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Russia-linked Nobelium APT targets orgs in the global IT supply chain

Security Affairs

Russia-linked Nobelium APT group has breached at least 14 managed service providers (MSPs) and cloud service providers since May 2021. NOBELIUM focuses on government organizations, non-government organizations (NGOs), think tanks, military, IT service providers, health technology and research, and telecommunications providers.

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Ransomware, BEC and Phishing Still Top Concerns, per 2021 Threat Report

Webroot

According to the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report, each of these threat types saw significant fluctuations as people all over the world shifted to working, studying, and doing everything else online. Get the full story on these details and more in the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report.

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Remote Work is Here to Stay, and Other Cybersecurity Predictions for 2021

Webroot

One thing the cybersecurity experts at Webroot agree on is that work from home is here to stay for 2021, or at least it won’t recede to pre-pandemic levels in even the medium-term. As such, automation and the adoption of AI technologies will be critical to plugging the gap. On remote workforces and the problem of personal devices.

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Microsoft found Shrootless bug in macOS that could bypass System Integrity Protection

Security Affairs

Microsoft finds a flaw in macOS, dubbed Shrootless ( CVE-2021-30892 ), that can allow attackers to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP). Microsoft found a vulnerability (CVE-2021-30892) that could allow an attacker to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) in macOS.

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HTML Smuggling technique used in phishing and malspam campaigns

Security Affairs

Attackers increasingly use HTML smuggling in phishing and other email campaigns to stealthily deliver threats, but Microsoft Defender Office 365’s detonation technology provides durable protection against this evasive delivery technique. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) July 23, 2021.

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More Than 90 Percent of Malware in Q2 Came Via Encrypted Traffic: WatchGuard

eSecurity Planet

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. Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors for 2021.

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CSC Research Finds Third Parties Continue to Lay Groundwork for Malicious Activity Among Thousands of COVID-Related Domains

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