Internet Security Week - Edition No. 82

In edition No. 82 of Internet Security Week , serious Microsoft Azure security failure, hackers invade UN network, what are the uses of Firewall DNS and more.

News

2.9 billion emails contained threats in the first semester, Study points out

The report reveals that cybercriminals are quickly adopting new tactics to attack computer users. Among the main strategies employed are personalized phishing attacks and URL and text -based blows, the latter being responsible for more than 2.9 billion quarantine emails in the first half of 2021.

By Dácio Castelo Branco in Canaltech

Ransomware encrypts the entire network of the South African Justice Department

The South African Ministry of Justice is working to restore its operations after a recent ransomware attack has encrypted all its systems, making all electronic services unavailable both internally and public.

By ionut ilasu in bleeding computer

Microsoft Azure exposes data from all customers in severe security failure

Microsoft has alerted its corporate customers about a vulnerability of the Azure cloud platform that exposed its databases to criminal action. According to the company, the problem would allow an attacker to read, edit or even permanently delete documents stored in the non -relational system cosmos DB.

By nir ohfeld in wiz

Hackers invade UN network and steal confidential data

Using stolen credentials, hackers have accessed the organization's proprietary project management software.

By Renato Rodrigues in Kaspersky Daily

Here comes “National Strategy to Combat Cyber Crime”

According to the note, the initiative has the “objective of improving the fight against electronic and cyber crimes in the country”. To this end, the president of the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban), Isaac Sidney, and the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Anderson Torres, have already begun negotiations that lead to the creation of the National Cyber Crime Strategy.

In Ciso Advisor

DNS firewall for what?

Unlike a traditional firewall DNS Firewall, in addition to blocking and redirecting users in order to avoid malicious websites, also acts more broadly, in layer and different DNS phases, avoiding loss, blocking or data impairment.

By Kelvin Zimmer in Lumiun Blog

Investing in cybersecurity is still a challenge for Brazilian companies

Cybersecurity has been the agenda throughout this year given the amount of attacks that have been occurring in the companies database.

In Cryptoid

Malware formbook affects more than 5% of companies in Brazil

The Formbook - an infostealer - is now the most predominant malware in the world monthly ranking, taking the place of Trickbot leadership, which fell to second place after leading the index for three consecutive months, according to the check Point Research (CPR), threat intelligence division of Check Point Software.

In Ciso Advisor

Financial companies spend on average $ 2 million to get around Ransomware

The search for rapid gains and devastating attacks to force the payment of a ransom has transformed the financial sector into one of the main targets of criminals who practice digital kidnapping. The losses of such a scam, however, do not stop interruption of operations and redemption payment, with a survey showing that on average $ 2 million is spent on data recovery and systems efforts for segment companies.

By Felipe Demartini in Canaltech