Winning Against AI-Based Attacks Requires a Combined Defensive Approach

If there's a constant in cybersecurity, it's that adversaries are always innovating. The rise of offensive AI is transforming attack strategies and making them harder to detect. Google's Threat Intelligence Group, recently reported on adversaries using Large Language Models LLMs to both conceal...

Building Your Defense Toolbox: Tools and Tactics to Combat Cyber Threats

By Uzair Amir While cybercriminals create their toolbox, as a user you should also keep yourself ready for unsuspecting cyberattacks and keep a safety toolbox for your defence. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Building Your Defense Toolbox: Tools and Tactics to Combat Cybe...

TA551 Shifts Tactics to Install Sliver Red-Teaming Tool

The criminal threat group known as TA551 has added the Sliver red-teaming tool to its bag of tracks – a move that may signal ramped up ransomware attacks ahead, researchers said. According to Proofpoint researchers, TA551 aka Shathak has been mounting cyberattacks that start with email thread...

The Proliferation of Zero-days

The MIT Technology Review is reporting that 2021 is a blockbuster year for zero-day exploits: One contributing factor in the higher rate of reported zero-days is the rapid global proliferation of hacking tools. Powerful groups are all pouring heaps of cash into zero-days to use for themselves --...