Lohrman on Security

JANUARY 22, 2023

In a series of reports released at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, this past week, the outlook for the global economy, and for cybersecurity worldwide, looked gloomy.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 22, 2023

Image Source What Is Email Security and Why Is It Important? Email security refers to the measures taken to protect email communications from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. It is important because email is a commonly used method of communication and is often used to transmit sensitive information such as personal data, The post Top 6 Email Security Technologies for the Enterprise appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 22, 2023

Every operating system should be appropriately secured, especially end user workstations which often contain or permit access to company data and upon which most employee job duties are based. To get the maximum security protection out of your Windows 10 deployments follow this checklist from TechRepublic Premium. Also included in this checklist: Security solutions Product.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 22, 2023

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined WhatsApp Ireland €5.5 million ($5.95M) after confirming that the communications service has violated the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). [.

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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.

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 22, 2023

Whether an infection is the result of a disgruntled employee, hardware vulnerability, software-based threat, social engineering penetration, robotic attack or human error, all organizations must be prepared to immediately respond effectively to such an issue if the corresponding damage is to be minimized. Because even the best protected networks become infected, all organizations must have.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

Roaming Mantis threat actors were observed using a new variant of their mobile malware Wroba to hijack DNS settings of Wi-Fi routers. Researchers from Kaspersky observed Roaming Mantis threat actors using an updated variant of their mobile malware Wroba to compromise Wi-Fi routers and hijack DNS settings. Roaming Mantis surfaced in March 2018 when hacked routers in Japan to redirect users to compromised websites.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs 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 newsletter with the international press subscribe here. The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M for violating GDPR Around 19,500 end-of-life Cisco routers are exposed to hack T-Mobile suffered a new data breach, 37 million accounts have been compromised PayPal notifies 34942 users of data breach over credenti

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2023

According to blockchain data platform Chainalysis , ransomware revenue “plummeted” from $765.6 in 2021 to at least $456.8 in 2022. The data is based on an analysis of the cryptocurrency addresses known to be controlled by ransomware attackers. Precision While the real numbers are likely much higher, it does present us with an idea of the development of ransomware payments.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

Video game developer and publisher Riot Games announced that it will delay the release of game patches after a security incident. Riot Games is an American video game developer, publisher and esports tournament organizer known for the creation of the popular games League of Legends and Valorant. Last week threat actors hacked the company’s systems in its development environment, Riot Games announced it will delay the release of game patches after the security breach.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2023

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Google to support the use of Rust in Chromium Law enforcement app SweepWizard leaks data on crime suspects Accountant ordered to pay ex-employer after bossware shows "time theft" TikTok dances to the tune of $5.4m cookie fine "Untraceable" surveillance firm sued for scraping Facebook and Instagram data Fighting technology's gender gap with TracketPacer: Lock and Code S04E02 Web skimmer found on website of Liquor Control Board of Ontario University suffers leaks, s

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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.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 22, 2023

Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. The post June Cyber Roundup appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2023

EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, the EU's digital policy chief, "explicitly conveyed" to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew that the company must "step up efforts to comply" with the European Union's rules on copyright, data protection, and the Digital Services Act (DSA) —an EU regulation setting out "an unprecedented new standard for the accountability of online platforms regarding illegal and harmful content".

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 22, 2023

Introduction to Digital Customer Onboarding with Identity Verification for Neo Banking In the world of finance, digital onboarding is becoming increasingly important for neo banks. Neo banking refers to a new generation of digital-only banks that offer a wide range of financial services through mobile apps and online platforms. These banks are typically built on […] The post Identity Verification for Neo Banking: Ensuring Security and Compliance appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2023

Privacy is a right that is yours to value and defend. Article 8 of the Human Rights Act protects your right to respect for your private and family life. One of the pillars of the article is that personal information about you (including official records, photographs, letters, diaries, and medical records) should be kept securely and not be shared without your permission, except under certain circumstances.

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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.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 22, 2023

Researchers have shut down an "expansive" ad fraud scheme that spoofed more than 1,700 applications from 120 publishers and impacted roughly 11 million devices.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

The OpenText enterprise content management (ECM) system is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including a critical RCE. Armin Stock (Atos), researcher at cybersecurity firm Sec Consult, discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the OpenText enterprise content management (ECM) product. OpenText Extended ECM is an enterprise CMS platform that manages the information lifecycle by integrating with leading enterprise applications, such as SAP, Microsoft 365, Salesforce and SAP SuccessFactors.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 22, 2023

Small and medium-sized businesses are facing immense security challenges and these are the same as those of mid-size or larger enterprises. Related: Myths about safe browsing Clearly, SMBs need to be alert for cyberattacks, but they also need to stay … (more…) The post GUEST ESSAY — How threat detection services for SMBs are continuing to evolve and improve appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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WIRED Threat Level

JANUARY 22, 2023

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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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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 22, 2023

Secret Magpie Organisations struggle to scan for leaked secrets in ALL of their repos. It’s easy to scan one repo, but time-consuming and tedious to scan all of them. SecretMagpie is a secret detection... The post Secret Magpie v1.3 releases: scan for leaked secrets in ALL of their repos appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 22, 2023

Small and medium-sized businesses are facing immense security challenges and these are the same as those of mid-size or larger enterprises. Related: Myths about safe browsing Clearly, SMBs need to be alert for cyberattacks, but they also need to stay focused on their business and not sacrifice productivity. Organizations are confronted with a severe security threats landscape, and it is critical that they have the ability to prevent, detect and respond to these threats in a timely manner.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 22, 2023

Having a common framework around vulnerabilities, around threats , helps us understand the infosec landscape better. STRIDE provides an easy mnemonic. Adam Shostack has a new book, Threats: What Every Engineer Should Learn From Star Wars. that uses both Star Wars and STRIDE to help engineers under vulnerabilities and threats in software development.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2023

T-Mobile has announced that an attacker has accessed "limited types of information" on customers. It says it is informing impacted customers. According to the press release, no passwords, payment card information, social security numbers, government ID numbers or other financial account information were compromised. Method T-Mobile says the attacked gained access to the data through a single Application Programming Interface (API), without authorization.

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The losses companies suffered in 2023 ransomware attacks increased by 74% compared to those of the previous year, according to new data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The true figure is likely to be even higher, though, as many identity theft and phishing attacks go unreported. Ransomware attackers can potentially paralyze not just private sector organizations but also healthcare facilities, schools, and entire police departments.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 22, 2023

Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s outstanding USENIX Security ’22 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink The post USENIX Security ’22 – Rasoul Akhavan Mahdavi, Florian Kerschbaum – ‘Constant-weight PIR: Single-Round Keyword PIR via Constant-weight Equality Operators’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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