Name: AceCryptor attacks surge in Europe – Week in security
Start: 2024-03-22T21:58:00Z
End: 2024-03-22T21:58:02.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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For over 30 years we‘ve helped watch over your progress, protecting it with our digital security solutions. Ours is the story of Progress. Protected. As an IT Security professional you will gain access to analysis and commentary from industry experts on the Cybersecurity front.

With the rise of cyber threats and ongoing cyber talent shortage continuing unabated, many organizations are turning toward Managed Detection and Response (MDR). So how can this service enhance an organization's overall security posture and improve incident response? 

In this webinar, learn about:
combatting new threats, like multi-extortion ransomware with MDR
how to leverage AI-powered threat detection and response, and human expertise, to prevent new ransomware variants
the significance of a prevention-first, holistic cybersecurity strategy

Join ESET's Chief Security Evangelist, Tony Anscombe, Security Monitoring Analyst, James Rodewald, and Engineer, Jorge Andino Jr. as they unravel the significance of an optimized solution for proactive defense.

Outsmart Cybercrime: Protection Optimized with MDR

The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has seen tremendous growth in recent years, leading to significant impacts across various industries, including cybersecurity. In this webinar, we aim to move beyond the sensationalized visions and dystopian scenarios often associated with AI. Instead, we'll focus on its practical contributions and risks in cybersecurity, where AI stands poised to drive significant, revolutionary advancements.

Join us as ESET's experts discuss:
- AI's generative capability transforming the threat landscape, such as the growing quantity of malspam campaigns 
- how AI strengthens a prevention-first approach to cybersecurity, bolstering a proactive and adaptive defense strategy
- highlights of how ESET's AI algorithms can enhance detection rates, minimize false positives, and aid threat hunting capabilities

Speakers:
Tony Anscombe, Chief Security Evangelist
Cameron Camp, Specialized Security Researcher
Ted Gallagher, ESET Engineer

Cybersecurity in an AI-turbocharged Era

ESET has got you covered. See our MDR in action and learn how it can help you proactively prevent breaches.

MDR: Tales from the frontlines

ESET experts have discovered and countered major cyberattacks, helped disrupt criminal botnets, and protected billions. Discover how ESET Threat Intelligence can improve the security posture of your organization. Explore our new Threat Intelligence portal, with the ESET generative AI advisor for quicker content consumption and rapid response.

Stay Ahead of Adversaries with ESET Threat Intelligence

Increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks continue to plague organizations like yours. Think Ransomware as a Service, spear phishing, whaling, and cloud data breaches—you name the threat, and it continues to evolve year over year. 

To position your organization in a strategic advantage in the fight against these cyber threats and digital crime requires comprehensive threat intelligence. Threat intelligence delivers an understanding of what is happening in today’s landscape and provides crucial context, a priority with which ESET can assist.

Register for this recorded Fireside Chat at RSA 2024 to understand how to apply powerful threat intelligence in your company, featuring a conversation between Chief Security Evangelist at ESET Tony Anscombe and Enterprise Strategy Group's Dave Gruber, Principal Analyst, Ransomware, SecOps & Services. The agenda includes:

• Why ESET has unparalleled in-the-field threat intelligence experience
• Unpacking ESET’s 100% retention rate on our APT reports and feeds
• ESET’s AI/ML capabilities that automate threat reporting
• A demo of ESET Threat Intelligence

Understand the Power of Threat Intelligence for Proactive Security

News alert: LabHost, a major phishing service platform, has been disrupted in a global operation. 37 suspects have been arrested after a year-long investigation spanning 19 countries and as many as 40,000 phishing domains have been uncovered.

In other related news, US law enforcement has pressed charges against the founders of Samourai Wallet for money laundering as part of a federal crackdown on crypto mixers.

To find out more, watch the video and stay protected.

Major phishing-as-a-service platform disrupted – Week in security

The ESET research team released the H2 2023 issue of its Threat Report that looked at the key trends and developments that defined the threat landscape from June through November of 2023. 

Here are just some interesting morsels of information that will be discussed during the webinar:
• a new IoT threat called Android/Pandora is compromising Android devices, including smart TVs, TV boxes, and mobile devices, and using them for DDoS attacks
• the Mozi IoT botnet nonfunctional has been successfully rendered nonfunctional
• ESET blocked hundreds of thousands of attempts to access malicious domains with names resembling ChatGPT
• MOVEit hack takes the name as the largest cyber incident of 2023 
• website visitors are under siege - almost 45,000 websites have fallen victim to malicious JavaScript code

ESET Threat Report: ChatGPT-as-a-lure, the Worst Attack of 2023, and more

Attention! Tony's latest video sheds light on the alarming consequences of medical data exposure following the Change Healthcare ransomware attack. Learn how to safeguard your sensitive information now.

Protecting yourself after a medical data breach – Week in security

Your messaging app may not be what it seems. ESET's discovery of the eXotic Visit campaign reveals a disturbing trend: Apps posing as messaging services distribute XploitSPY malware, primarily targeting users in Pakistan and India. 

Stay alert and informed.

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Join Tony Anscombe in this edition of #WeekinSecurity as he uncovers smart strategies to keep corporate networks fortified against cyber threats vectoring from misconfigured RDP. 

Stay tuned for expert insights!

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Over 20% of ransomware attacks on US critical infrastructure in 2023 targeted the healthcare sector, reveals the FBI's 2023 Internet Crime Report. The healthcare industry is under siege. Change Healthcare, a medical firm, recently fell victim to such an attack, causing nationwide prescription chaos and $22 million in paid ransom.

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Cybersecurity Alert! ESET reveals China-aligned Evasive Panda APT group targeting Tibetans via watering hole attacks during Monlam Festival. Stay on guard!

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Unlock the Truth with Tony Anscombe. #ESET researchers have exposed Operation Texonto – a Russia-aligned PSYOP aimed to demoralize Ukrainians. 

In November and December 2023 waves of false information about heating, medicines, and food shortages were spread. Simultaneously, a spearphishing campaign targeted a Ukrainian defense company and EU agency, aiming to acquire Microsoft Office 365 credentials. 

Connect the dots as PSYOPs and phishing operations are likely converging.

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ESET researchers reveal a concerning surge in AceCryptor detections, a leading cryptor-as-a-service utilized by cybercriminals to evade detection.  It's now being coupled with the notorious Rescoms RAT, signaling a significant shift in attack strategies. Stay informed and protect your business from these evolving threats.

AceCryptor attacks surge in Europe – Week in security

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