Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Facebook and its sister properties Instagram and WhatsApp are suffering from ongoing, global outages. We don’t yet know why this happened, but the how is clear: Earlier this morning, something inside Facebook caused the company to revoke key digital records that tell computers and other Internet-enabled devices how to find these destinations online.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Unrelated to other recent problems Facebook has had, this particular batch of data was scraped from profiles, meaning it's publicly available knowledge. That doesn't stop it from being dangerous.
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Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Hackers broke into the massive telephony interconnection service run by Syniverse—a huge, yet invisible, chunk of infrastructure. The post Syniverse Hack: Billions of Users’ Data Leaks Over Five Years appeared first on Security Boulevard.
We Live Security
OCTOBER 5, 2021
ESET research discovers a previously undocumented UEFI bootkit with roots going back all the way to at least 2012. The post UEFI threats moving to the ESP: Introducing ESPecter bootkit appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
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How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 4, 2021
A surprising 91.5 percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. WatchGuard, which sells network security , intelligence and endpoint protection solutions, included that finding in its recently-released Internet Security Report , which is based on data coming in from t
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Enterprises are worried about exactly the issues that Windows 11 helps with, and the hardware specs mean future security improvements like more app containers.
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We Live Security
OCTOBER 7, 2021
ESET researchers discover a malware family with tools that show signs they’re used in targeted attacks. The post FontOnLake: Previously unknown malware family targeting Linux appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
Bleeping Computer
OCTOBER 5, 2021
The Apache Software Foundation has released version 2.4.50 of the HTTP Web Server to address two vulnerabilities, one of which is an actively exploited path traversal and file disclosure flaw. [.].
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Throughout the summer of 2021, the number of phishing URLs designed to impersonate Chase jumped by 300%, says security firm Cyren.
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 4, 2021
A common goal, as we see in many articles on AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (machine learning), is to make AI/ML systems more like humans. Some claim that humans are much better at driving road vehicles than self-driving software, even though the accident statistics appear to contradict this view. Perhaps we have it backwards! Maybe […]. The post Human vs.
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In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.
We Live Security
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Cryptocurrencies rise and fall, but one thing stays the same – cybercriminals attempt to cash in on the craze. The post To the moon and hack: Fake SafeMoon app drops malware to spy on you appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
Bleeping Computer
OCTOBER 5, 2021
A newly discovered and previously undocumented UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) bootkit has been used by attackers to backdoor Windows systems by hijacking the Windows Boot Manager since at least 2012. [.].
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Vulnerability scanners are not enough, according to an expert who champions an all-encompassing holistic approach to vulnerability management as a means to eliminate surprises.
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The primary recovery concern after a ransomware attack is the health of the core infrastructure. Before recovering any environment, it is crucial to confirm the viability of backups and whether there is a working and operational domain controller (DC) with functioning Active Directory (AD) services. Simply put, AD holds the keys to the Windows “kingdom,”.
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The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers. Tracking tools on user-authenticated and unauthenticated web pages can access personal health information (PHI) such as IP addresses, medical record numbers, home and email addresses, appointment dates, or other info provided by users on pages and thus can violate HIPAA Rules that govern the Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.
CSO Magazine
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Over the past two years, the rise of big-ticket ransomware attacks and revelations of harmful software supply chain infections have elevated cybersecurity to the top of the government's agenda. At the same time, corporate America and even the general public have awakened to the new array of digital dangers posed by nation-state actors and criminal organizations. [ Learn the The 5 types of cyberattack you're most likely to face. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters.
Bleeping Computer
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Apache Software Foundation has released HTTP Web Server 2.4.51 after researchers discovered that a previous security update didn't correctly fix an actively exploited vulnerability. [.].
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Anyone who needs to hide away sections of text in Google Documents should give this handy add-on a try.
We Live Security
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Two-factor authentication is a simple way to greatly enhance the security of your account. The post Google to turn on 2FA by default for 150 million users, 2 million YouTubers appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera
Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
Malwarebytes
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The official Facebook page of the US Navy’s destroyer-class warship, USS Kidd, has been hijacked. According to Task & Purpose, who first reported on the incident , the account has done nothing but stream Age of Empires , an award-winning, history-based real-time strategy (RTS) video game wherein players get to grow civilizations by progressing them from one historical time frame to another.
Bleeping Computer
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Google has warned about 14,000 of its users about being targeted in a state-sponsored phishing campaign from APT28, a threat group that has been linked to Russia. [.].
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Jack Wallen offers a different method of securing SSH that could be rather timely in helping to lock down your Linux servers.
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The most important thing to understand about data breaches and cyberattacks is that they are not a singular event. The post Why The Biggest Cyberattacks Happen Slowly appeared first on Radware Blog. The post Why The Biggest Cyberattacks Happen Slowly appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Within the past few years, ransomware attacks have turned to critical infrastructure, healthcare, and government entities. Attackers have taken advantage of the rapid shift to remote work and new technologies. Add to that hacktivism due to global conflicts and U.S. elections, and an increased focus on AI, and you have the perfect recipe for a knotty and turbulent 2024.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Resecurity researchers dumped Gigabytes of data from Agent Tesla C2Cs, one of the most well-known cyberespionage tools suffers a data leakage. Agent Tesla , first discovered in late 2014, is an extremely popular “malware-as-a-service” Remote Access Trojan (RAT) tool used by threat actors to steal information such as credentials, keystrokes, clipboard data and other information from its operators’ targets.
Bleeping Computer
OCTOBER 2, 2021
Industry publication giant Sandhills Global has suffered a ransomware attack, causing hosted websites to become inaccessible and disrupting their business operations. [.].
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Let's make issuing and installing SSL certificates less of a challenge. Tools like acme.sh can help. Jack Wallen shows you how to install and use this handy script.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Malware has been around for nearly 40 years, longer even than the World Wide Web, but ransomware is a different kind of threat, capable of crippling a company and damaging or destroying its critical data. And the threat is growing. Estimates vary, but a recent FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report found an almost 10-fold increase in ransomware attacks between mid-2020 and mid-2021.
Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.
When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to convenient and more secure ways of paying. With increasing numbers of consumers favouring payment methods that are safer and more hygienic, contactless payments have been on the rise worldwide. In the UK alone, this method accounted for more than a quarter of all payments in the past year. As consumers shift away from more traditional ways of paying like cash and PIN cards, demand for contactless payments is continuing to grow.
Bleeping Computer
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Syniverse, a service provider for most telecommunications companies, disclosed that hackers had access to its databases over the past five years and compromised login credentials belonging to hundreds of customers. [.].
CSO Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2021
2021 has been a banner year for cybercriminals, they have taken advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in remote work, attacking both technical and social vulnerabilities. This historic increase in cybercrime resulted in everything from financial fraud involving CARES Act stimulus funds and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to a spike in phishing schemes and bot traffic.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Spending money you hadn’t budgeted to hire experts to clean up an unexpected mess is at the bottom of every manager’s wish list, but in the case of a cyber attack as damaging as ransomware , turning incident response over to a pro may be the best thing you can do. Let’s examine five key reasons to pay an expert to help recover from ransomware: Contractual obligations.
Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services
A well-defined change management process is critical to minimizing the impact that change has on your organization. Leveraging the data that your ERM program already contains is an effective way to help create and manage the overall change management process within your organization. Your ERM program generally assesses and maintains detailed information related to strategy, operations, and the remediation plans needed to mitigate the impact on the organization.
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