We Live Security
MAY 31, 2021
You may not be able to escape internet trolls, but you have a choice about how you will deal with them – here’s how you can handle trolls without losing your cool. The post Don’t feed the trolls and other tips for avoiding online drama appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
Joseph Steinberg
JUNE 3, 2021
Joseph Steinberg recently discussed with Fox Business Network host and commentator, Kennedy, why hackers are targeting meat companies, pipelines, and other important elements of the US economy’s supply chain… and, what can Americans do to stop such attacks. To listen to the discussion, please either utilize the embedded player below, or click the image underneath it.
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Schneier on Security
JUNE 2, 2021
The New York Times has a long story on the DarkSide ransomware gang. A glimpse into DarkSide’s secret communications in the months leading up to the Colonial Pipeline attack reveals a criminal operation on the rise, pulling in millions of dollars in ransom payments each month. DarkSide offers what is known as “ransomware as a service,” in which a malware developer charges a user fee to so-called affiliates like Woris, who may not have the technical skills to actually create ran
Troy Hunt
JUNE 3, 2021
Supporting national CERTs with free API domain searches across their assets is becoming an increasing focus for Have I Been Pwned and today I'm happy to welcome the 19th government on board, Belgium. As of now, the Centre for Cyber Security Belgium (CCB) has full access to query all their gov domains and gain deeper visibility into the impact of data breaches on their departments.
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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.
Krebs on Security
MAY 29, 2021
Fake, positive reviews have infiltrated nearly every corner of life online these days, confusing consumers while offering an unwelcome advantage to fraudsters and sub-par products everywhere. Happily, identifying and tracking these fake reviewer accounts is often the easiest way to spot scams. Here’s the story of how bogus reviews on a counterfeit Microsoft Authenticator browser extension exposed dozens of other extensions that siphoned personal and financial data.
Adam Levin
JUNE 4, 2021
You would think that ExaGrid, a backup appliance and anti-ransomware service might know how to avoid ransomware, but it was hit. . According to the company’s website, “ExaGrid offers a unique approach to ensure that attackers cannot compromise the backup data, allowing organizations to be confident that they can restore the affected primary storage and avoid paying ugly ransoms.
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Joseph Steinberg
JUNE 1, 2021
Cybercriminals Are Impersonating Meal-Kit Services In Order To Steal Money And Personal Information. Cybercriminals are exploiting the tremendous growth in the number of meal-kit subscriptions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – impersonating various such services, or partners of such services, in order to steal people’s money and personal information.
Troy Hunt
MAY 31, 2021
Continuing with the launch of the Have I Been Pwned Domain Search API to national government cyber agencies, I am very happy to welcome the first Latin American country on board, the Dominican Republic. Their National Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CSIRT-RD) is the 18th national CERT that has free and open access to domain inquiries across all of its government assets.
Tech Republic Security
JUNE 4, 2021
This guide covers the Colonial Pipeline attack, WannaCry, Petya and other ransomware attacks, the systems hackers target and how to avoid becoming a victim and paying cybercriminals a ransom in the event of an infection.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 1, 2021
The website for the M1racles security vulnerability is an excellent demonstration that not all vulnerabilities are exploitable. Be sure to read the FAQ through to the end.
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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.
Bleeping Computer
MAY 29, 2021
Microsoft released Microsoft Edge 91 yesterday, and since then, users have been reporting constant nag screens, bugs, and problems using the new version of the web browser. [.].
Trend Micro
JUNE 2, 2021
We discovered a vulnerability in macOS, iOS, and iPadOS rooted in the CVMServer. The vulnerability, labeled CVE-2021-30724, can allow threat actors to escalate their privilege if exploited.
Tech Republic Security
MAY 31, 2021
If you find an Apple AirTag that belongs to someone else, learn how to help reunite the lost items with their owner using an iOS or Android device--or, how to prevent the device from tracking you.
Security Boulevard
JUNE 3, 2021
Performance issues are not the only concern users have about Microsoft Office 365 and Azure cloud services: the office productivity suite also represents a major threat vector and an attractive target for network and supply chain attacks. On a quantitative level, Office 365 draws over 250 million active users, according to Microsoft statistics. Attackers can.
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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.
Bleeping Computer
JUNE 4, 2021
The US Department of Justice announced today that a Latvian national was charged for her alleged role as a malware developer in the Trickbot transnational cybercrime organization. [.].
We Live Security
JUNE 1, 2021
From knock-off designer products to too-good-to-be-true job offers, here are five common schemes fraudsters use to trick teenagers out of their money and sensitive data. The post 5 common scams targeting teens – and how to stay safe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
Tech Republic Security
JUNE 3, 2021
Underprepared, overwhelmed and unable to move forward, security teams are getting pushback from leadership and simply can't catch up to necessary post-pandemic modernization.
Security Boulevard
JUNE 3, 2021
No business is ever too small or too obscure to be attacked. Regardless of the size and nature of operations, all businesses are at risk of cybersecurity threats. The fact. The post Three Common Cybersecurity Threats Small Businesses Should Be Worried About appeared first on Indusface. The post Three Common Cybersecurity Threats Small Businesses Should Be Worried About appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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?
Bleeping Computer
JUNE 4, 2021
A multi-platform Python-based malware targeting Windows and Linux devices has now been upgraded to worm its way into Internet-exposed VMware vCenter servers unpatched against a remote code execution vulnerability. [.].
Malwarebytes
JUNE 1, 2021
This blog post was authored by Hossein Jazi. The Kimsuky APT—also known as Thallium, Black Banshee, and Velvet Chollima—is a North Korean threat actor that has been active since 2012. The group conducts cyber espionage operations to target government entities mainly in South Korea. On December 2020, KISA (Korean Internet & Security Agency) provided a detailed analysis about the phishing infrastructure and TTPs used by Kimsuky to target South Korea.
Tech Republic Security
JUNE 2, 2021
All alerts mean something, even if it's just that an employee needs more training. The threat of breach is constant, and those companies who make assumptions about alerts could be in big trouble.
Security Boulevard
MAY 31, 2021
Nobelium, the Russian cyber criminal group that is believed to carry out the massive SolarWinds attack, launches a new attack campaign! After a China-based cyber attack targeted Microsoft’s business email servers earlier this year, the tech giant has now issued a warning of an ongoing cyber attack by the Nobelium group. Microsoft warns of a […]. The post Nobelium: The SolarWinds Hackers is Back With Another Cyber Attack appeared first on Kratikal Blogs.
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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.
Bleeping Computer
JUNE 2, 2021
?Kali Linux 2021.2 was released today by Offensive Security and includes new themes and features, such as access to privileged ports, new tools, and a console-based configuration utility. [.].
Security Affairs
JUNE 4, 2021
Trend Micro disclosed technical details of a patched privilege escalation issue, tracked as CVE-2021-30724 , that impacts macOS, iOS and iPadOS. Trend Micro researchers disclosed technical details of a patched privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-30724 , that impacts macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. The flaw was reported to Apple by Trend Micro researcher Mickey Jin, and the It giant fixed the issue was addressed by the IT giant on May 24 with the release of macOS 11.4, iOS 14.6, and
Tech Republic Security
JUNE 2, 2021
Some 3% of employees in organizations researched by Barracuda will click on malicious email links, but it only takes one such incident to open the door to a cyberattack.
CyberSecurity Insiders
MAY 30, 2021
Meat processing and distribution came to a standstill due to a cyber attack on the servers of JBS Beef and reports are in that the disruption could cause protein deficiency in countries like Australia, the United States, Canada, and some parts of Europe. . Unconfirmed sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders have reported that the attack was of ransomware variant and could take days for the meat processing company to find a resolution. .
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.
Bleeping Computer
JUNE 2, 2021
NortonLifelock has added the ability to mine Ethereum cryptocurrency directly within its Norton 360 antivirus program as a way to "protect" users from malicious mining software. [.].
TrustArc
JUNE 2, 2021
Findings Show Nearly 75% of Decision-Makers Agree That More Needs to Be Done to Address Growing Privacy Challenges TrustArc released its 2021 TrustArc Global Privacy Benchmarks Report. Now in its second year, the Global Privacy Benchmarks Report highlights how companies’ priorities and strategic approaches to data privacy and security are evolving and what their top challenges […].
Tech Republic Security
JUNE 2, 2021
Security experts recommend setting basic security standards for all your data feeds, enlisting help from procurement and doing an API inventory.
Security Boulevard
JUNE 1, 2021
The German supermarket chain "tegut" was recently the target of a cyberattack (source in German) and on April 24 the company activated emergency procedures that shut down their entire central IT network and disconnected it from the internet. While done to limit the exposure of sensitive data, these measures also had side effects including gaps in their supply chain and other services that lasted for weeks.
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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