Troy Hunt
MAY 31, 2021
Continuing with the launch of the Have I Been Pwned Domain Search API to national government cyber agencies, I am very happy to welcome the first Latin American country on board, the Dominican Republic. Their National Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CSIRT-RD) is the 18th national CERT that has free and open access to domain inquiries across all of its government assets.
Tech Republic Security
MAY 31, 2021
If you find an Apple AirTag that belongs to someone else, learn how to help reunite the lost items with their owner using an iOS or Android device--or, how to prevent the device from tracking you.
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Security Boulevard
MAY 31, 2021
Nobelium, the Russian cyber criminal group that is believed to carry out the massive SolarWinds attack, launches a new attack campaign! After a China-based cyber attack targeted Microsoft’s business email servers earlier this year, the tech giant has now issued a warning of an ongoing cyber attack by the Nobelium group. Microsoft warns of a […]. The post Nobelium: The SolarWinds Hackers is Back With Another Cyber Attack appeared first on Kratikal Blogs.
We Live Security
MAY 31, 2021
You may not be able to escape internet trolls, but you have a choice about how you will deal with them – here’s how you can handle trolls without losing your cool. The post Don’t feed the trolls and other tips for avoiding online drama appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
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How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.
Bleeping Computer
MAY 31, 2021
JBS Foods, a leading food company and the largest meat producer globally, was forced to shut down production at multiple sites worldwide following a cyberattack. [.].
The State of Security
MAY 31, 2021
The critical infrastructure of the United States includes all those systems and assets that are essential to the proper functioning, economy, health, and safety of American society. The roads and railways that we travel on; the Internet and the mobile networks that connect us; the water that we drink; the healthcare, financial services and security […]… Read More.
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IT Security Central
MAY 31, 2021
While data security has been an important topic since the internet’s inception, the issue is experiencing renewed prominence as platforms collect and struggle to secure copious amounts of personal information and prevent cyberthreats at the same time. The early 2000s were characterized by unprecedented growth and participation in the digital data economy, but the 2010s saw […].
Security Affairs
MAY 31, 2021
A security researcher discovered a bug in PatchGuard Windows security feature that can allow loading unsigned malicious code into the Windows kernel. Japanese researcher Kento Oki has discovered a bug in PatchGuard that could be exploited by an attacker to load unsigned malicious code into the Windows operating system kernel. The PatchGuard, also known as Kernel Patch Protection, is a software protection utility that has been designed to forbid the kernel of 64-bit versions of Windows OS from be
Digital Shadows
MAY 31, 2021
In December 2020, the world was rocked by an enormous supply chain attack against software provider Solarwinds, which provided unprecedented. The post Cyber Attacks: The Challenge of Attribution and Response first appeared on Digital Shadows.
Security Boulevard
MAY 31, 2021
A new article in Dark Reading discusses the "4 Ways CISOs Can Strengthen Their Security Resilience." The article caught my attention because one of the 4 areas was to "Secure Workloads and Kubernetes Environments." I was surprised by the inclusion of this requirement not because it isn't important, but because it wasn't just considered a given in every organization today.
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In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.
CSO Magazine
MAY 31, 2021
Software supply chain incidents have been making headlines recently. Despite similarities among these security incidents, not all supply chain attacks are created equal.
Security Boulevard
MAY 31, 2021
Whether it’s called the New Normal or Next Normal era, COVID-19 has impacted all businesses worldwide and accelerated their digital transformation initiatives during this new post-pandemic era. Whether it’s from a recent retail trend like omnichannel commerce or a newly defined, post-COVID practice like contactless transactions, businesses are definitely going digital.
Bleeping Computer
MAY 31, 2021
The Swedish Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten) has shut down SmiNet, the country's infectious diseases database, on Thursday after it was targeted in several hacking attempts. [.].
CSO Magazine
MAY 31, 2021
HITRUST definition. HITRUST is a cybersecurity framework that seeks to unify the rules for many other existing regulatory and industry frameworks, including HIPAA , GDPR , PCI-DSS , and more. The idea is that organizations that implement HITRUST—a sort of "one framework to rule them all"—will have done all or almost all of the work necessary to conform to a variety of cybersecurity regulations and standards.
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Within the past few years, ransomware attacks have turned to critical infrastructure, healthcare, and government entities. Attackers have taken advantage of the rapid shift to remote work and new technologies. Add to that hacktivism due to global conflicts and U.S. elections, and an increased focus on AI, and you have the perfect recipe for a knotty and turbulent 2024.
Security Boulevard
MAY 31, 2021
Photograph Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps , Photographer: Caitlin Brink, CPL, USMC. The post United States Memorial Day 2021 appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Hot for Security
MAY 31, 2021
Amid increasing cyber-enabled financial crimes, Interpol announced its latest successful operation, which intercepted a whopping $83 million in illicit funds. According to a press release, law enforcement agencies in the Asia Pacific region opened more than 1,400 investigations between September 2020 and March 2021. Over six months, the Interpol-coordinated operation, codenamed HAECHI-I l, led to 585 arrests and 892 solved cases, including investment fraud, romance scams, money laundering associ
Security Boulevard
MAY 31, 2021
Zero Trust is becoming a standard approach to securing access to enterprise applications (both cloud and on-prem). With Zero Trust, access is granted based primarily on user authentication and risk level, and not on the user’s presence in the corporate network. Based on the user’s credentials, the enterprise can grant access to a subset of … Continued.
SC Magazine
MAY 31, 2021
The JBS meat packing plant in Greeley, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images). The North American and Australian IT systems of JBS,?the largest meat processing?company in the world, were the target of “an organized cybersecurity attack,” the company said in a statement Monday, confirming that its customers and supply chain could be impacted.
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The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers. Tracking tools on user-authenticated and unauthenticated web pages can access personal health information (PHI) such as IP addresses, medical record numbers, home and email addresses, appointment dates, or other info provided by users on pages and thus can violate HIPAA Rules that govern the Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.
The Hacker News
MAY 31, 2021
Starting June 8, Amazon will automatically enable a feature on your Alexa, Echo, or other Amazon device that will share some of your Internet bandwidth with your neighbors—unless you choose to opt out. Amazon intends to register its family of hardware devices that are operational in the U.S.
Security Boulevard
MAY 31, 2021
For the first 9 months of 2019, there were more than 11.2 million reports of internet crimes against children. However, […]. The post Tips to Keep Your Kids Safe Online This Summer appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Heimadal Security
MAY 31, 2021
Walmart Inc., the American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, fell victim to a phishing attack, with the attackers attempting to steal customer private information. The threat actors are also checking their victim’s emails for further phishing campaigns. This new phishing operation is posing as Walmart and sends emails with the subject […].
Security Boulevard
MAY 31, 2021
As enterprises continue their digital transformation journey in this Post-COVID era, applications are the engine that drives their business growth. Whether it’s a digital-first enterprise or one that is accelerating its digital transformation initiatives, APIs are not only opening up systems so that applications can run faster, but also the de facto core of today’s […].
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The losses companies suffered in 2023 ransomware attacks increased by 74% compared to those of the previous year, according to new data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The true figure is likely to be even higher, though, as many identity theft and phishing attacks go unreported. Ransomware attackers can potentially paralyze not just private sector organizations but also healthcare facilities, schools, and entire police departments.
Heimadal Security
MAY 31, 2021
The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) disclosed the fact that the hacking group APT29, also known as Nobelium, compromised the Contact account for USAID, by using four new malware families. By using a legitimate marketing account, the threat actors managed to impersonate USAID in phishing emails that were sent to more than 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 […].
Security Boulevard
MAY 31, 2021
Gen Z loves to hate on Millennials — but they’re also low-key obsessed with dressing like we did when we were kids. And I mean, fine. I was born in 1987 and, in the early aughts, I loved to hate on Boomers while rocking full-on bell bottoms. (My eyes basically rolled down the street when my mom pointed out that she’d worn them herself in the ‘70s. Cooooool, Mom.
Bleeping Computer
MAY 31, 2021
The latest Windows 10 2004, 20H2, and 21H1 preview update is causing display issues and glitches on the taskbar's system tray. [.].
Security Boulevard
MAY 31, 2021
This video shows how Cobalt Strike and Hancitor C2 traffic can be detected using CapLoader. Your browser does not support the video tag. I bet you're going: ?? OMG he's analyzing Windows malware on a Windows PC!!! Relax, I know what I'm doing. I have also taken the precaution of analyzing the PCAP f[.]. The post Detecting Cobalt Strike and Hancitor traffic in PCAP appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
CSO Magazine
MAY 31, 2021
The cybersecurity skills gap is a global problem that must be addressed if we hope to stay ahead of today’s motivated cybercriminals. With this being said, there are strong synergies between military service and cybersecurity leading to veterans being a key component to helping address this growing challenge by filling critical cyber roles. In fact, almost 200,000 U.S. service workers transition into civilian life each year with on average 15-year experience under their belt.
The Hacker News
MAY 31, 2021
Siemens on Friday shipped firmed updates to address a severe vulnerability in SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500 programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that could be exploited by a malicious actor to remotely gain access to protected areas of the memory and achieve unrestricted and undetected code execution, in what the researchers describe as an attacker's "holy grail.
Security Through Education
MAY 31, 2021
For the first 9 months of 2019, there were more than 11.2 million reports of internet crimes against children. However, that number soared to 18.4 million for the same period in 2020, when COVID-19 related quarantines and lockdowns were in full swing. Why? Predators knew that millions of kids were now at home. COVID-19 meant that most kids were distance learning, canceling their extracurricular activities, and eliminating their dates with friends.
CyberSecurity Insiders
MAY 31, 2021
A Cyber Attack on one of the technology suppliers to Canada Post has reportedly resulted in the leak of information of more than 950,000 customers. And sources say that the primary postal operator of Canada is taking all Cybersecurity measures to prevent such incidents in the future. And out of an abundance of caution has also informed 44 of its customers about the data breach to prevent any identity frauds in the future. .
Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.
When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.
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