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Ransomware as a Service: the Role of Bitcoin and Darknet

Both the cryptocurrency Bitcoin and the darknet have a dubious reputation. The media like to portray both as opaque, criminal parallel worlds. For Ransomware as a Service, Bitcoin and the darknet are welcome tools. Organized crime has been using them for a long time to disguise its business, even if it by no means makes […]

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Log4j Vulnerability Detection Available in Greenbone Feeds

Update from 2021-12-20: information about additional vulnerabilities found for Log4j can be found here. Update from 2021-12-15: the most important FAQ about the Log4j vulnerability detection with Greenbone can be found here. A critical vulnerability (Log4Shell, CVE-2021-44228) in the widely used Java library Log4j has been discovered. Greenbone has integrated local security checks and active […]

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Ransomware as a Service: the Mindset of Cyber Criminals Has Changed

The second part of our series on the ongoing professionalization of attacks on IT systems deals with changes in the attackers’ mindset. Automation, commercialization and cloud computing have also left their mark on the typical profile of cyber criminals that admins and vulnerability management have to deal with. Contrary to common Hollywood clichés, the threat […]

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“Ransomware as a Service” as a Business Model: Why the Business of Extortion Flourishes

This article is the first of three blogposts about the changing threat landscape in professional environments. “Ransomware as a Service” as a business model has powerful implications for enterprises, which are by no means defenseless. Modern vulnerability management, which Greenbone’s products enable, also plays an important role in this context. Numbers 2020 – Increase, Revenue, […]

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Vulnerability Management in the Water Sector

The water sector is one of the critical infrastructures (CRITIS). A successful attack on the sector can lead to significant hygiene and health problems and, in the worst case, threaten human lives. At the 6th VDI conference on “Optimizing Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plants”, Greenbone will provide information on vulnerability management in the water sector and […]