Headlines- For the sixth night in a row, the US military strikes Iran, and Iranian media reports explosions in areas including Bandar Abbas, Ahvaz, and Iranshahr.
- Two persons injured in a US attack on the Bandar Abbas railway junction station, according to Iran's ISNA news agency.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on Thursday that it would not "allow" the United States to cause instability in the region.
- In a post to X on Thursday, the headquarters of the Kuwait Armed Forces stated that the Gulf country's air defenses were once more "confronting attacks by hostile drones" that were launched from Iran.
- Eight more Iranian missiles were intercepted by Jordan's military early on Thursday morning, according to the official Jordan News Agency.
Tag: Cyber Security
DNS Data Exfiltration Attack
DNS data exfiltration is an attack tactic that uses DNS queries and responses to surreptitiously remove sensitive data from a network.
Baiting How to Protect Your Devices
A type of social engineering known as “baiting” involves the attacker luring the victim with tempting offers or incentives. This strategy deceives the target into unintentionally installing malware on their computer or divulging important data, compromising credentials, or transferring funds.
Clickjacking How to Prevent
A type of attack known as “clickjacking” happens when the victim clicks on links on a website they think is reputable and reliable. The victim is unaware that they are clicking on a malicious, hidden website that is superimposed over the reputable website.
Crypters
The primary objective of software known as “crypters” is of altering a target binary in order to evade detection by antivirus program.
Deep Web
Conventional web browsers cannot access the deep web because it is not indexed.The deep web is safe and exists to safeguard user data and privacy.
Fileless Malware
A type of malicious software known as “fileless malware” infects a computer by using reliable apps. As it doesn’t rely on files and leaves no trace, it is difficult to detect and remove.
Process Hollowing
Using the covert malware injection technique known as “process hollowing,” an attacker suspends a legitimate process, removes its original code, and replaces it with malicious code before the process resumes. Due to this, the virus can operate as a legitimate process and avoid being discovered by security programs.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a company policy or practice that permits workers to use their personal devices—such as laptops, tabs, smartphones, and other computing devices for work-related tasks.
Cyber Threat Hunting
The act of actively searching for hidden cyber threats in a computer network is known as “cyber threat hunting.”The purpose of cyber threat hunting is to enable an organization to identify and address possible risks that it is unaware of and has not discovered through other channels.
Hash-Based Message Authentication Code (HMAC)
A cryptographic hash function and a secret cryptographic key are used in the Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC), a form of message authentication code (MAC). HMAC enables the verification of a message’s authenticity and data integrity.