Scope of Analysis Examines individual network packets. Analyzes entire network sessions (all packets within the session). Content Inspection Limited to packet headers and payloads; often lacks full content visibility. Fully reconstructs network traffic for detailed inspection. Encoding and Obfuscation Handling… Read More "Deep Session Inspection (DSI): A Game Changer for Threat Detection"
Feb 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Network Security The threat actor known as Space Pirates has been linked to a malicious campaign targeting Russian information technology (IT) organizations with a previously undocumented malware called LuckyStrike Agent. The activity was detected in… Read More "Space Pirates Targets Russian IT Firms With New LuckyStrike Agent Malware"
Feb 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security A new malware campaign has been observed targeting edge devices from Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology to rope them into a botnet named PolarEdge since at least the end of 2023. French cybersecurity… Read More "PolarEdge Botnet Exploits Cisco and Other Flaws to Hijack ASUS, QNAP, and Synology Devices"
Feb 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Cryptocurrency The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formally linked the record-breaking $1.5 billion Bybit hack to North Korean threat actors, as the company’s CEO Ben Zhou declared a “war against Lazarus.” The agency said… Read More "Bybit Hack Traced to Safe{Wallet} Supply Chain Attack Exploited by North Korean Hackers"
Feb 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Python library on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that facilitates unauthorized music downloads from music streaming service Deezer. The package in question is automslc, which has been… Read More "Malicious PyPI Package “automslc” Enables 104K+ Unauthorized Deezer Music Downloads"
Feb 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Threat Intelligence The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) on Tuesday warned of renewed activity from an organized criminal group it tracks as UAC-0173 that involves infecting computers with a remote access trojan… Read More "CERT-UA Warns of UAC-0173 Attacks Deploying DCRat to Compromise Ukrainian Notaries"
Understanding secure network devices and protocols forms a central aspect for anyone involved in cybersecurity or IT security. This article intends to explain the different kinds of network devices, their functions, and the protocols that ensure secure communication. Examples are… Read More "Secure Network Devices, Protocols and Communication"
