Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 3, 2022
This is interesting research : In this paper, we develop a new mechanism for detecting audio deepfakes using techniques from the field of articulatory phonetics. Specifically, we apply fluid dynamics to estimate the arrangement of the human vocal tract during speech generation and show that deepfakes often model impossible or highly-unlikely anatomical arrangements.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 3, 2022
How did America and Americans regress to being much less secure than before the Internet? Everyone knows the many amazing conveniences, benefits, and advances the Internet has enabled. What everyone doesn’t know is how irrational the Internet’s utopian founding premises have proven to be concerning America’s and Americans’ security over the last quarter century.
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Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Cloudflare celebrates its 12th anniversary with the launch of a Zero Trust SIM, an IoT security platform and a Botnet Threat Feed. The post Cloudflare shows flair with new products for mobile and IoT security appeared first on TechRepublic.
Cisco Security
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Jason Button is a director at Cisco and leads the company’s Security and Trust Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) team. He was formerly the director of IT at Duo Security, a company Cisco acquired in 2018, making him uniquely positioned to lend his expertise to the M&A process. This blog is the second in a series focused on M&A cybersecurity, following Jacob Bolotin’s post on Managing Cybersecurity Risk in M&A.
Speaker: Erroll Amacker
Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward. From missed discrepancies to strained vendor relationships, accounts payable automation needs a human touch to deliver lasting value. This session is your playbook to get automation right. We’ll explore how to balance speed with control, boost decision-making through human-machine collaboration, and unlock ROI with fewer errors, stronger fraud prevention, and smoother operations.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The Finnish Security Intelligence Service ( SUPO ) warns Russia will highly likely intensify its cyber activity over the winter. The Finnish Security Intelligence Service ( Suojelupoliisi or SUPO ) warn of a highly likely intensification of cyberespionage activities conducted by Russia-linked threat actors over the winter. According to the SUPO, future NATO membership will make the country a privileged target for Russian intelligence and influence operations.
Cisco Security
OCTOBER 3, 2022
In November 2020, the Telecommunications (Security) Bill was formally introduced to the UK’s House of Commons by the department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. Now, after several readings, debates, committee hearings, and periods of consultation, the Telecommunications (Security) Act is quickly becoming reality for providers of public telecoms networks and services in the UK, going live on 1 October 2022.
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Trend Micro
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The parasitic Water Labbu capitalizes on the social engineering schemes of other scammers, injecting malicious JavaScript code into their malicious decentralized application websites to steal cryptocurrency.
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Constantly posting content on social media can erode your privacy—and sense of self.
Heimadal Security
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus was caught installing a Windows rootkit that abuses a Dell hardware driver in a new attack. The spear-phishing campaign, which reportedly had the purpose of espionage and data theft, has been unfolded in the autumn of 2021. The victims of the spear-phishing campaign include an aerospace expert from the […].
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 3, 2022
LinkedIn has publicly announced that for some reasons, its servers are being targeted by fake CISO Profiles that disclose vacant positions at large multinational companies. However, the profiles when probed are found to be fake and being targeted from Asian & African countries that have nothing to do with the company operations or vacancies. Krebs On Security received this update from the professional social media giant and initiated an inquiry along with the public disclosure.
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Many cybersecurity awareness platforms offer massive content libraries, yet they fail to enhance employees’ cyber resilience. Without structured, engaging, and personalized training, employees struggle to retain and apply key cybersecurity principles. Phished.io explains why organizations should focus on interactive, scenario-based learning rather than overwhelming employees with excessive content.
Heimadal Security
OCTOBER 3, 2022
On Sunday morning the Vice Society ransomware gang leaked data stolen in September 2022 from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Alberto M. Carvalho, the LAUSD’s superintendent, confirmed that the published data and documents are from the school system’s breach and launched a hotline for the victims. Parents and students that are affected by […].
Bleeping Computer
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Microsoft has shared mitigations for two new Microsoft Exchange zero-day vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082, but researchers warn that the mitigation for on-premise servers is far from enough. [.].
SecureList
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Earlier this year, we started hunting for possible new DeftTorero (aka Lebanese Cedar, Volatile Cedar) artifacts. This threat actor is believed to originate from the Middle East and was publicly disclosed to the cybersecurity community as early as 2015. Notably, no other intelligence was shared until 2021, which led us to speculate on a possible shift by the threat actor to more fileless/LOLBINS techniques, and the use of known/common offensive tools publicly available on the internet that allow
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 3, 2022
ZINC, a sub-group of the notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group, has implanted malicious payloads in open-source software to infiltrate corporate networks, Microsoft’s threat hunting team has reported. PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, Sumatra PDF Reader, and the muPDF/Subliminal Recording software installer have been backdoored to perform a wide range of social engineering campaigns that started in April 2022.
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The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 3, 2022
There is a confusion among a few that the terms Information Security and Cybersecurity are the same as the two areas take the same strides to a large extent. But technically in practical, both are different, and here’s a brief explanation to prove. Information Security- Protection of information and the information storing systems from unauthorized access accounts to Information Security.
We Live Security
OCTOBER 3, 2022
As each new smart home device may pose a privacy and security risk, do you know what to look out for before inviting a security camera into your home? The post 8 questions to ask yourself before getting a home security camera appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Ferrari, the luxury car maker, was recently hit by a ransomware attack that apparently led to data leak that is now being posted online on an installment basis. On the other hand, the Italian sports car maker has denied any digital attack on its servers and is still investigating on how the sensitive info leaked online. Corriera Della Sera, an Italian news resource, confirmed the attack and claims to possess evidence that internal data sheets, repair handbooks and some employee data account to 7
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Being aware of emerging threats and how they impact technologies is key to bolstering defenses. But can this knowledge also prove useful to your career? Today, the top skill sets employers are looking for include cloud computing security skills (40%), followed by risk assessment, analysis and management (26%) and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
Speaker: Sierre Lindgren
Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Monitoring and tracking potential threats from the dark web, open source, and social media platforms to detect threats that could attack your organization is critical to ensure public and corporate safety and security. Yet many cybersecurity professionals, cybersecurity analysts, and researchers who collect and manage this type of open source intelligence (OSINT) lack the training, tools, and internal oversight needed to effectively thwart an attack.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Trustwave researchers discovered two XSS flaws in Canon Medical ’s Vitrea View tool that could expose patient information. During a penetration test, Trustwave Spiderlabs’ researchers discovered two reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, collectively as CVE-2022-37461, in third-party software for Canon Medical’s Vitrea View. The Vitrea View tool allows viewing and securely share medical images through the DICOM standard.
The State of Security
OCTOBER 3, 2022
All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of September 26th, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Sophos Firewall Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks on South […]… Read More.
CSO Magazine
OCTOBER 3, 2022
End-to-end network security and performance visibility vendor LiveAction has announced new security operations center (SOC) focused updates to its Network Detection and Response (NDR) platform, ThreatEye. In a press release, the firm stated that the platform features a new user interface (UI) designed to enhance the ability of SOC analysts to correlate findings and policy violations to track incidents.
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Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Facebook Pixel is a helpful retargeting tool, but may be collecting more. information than your business needs. The post Using Facebook Pixel appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Heimadal Security
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Following a home raid by Germany’s federal criminal police (BKA), a 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged for orchestrating a large-scale phishing operation that scammed online users of €4,000,000. A second one was also charged with 124 acts of computer fraud, while the third suspect is still the subject of investigations. The phishing attacks […].
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 3, 2022
When beauty product retailer Sephora was recently slapped with a $1.2 million fine—the first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)—organizations across the country took note. Or at least, they should have, considering only 11% of companies are currently able to fully meet CCPA requirements, according to CYTRIO’s State of CCPA Compliance: Q1.
The Hacker News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The recently discovered Linux-Based ransomware strain known as Cheerscrypt has been attributed to a Chinese cyber espionage group known for operating short-lived ransomware schemes. Cybersecurity firm Sygnia attributed the attacks to a threat actor it tracks under the name Emperor Dragonfly, which is also known as Bronze Starlight (Secureworks) and DEV-0401 (Microsoft).
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Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Getting infected with malware isn’t just clicking on an errant file, but it usually occurs because an entire ecosystem is created by attackers to fool you into actually doing the click. This is the very technique behind something called SEO poisoning, in which seemingly innocent searches can tempt you with malware-infested links. . The post SEO poisoning: Beware of suspicious links to avoid malware infections appeared first on Security Boulevard.
The Hacker News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed deploying a Windows rootkit by taking advantage of an exploit in a Dell firmware driver, highlighting new tactics adopted by the state-sponsored adversary.
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 3, 2022
For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Assura wanted to grab the world’s attention and showcase cyber defense in a humorous and disruptive way. Humor is often a very powerful tool for communicating a serious message and we felt it was the way to go for this cybersecurity awareness effort. So very much in the spirit of an… Continue reading A Humorous LinkedIn “Celebrate an Occasion” Hack for Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
The Hacker News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
A former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) employee has been arrested on charges of attempting to sell classified information to a foreign spy, who was actually an undercover agent working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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