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RSAC insights: SolarWinds hack illustrates why software builds need scrutiny — at deployment

The Last Watchdog

By patiently slipping past the best cybersecurity systems money can buy and evading detection for 16 months, the perpetrators of the SolarWinds hack reminded us just how much heavy lifting still needs to get done to make digital commerce as secure as it needs to be. Related: DHS launches 60-day cybersecurity sprints.

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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core. Here’s what I took away from our discussion: Transient hacks. This quickly gets intricately technical. Branching attacks.

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Brazil expert discovers Oracle flaw that allows massive DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

On that day, one of the web application firewalls (WAFs) installed in the XLabs SOC (security operations center) detected an abnormal pattern of network traffic that caught the eye of Mauricio. Since its launch, RPCBIND has been receiving updates that cover several failures, including security.

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FBI and DHS CISA issue alerts on e-skimming attacks

Security Affairs

Security firms have monitored the activities of a dozen groups at least since 2010. . Anti-virus and anti-malware need to be up-to-date and firewalls strong. Hacker groups under the Magecart umbrella focus in the theft of payment card data with software skimmers. Change default login credentials on all systems.

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WizCase Report: Vulnerabilities found in WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS

Security Affairs

WD: The vulnerability report CVE-2018-18472 affects My Book Live devices originally introduced to the market between 2010 and 2012. These products have been discontinued since 2014 and are no longer covered under our device software support lifecycle.

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Remote sex toys might spice up your love life – but crooks could also get a kick out of them?

Security Affairs

Remote-control sex toys have been around since 2010. Lovense uses Cloudflare web application firewall (WAF) and IP proxying tools, meaning that a malicious actor would still have difficulty pinpointing the attack surface. Accessing test servers is shielded by Cloudflare firewall. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lovense apps).

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Zero Trust: Can It Be Implemented Outside the Cloud?

eSecurity Planet

The concept of zero trust has been around since 2010, when Forrester Research analyst John Kindervag created the zero trust security model. Even the local public schools near where I live have been hacked. Have the CSPs been hacked? Yes, but the last major breach was the 2009 Chinese hack of Google.

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