Joseph Steinberg

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Rockville, MD – November 17, 2021 – Sepio Systems , the leader in Zero Trust Hardware Access (ZTHA), announced today that cybersecurity expert Joseph Steinberg has joined its advisory board. Steinberg has led organizations within the cybersecurity industry for nearly 25 years and is a top industry influencer worldwide. He has written books ranging from Cybersecurity for Dummies to the advanced Official (ISC)2® Guide to the CISSP®-ISSMP® CBK®.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

I received email from two people who told me that Microsoft Edge enabled synching without warning or consent, which means that Microsoft sucked up all of their bookmarks. Of course they can turn synching off, but it’s too late. Has this happened to anyone else, or was this user error of some sort? If this is real, can some reporter write about it?

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This is the year business leaders will learn just how innovative online criminals have become, and it'll take rethinking how we perceive account security to fight it, says PerimeterX CTO Ido Safruti.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Researchers detailed the multi-millionaire market of zero-day exploits, a parallel economy that is fueling the threat landscape. Zero-day exploits are essential weapons in the arsenal of nation-state actors and cybercrime groups. The increased demand for exploits is fueling a millionaire market where these malicious codes are incredibly expensive. Researchers from Digital Shadows published an interesting research titled “ Vulnerability Intelligence: Do you know where your flaws are?

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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

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Easy-to-crack phrases "123456," "123456789," "12345," "qwerty" and "password" are the five most common passwords, says NordPass.

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released new cybersecurity response plans (known as playbooks) for federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agencies. [.].

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s fitting that the industry formally recognizes October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but awareness is just where security starts—and the other 11 months of the year are just as important for cybersecurity awareness. While I regard an informed perspective as an essential framework for cloud computing, successful SMBs need to ensure that security is more.

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

?There's some unusual activity brewing on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums, where hackers appear to be reaching out to Chinese counterparts for collaboration. [.].

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InfoWorld on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For software developers who primarily build their applications as a set of microservices deployed using containers and orchestrated with Kubernetes , a whole new set of security considerations has emerged beyond the build phase. Unlike hardening a cluster , defending at run time in containerized environments has to be dynamic: constantly scanning for unexpected behaviors within a container after it goes into production, such as connecting to an unexpected resource or creating a new network socke

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A quarter of security pros polled by Cybereason said they lack a plan to deal with a ransomware attack during a weekend or holiday.

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Advertiser: Revenera

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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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Researchers have observed a new phishing campaign primarily targeting high-profile TikTok accounts belonging to influencers, brand consultants, production studios, and influencers' managers. [.].

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If your kids play Roblox, you may wish to warn them of ransomware perils snapping at their heels. A very smart, and determined attack has been taking place for a little while now. Although initially dismissed as a form of prank , the developers under fire now disagree. Whether prank or malicious campaign, the end results are still bad for everyone involved.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

BlastWave today launched a BlastShield offering that combines a software-defined perimeter (SDP) with microsegmentation and passwordless multifactor authentication (MFA) to make it easier to enforce identity-based zero-trust security policies on edge computing platforms. Tom Sego, BlastWave CEO, said that while IT teams could combine multiple technologies themselves to enforce those policies, the BlastShield platform pre-integrates.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. on Wednesday released a joint advisory warning of active exploitation of Fortinet and Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell vulnerabilities by Iranian state-sponsored actors to gain initial access to vulnerable systems for follow-on activities, including data exfiltration and ransomware.

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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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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Results of the 2021 Unisys Security Index are in, and they point to a high level of stress concerning rising cybercrime. 62% of global respondents are seriously concerned about identity fraud, up 5% from 2020. Also, 60% are concerned about bank card fraud, up 4% from 2020. Findings also show a lack of awareness when. The post Remote Workforce Cybersecurity Concerns Hit New High appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Over the past 12 months, the style and severity of APT threats has continued to evolve. Despite their constantly changing nature, there is a lot we can learn from recent APT trends to predict what might lie ahead in the coming year. Based on the collective knowledge and insights of our experts, we have developed key predictions for where APTs are likely to strike next, and to help potential targets stay on their guard.

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The existence of Signaling System 7 (SS7) mobile telephony protocol vulnerabilities is something security researchers warned about in 2016, and it only took a year before the first attacks exploiting them were observed. [.].

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Machine learning delivers plenty of benefits. But as the emerging technology gets applied more broadly, be careful about how you handle all the data used in the process.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released a press update stating that it has witnessed a surge in ransomware attacks from Russia over the last year. The British Cybersecurity Agency adds it has witnessed a record number of 777 cyber incidents throughout 2020, with most targeting the servers related to Corona virus vaccine research & development.

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Microsoft has confirmed a new known issue impacting Windows 11 customers and triggering to blue screens of death (BSODs) on affected systems. [.].

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Nation-state operators with nexus to Iran are increasingly turning to ransomware as a means of generating revenue and intentionally sabotaging their targets, while also engaging in patient and persistent social engineering campaigns and aggressive brute force attacks.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Software composition analysis definition. Software composition analysis (SCA) refers to obtaining insight into what open-source components and dependencies are being used in your application, and how—all in an automated fashion. This process serves the purpose of assessing the security of these components and any potential risks or licensing conflicts brought forth by them.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This is the first of a blog series on DevSecOps. This first blog is an overview and subsequent blogs will take deeper dives into different aspects of the process. Among its evangelists and advocates, DevOps is about the cultural shift from traditional silo groups to the integration of a DevOps team. DevOps teams speak about change, feedback, inclusiveness, and collaboration.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

After a ten-month absence, the Emotet malware seems to be back in business, delivering malicious documents around the world by employing the help of spam campaigns. Source What Happened? In a recent SANS Handler Diary, Brad Duncan, a cybersecurity researcher, described how the Emotet botnet is currently spamming several email campaigns in order to […].

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Connected cars create opportunities to deliver enhanced customer experiences. At the same time, they also have the potential to provide high cost and revenue benefits. This is true for connected car companies, OEMs, suppliers and insurers (and much, much more). However, car companies haven’t really explored the opportunities to monetize customer data adequately.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Netgear addressed a code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-34991, in its small office/home office (SOHO) devices. Netgear addressed a pre-authentication buffer overflow issue in its small office/home office (SOHO) devices that can be exploited by an attacker on the local area network (LAN) to execute code remotely with root privileges. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-34991 (CVSS score of 8.8), resides in the device’s Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) upnpd daemon functions related to the

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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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TrustArc

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Whether or not you’re in marketing, you’ve most likely interacted with an email unsubscribe link or wanted to adjust your preferences and how a certain company interacts with you online. These interactions between consumers and advertisers are nothing new. Still, the big difference now is that regulations and lawmakers are catching up – and the […].

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

CISA released the Federal Government Cybersecurity Incident Response Playbooks for the federal civilian executive branch agencies. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released new cybersecurity response plans for federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agencies (” Federal Government Cybersecurity Incident and Vulnerability Response Playbooks “).

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In his book The Context Marketing Revolution : How to Motivate Buyers in the Age of Infinite Media , author Mathew Sweezey (who also heads up market strategy at Salesforce) argues that the key to breaking through the infinite media noise and reaching customers is context. Hooray! Sounds amazing!

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A malicious campaign has been found leveraging a technique called domain fronting to hide command-and-control traffic by leveraging a legitimate domain owned by the Myanmar government to route communications to an attacker-controlled server with the goal of evading detection.

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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.