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A Ransomware Group Claims to Have Breached the Foxconn Factory

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ransomware to conduct the cyber-attack, the hackers threaten to expose stolen files unless the company pays a ransom. The ransomware gang demanded over $34 million in bitcoin to be paid as ransom. How to Recognize a Ransomware Attack. How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks. using the LockBit 2.0

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What Is DNS Security? Everything You Need to Know

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Additionally, some attackers will use DNS disruptions to conceal more dangerous cyberattacks such as data theft, ransomware preparations, or inserting backdoors into other resources. To prevent a DNS attack , organizations need to secure their DNS processes for both local and remote users. What Are DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC)?

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VulnRecap 2/26/24 – VMWare, Apple, ScreenConnect Face Risks

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February 20, 2024 VMware Plug-in Vulnerable to Session Hijacking Type of vulnerability: Security vulnerabilities affecting the deprecated VMware EAP. The problem: CVE-2024-22245 and CVE-2024-22250 put Windows domains vulnerable to authentication relay and session hijack attacks. and the Windows service (VMware Plug-in Service).

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

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CSP’s Professional Security Expertise CSPs’ professional security expertise substantially contributes to the security capabilities and improvement of the general resilience of cloud storage. Insecure Interfaces/APIs Attackers can use interface and API flaws to modify or circumvent security protections.

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To Fix DMARC Requires Angry Customers

eSecurity Planet

A new Cloudflare phishing report notes that most of the 1 billion brand impersonation emails the company detected “passed” SPF, DKIM, and DMARC email authentication protocols. Implementing all three email authentication protocols takes time, but does not cost significant money.

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Public Cloud Security Explained: Everything You Need to Know

eSecurity Planet

These safeguards, when combined with adherence to security best practices and standards, establish a strong security architecture for public cloud environments. Data Encryption Public cloud providers implement strong encryption mechanisms to protect data at rest, and users should enable encryption for data in transit as well.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – November 6, 2023 – Windows Drivers and Exchange Flaws

eSecurity Planet

Other major flaws appeared in the NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes, Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server, and Apache ActiveMQ — and the latter two have already been targeted in ransomware attacks. The Problem: Three flaws discovered by the Kubernetes security community carry CVSS severity scores of 7.6

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