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Is Burnout Causing Staffing Shortages — Or Worse?

Lohrman on Security

Public- and private-sector organizations are facing staffing shortages, especially in technical positions. But don’t forget to take care of your current staff, who may be struggling with burnout.

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Half a billion cyber attacks thwarted by Tokyo Olympics 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Hackers are always interested in events that grab the attention of the entire globe and one such sporting event was the Tokyo Olympics 2020 that was postponed by the organizers because of COVID-19 Pandemic and rescheduled and held between July–August 2021 i.e. in this year. A recent statement issued by the Summer Olympics Organizer from Japan revealed that the cyber threat to the games event was so intense that the organizing committee had to hire a third party firm that with a dedicated team of

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NextGen 911 and the Future of Emergency Management

Security Boulevard

Almost every emergency response begins with a call to 911, and states have begun the process of modernizing the current outdated call-center answering infrastructure with a digital upgrade. NextGen 911 (NG911) is the modernization initiative states are implementing to better facilitate emergency response. In the NG911 environment, the large telecom companies in charge of maintaining.

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BlackMatter ransomware victims quietly helped using secret decryptor

Bleeping Computer

Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has been secretly decrypting BlackMatter ransomware victims since this summer, saving victims millions of dollars. [.].

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

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.

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Ransomware: To pay or not to pay, that is the question

Security Boulevard

State of the ransomware attack. The good, the bad and the ugly… In some ways, the devastating ransomware attacks of the last two years have empowered security officers to obtain the budgets they need to upgrade their organizations’ cybersecurity preparedness and establish more robust security programs to cover people, technology, and procedures. The brazen nation-state […].

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SolarWinds recovered from the last year’s massive Cyber Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

SolarWinds, a software maker having 300,000 clients around the globe, was hit by a massive cyber attack in early 2020. And its staff detected it in November, after a security company named FireEye triggered a warning that the firm’s computer systems were operating under the control of hackers funded by a foreign nation from many days. Later, in a detailed probe launched by FBI, it was discovered that the attack was launched by breaching the network of SolarWinds to conduct espionage and the susp

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Missouri Governor and F12 Hacking, Global Ransomware Meeting, Fake Government Websites

Security Boulevard

Details on the F12 “hacking” incident of the Missouri state education website and the foolish response from the Missouri governor, Over 30 countries (except China and Russia) meet to fight ransomware globally, and the FBI’s warning about fake unemployment benefit websites. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Gov. Parson promises ‘swift justice’ to person […].

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Ransomware Q3 Roll Up

Digital Shadows

We have reached the end of another quarter, and it is time again for us to have a look back. The post Ransomware Q3 Roll Up first appeared on Digital Shadows.

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NATO releases its first strategy for Artificial Intelligence

Security Affairs

This week, NATO Defence Ministers released the first-ever strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) that encourages the use of AI in a responsible manner. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the global defence and security environment, for this reason, NATO Defence Ministers released the first-ever strategy for this technology that promotes its development and use in a responsible manner.

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NYT Journalist Repeatedly Hacked with Pegasus after Reporting on Saudi Arabia

The Hacker News

The iPhone of New York Times journalist Ben Hubbard was repeatedly hacked with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware tool over a three-year period stretching between June 2018 to June 2021, resulting in infections twice in July 2020 and June 2021.

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Beware of Pixels & Trackers on U.S. Healthcare Websites

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.

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Threat actors offer for sale data for 50 millions of Moscow drivers

Security Affairs

Threat actors are offering for sale a database containing 50 million records belonging to Moscow drivers on a hacking forum for $800. Bad news for Russian drivers, threat actors are selling a database containing 50 million records belonging to Moscow drivers on a hacking forum for only $800. The threat actors claim to have obtained the data from an insider in the local police, they published a sample of database records containing model of the car, its registration and VIN number, date of regist

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Microsoft 365 will get support for custom ARC configurations

Bleeping Computer

Microsoft is working on adding custom Authenticated Received Chain (ARC) configuration support to Microsoft Defender for Office 365. [.].

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Emsisoft created a free decryptor for past victims of the BlackMatter ransomware

Security Affairs

Experts from cybersecurity firm Emsisoft announced the availability of a free decryptor for past victims of the BlackMatter ransomware. Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has released a free decryption tool for past victims of the BlackMatter ransomware. The researchers found a vulnerability in the encryption process implemented in the BlackMatter ransomware that allowed them to recover encrypted files for free.

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Top 3 Grooming Techniques in Fraud: What to Watch for

Security Boulevard

Grooming is a method of establishing a connection with a person to perpetrate a crime against them. Grooming is becoming more common in fraud, both online as well as in interpersonal interactions. What’s more, scammers are getting more sophisticated in their techniques. There is a mistaken belief that scammers are forceful, arrogant, and therefore easy […]… Read More.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

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?

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11 Security Settings You Should Know About in Windows 11

WIRED Threat Level

Microsoft has rolled out its most secure operating system yet. Here's how to make the most of it.

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Joy Of Tech® ‘Zuck’s Changing Facebook’s Name’

Security Boulevard

via the Comic Noggins of Nitrozac and Snaggy at The Joy of Tech® ! Permalink. The post Joy Of Tech® ‘Zuck’s Changing Facebook’s Name’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 337

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. NATO releases its first strategy for Artificial Intelligence Threat actors offer for sale data for 50 millions of Moscow drivers Cisco SD-WAN flaw could lead to arbitrary code execution, patch it now!

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DEF CON 29 Aerospace Village – Matt Gaffney’s ‘VDP In Aviation Experiences And Lessons Learnt’

Security Boulevard

Our thanks to DEFCON for publishing their outstanding DEFCON 29 Aerospace Village videos on the organizations’ YouTube channel. Permalink. The post DEF CON 29 Aerospace Village – Matt Gaffney’s ‘VDP In Aviation Experiences And Lessons Learnt’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures

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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Microsoft Office 365 Data Loss Prevention: How to Protect Your Cloud Data

Spinone

Office 365 Data Loss Prevention: Why You Need it The cost of data loss varies greatly depending on a company’s size and industry. However, there are numbers to give you a general idea about the danger of data loss. According to IBM, the average data breach damage reaches as high as $3.92 million. And that’s […] The post Microsoft Office 365 Data Loss Prevention: How to Protect Your Cloud Data first appeared on SpinOne.

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Is Burnout Causing Staffing Shortages — Or Worse?

Security Boulevard

Public- and private-sector organizations are facing staffing shortages, especially in technical positions. But don’t forget to take care of your current staff, who may be struggling with burnout. The post Is Burnout Causing Staffing Shortages — Or Worse? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Review: Dune (2021)

Errata Security

One of the most important classic sci-fi stories is the book " Dune " from Frank Herbert. It was recently made into a movie. I thought I'd write a quick review. The summary is this: just read the book. It's a classic for a good reason, and you'll be missing a lot by not reading it. But the movie Dune (2021) movie is very good. The most important thing to know is see it in IMAX.

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Evolving Threat series?—?Infiltrating NPM’s Supply Chain (UA-Parser-js)

Security Boulevard

Evolving Threat series?—?Infiltrating NPM’s Supply Chain (UA-Parser-js). And if you think your are safe (as you recently procured a well marketed commercial open source dependency scanner) is when you are most in danger as all such tools lack intelligence to track such advanced infiltration patterns. The phrase “ Think like an Attacker ” is often abused in cyber security to encourage people and organizations to get inside the head of the groups which are targeting them.

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Successful Change Management with Enterprise Risk Management

Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services

A well-defined change management process is critical to minimizing the impact that change has on your organization. Leveraging the data that your ERM program already contains is an effective way to help create and manage the overall change management process within your organization. Your ERM program generally assesses and maintains detailed information related to strategy, operations, and the remediation plans needed to mitigate the impact on the organization.

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How to Backup Office 365 SharePoint

Spinone

According to Microsoft, SharePoint has 190 million users across 200,000 organizations. Just like with other Microsoft Office 365 services, a backup for SharePoint is critical for protecting your data (and here’s why). As one of the leading Microsoft Office 365 backup providers, we would like to show several ways on how to backup SharePoint data […] The post How to Backup Office 365 SharePoint first appeared on SpinOne.

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Is Shooting at a Tesla Ethical?

Security Boulevard

You may be interested to hear that researchers have posted an “automation” proof-of-concept for ethics. Delphi is a computational model for descriptive ethics, i.e., people’s moral judgments on a variety of everyday situations. We are releasing this to demonstrate what state-of-the-art models can accomplish today as well as to highlight their limitations.

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CISO Interview Series: Investing in Frameworks, Humans, and Your Technical Skills

Security Boulevard

The journey for someone to the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) isn’t often straightforward. Take Sandy Dunn, for example. Per SailPoint, Sandy started as a paper delivery kid at 10 years old. She then worked her way through software sales, insurance, and even horses before becoming the CISO of a health insurance provider […]… Read More.

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Review: Dune (2021)

Security Boulevard

One of the most important classic sci-fi stories is the book " Dune " from Frank Herbert. It was recently made into a movie. I thought I'd write a quick review. The summary is this: just read the book. It's a classic for a good reason, and you'll be missing a lot by not reading it. But the movie Dune (2021) movie is very good. The most important thing to know is see it in IMAX.

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ERM Program Fundamentals for Success in the Banking Industry

Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is critical for industry growth in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing risk landscape. When building your ERM program foundation, you need to answer questions like: Do we have robust board and management support? Do we understand and articulate our bank’s risk appetite and how that impacts our business units? How are we measuring and rating our risk impact, likelihood, and controls to mitigate our risk?

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DEF CON 29 Aerospace Village – Nicholas Childs’ ‘Don’t Fear The BUS, It Won’t Run You Over’

Security Boulevard

Our thanks to DEFCON for publishing their outstanding DEFCON 29 Aerospace Village videos on the organizations’ YouTube channel. Permalink. The post DEF CON 29 Aerospace Village – Nicholas Childs’ ‘Don’t Fear The BUS, It Won’t Run You Over’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.