eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Despite all this, there is one tech category that has held up fairly well: Cybersecurity. Just look at a report from M&A advisory firm Houlihan Lokey , which found that private cybersecurity company funding grew by 9.4% There have been a number of impressive funding rounds this year for cybersecurity startups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

A foundational approach to cybersecurity empowers CISOs to see abnormalities and block threats before they do damage. Constantly playing catch-up seems to have become the unfortunate norm in the cybersecurity industry. The post A Reactive Cybersecurity Strategy Is No Strategy at All appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2021

The post Estonian Hacker Steals 300,000 Government ID Photos appeared first on Security Boulevard. Estonia’s electronic ID system was hacked last week. A suspect is in custody.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As AI models become more sophisticated, the potential for misuse or unintended consequences grows, emphasizing the need for robust oversight and a proactive approach to governance. The post The AI Paradox: Balancing Generative AI Adoption With Cybersecurity Risks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Security Forensics Investigation. Ray has wasted little time in assembling a top-notch team, which includes an unnamed cybersecurity forensics firm. He has “worked around the clock” to secure assets, identify crypto on the blockchain , find records, and work with regulators and government authorities. The Vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Top Cybersecurity Experts to Follow on Twitter. Binni Shah | @binitamshah.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Now, cybersecurity may just be the most important aspect of financial technology (fintech) in the modern world. Regulatory technologies (Regtech). .

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The post Why an HR-IT Partnership is Critical for Managing Cybersecurity Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. By aligning priorities into a shared game plan, HR and IT can finally set their organizations up to defend against modern cyberthreats.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

.” But the security community and other technology leaders have started raising the alarm, worried about the program’s potential to write malware and spread mis- and disinformation. Or do you believe implementing the platform will compromise your company’s cybersecurity posture?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Cybersecurity professionals will finally have the chance to harness AI for good, and more efficiently and effectively than attackers. The post The Next Year in Cybersecurity: Quantum, Generative AI and LLMs & Passwords appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 1, 2023

The post The AI Takeover: Cybersecurity Tool or Terminator? appeared first on Security Boulevard. The Spring 2022 release of OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 image generator wowed users with its ability to create nearly any conceivable image based on a natural language description, even as.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2024

Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.” The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 5, 2024

Fast enough for government work: The Federal Communications Commission is finally minded to do something about decades-old vulnerabilities. The post FCC: Phone Network Bugs Must Be Fixed — But are SS7/Diameter Beyond Repair? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 29, 2023

As attacks continue to evolve, harnessing AI and advanced social engineering techniques for increasingly sophisticated, stealthy attacks, many. The post We’ve Been Using Email Since 1971—It’s Time We Make it Secure appeared first on Security Boulevard. Email is one of the most important communication tools used today.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Underpaid, overworked and angry: Whistleblower in hacker contractor firm for Chinese government blows lid off tactics, techniques and procedures. The post PRC State Hacking: ‘Chinese Edward Snowden’ Spills I‑Soon Secrets in Huge Dump of TTPs appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2024

Targeted ads target targets: Patternz and Nuviad enable potentially hostile governments to track individuals by misusing ad bidding. The post Malicious AdTech Spies on People as NatSec Targets appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Apple Scrambled to Fix 3 More CVEs: Egyptian opposition presidential candidate Ahmed Eltantawy targeted “by the government. The post More iOS Zero Days, More Mercenary Spyware — This Time: Cytrox Predator appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 29, 2024

The funding cutbacks announced in February have continued to hobble NIST’s ability to keep the government’s National Vulnerabilities Database (NVD) up to date, with one cybersecurity company finding that more than 93% of the flaws added have not been analyzed or enhanced, a problem that will make organizations less safe.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 11, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency penetrated in February, via vuln in Ivanti. The post Irony of Ironies: CISA Hacked — ‘by China’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Free rides and traffic jams: U.S.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 9, 2022

states have now banned TikTok on government workers’ devices. The post TikTok Ban: Texas is Fourth State to Join; Indiana Sues appeared first on Security Boulevard. Plus, Indiana has sued the app’s owner.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Our last edition of privacy predictions focused on a few important trends where business and government interests intersect, with regulators becoming more active in a wide array of privacy issues. This showed how consumer data collection can directly impact the relationships between citizens and governments.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 8, 2023

TA446’s new TTPs: “Star Blizzard” FSB team called out by Five Eyes governments (again). The post Russian FSB Targets US and UK Politicians in Sneaky Spear-Phish Plan appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 17, 2023

MX Mixup: Russian-allied government can intercept “highly sensitive information”—because there’s no “I” in.ML The post OPSEC FAIL: US Military Email Going to Mali — via Typo appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 5, 2022

A new wiper malware is destroying data on Russian government PCs. The post Russia Hit by New ‘CryWiper’ — Fake Ransomware appeared first on Security Boulevard. Dubbed CryWiper, it pretends to be ransomware.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The Ukrainian government has warned that Russia is planning a massive attack against the critical infrastructure of Ukraine and of its allies. The post Russia ‘Plans’ HUGE Cyberattack on Critical Infrastructure appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2024

The accelerating innovation of generative AI will increase the risks of ransomware and other cyberthreats over the next two years as bad actors integrate the technologies into their nefarious operations, according to a report this week from the UK’s top cybersecurity agency.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 26, 2021

government sees it differently. Says it’s Microsoft’s Fault appeared first on Security Boulevard. Microsoft has issued another of its “look how clever we are” writeups of detecting APT29 hackers. But the U.S. The post New Russian Hacks Revealed—but U.S.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Another Five Eyes government is trying to stop end-to-end encryption—this time, it’s the UK. The post Think of the Children: Anti-E2EE Ads Ahoy appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 6, 2023

and European organizations in such vectors as government, aerospace, and finance across North America and Europe. Hackers linked to Russia’s military intelligence unit exploited previously patched Microsoft vulnerabilities in a massive phishing campaign against U.S.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The Australian government has given itself an enormous surveillance tool. Spy Powers Coming Here—via Australia appeared first on Security Boulevard. Five Eyes means that rules in Oz can be used here, too. The post Secret Govt.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2022

The notorious spyware, sold by NSO Group “only to governments,” caused large amounts of data to be exfiltrated. appeared first on Security Boulevard. The prime minister and the defense minister of Spain were infected with Pegasus. The post Spanish Govt. Hacked by NSO Pegasus Spyware (or was it?)

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The cybersecurity operational risks businesses face today are daunting, to say the least. Related: Embedding security into DevOps. Edge-less networks and cloud-supplied infrastructure bring many benefits, to be sure. Harrington: Two other big, concerning domains are vendor security management and cloud security.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

It’s no secret that Russian Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) are a significant burden on cybersecurity teams. Operating since about 2004, they regularly target insider information on large governments and international operations. Among them are: Removal from network access. Social engineering training.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Kaspersky researchers recently found evidence of an advanced threat group continuously updating its malware to evade security products, similar to a release cycle for developers. Complete security can’t be achieved, especially against global actors or state-sponsored groups.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Protesters against the Iran regime are getting a boost to aid their efforts from hacking groups who are using Telegram, Signal and the dark web to get around government restrictions. The post Hackers Use Telegram, Signal, Dark Web to Help Iranian Protesters appeared first on Security Boulevard. CPR sees the sharing of open VPN.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 24, 2024

appeared first on Security Boulevard. Inglorious Basta(rds): 16 days on, huge hospital system continues to be paralyzed by ransomware—and patient safety is at risk. The post Black Basta Ascension Attack Redux — can Patients Die of Ransomware?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Last week’s RSA Conference covered a litany of network security vulnerabilities, from developing more robust tokenization policies and to addressing UEFI-based attacks, and non-endpoint attack vectors. Sadly, advancements in cybersecurity extend to malicious actors as much as they do to industry professionals.

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