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Is misinformation the newest malware?

CSO Magazine

At this year's RSA Conference, information security experts appeared on a panel entitled "Misinformation Is the New Malware" to hammer out the distinctions. As both types of threats escalate and frequently appear simultaneously in threat actors' campaigns, the lines between the two are getting fuzzy.

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Massive threat campaign strikes open-source repos, Sonatype spots new CursedGrabber malware

Security Affairs

Sonatype’s deep dive research allowed to identify a new family of Discord malware called CursedGrabber. This follows on the heels of last week’s news when Sonatype’s Nexus Intelligence engine and it’s release integrity algorithm discovered discord.dll : the successor to “ fallguys ” malware and 3 other components. and ac-addon.

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At Pride Summit: A Warning On Cyber Literacy

The Security Ledger

economy, according to Dr. Alissa Abdullah, Deputy CSO at MasterCard. The post At Pride Summit: A Warning On Cyber Literacy appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Poor cyber literacy is at the root of many of the cybersecurity problems plaguing the U.S.

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M&A Trending In Cybersecurity Industry Vertical For 2022

CyberSecurity Insiders

Even through the Covid19 pandemic, trends in acquisition and consolidation of information security oriented companies remained quite strong. According to CSO, 2021 shaped up to be an active year for mergers and acquisitions in the cybersecurity industry. Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2021 | CSO Online.

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BrandPost: Scary Cyber Threats and Sweet Solutions

CSO Magazine

These are the names of top malware that could be haunting your programs and email right now! What is even scarier: Not having systems in place to protect against malware and other cyber threats. It's not just malware that poses a threat to an enterprise's systems. They should. Building a cyber defense plan may seem scary.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs.

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

My advice for anybody that asks me which certifications they should get is this: find a certification in a subject that you wish to learn about,” Palo Alto Networks CSO Rick Howard said. “If GSEC is intended for anyone new to cyber security who has some background in information systems and networks.