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Avishai Avivi, CISO at SafeBreach

Articles and Comments By Avishai Avivi

Expert Commentary
European Parliament Suffered By Cyber Attack After Vote On Russia
November 24 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
On the heels of our cyber warfare panel, this is an interesting example of how a cyber-attack may tr...
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Microsoft Digital Defence Report
November 09 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
The Microsoft Digital Defence Report is very well written and reflects much of what we observe as we...
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Is Uber's 'Security Incident' Just A Smoke Screen? Experts Weigh In
September 20 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
This latest public breach of Uber further strengthens our view. Penetration tests and external attac...
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U.S. Charges 3 Iranian Hackers And Sanctions Several Others Over Ransomware Attacks
September 15 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
This latest announcement and joint cybersecurity advisory highlights the rise in ransomware attacks....
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UK Government Lays Out Plans To Protect Telecoms Networks Against Cyber Attacks
August 31 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
We generally welcome this initiative. As demonstrated by both GDPR and CCPA for privacy in the EU an...
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Password Manager With 25 Million Users Confirms Breach, Expert Weighs In
August 29 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
Bad actors will want source code for the same reason bank robbers will want floor plans to a bank. B...
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French Hospital Hit By $10M Ransomware Attack, Sends Patients Elsewhere
August 25 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
Healthcare repeatedly tops the charts as the industry with the largest number of publicly disclosed...
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NHS IT Supplier Held To Ransom By Hackers
August 15 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
This recent attack is yet another example of the evolving adversarial strategy. Rather than directly...
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A ‘Top Tier’ Hacking Gang Is Likely To Be Behind Entrust Ransomware Attack
July 27 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
"Considering the security measures at Entrust, I believe the consequences are going to be somewhat l...
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A ‘Top Tier’ Hacking Gang Is Likely To Be Behind Entrust Ransomware Attack
July 27 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
"Considering the security measures at Entrust, I believe the consequences are going to be somewhat l...
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Russian Hackers Claim Responsibility For Cyberattack On Lithuania, Expert Reaction
June 28 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
In the scale of sophistication, denial of service attacks are really at the low end. These happen a...
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Italian City Of Palermo Shuts Down All Systems To Fend Off Cyberattack
June 08 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
Sadly, we see more and more attacks of this nature. As the world continues on the path to become mo...
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Security Advisory Issued For Critical F5 Vulnerability
May 06 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
Why is it important?  Big IP devices are network infrastructure devices. They are used as a first-l...
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Brokenwire Hack Could Let Remote Attackers Disrupt Charging For Electric Vehicles
April 07 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
We see this Brokenwire attack as a warning flag more than anything.  The specific attack described...
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The Works Closes Stores Following Cyber Attack
April 07 , 2022 by Avishai Avivi
Reading the company\'s notice, it will appear that their tills are connected, in one way or another,...