Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Almost anything with an internet connection can be hijacked and used in a malicious botnet attack--IoT devices are especially popular targets. Learn how to spot and prevent this malware threat.
Adam Levin
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
With the average cost of a data breach exceeding three million dollars, cyber insurance has become a necessity for SMBs. Find out more on the latest episode of Third Certainty with Adam Levin. The post SMBs and Cyber Insurance – Third Certainty #27 appeared first on Adam Levin.
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Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
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Adam Shostack
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Phil Venables is one of the more reflective and thoughtful CSOs out there, and in this era where everything is a tweet or a linkedin post (sigh) you may have missed that Phil has a blog. This Labor day, why not take the time to catch up on his writing?
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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.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
As IT systems, IoT and operational technology converge, attacks on cyber-physical systems in industrial, healthcare and other scenarios will come with dire consequences, Gartner predicts.
Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
If you have Ubuntu Servers in your data center, you should consider adding Canonical Livepatch to keep them up to date with kernel security patches.
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WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
The argument hinges in part on psychiatrists' testimony that Assange is a high suicide risk.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
The French national cyber-security agency warns of a surge in Emotet attacks targeting the private sector and public administration entities. The French national cyber-security agency published an alert to warn of a significant increase of Emotet attacks targeting the private sector and public administration entities in France. The Emotet banking trojan has been active at least since 2014, the botnet is operated by a threat actor tracked as TA542.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
The SASE model for remote access and security coupled with Zero Trust can help redefine network and perimeter defenses when a traditional “perimeter” no longer exists.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
A new Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) mandate requires U.S. agencies to implement vulnerability-disclosure policies by March 2021. The U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency CISA has issued a mandate that requires federal agencies to implement vulnerability-disclosure policies (VDPs) by March 2021. The main purpose of vulnerability-disclosure policies is to ensure that required information, other than confidential business information, is disclosed to the public and share
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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.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
The Facebook-owned company has end-to-end encryption by default—but that doesn't mean the service’s settings are as private as they could be.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
US authorities have indicted a Russian national for conspiring to recruit a Tesla employee to install malware onto the company’s infrastructure. Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov (27) has been indicted in the United States for conspiring to recruit a Tesla employee to install malware onto the company’s network. In August, US authorities arrested the Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov (27) after attempting to recruit an employee at a targeted company to plant a piece of malware.
ImmuniWeb
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
New business partners from over 35 countries enhance ImmuniWeb’s global presence and drive new recurrent sales around the globe for the award-winning ImmuniWeb® AI Platform.
Trend Micro
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Malicious actors continue to target environments running Docker containers. We recently encountered an attack that drops both a malicious cryptocurrency miner and a DDoS bot on a Docker container built using Alpine Linux as its base image.
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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 Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
A recently discovered cybercrime gang, tracked as Epic Manchego , is using a new technique to create weaponized Excel files that are able to bypass security checks. Security experts from NVISO Labs recently spotted the activity of a new malware gang, tracked as Epic Manchego, that is actively targeting companies across the world with phishing emails since June.
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