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French Firms Rocked by Kasbah Hacker?

Krebs on Security

An individual thought to be involved has earned accolades from the likes of Apple , Dell , and Microsoft for helping to find and fix security vulnerabilities in their products. In 2018, security intelligence firm HYAS discovered a malware network communicating with systems inside of a French national power company.

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European firm DSIRF behind the attacks with Subzero surveillance malware

Security Affairs

Researchers from threat intelligence firm RiskIQ, using passive DNS data related to Knotweed attacks, linked the C2 infrastructure used by the malware since February 2020 to DSIRF. Confirm that Microsoft Defender Antivirus is updated to security intelligence update 1.371.503.0 or later to detect the related indicators.

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Black Hat Asia 2022 Continued: Cisco Secure Integrations

Cisco Security

Malware Threat Intelligence made easy and available, with Cisco Secure Malware Analytics and SecureX by Ben Greenbaum . SecureX: Bringing Threat Intelligence Together by Ian Redden . SecureX extended detection and response platform, with orchestration and device insights integration with Meraki and Secure Endpoint .

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Cybersecurity Checklist for Political Campaigns

Lenny Zeltser

Use a password vault, avoiding password reuse. Change default passwords for devices and apps. Enable security options according to your provider’s recommendations (e.g., the G Suite security checklist ). Lock down domain registrar and DNS settings. Only grant/request/keep access you truly need.