Top passwords used in RDP brute-force attacks
Specops Software released a research analyzing the top passwords used in live attacks against Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports. This analysis coincides with the latest …
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Sharp rise in SMB cyberattacks by Russia and China
SaaS Alerts unveiled the findings of its latest report which analyzed approximately 136 million SaaS security events across 2,100 small and medium businesses (SMBs) globally …
End of 2021 witnessed an explosion of RDP brute-force attacks
RDP brute-force attacks continue to be one of the most used attack vectors for breaching enterprise networks, ESET’s latest Threat Report has revealed. RDP brute-force …
Secure your databases against opportunistic attackers
If you connect databases / servers to the internet and secure them poorly, you can count on them getting compromised quickly. According to findings by Radoslaw Zdonczyk, …
Surge in unique clients reporting brute-force attack attempts
There’s a significant uptick in the number of unique clients who have reported brute-force attack attempts, ESET reveals. Trend of RDP attack attempts against unique …
Are your MS SQL servers part of a cryptomining botnet? Check now!
For the last two years or so, attackers have been infecting and reinfecting poorly secured MS SQL servers, booting other criminals’ malware from them and exploiting …
Thwart the pressing threat of RDP password attacks
How long does it takes for Internet-facing, RDP-enabled computers to come under attack? In some cases, a few minutes. In most, less than 24 hours. The problem with RDP …
Attackers are exploiting IMAP to bypass MFA on Office 365, G Suite accounts
Where possible, and especially for important accounts such as Office 365 and G Suite accounts, the prevailing advice for users is to enable two-factor authentication. …
Linux servers hit with FairWare ransomware – or is it just a scam?
Users posting on Bleeping Computer’s forums have alerted the world to a new threat targeting Linux server admins: the FairWare ransomware. Whether the ransomware …
Short URLs plus cloud services equal bad security
Short URLs are great when they lead to public websites, and documents and files that aren’t meant to remain private, but you should think twice about using them to lead …