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Major Cyber Insurance Overhaul Begins Now

Lohrman on Security

From Lloyd’s of London to the new National Cybersecurity Strategy, the future of cyber insurance is evolving fast. What do you need to watch?

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How to detect and respond to a DDoS network cyber attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a common form of cyber attack that aims to disrupt the normal functioning of a network by overwhelming it with traffic. In this type of attack, the attacker uses multiple devices to flood a network or a server with traffic, making it unavailable to legitimate users. In this article, we will discuss how to detect and respond to a D DoS network cyber attack.

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Black Basta ransomware group extorts Capita with stolen customer data, Capita fumble response.

DoublePulsar

There’s an interesting piece in The Times today, where the CEO of Capita declares Capita’s response to the hack “will go down as a case history for how to deal with a sophisticated cyberattack”. That’s a bold statement, so let us explore it. While that may be true on a technical level in terms of containment – it is unclear what happened behind the scenes due to lack of transparency – externally, not so much.

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Ransomware gang attacks MSI and demands $4m for decryption

CyberSecurity Insiders

A new ransomware gang is on the prowl in the wild and has claimed its first major victim by launching a cyber attack and demanding $4m as ransom. According to an office statement released by Taiwan-based Micro-Star International (MSI) Co LTD, a ransomware gang named ‘Money Message’ has encrypted its servers and is demanding a huge sum in exchange for the decryption key.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls In Automation: Keep Humans In the Loop

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.

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Browser Isolation: The Missing Piece in Your Security Puzzle

SecureWorld News

In contrast to typical methods of defending against web attacks, browser isolation utilizes a Zero Trust strategy that does not rely on filtering based on threat models or signatures. The browser isolation technique considers non-whitelisted websites unreliable and isolates them from the local machine in a virtual environment. Let's examine this process and explore the various browser isolation tools available today.

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Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

Security Affairs

Andrey Shevlyakov, an Estonian national, was charged in the US with conspiracy and other charges related to acquiring U.S.-made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. The defendant was arrested in Estonia on March 28, 2023, he used several Estonian-based business entities (the “Estonian Shell Companies”) to buy goods that would hav

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. CISA adds Veritas Backup Exec flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Apple addressed two actively exploited zero-day flaws MSI confirms security breach after Money Message ransomware attack Microsoft aims at stopping cybercriminals from using cracked copies of Cobalt Strike Phishers migrate to Telegram Money Message ransomwa

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CISA Warns of 5 Actively Exploited Security Flaws: Urgent Action Required

The Hacker News

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added five security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild.

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Researchers disclose critical sandbox escape bug in vm2 sandbox library

Security Affairs

The development team behind the vm2 JavaScript sandbox library addressed a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability. The developers behind the vm2 JavaScript sandbox module have addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-29017 (CVSS score 9.8), that could be exploited to execute arbitrary shellcode. vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code in an isolated context on Node.js servers, it has approximately four million weekly downloads and its library is part of 722 packages.

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Major Cyber Insurance Overhaul Begins Now

Security Boulevard

From Lloyd’s of London to the new National Cybersecurity Strategy, the future of cyber insurance is evolving fast. What do you need to watch? The post Major Cyber Insurance Overhaul Begins Now appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Why Giant Content Libraries Do Nothing for Your Employees’ Cyber Resilience

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.

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All Dutch govt networks to use RPKI to prevent BGP hijacking

Bleeping Computer

The Dutch government will adopt the RPKI (Resource Public Key Infrastructure) standard on all its systems before the end of 2024 to upgrade the security of its internet routing. [.

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The IRS Phone Scam: Understanding the Tactics Used by Fraudsters

Identity IQ

The IRS Phone Scam: Understanding the Tactics Used by Fraudsters IdentityIQ Tax season allows con artists to scam taxpayers out of their hard-earned money each year in the United States. These scams range from simple to sophisticated, but many are initiated using a single phone call. Here’s how phone fraudsters are targeting taxpayers this tax season and how you can spot an IRS phone scam.

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Sorry Al; Diversity Built the Internet

Security Boulevard

Sorry Al; Diversity Built the Internet Diversity is the key to Innovation, not Money. Thank you, Mr. Gore, for being one of the chief supporters of helping make the internet much more significant, better, and globally usable. However, the Internet has been around longer than most people realize. The early conception of the internet was driven by the need for people to communicate in case of nuclear war.

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USENIX Security ’22 – ‘Investigating State-Of-The-Art Practices For Fostering Subjective Trust In Online Voting Through Interviews’

Security Boulevard

Complete Title: ' USENIX Security ’22 - Karola Marky, Paul Gerber, Sebastian Günther, Mohamed Khamis, Maximilian Fries, Max Mühlhäuser - ‘Investigating State-of-the-Art Practices for Fostering Subjective Trust in Online Voting through Interviews ’ Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s outstanding USENIX Security ’22 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

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.

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How to protect yourself from ZOOM issue

Security Boulevard

Securing Your AWS Account with Service Control Policies (SCP) Last week a Twitter user Arkady Tetelman shared that Zoom had an outage due to a misconfiguration of an AWS SCP for their DynamoDB. This is a sad but important example as to how a misconfiguration could cause business disruption and not only a cyber crisis. … Continue reading "How to protect yourself from ZOOM issue" The post How to protect yourself from ZOOM issue appeared first on Solvo.