Analysing ClickFix: 3 Reasons Why Copy/Paste Attacks Are Driving Security Breaches

ClickFix, FileFix, fake CAPTCHA — whatever you call it, attacks where users interact with malicious scripts in their web browser are a fast-growing source of security breaches. ClickFix attacks prompt the user to solve some kind of problem or challenge in the browser — most commonly a CAPTCHA, bu...

The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict on the Cloud Computing Risk Landscape

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally altered the information technology IT risk landscape, particularly in cloud computing environments. This paper examines how this geopolitical conflict has accelerated data sovereignty concerns, transformed cybersecurity paradigms, and reshaped clo...

The Japanese Threat Landscape: A Report on Cyber Threats in the Third Largest Economy on Earth

The Japanese economy is massive, global, and varied. It is also a major target for cyber threat actors. As a hub for automotive, manufacturing, technology, and financial services, Japanese companies and organizations face significant cyber risk. There is nonetheless relatively little...

State Sponsored Attacks in 2023 and Beyond

As we begin 2023 I wanted to take some time and look at the state sponsored threat landscape. Over the last few decades weve seen seismic shifts in how state sponsored actors attack, starting with traditional espionage with attacks like Moonlight Maze and Project Gunman and evolving into more...

APT Topic Summary Report: Cisco Talos Year in Review 2022

State-sponsored or state-aligned advanced persistent threats APTs adapted to the changing geopolitical landscape in 2022. Cisco Talos observed several offensive cyber campaigns linked to several groups stemming from Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, and countries in the Indian subcontinent. These...

Strengthening Cybersecurity of SATCOM Network Providers and Customers

Summary Updated May 10, 2022: The U.S. government attributes this threat activity to Russian state-sponsored malicious cyber actors. Additional information may be found in a statement from the State Department . For more information on Russian malicious cyber activity, refer to...

M-Trends 2018

What have incident responders observed and learned from cyber attacks in 2017? Just as in prior years, we have continued to see the cyber security threat landscape evolve. Over the past twelve months we have observed a number of new trends and changes to attacks, but we have also seen how certain...

Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade on the Dangers of APT Security Research

Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade from Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research & Analysis Team GReAT joins Ryan Naraine on the podcast to discuss the “identity crisis” in the anti-malware industry and the ethics and perils of investigating state-sponsored or geopolitically significant threats. READ The Ethics a...