Cyber attacks on six companies that have affected 65 million users
Any company is 100% secure against cybercrime, says our Chairman Chema Alonso and Chief Data Officer of Telefónica. Get to know some of the cases of data leakage in companies here.
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Oct 2018
Telefónica increases its investment in cybersecurity by 60% this year
There are more than three million jobs that are not covered by cybersecurity. “Today it is an area that is growing and will continue to do,” says Pedro Pablo Perez, CEO of ElevenPaths, during South Summit 2018.
“There are two types of companies: the ones they’ve attacked and the ones they’ll attack.”
Chema Alonso, CDO at Telefónica, reports on IT threats at ESET Security Day in Valencia. @Technology will always have limits,” he says, “If someone says they’ll get total security, they’re cheating on you”.
“WannaCry maked a before and an after in the way to see the computer security in the Spanish companies”
ElevenPaths intelligence analyst Yaiza Rubio talks about the proliferation of today’s attacks that make cybersecurity a growing need.
Cybercrime is delighted to attack individuals and SMEs
Cybersecurity 100% doesn´t exist, and that makes the sector, with 1.1 million new threats a week, strategic. Don’t miss the interview with Pedro Pablo Perez, CEO of ElevenPaths and protagonist of the #SomosMujeresTech dialogues.
Sep 2018
Telefónica multiplies its cybersecurity business sevenfold to 400 million
Since the integration of ElevenPaths, its cybersecurity unit, in 2011, the operator’s business has grown by 566%. In the first half of this year it had a turnover of almost 200 million euros.
Hackers Strip Companies
The new data protection regulations oblige companies to make public the cyber attacks that they receive. This has made it possible to discover that these attacks are much more common than what we think.
Total protection doesn’t exist
Pedro Pablo Pérez, our CEO and security director at Telefónica, warns that there is a lack of awareness against cybercrime. Companies are currently being criminalized, not hackers.
The ‘Wild Wild West’ of the 21st century
Pedro Pablo Pérez defends that cybersecurity is a digital risk but also an opportunity for work and investment. The key is that the impact has to be minimal and you have to recover as quickly as possible.
Code Talks for Devs: ‘WordPress’ in Paranoid Mode
Our expert Pablo González speaks about WordPress and how to fortify your system. Go to the free webinar and learn about security with our experts.
WAF managed on Telefónica Network, based on F5 Networks technology
Article in which they talk about our WAF solution able to protect your web applications from advanced threats and created with the collaboration of our partner F5 Networks.
Our Chairman Chema Alonso participates as a speaker during the Navarra LAN Party
On September 14 Chema Alonso will attend as a speaker at this meeting to promote innovation and creativity in the field of ICT and exchange knowledge.
Our CSA, Pablo San Emeterio on the data breach that affected British Airways
“Skimmers are physical devices that are introduced in ATMs by black hackers, which aim to clone the cards that are introduced in the ATM”, explains Pablo San Emeterio, Chief Security Ambassador of ElevenPaths.
Interview with our Chairman Chema Alonso
“It is unthinkable the amount of data used to improve our lives,” says Chema Alonso in this interview where he defends the proper use of data, but warns of “the construction of false realities to manipulate society.”
ElevenPaths: Mobile navigation is not so safe as we thought
In this article the presence of security indicators in mobile browsers it is analyzed based on a report published by ElevenPaths .
Sergio de los Santos explains the British Airways ‘hack’
Our Innovation and Lab Leader of ElevenPaths explains the attack suffered by British Airways in which 380,000 clients have been robbed with only 22 lines of code.
Interview with Gabriel Bergel, CSA of ElevenPaths
Our Chief Security Ambassador, Founder and organizer of the 8.8 Computer Security Conference reviews in this interview that took place in Russia his professional career.
CryptoClipWatcher, the tool that checks if a copied cryptomoney address has been modified
Article in which they talk about our tool CritpClipWatcher to protect the addresses of cryptomonedas.
ElevenPaths Talks: Detecting treat with intelligent (Threat Intelligent)
Don´t miss out this free webinar in which we are going to focus into the concept of Threat Intelligent, wich tools are used, the methodology and colaborations levels, and more.
Telefónica Business Solutions inaugurates the Security Operations Centre
To strengthen data protection for users and companies, Telefónica Business Solutions Central America inaugurates its Security Operations Centre for detection and action against network threats.
Aug 2018
The interview with our Innovation and Lab director Sergio de los Santos is available
The expert states that “he is particularly concerned about the use that young people are making of the Internet”.
Interview with our hacker and intelligence analyst Yaiza Rubio in Tokyo School
For Yaiza, schools should teach programming in the same way as they do with language or mathematics.
Code Talks for Devs: LiLaS, a project to protect data networks
Our expert Santiago Santiago talks about a tool called LiLaS. It allow us to select the traffic that goes through our network at protocol level using Latch.
A Malaga-born man at the biggest hacker convention in the United States, DefCon
Sergio de los Santos becomes one of the few spanish to take part at DefCon event in Las Vegas to present an investigation.
ElevenPaths Talks: The Art of Deception
In this webinar we are going to try to approach Social Engineering from the tools, as well as the demonstration of different demos and proofs of concept.
Telefónica reinvent business models with blockchain
The CSA Fabián Chiera declares that blockchain is not a technology that is going to change many things, it has already changed them but we don´t know all these changes.
Jul 2018
New CriptoClipWatcher tool against crypto clipboard hijacking
The Innovation and Lab team creates this new tool that provides protection for your bitcoin transactions from malware.
The expert Marcos Arjona teacher at a summer course to create a blockchain in Malaga
The Technology Park of Andalucia holds a summer course with a workshop to create a blockchain with our expert speaker Marcos Arjona.
Trend Report: How Wiper Malware Affects Middle East and South America
Two of the members of the Telco Security Alliance, Etisalat and Telefonica detect similar malware and are willing to provide CyberSecurity Threat advisory to protect critical information from Cyber Threats.
In search of new technologies to protect information security
Tegra, the first cybersecurity centre in Spain that we promote together with Gradiant and the Xunta of Galicia, creates the first project called Irmas (Information right management advanced systems).
Ranking of cybersecurity influencers in Chile
Chilean CSA Gabriel Bergel named as Chile’s second largest cybersecurity influencer. Congratulations hacker!
Our CSA Claudio Caracciolo gives us a cybersecurity class
Youtuber Nikolas Fischman interviews our CSA Manager Claudio Caracciolo. Access the link and learn the main guidelines on cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Pulse 2018/07/10
Private enterprise’s sad contribution to sharing threat intelligence in the United States.
Our CSA Pablo San Emeterio interviewed on Capital Radio
The expert states that companies are currently going to increase their cybersecurity budget by more than 25% in the coming years.
Jun 2018
Our paper about UAC-A-Mola published at Exploit DataBase
Paper about “UAC Bypass & Research with UAC-A-Mola” written by our experts Pablo González and Santiago Hernández has been published at Exploit DataBase.
Our paper about Hidden Networks published at Exploit Database
Paper about “Discovering and Plotting Hidden Networks created with USB Devices” written by our Chairman Chema Alonso, and Pablo González, Carmen Torrano and Fran Ramírez experts has been published at Exploit DataBase.
CyberSecurity Pulse 2018-06-26
New proposal to adapt U.S. Marine Corps capabilities to the new times.
Yaiza Rubio: “I did not have my first computer until I was 18 years old”
Ever since she was very young, this woman knew that her future would be technology, even though she was a reference in the world of sports when she was very young.
Case study about Android malware patterns recognition for fraud detection and attribution
Springer Ref publishes its encyclopedia about “Social Network Analysis and Mining” in which our colleagues Sergio de los Santos, Antonio Guzmán and Carmen Torrano collaborate with a case study on the detection of fraud through malware patterns in Android.
These are the cybersecurity ‘influencers’ in Spain
Our Chairman Chema Alonso, Global Chief Digital Security Officer at Telefónica, Alejandro Ramos, and CDO, expert Pablo González Pérez, in the top 25 influencers in cybersecurity during the IDG Security Day event.
The journalist who became the first hacker in Spain
According to Yaiza, “hackers are dedicated to finding flaws in security and trying to stop the software from being vulnerable so that people have better security”.
Telefónica backs global approach to IoT protection
Vicente Segura, Head of IoT Security at Telefónica, said that “Mobile operators can help protect IoT networks by developing a security model which can be adapted to specific verticals”.
ElevenPaths Announces Strategic Security Alliance with Devo
The objective of this alliance is to Provides Telefónica customers advanced cybersecurity monitoring and protection service through Devo Data Operation Platform.
Yaiza Rubio: “I live peacefully not advising anyone to invest in cryptocurrency”
Read the full interview to our hacker Yaiza Rubio and get to know her more closely. She talks about her professional career and personal anecdotes.
Cybersecurity Pulse 2018-06-12
Changing stereotypes in the security sector. Ripples of outrage spread last week after women in red evening gowns were seen promoting a product at the Infosecurity Europe 2018.
By profession, hacker
Our intelligence analyst and hacker, Yaiza Rubio, talks about hacker’s job and security analyst, as well as the digitalization process that organizations are currently leading.
Global Cybersecurity: almost a quarter of WiFi networks in Russian headquarters are insecure
Claudio Caracciolo, CSA Manager, explains that security attacks are usually random. The victim is chosen based on what he does wrong or the insecure services to which he connects.
“Companies that are not using data are dead and they don’t know it”
Chema Alonso, CDO of Telefónica and Chairman of ElevenPaths, affirms that “the data is good”, during the celebration of the fourth session about Digital Transformation.
May 2018
ElevenPaths further strengthens its reputation as a cybersecurity services provider during the V edition of Security Day
Telefónica continues to establish itself as an Intelligent MSSP to offer end-to-end cyber-resilient solutions to all its clients and to provide greater security to organizations in all aspects of their day-to-day operations.
ElevenPaths acquires Dinoflux startup, finalist of the international acceleration program of INCIBE
Dinoflux joins its portfolio of leading companies for the massive analysis of malware and generation of real-time threat intelligence and sampling of IoT (IoT Anomaly Detection) products.
Security Day 2018 – Cybersecurity On Board
Next May 30, do not miss the fifth edition of our annual cybersecurity event. This year our motto is ‘Cybersecurity On Board’, will you be on board?
Google’s project to fight election attacks
The attacks were triggered during the elections. In this way, Jigsaw, a technological incubator which is Google’s parent company, has released Project Shield, a free tool for DDoS protection.
Tegra is launched, the new cybersecurity center of Galicia
Telefónica and Gradiant have presented the TEGRA cybersecurity center, which started with the vocation of situating Galicia as a relevant agent in cybersecurity.
Telefónica hacks cybercriminals
It uses a defense system based on counterintelligence that makes cyber attackers think that they have managed to breach the network. The objective is to collect data to learn from cybercrime.
Trend Report: What does the metadata reveal about the states in Latin America?
We have utilized public documents detected in government domains, of which can be accessed by any network user, through search engines or directly on the different entities’ websites.
Cybersecurity Pulse 2018-05-15
The dispute of the legislation which prevents the federal government of the United States from demanding companies to design their technology with backdoors.
Telefónica and Rivetz collaborate on decentralized security for mobile users
Rivetz Corp. and Telefónica have announces today an agreement to collaborate on the development of advanced mobile security protocols for blockchain transactions and messaging.
I Love You: The story of the virus which paralyzed the world 18 years ago.
En mitad de la fiebre de los 2000, apareció en Filipinas este malware que tardó sólo cinco horas en propagarse por los ordenadores de toda Asia, Europa y América a través del correo electrónico.
Neto, the new tool to analyze browser extensions
Neto is easy to use and provides useful information on extensions features both Firefox and Chrome or Opera. ¡Try it out now!
Our expert Pablo González is speaking about new ways of Phising at Cadena Ser
An interview with our hacker and expert Pablo González at Cadena Ser: ‘users are falling increasingly less into the phishing tactic; only ¼ of company employees are attacked’.
ElevenPaths Talks: Smart Contract, an interesting way to use blockchain
Learn with our CSAs the foundations of Smart Contracts and different code audit and contract verification techniques.
Pedro Pablo Pérez: “The ecosystem of Telefónica as a digital telco, has Digital Security as one of its pillars”
An interview with our CEO, Pedro Pablo Pérez, in SIC magazine speaking about the importance of cybersecurity nowadays.
ElevenPaths is among the main Spanish companies which are dedicated to cybersecurity
Business Insider names us as one of the top ten Spanish cybersecurity companies, in which they consider us to be the best example of innovation.
CyberSecurity Pulse 2018-05-01
A new malware which utilizes the EternalRomance tool has appeared on the scene along with Monero-mining.
Apr 2018
Yaiza declares that “if you do not pay for a product online, then it is clear that you are the product”
Our intelligence analysist Yaiza Rubio affirms that this field values more your ability to learn than the qualifications you may have.
SIC Award goes to our CEO Pedro Pablo Pérez during the Securmática event
The 15th edition of the SIC Awards praises the performance and contribution of the most outstanding professionals, entities and projects in the sector.
Pedro Pablo Pérez, CEO at ElevenPaths, talks about the importance of a good implementation of the GDPR
“The oil of the 21st century is the data: we have to guarantee that we have a regulation that allows us to progress.”
An interview with intelligence analyst Yaiza Rubio
“Common sense is fundamental when you browse the web”
Oracle integrates Mobile Connect in Telefónica’s service platform for corporate customers
The integration will make it possible for clients to use their mobile numbers as a secure means of authentication when accessing their online services without having to use an username and password.
10 questions which you have always wanted to ask a hacker
Vimeo speaks with our hacker and expert Pablo González, so that he can respond to the questions about hackers and cybersecurity which we most frequently want to ask.
Code Talks for Devs: The ‘Hidden Networks’ Created With USB Devices
The second webinar available of this new season in which the expert Fran Ramírez will analyze the interconnections between isolated teams which are created via USB devices. Press play!
CyberSecurity Pulse 2018-04-17
Facebook launched a new program ‘Data Abuse Bounty’ in order to find application developers that are misusing data, after the Cambridge Analytics scandal.
For the third year in a row, we will be participating in the RSA Conference, the world-leading information security event
From April 16-20 we will demonstrate all our advances in global cyber-resilient operations.
Yaiza Rubio: We put ourselves in the criminals’ shoes in order to learn and identify their techniques.
The intelligence analysist and #mujerhacker (womanhacker) highlights that there is not a specific degree on cybersecurity and hacking at university.
Our expert and CSA Pablo San Emeterio in Lugo’s newspaper “The Progress”
“They are people who have already been attacked and those who still do not know”. Pablo prefers to differentiate between hackers, “as those who are passionate for technology” and those who are technological criminals.
Etisalat, Singtel, SoftBank and Telefónica create Global Cyber Security Alliance
Members to share cyber risk intelligence and security capabilities to protect enterprises from evolving cyber threats worldwide.
ElevenPaths Talks: A little of DDoS and the tools to stop the attacks
The denial of service attacks is a worry for both any public entity and business organization whose business processes are network-based. During this #11PathsTalk, we will talk about the different attack techniques and the defense strategies which they use.
April Events: in order to keep up to date on Computer Security
Here is a list of the events, conferences and courses in which we are participating in this month worldwide.
An interview with Pedro Pablo Pérez, CEO of ElevenPaths
“Cybercrime costs the global economy 600 billion dollars which has an impact of more than 1% of the GDP from the world’s major economies”
New Season of ElevenPaths Talks
We present season four of webinars featuring our CSAs in which we will talk about cybersecurity and current affairs in the sector. We have a new talk format. Don’t miss out!
New investigation: Evrial, malware that steals Bitcoins
Evrial’s new tecnical research, the malware designed to steal Bitcoins through the clipboard and sell it on the black market.
CyberSecurity Pulse 2018-04-03
The USA want to ask visa applicants to provide details of their social networks to extend the background screening nowadays.
Mar 2018
Pedro Pablo Pérez awarded with the “Top 50 Most Influential Hispanics”
Since 2011, HITEC has compiled a comprehensive list featuring the top 50 most influential and notable professionals in the technology industry in Latin America/Ibero-America called the “HITEC 50“. We are proud of our CEO.
Code Talks for Devs: Latch integration in a cryptocurrency wallet using exfiltration
Watch thi webinar in which we present a proyecto that was created in order to implement Latch as a extra security layer in a Coinbase cryptocurrency wallet.
New plugins for FOCA: HaveIBeenPwned and SQLi
Don’t miss out the new plugins that we have designer for our mos famous tool FOCA: HaveIBeenPwned and SQLi.
CyberSecurity Pulse 2018-03-20
A postmortem of the Olympic Destroyer malware used in the PyeongChang Olympics attack reveals a deliberate attempt by adversaries to plant a false flags when it comes to attribution.
Upgrades to Facebook’s link security
Facebook changes the rules of the “HSTS” with an interesting preload on its own website. To justify this, among other reasons, it mentions our research presented at the BlackHat and RootedCON events.
Interview to our intelligent analyst Yaiza Rubio in “Aquí hay trabajo” of TVE
Don’t miss out on the interview with our intelligence analyst Yaiza Rubio on TVE’s “Aquí hay trabajo” program. Starting in the minute 7.46.
Certificate Transparency Mining: up to 10% improvement in the enumeration ‘of quality’ sub-domains
The certificate registry which contains a history of the usage, validity periods and expiration dates, actually offers an apt data set suitable for different data mining processes.
Code Talks for Devs: PHP Latch integration
In this last Additional #CodeTalks4Devs, we will explain the integration of Latch in PHP and how easy it was to develop it for everyday applications.
Cybersecurity, huge obsession of the companies
Our CEO, Pedro Pablo Pérez, declares that virtual raids not only have an impact on economic damages, but also on reputation when they affect the confidence that the environment has in the company.
Equality is achieved with “the training of the smallest”, according to Yaiza Rubio
During the Madrid Woman’s Week event, the intelligent analyst Yaiza Rubio, and the Chairman, Chema Alonso, have made several statements about equality between women and men.
Code Talks for Devs Second Season
Second season of webinars dedicated to programming lovers is ready! Access each of them and stay with those that interest you most. Let’s hack!
CyberSecurity Pulse 2018-03-06
Last February 28th we witnessed the largest DDoS attack ever seen on the GitHub website, reaching a record 1.35 Tbps and 126.9 million packets per second. Access the newsletter and find out what happened.
ElevenPaths Talks Special Edition: Cryptography and Quantum Computers
Learn with our CSA Manager, Rames Sarwat, and a special guest, Dr. Alfonso, a reputed cryptography expert, to understand the state-of-the-art quantum technology and its expected evolution in the coming years. Do not miss it!
Feb 2018
Code Talks for Devs Additionals: JAVA Latch Integration
The developer, Javier Espinosa, explains how easy it is to integrate Latch’s security in applications. Go to the community and speak with our experts about your doubts and suggestions.
Our post published in Security Affairs, the best European Personal Security Blog 2016
Evrial is a cryptocoin malware stealer discovered by our researchers which takes control of the clipboard to get “easy money”.
Code Talks for Devs Additional: .NET Latch integration
In this first #CodeTalks4Devs Additional webinar, the expert, Ioseba Palop explains to us how to integrate Latch in the .NET platform.
Telefónica partners with McAfee to protect customer devices embedding its technology in the home Internet routers
Telefónica and McAfee have announced an agreement to reinforce the online security for Telefónica’s broadband and mobile customers across its markets in Europe and Latin America.
CyberSecurity Pulse 2018-02-20
Numerous types of attacks are affecting cryptocurrency users and many users lose their private keys that protect their wallet. We tell you how to recover them in this biweekly newsletter of our intelligence analysts.