Cedric Pernet, Author at TechRepublic

Cedric Pernet

Bio

Cedric Pernet is a threat expert with a strong focus on cybercrime and cyberespionage. He currently works at Trend Micro as a senior threat researcher.

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Survey: Most CISOs feel their business is at risk for cyberattack

A new report from Proofpoint provides global insight into CISOs' challenges, expectations and priorities for 2023.

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Survey: State of cybersecurity in the UK

The U.K. government has released its annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey. Top cybersecurity threats, supply chain risks, incident responses and more are covered.

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Threat actor APT28 targets Cisco routers with an old vulnerability

The U.S., Europe and Ukraine are reportedly targets in this malware threat. Learn how to protect affected Cisco routers.

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Google Play threats on the dark web are big business

Android infections are also prevalent on the dark web, according to Kaspersky. Learn how to keep your workforce safe from these mobile and BYOD security threats.

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Phishing from threat actor TA473 targets US and NATO officials

These phishing campaigns are exploiting a Zimbra vulnerability and affecting internet-facing webmail services. Learn how to protect your organization from this security threat.

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More phishing campaigns are using IPFS network protocol

Learn how IPFS is used in phishing attacks and why it’s especially tricky to remove the impacted pages, as well as how to protect from this security threat.

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Cyberespionage threat actor APT43 targets US, Europe, Japan and South Korea

Google's Threat Analysis Group reported on a subset of APT43 called Archipelago and detailed how the company is trying to protect users.

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Nexus Android malware targets 450 financial applications

Learn how to protect your organization and users from this Android banking trojan.

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Massive adversary-in-the-middle phishing campaign bypasses MFA and mimics Microsoft Office

Microsoft has already seen millions of phishing emails sent every day by attackers using this phishing kit. Learn how to protect your business from this AitM campaign.

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First Dero cryptojacking campaign targets unprotected Kubernetes instances

Learn how this cryptocurrency campaign operates and its scope. Then, get tips on protecting vulnerable Kubernetes instances from this cybersecurity threat.

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Cedric Pernet

Survey: Most CISOs feel their business is at risk for cyberattack

Survey: State of cybersecurity in the UK

Threat actor APT28 targets Cisco routers with an old vulnerability

Google Play threats on the dark web are big business

Phishing from threat actor TA473 targets US and NATO officials

More phishing campaigns are using IPFS network protocol

Cyberespionage threat actor APT43 targets US, Europe, Japan and South Korea

Nexus Android malware targets 450 financial applications

Massive adversary-in-the-middle phishing campaign bypasses MFA and mimics Microsoft Office

First Dero cryptojacking campaign targets unprotected Kubernetes instances

Personnel Screening Policy

New User Education Checklist

ACH Payment Process Policy

Hiring Kit: Virtual Reality Designer