Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2024

But it’s not every day you run across a US-focused people-search network based in China whose principal owners all appear to be completely fabricated identities. But it’s not every day you run across a US-focused people-search network based in China whose principal owners all appear to be completely fabricated identities.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2023

However, over one-third of businesses are impacted by insider threats every year, and US businesses face about 2.500 internal security breaches in the aggregate per day. What starts as a careless, disgruntled, or simply ignorant employee maneuver can result in credential theft, data loss, and unforeseen damage.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2018

We discussed downloading applications and extensions from an untrusted source and the risks of being pwned, breached, hit by ransomware, key loggers, or worst of all, an angry mom whose Facebook access is slowed because of siphoned CPU cycles. After all, you’re not hiring teenage boys at your place of business, right?

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Facebook, Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter this week all took steps to crack down on users involved in trafficking hijacked user accounts across their platforms. Facebook said it targeted a number of accounts tied to key sellers on OGUsers, as well as those who advertise the ability to broker stolen account sales. THE MIDDLEMEN.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

A Ukrainian security researcher this week leaked several years of internal chat logs and other sensitive data tied to Conti , an aggressive and ruthless Russian cybercrime group that focuses on deploying its ransomware to companies with more than $100 million in annual revenue. On Sunday, Feb. ” GAP #1.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2020

A Twitter account for Web Listings Inc. Searching the Internet for some of these Web listing domains mentioned in the company’s Twitter account brings up a series of press releases once issued on behalf of the company. In December 2018, KrebsOnSecurity looked at how dozens of U.S. Since at least 2007, Web Listings Inc.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

Email-based threats have become increasingly sophisticated, how is changing the Email Security Landscape? Recently, VIPRE Security Group published their Email Security in 2023 report , where they shared insights on the development of email-based threats and how they can impact organizations. It’s not likely to stop there.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Cybercrime gang FIN7’s badUSB attacks serve as a reminder of two key vulnerabilities present among all organizations. FIN7’s badUSB attacks serve as a reminder of two key vulnerabilities present among all organizations. Social engineering is a prerequisite to almost all cyberattacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

The initial attack forced the Finance Ministry to shut down for several hours the system responsible for the payment of a good part of the country’s public employees, which also handles government pension payments. The Costa Rican state will not pay anything to these cybercriminals.” said Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado. GB of data.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 15, 2022

It was the Expresso Twitter account that the hackers used to bait the organization to demonstrate their control over the company's IT infrastructure. Officially Nvidia acknowledged that they became aware of a cyber security incident, which impacted IT resources. Lapsus$ demanded that Nvidia remove its lite hash rate (LHR) feature.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Nominate Pierluigi Paganini and Security Affairs here here: [link] Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. We are in the final !

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 10, 2023

In my role, I regularly engage with CISOs in all kinds of sectors, representatives at industry bodies, and experts at analyst houses. Using this information, last year I wrote a blog summing up the nine top of mind issues I believed will most impact CISOs as we headed into 2022. Increasing demands from insurers.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

When allegations appeared on Twitter on March 22 that cloud identity services provider Okta had been breached, the tech world held its breath. Speculation continued to run wild on Twitter that the breach may have affected other companies, leading them to instruct employees to reset their passwords and identity information.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 16, 2021

SMS text messages were already the weakest link securing just about anything online, mainly because there are tens of thousands of employees at mobile stores who can be tricked or bribed into swapping control over a mobile phone number to someone else. “It’s an industry-wide thing.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

After all, cybersecurity is too important to be cavalier about what is possible – within a particular use case, product, or service. Zero trust is simply good security. In the Harvard Business Review’s “Begin with Trust ”, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss describe three key drivers for trust: authenticity, logic, and empathy.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2022

The Costa Rican publication CRprensa.com reports that affected systems at the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) were taken offline on the morning of May 31, but that the extent of the breach was still unclear. A message Conti posted to its dark web blog on May 20. Thank you for your understanding- The pharmacy.”

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, the battle for privacy and security is relentless. Cybercriminals are masters at using technology and psychology to exploit basic human trust and compromise businesses of all sizes. Let’s look at a few primary examples. Who is the Impersonator?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

This ubiquity has led to increased concerns about data security, as more and more sensitive information is stored online. Two-factor authentication is another important security measure for the cloud era. Two-factor authentication is another important security measure for the cloud era. Authentication. Data encryption.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

The Internet can provide doxers with all kinds of helpful information, such as the names and positions of employees, including those who occupy key positions in the company. Such key positions include the CEO, HR department director, and chief accountant. Introduction. Attacks using publicly accessible data: BEC.

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Cisco Security

APRIL 26, 2021

If there’s anyone who’s been put through their paces in the security industry, it’s Helen Patton , our new Advisory Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). And before that she spent about 10 years as a security leader at JPMorgan Chase. First of all, why Cisco? Q: More broadly, why security? . Thank you, Gene!

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2022

More details + TTPs in this MSTIC blog: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) August 15, 2022. “MSTIC, in partnership with LinkedIn, has observed fraudulent profiles attributed to SEABORGIUM being used sporadically for conducting reconnaissance of employees from specific organizations of interest.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 26, 2022

When Cisco created the first Security Outcomes Study earlier this year , five key practices emerged as being most critical to successful security programs. And what should security leaders do to implement and maintain them ? Figure 1: Common approaches to security tech integration among all organizations.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Today, at BlackHat Europe 2021 , the team shared all of the technical details behind ChaosDB for the first time. Today, at BlackHat Europe 2021 , the team shared all of the technical details behind ChaosDB for the first time. You can read more about mitigating ChaosDB in our mitigations blog post. The impact of ChaosDB.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

This blog was jointly written with Alejandro Prada and Ofer Caspi. Key takeaways: SeroXen is a fileless RAT, performing well at evading detections on static and dynamic analysis. It is offered on github page to provide user support or employee monitoring. The same Twitter handle published a review of the RAT on YouTube.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Shiva Persaud is the director of security engineering for Cisco. His team is responsible for the Cisco Secure Development Lifecycle (CSDL), a set of practices based on a “secure-by-design” philosophy developed to ensure that security and compliance are top-of-mind in every step of a solution’s lifecycle.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 15, 2019

I have always evangelized that you can either bring your own encryption or bring your own key to the cloud…as both provide a higher security posture than subscribing to KMS, and will ensure encrypted workloads in the cloud are doing their job without risk. RSA will continue to be the premier security industry event.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Being able to live authentically is key. I wrote extensively about this in a blog last year on why diversity matters so much to create stronger cybersecurity organizations. Of course, this is inclusive of all roles in cybersecurity meaning that I think it’s fair to say that the percentage of women in technical cybersecurity roles (e.g.,

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Cisco Security

JUNE 15, 2022

For a security leader, the toughest questions are often around security buy-in: How do you achieve active support across the organization for building resilience? They offered context and insights into how a security leader might want to approach this scenario. How does one walk into Mordor, if not simply? Meet the experts.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

State-sponsored hacking is a growing concern, with governments using cyberattacks to gather intelligence, disrupt infrastructure, or compromise national security. Thrill and Challenge For some hackers, the thrill and challenge of breaking into secure systems are the primary motivations.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Cybersecurity can be one of the most nuanced and important areas of focus for a board, but not all board members are well versed in why and what they need to care about related to cybersecurity. Security breaches are serious matters! . In July 2020, we saw key high-profile Twitter accounts compromised.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious people throughout the tech industry has led some security experts to conclude that crooks likely have succeeded at cracking open some of the stolen LastPass vaults. “They truly all are reasonably secure. . Then on Aug.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Many years ago, a board member said to me, “We’ve employed you to do information security, so why do we have to do anything?” Instead we will see organisations start proactively approaching information security experts for actionable advice and guidance. The CISO will get a seat at the boardroom table in businesses across all sectors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 21, 2022

Cybersecurity decision makers surveyed came from global enterprises based in all regions with 5,000 employees or more. 52 percent of enterprise security decision makers have been impacted by ransomware attacks in the past 3 years. 39 percent of those impacted paid a ransom. days), individual hackers (3.5 days), APTs (3.3

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

Microsoft blogged about its attack at the hands of LAPSUS$, and about the group targeting its customers. ” LAPSUS$ seems to have conjured some worst-case scenarios in the minds of many security experts, who worry what will happen when more organized cybercriminal groups start adopting these techniques.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2018

With more than 65,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales is a global leader in technology solutions for the aerospace, transport, defence and security markets. Its unique capabilities include the design and deployment of equipment, systems and services to meet complex security requirements. But, that’s not the whole story.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2022

In a blog post published Mar. Microsoft does not rely on the secrecy of code as a security measure and viewing source code does not lead to elevation of risk.” ” This involves bribing or tricking employees at the target organization or at its myriad partners, such as customer support call centers and help desks.

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As I thought about it and last week’s blog , I thought I’d put together an Action Pack, similar to what I did when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, and I witnessed many of my entrepreneurial friends struggle to find clients and keep afloat. As a result, employees are being laid off. It’s a sad affair.

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