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How to remove specific cookies from Microsoft Edge

Tech Republic Security

A corrupted cookie could block access to a site. You could delete all Microsoft Edge cookies to solve the problem, but that isn't necessary. The post How to remove specific cookies from Microsoft Edge appeared first on TechRepublic.

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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers

Bleeping Computer

YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos. [.

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Experts Detail New Zero-Click Windows Vulnerability for NTLM Credential Theft

The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers have shared details about a now-patched security flaw in Windows MSHTML platform that could be abused to bypass integrity protections on targeted machines. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-29324 (CVSS score: 6.5), has been described as a security feature bypass. It was addressed by Microsoft as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for May 2023.

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Leak of Intel Boot Guard Keys Could Have Security Repercussions for Years

Dark Reading

While Intel is still investigating the incident, the security industry is bracing itself for years of potential firmware insecurity if the keys indeed were exposed.

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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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Fake in-browser Windows updates push Aurora info-stealer malware

Bleeping Computer

A recently spotted malvertising campaign tricked users with an in-browser Windows update simulation to deliver the Aurora information stealing malware. [.

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Make them pay: Hackers devise new tactics to ensure ransomware payment

CSO Magazine

Ransomware remains one of the biggest cyber threats that organizations and governments continue to face. However, hackers are engineering new ways to extract ransom from their victims as organizations take a conscious call to decline ransom payment demands. With the fall of the most notorious ransomware gang Conti in May 2022, it was assumed that ransomware attacks would see a major decline.

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U.S. Government Neutralizes Russia's Most Sophisticated Snake Cyber Espionage Tool

The Hacker News

The U.S. government on Tuesday announced the court-authorized disruption of a global network compromised by an advanced malware strain known as Snake wielded by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).

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Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior to Signal and WhatsApp

WIRED Threat Level

The social network's new privacy feature is technically flawed, opt-in, and limited in its functionality. All this for just $8 a month.

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Turning on stealth mode: 5 simple strategies for staying under the radar online

We Live Security

Have your cake and eat it too – enjoy some of what the online world has to offer without always giving out your contact details The post Turning on stealth mode: 5 simple strategies for staying under the radar online appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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Mastermind Behind Twitter 2020 Hack Pleads Guilty and Faces up to 70 Years in Prison

The Hacker News

A U.K. national has pleaded guilty in connection with the July 2020 Twitter attack affecting numerous high-profile accounts and defrauding other users of the platform. Joseph James O'Connor, who also went by the online alias PlugwalkJoe, admitted to "his role in cyberstalking and multiple schemes that involve computer hacking, including the July 2020 hack of Twitter," the U.S.

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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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Microsoft Fixes Failed Patch for Exploited Outlook Vulnerability

Dark Reading

Adding a single character to a function in the previous Outlook patch rendered that fix useless, researchers say.

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I/O 2023: What's new in Android security and privacy

Google Security

Posted by Ronnie Falcon, Product Manager Android is built with multiple layers of security and privacy protections to help keep you, your devices, and your data safe. Most importantly, we are committed to transparency, so you can see your device safety status and know how your data is being used. Android uses the best of Google’s AI and machine learning expertise to proactively protect you and help keep you out of harm’s way.

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IBM unveils end-to-end, quantum-safe tools to secure business, government data

CSO Magazine

Technology giant IBM has debuted a new set of tools and capabilities designed as an end-to-end, quantum-safe solution to secure organizations and governmental agencies as they head toward the post-quantum computing era. Announced at its annual Think conference in Orlando, Florida, Quantum Safe technology combines expertise across cryptography and critical infrastructure to address the potential future security risks that quantum computing poses, according to the company.

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Google brings dark web monitoring to all U.S. Gmail users

Bleeping Computer

Google announced today that all Gmail users in the United States will soon be able to use the dark web report security feature to discover if their email address has been found on the dark web. [.

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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 Boards Can Set Enforceable Cyber Risk Tolerance Levels

Dark Reading

Boards love to say they have low risk tolerance, but are they willing to make the expensive and painful decisions to make it truly happen?

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Microsoft fixes bypass for critical Outlook zero-click flaw patch

CSO Magazine

Microsoft fixed a new vulnerability this week that could be used to bypass defenses the company put in place in March for a critical vulnerability in Outlook that Russian cyberspies exploited in the wild. That vulnerability allowed attackers to steal NTLM hashes by simply sending specifically crafted emails to Outlook users. The exploit requires no user interaction.

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Why Honeytokens Are the Future of Intrusion Detection

The Hacker News

A few weeks ago, the 32nd edition of RSA, one of the world's largest cybersecurity conferences, wrapped up in San Francisco. Among the highlights, Kevin Mandia, CEO of Mandiant at Google Cloud, presented a retrospective on the state of cybersecurity.

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Life at ForAllSecure: Robert Vamosi, Director of Product Marketing

Security Boulevard

“Life at ForAllSecure” is a Q&A series dedicated to our growing company. For this month’s profile, we talked with Robert Vamosi, Director of Product Marketing at ForAllSecure and the host of our popular podcast, “The Hacker Mind”. The post Life at ForAllSecure: Robert Vamosi, Director of Product Marketing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Next-Level Fraud Prevention: Strategies for Today’s Threat Landscape

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.

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New ransomware decryptor recovers data from partially encrypted files

Bleeping Computer

Security researchers have shared a new Python-based ransomware recovery tool named 'White Phoenix' on GitHub, which lets victims of ransomware strains that use intermittent encryption recover their files for free. [.

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Evil digital twins and other risks: the use of twins opens up a host of new security concerns

CSO Magazine

The use of digital twins — virtual representations of actual or envisioned real-world objects — is growing. Their uses are multifold and can be incredibly helpful, providing real-time models of physical assets or even people or biological systems that can help identify problems as or even before they occur. Grand View Research has predicted that the global digital twin market, valued at $11.1 billion in 2022, will grow at a 37.5% compound annual growth rate from 2023 to 2030 to eventually hit $1

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Free Tool Unlocks Some Encrypted Data in Ransomware Attacks

Dark Reading

"White Phoenix" automated tool for recovering data on partially encrypted files hit with ransomware is available on GitHub.

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Signed, Secured, Delivered: Authenticating Digital Agreements in the Time of Web3

CyberSecurity Insiders

By Sameer Hajarnis, CPO, OneSpan With the digital economy flourishing, both organizations and consumers are becoming more comfortable making high-value transactions online. To keep up with Web3, organizations have had to offer flexible, digital alternatives to their business processes. Among these processes is the electronic signature, or rather “e-signature,”– the digital alternative to signing documents in person.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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North Korean hackers breached major hospital in Seoul to steal data

Bleeping Computer

The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) warned that North Korean hackers had breached the network of one of the country's largest hospitals, Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), to steal sensitive medical information and personal details. [.

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Warning! New DDoS Botnet Malware Exploits Critical Ruckus RCE Vulnerability

Heimadal Security

AndoryuBot new malware aims to infect unpatched Wi-Fi access points to enlist them in DDoS attacks. To this end, threat actors exploit a critical Ruckus vulnerability in the Wireless Admin panel. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2023-25717 and enables hackers to perform remote code execution (RCE) by sending unauthenticated HTTP GET requests to unpatched devices. […] The post Warning!

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2023 is the Year of the Enterprise Browser

Security Boulevard

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) revolution has transformed the way we think about and use software, but some big challenges remain if organizations are going to realize the full benefits of digital transformation. Enterprises adopting SaaS must answer thorny questions around compliance, transparency and cybersecurity in order to fully realize the potential benefits.

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Sysco Data Breach Exposes Customer, Employee Data

Dark Reading

Food distribution company first learned of the cyberattack in March 2023.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

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.

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2023 OSSRA deep dive: jQuery and open source security

Security Boulevard

From the 2023 OSSRA report: our findings on jQuery, open source security, and what it means for you. The post 2023 OSSRA deep dive: jQuery and open source security appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Dell pushes security, devops integration in storage updates

CSO Magazine

The company’s latest storage updates include Ansible and Terraform integration, zero trust readiness and security, and an array of incremental enhancements.

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Advice for the Graduating Class of 2023: Qualities of a Modern Day Cybersecurity Professional

CyberSecurity Insiders

By Andy Skrei, Sr. Director of Product Management, Exabeam A recent survey from the World Economic Forum found that 59% of organizations would have difficulty responding to a cyberincident due to shortage of skills. The cybersecurity workforce gap also increased by 26.2% in 2022 compared to 2021 at a time when adversaries are working faster than ever.

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Google Announces New Privacy, Safety, and Security Features Across Its Services

The Hacker News

Google unveiled a slew of new privacy, safety, and security features today at its annual developer conference, Google I/O. The tech giant's latest initiatives are aimed at protecting its users from cyber threats, including phishing attacks and malicious websites, while providing more control and transparency over their personal data.

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The Tumultuous IT Landscape Is Making Hiring More Difficult

After a year of sporadic hiring and uncertain investment areas, tech leaders are scrambling to figure out what’s next. This whitepaper reveals how tech leaders are hiring and investing for the future. Download today to learn more!