference this week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kTGBTd_US1E” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>