Anton on Security

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In parallel, you trust that the storage of raw and structured data is sound , and that indexing does not miss any data you collected. My admittedly epic (but dated) post “Security Correlation Then and Now: A Sad Truth About SIEM” mentioned the issue of TRUST as it applies to SIEM. They do not?—?en en masse?—?trust

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 12, 2019

Touted as useful management tools, they can augment biased and discriminatory practices in workplace evaluations and segment workforces into risk categories based on patterns of behavior. Gamification and algorithmic management of work activities through continuous data collection.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2022

This is according to Verizon’s latest 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report ( DBIR ). In the report’s findings, stolen credentials and exploited vulnerabilities are the top reasons for web breaches. Poor password practices are responsible for most incidents involving web applications and data breaches since 2009.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 11, 2021

Part 1: Top threat categories. Our Threat Trends blog series takes a look at the activity that we see in the threat landscape and reports on those trends. This data comes from Cisco Umbrella , our cloud-native security service. Instead, we’ll look at individual categories, with an eye on how they rise and fall over time.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

While we were in the Black Hat USA NOC (check out this blog about Cisco Secure in the NOC), we were constantly keeping our eyes on the Umbrella security activity report, in order to recognize, investigate and work with other teams to respond to the threats. In comes SecureX to help make our lives simpler. The Investigate API.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

Its operators have a data leak site, where they post exfiltrated data from their victims who refused to pay the ransom. A flash alert published by the FBI in December 2021 reported that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2022

Cyber Research Labs reported a rise in ransomware attacks in the second quarter of 2022, small states are more exposed to these attacks. The experts also reported other ransomware attacks that hit government organizations in Latin America, including Brazilian and Peruvian government organizations. ” concludes the report.

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Government Ransomware Cybercrime Banking 143

Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2022

Atlassian warned of an actively exploited critical unpatched remote code execution flaw (CVE-2022-26134) in Confluence Server and Data Center products. “Atlassian has been made aware of current active exploitation of a critical severity unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Server. .

Internet 142

Internet Internet Authentication Hacking 142

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2022

Dragos reported that Hexane was focused on organizations in the oil and gas industry and telecommunication providers. The attack chain observed by the researchers starts with spear-phishing messages using weaponized Word document disguised as a news report related to military affairs in Iran. . ” continues the report.

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DNS Telecommunications Malware Phishing 144

Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2022

The data reported in ProDaft’s report confirms that the analyzed malware administration panel was used to manage FAKEUPDATES infections and to distribute secondary payloads, including BEACON. ” concludes the report. Previously, the UNC2165 actors also deployed the HADES ransomware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 13, 2022

The top drivers of the continued growth of cybersecurity are: the growing need to protect the API supply chain, the inadequacy of existing identity management systems, and the unfulfilled promise of data-driven AI-powered cybersecurity systems. The Log4j vulnerability reported at the end 2021 heightened concern even more.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

Last week, Atlassian warned of a critical unpatched remote code execution vulnerability affecting all Confluence Server and Data Center supported versions, tracked as CVE-2022-26134, that is being actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g.

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Cryptocurrency Malware Hacking Cybersecurity 126

Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2022

Once the malware has infected all the running processes, it provides the threat actor with rootkit capability and supports data-stealing capabilities. ” reads the report published by Blackberry. ” continues the report. “Since it is extremely evasive, a Symbiote infection is likely to “fly under the radar.”

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Malware DNS Antivirus Passwords 145

Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2022

Nisos analyzed the data and determined that Fronton is a system developed for coordinated inauthentic behavior on a massive scale.” “Two example lists of posting source dictionaries were included in the data. ” continues the report. ” reads the analysis published by the security firm NISOS. ru to 0day[.]llc.

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DDOS Media Hacking Engineering 119

Centraleyes

MARCH 25, 2024

The platform goes beyond data collection by automatically generating actionable remediation tasks with intelligent prioritization and efficient management. In our interconnected world, our security is only as strong as our weakest link, and the third-party vendors we choose are essential links in our business chains.

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Risk Data collection Architecture Government 111

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2022

However, the experts warn that info-stealing Trojans are the most dangerous threats for Android users, they could be used to steal sensitive data such as login credentials and authorization for multiple services online. The principal trends emerged from the Dr.Web report is the decreased activity of the Android.Spy.4498

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 31, 2023

C-suites across all industries, from traditional finance to the latest “unicorns” emerging in the fintech industry, are facing a formidable challenge: how to protect their business and customer data against growing cyber threats. You witnessed this during the 2008 recession when the FBI reported a 22.3%

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2022

Proof-of-concept exploits for the critical CVE-2022-26134 vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence and Data Center servers are available online. Proof-of-concept exploits for the critical CVE-2022-26134 flaw, affecting Atlassian Confluence and Data Center servers, have been released. 23 unique IPs so far.

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VPN IoT Cybersecurity Engineering 124

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 5, 2018

It seems both consumers and companies are starting to see the value in connected products that are safe, secure, and private,” said Mozilla on their blog. Each product also has an individualized report, answering such questions as “Can it spy on me?” What does it know about me?” “Can Can I control it?” Read the guide here.

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Internet Internet Education Mobile 187

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

It was reported via the Sophos bug bounty program by an external security researcher. ” reads the report published by Volexity. This blog post serves to share what highly targeted organizations are up against and ways to defend against attacks of this nature.” The CVE-2022-1040 flaw received a CVSS score of 9.8

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Firewall DNS Authentication Malware 133

Centraleyes

APRIL 23, 2024

According to a recent Deloitte report , more than half (52%) of consumers feel more at risk in the digital environment. Never underestimate the power of technology in shaping your business’s success. The digital landscape is advancing, and the risks of shirking cutting-edge technology are substantial.

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Risk Technology Artificial Intelligence Data privacy 52

Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2022

QBot, aka Qakbot and Pinkslipbot , has been active since 2008, it is used by threat actors for collecting browsing data and banking credentials and other financial information from the victims. Experts reported that the threat actor used two main techniques to evade anti-virus detection by disabling Windows Defender.

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Ransomware Backups Malware Firewall 143

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

The document updates the information provided in the Dark Web Index 2022 report. The report also includes prices for forged documents and scans, the scan of a Russian passport goes $100, while a selfie of an American citizen with holding ID costs $120, an increase of $20 compared with 2021. To nominate, please visit:?.

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Identity Theft Accountability DDOS Cybercrime 97

Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2022

Atlassian has addressed on Friday an actively exploited critical remote code execution flaw (CVE-2022-26134) in Confluence Server and Data Center products. Atlassian has been made aware of current active exploitation of a critical severity unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Server.

Internet 127

Internet Internet IoT Software 127

The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

Over the past decade, cyber security solutions have evolved into specific categories of solutions. Grouping similar items into categories serve a particular purpose. For example, sports cars represent an entirely different category of vehicles than luxury vehicles. Categories of vehicles are somewhat easy to define.

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CISO Cyber Attacks Data collection Cybersecurity 104

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2022

Researchers from Proofpoint reported that TA413 is conducting a spear-phishing campaign that uses ZIP archives containing weaponized Word Documents. Proofpoint has previously reported on Sepulcher malware and its links to the Lucky Cat and Exile Rat malware campaigns that targeted Tibetan organizations. app for the attacks.

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Malware Phishing Hacking Cybersecurity 104

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

If applied to a higher-impact threat—such as a credential harvester or spyware—this PowerShell behavior could help malware gain an initial foothold and go undetected before performing more overtly malicious activity, like exfiltrating data from a user’s browser sessions.” ” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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Malware Spyware Threat Detection Engineering 124

Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2022

“On the one hand, we are aware of what’s going on — on the other hand, we need the data, which are in the private sector,” Stock said. “We need your [cyber breach] reports. “We need your [cyber breach] reports. Without your reports, we are blind.”

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Malware Cybercrime Government Engineering 108

Centraleyes

APRIL 18, 2024

Audit evidence lies at the heart of cybersecurity audits and assessments, providing tangible proof of an organization’s adherence to cybersecurity measures. Being secure is not merely about having a secure infrastructure; it’s about ensuring that every aspect of that security is verifiable and transparent.

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Risk Penetration Testing Encryption Cybersecurity 52

McAfee

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The recognition is based on customer feedback and ratings for McAfee MVISION Cloud, which we believe provides a cloud-native and frictionless way for organizations to consistently protect their data and defend from threats across the spectrum of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).

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Policy Compliance Technology Information Security Media 98

Google Security

JANUARY 11, 2024

If you need a refresher, you can read our previous blog post detailing MiraclePtr and its objectives. Our analysis is based on two primary information sources: incoming vulnerability reports and crash reports from user devices. What does the data tell us? In June 2023, we enabled MiraclePtr for ChromeOS, macOS, and Linux.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

Data collections released after ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks hit indiscriminately across business categories, from private corporations to government agencies, including schools and universities, hospitals and healthcare providers, financial institutions, and everything in between. Related: ‘IABs’ spread ransomware.

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Elie

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Google RTBF transparency report: a brief history To be as transparent as possible about this removal process, and to help the public understand how RTBF requests affect Search results while preserving requesters’ privacy, Google has documented its removal process since 2014 as part of its. transparency report. transparency report.

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Media Government Internet Internet 118

Centraleyes

APRIL 9, 2024

According to IBM’s recently released “Cost of a Data Breach” statistics report, the average financial toll of a data breach has surged to an unprecedented $4.45 Regional Disparities in Data Breach Costs The United States emerges with a significantly higher average cost of $9.4 million globally.

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Data breaches Cyber Insurance Insurance Ransomware 52

Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2022

SentinelOne experts reported that Moshen Dragon focused on the hijacking of programs belonging to security vendors, including Symantec, TrendMicro, BitDefender, McAfee and Kaspersky. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. ” reads the advisory published by Trend Micro.

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Malware Telecommunications Internet Internet 101

BH Consulting

JANUARY 11, 2022

In that spirit, we’ve rounded up five of our most popular blogs from the past year. From ransomware and scams to security frameworks and employee privacy, our 2021 ‘greatest hits’ show how broad the areas of cybersecurity and data protection can be. Under the GDPR, fingerprints fall under the category of biometric data.

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Cybersecurity Insurance Scams Cyber Risk 59

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Consider that PCI-DSS alone has over 250 complex requirements that include things like endpoint protection, password management, anti-virus, border security, data recovery and awareness training. There is no shortage of innovative cybersecurity tools and services that can help companies do a much better job of defending their networks.

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