Covert VMware ESXI-targeted ransomware hack facilitated by SSH tunneling
After infiltrating ESXi instances by leveraging known vulnerabilities or stolen admin credentials, ransomware gangs proceed to utilize the built-in SSH service to facilitate lateral movement and ransomware delivery without being detected, according...
Threat actors who send out phishing messages have long ago learned that zero-width characters and unrendered HTML entities can be quite useful to them. Inserting a zero-width character into a hyperlink can be used to bypass some URL security checks...
CCDE Evolves: New Specialist Certifications and AI Infrastructure Focus
As the demand for specialized network design skills in AI and automation continues to climb, important changes are coming to the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) program, effective February 9, 2025.
DoJ Busts Up Another Multinational DPRK IT Worker Scam
A departmentwide initiative has now led to five major law enforcement actions, in an attempt to curb the increasingly common trend of North Korean hackers posing as IT job applicants.
The MITRE framework's applied exercise provides defenders with critical feedback about how to detect and defend against common, but sophisticated, attacks.