Positive Technologies Records 91% Spike in Attacks on The Industrial Sector Between 2019 and 2020
Cybersecurity specialist, Positive Technologies reports that extensive analysis of cyberthreats in 2020 reveals a 91% jump in attacks on industrial companies and a 54% rise in malware-related attacks compared to 2019. Medical institutions ranked first in ransomware attacks.
A city's electricity and oil production are knocked out, and a container falls onto a barge — PHDays 10 has concluded
The reviews of the jubilee PHDays 10 are in, and attendees are calling it dazzling and invigorating, much like the weather in mid-May. Nothing was out of place on-site: jackets, T-shirts, and even the Russian minister of digital development were spotted. This was much more just than a gathering of over 2,500 information security specialists who had grown tired of being isolated during the pandemic. More than 20,000 people in different countries logged on to watch the forum and the action at The Standoff, the world's largest cyber-range. We talked candidly about important topics, brand-new technologies and approaches, geopolitical issues, business headaches, investor hopes, and troubles encountered by private users. We demonstrated how hackers are able to cripple the modern city, and we presented a methodology to protect against such damage that is nothing short of revolutionary.
Attackers could exploit the built-in update mechanism to execute arbitrary commands on the server without authentication
Positive Technologies Identifies Vulnerabilities in Cisco Systems Firewalls, Cisco Implements Fixes
Successful exploits could cause denial of service and block access to corporate networks
Open letter to the research community
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Positive Technologies experts record sharp increase in number of attacks on trade enterprises
Analyzing the current cyberthreats of Q4 2020, Positive Technologies specialists reveal an increase in the number of attacks aimed at the trade industry and medical institutions around the world. Another feature of Q4 was the increase in the number of social engineering attacks on individuals.
Positive Technologies' official statement following U.S. sanctions
As a company, we deny the groundless accusations made by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In the almost 20 years we have been operating there has been no evidence of the results of Positive Technologies’ research being used in violation of the principles of business transparency and the ethical exchange of information with professional information security community.
Positive Technologies discovers critical vulnerability in the VMware endpoint protection platform
The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms and access Carbon Black Cloud Workload with maximum privileges
Positive Technologies helps VMware to fix a vulnerability in the utility for testing performance of virtual desktops
Threats include obtaining access to confidential data
VMware fixes dangerous vulnerabilities in software for infrastructure monitoring discovered by Positive Technologies
Threats include execution of arbitrary commands on the server and the possibility to develop the attack to obtain full control over IT systems
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