The Avaddon ransomware appears as a disturbing threat that has demonstrated its ability to exploit vulnerabilities in systems, compromising the security and integrity of critical data.
This article dives into the details of how Avaddon works, while also providing a comprehensive analysis of strategies to detect and mitigate the threat.
The automotive sector is currently moving towards electric consumption, as society is becoming more and more aware of the problems that environmental pollution can cause.
One of the big challenges of this trend is how to charge electric vehicles, for which charging points are currently used.
But like most of today's technological devices, they will also need to have access to an Internet connection in order to be able to monitor in real time the use of the station, the customer's banking information, etc.
For this reason, in this article we want to talk about the different risks or cyber-attacks that these charging points may suffer and the problems they may cause, as this is a very important sector for society and one that is capable of managing very sensitive information
The presence of Shadow IT, i.e., the unauthorized or unmanaged use of IT technologies and services by employees, poses challenges and risks of considerable magnitude.
The rapid adoption of personal devices and applications, as well as accessibility to cloud services, have increased the complexity of the security landscape. This situation poses a risk that can compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the organization's information.
The arrival of the new version of CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) covers some deficiencies related to the assessment of vulnerabilities in the industrial world. The introduction of changes in the way of scoring different vulnerabilities, the incorporation of new metrics for elements of the industrial world such as "Safety" or the service recovery of a device, are some of the new features introduced in version 4 of the CVSS.
This article will analyze the new features brought by version 4.0 and its increased accuracy when assessing vulnerabilities in industrial environments for a better adequacy of the scores given.