The attack on telecommunications companies by the group APT10, detailed by US/Israel firm Cybereason on Tuesday, appears to be one that leverages privileged access in privileged accounts, the Research Team Lead at Israel-based firm CyberArk Labs says.
The increasing use of containers has opened a new avenue of entry for malicious attackers, a researcher from security outfit CyberArk Labs has warned, pointing out that container security was not straightforward and not well understood.
Digital rights organisation Electronic Frontiers Australia has urged Australians to do three things to protect their online privacy: get a password manager, review their Facebook settings and turn on two-factor authentication.
CyberArk has produced a behind the scenes look at how privilege access escalation at its electricity utility companies in the Ukraine blacked out 225,000 customers. This was the first time in history that a cyber attack has been used to bring down a power system.