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Google TAG shares details about exploit chains used to install commercial spyware

Security Affairs

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered several exploit chains targeting Android, iOS, and Chrome to install commercial spyware. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) shared details about two distinct campaigns which used several zero-day exploits against Android, iOS and Chrome. links sent over SMS to users.

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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware — and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks. The price tag of the ransom is just one of the many costs of these attacks, and remediation can often exceed this fee many times over. But the situation isn’t hopeless.

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ProxyNotShell Finally Gets Patched by Microsoft

eSecurity Planet

“However, even the revised measures have not been a panacea, so it is good news that an official patch is available now. Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2022 Azure), this vulnerability exposes industry-leading versions of Windows and could have wide-ranging impacts,” she wrote in a blog post. .

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4 ways ransomware can cost your business (in addition to extortion)

Webroot

That’s bad news in itself, but what’s often overlooked are the additional ways – beyond payments victims may or may not choose to make– victims pay for these attacks. These are some of those affects inflating the price tag of an attack, which we call The Hidden Costs of Ransomware. Lost productivity. Brand and reputational damage.

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Google warns some users that FancyBear’s been prowling around

Malwarebytes

They didn’t go into detail about which industries were key targets, but this campaign “compromised 86% of the batch of warnings we sent for this month”. He goes into more details in this thread: TAG sent a above average batch of government-backed security warnings yesterday. Did Google catch all the malicious missives?

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How to Start a Secure Online Business from Home

SiteLock

To help evaluate the market opportunity, you can research competitors to help understand the landscape of your industry, as well as come up with a strategy for how to differentiate yourself and identify effective marketing practices. When visitors arrive at your site, invite them to subscribe to your email newsletter for news and deals.

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

As a bonus, many of these tools are free to access and have specialized feeds that focus on different industries and sectors. Additionally, dashboards share data about threat names, any relevant reference URLs, tags, adversary and malware families, and attack IDs.