Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher Kevin Mitnick, once dubbed the World’s Most Famous Hacker said that “hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it...
Author: Vladimir Unterfingher
Heimdal®’s Semiannual Rundown of the Most Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2023 – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher In the ever-evolving threascape, staying ahead of the latest vulnerabilities is crucial for individuals, organizations, and government institutions. This year,...
Nordic Users Targeted by National Danish Police Phishing Attack – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher A new type of cyber-attack is currently spreading like wildfire in the Nordics, targeting email addresses indiscriminate of user profiles...
Patch Tuesday August 2023 – Microsoft Releases 12 Security Patches for Chromium-based Edge Browser – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher Heimdal® returns with yet another update from the patching and vulnerability management front. So far, Microsoft has slated for release...
Dark Power Ransomware Abusing Vulnerable Dynamic-Link Libraries in Resolved API Flow – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher In a previously-published material, Heimdal® has analyzed the emergent Dark Power malware – a ransomware strain written in the NIM...
Access Governance Strategy and Technology: How to Plan It Well – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher Over the past couple of years, increasingly more sysadmins have abandoned the more “traditional”, hands-on, approach to access and identity...
Patch Tuesday July 2023 – Microsoft Publishes Bug Fixes for 142 Vulnerabilities – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher The second month of summer comes a-calling with a hefty list of bug fixes; throughout July, Microsoft has released no...
Dark Power Ransomware on the Ascent – A Technical Insight into 2023’s Latest Ransomware Strain – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher In early February 2023, a new ransomware strain quietly made its way up the ranks. Earmarked Dark Power, the NIM-written...
Close Quarters Encounters with Third Generation Malware Compels UK and Danish Municipalities to Remodel Vulnerability Management Safeguards – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher In analyzing the threatscape, regardless of the chosen timeframe, the unequivocal conclusion we face is that the reactionary dynamic between...
Consolidating Your Security Operations with Automated Threat Hunting (The Simplified Handbook) – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher Previously, we have touched upon the finer points of creating and implementing your very first threat-hunting framework. Now that you’ve...
Patch Tuesday May 2023 – Microsoft Slates for Release 11 Security Fixes for Edge Browser Vulnerabilities – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher Heimdal® returns with yet another rendition of its monthly Patch Tuesday updates. Our May edition includes security releases for vulnerabilities...
Cyber Threat Hunting Techniques & Methodologies – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher Even the most inexperienced computer user knows about the dangers that lurk on the Internet – one slip of the...
SECURITY ALERT: Danish Customers Targeted by Active PostNord DK Phishing Campaign – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher Heimdal® has recently discovered what can very well be the debut of a massive phishing campaign unfolding in the Nordics....
SECURITY ALERT: Heimdal® Identifies Active Phishing Campaign Singleing Out Romanian Telecom Users – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher On the 28th of April, acting on a tip received from an anonymous source, Heimdal®’s SOC team has come across...
What Is Privileged Account and Session Management (PASM)? – Source: heimdalsecurity.com
Source: heimdalsecurity.com – Author: Vladimir Unterfingher Privileged Account and Session Management (PASM) is a new PAM (Privileged Access Management) that focuses on privileged account monitoring and...
SECURITY ALERT: Heimdal® Detects Massive MitID Smishing Campaign Targeting Nordea Bank Customers
On the 20th of April, Heimdal®’s SOC team has discovered that an unknown APT has been launching smishing attacks against Nordea Bank customers. The data analyzed...
Patch Tuesday April 2023 – Microsoft Publishes Fixes for 17 Known Vulnerabilities
Heimdal® returns with the Easter edition of our Patch Tuesday series with more news from the vulnerability management front. Throughout April, Microsoft has launched 17 security...
Designing Your Threat Hunting Framework from Scratch – Core Essentials
A threat hunting framework is a collation of data-driven adversarial scenarios, backed up by hypothetical, field-tested, or time-honored TTPs (i.e., Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures). Serving a...
Heimdal® Announces Revolutionary Cybersecurity Platform
Heimdal® proudly announces the launch of a pioneering Threat Hunting & Intelligence platform – the Threat-hunting & Action Center. With this entry in the line-up, Heimdal...