DoublePulsar

APRIL 20, 2023

Russian hackers exfiltrated data from from Capita over a week before outage Capita have finally admitted a data breach , but still do not think they need to disclose key details of the incident to customers, regulators, impacted parties and investors. Why does this matter? Capita handle £6.5billion of UK government contracts.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As we mentioned in a previous blog , hackers come in many forms, but their methods can generally be classified into three distinct types of cybercriminals: The Impersonator – Hackers that pretend to be others, often using social engineering and human psychology to trick users. Let’s look at a few primary examples.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

After all, there are some mistakes you should absolutely never make – missteps that can cost your business its reputation, and get you into hot water with consumers, the hacking community or legal and regulatory authorities. And the clock starts running right from the moment you become aware of a breach.”. Here is a sampling.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Wylie wrote The PenTester BluePrint: Starting A Career As An Ethical Hacker. In this episode of The Hacker Mind, Kim talks about the practical steps anyone can take to gain the skills and confidence necessary to become a successful pentester -- from gaining certifications, to building a lab, to participating in bug bounties and even CTFs.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Wylie wrote The PenTester BluePrint: Starting A Career As An Ethical Hacker. In this episode of The Hacker Mind, Kim talks about the practical steps anyone can take to gain the skills and confidence necessary to become a successful pentester -- from gaining certifications, to building a lab, to participating in bug bounties and even CTFs.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 29, 2022

There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data from Internet service providers, phone companies and social media firms. Department of Justice.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The incidents at Solarwinds, Codecov, and Kaseya have shown us that traditional approaches to security are often failing to prevent attacks. Attackers may be targeting the source code you write, the open source code your team uses, and the development tools that you rely on. brooke.crothers. Thu, 02/24/2022 - 15:53.

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