Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

After suffering two large, and embarrassing, data breaches in recent weeks, the Australian government increased the fine for serious data breaches from $2.2 million to a minimum of $50 million. (That’s $50 million AUD, or $32 million USD.). This is a welcome change. The problem is one of incentives, and Australia has now increased the incentive for companies to secure the personal data or their users and customers.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Get six training courses for just eight dollars each with The Complete 2022 PenTest & Ethical Hacking Bundle. The post Here’s how you can become a highly-paid ethical hacker appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The OpenSSL Project announced an upcoming update to address a critical vulnerability in the open-source toolkit. The OpenSSL Project announced that it is going to release updates to address a critical vulnerability in the open-source toolkit. Experts pointed out that it is the first critical vulnerability patched in toolkit since September 2016. “The OpenSSL project team would like to announce the forthcoming release of OpenSSL version 3.0.7.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Password Boss can store unlimited login details, with instant sync between devices. Get a lifetime subscription today for just $35. The post This highly rated password manager is currently 93% off appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Speaker: Erroll Amacker

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

If you regularly read The Hacker News, there’s a fair chance that you know something about cybersecurity. It’s possible to turn that interest into a six-figure career. But to make the leap, you need to pick up some key skills and professional certifications. Featuring nine in-depth courses, The 2022 Masters in Cyber Security Certification Bundle helps you get ready for the next step.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The curtain has fallen on the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, and it’s time to report the trends and highlights. The post Q3 2022 Vulnerability Roundup first appeared on Digital Shadows.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2022

By Rajesh Ram, Chief Strategy Officer at Egnyte. The impact of ransomware attacks on businesses is twofold. Not only do businesses have to grapple with the impact of actual attacks, but they also must continue to prepare for the possibility of additional attacks. While many equate ransomware with encrypted files and potential ransom payments, the consequences go even further in terms of the costs and requirements of an organization.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

POS malware is still a threat exploited by cybercriminals, even if the card payment industry has been working on implementing security measures. It has been recently discovered that two point-of-sale (PoS) malware variants have been used by an unknown threat actor to steal information related to more than 167,000 credit cards from payment terminals.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team has made it official that Vice Society, a hacking group, is behind multiple ransomware attacks that were being targeted at education, government and retail sectors. It was also found in the research that the said group of cyber criminals avoids deployment of ransomware sometimes and carried out extortion with stolen data.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A recent federal indictment charges Mark Sokolovsky, a Ukrainian national, for partaking in the Raccoon Infostealer worldwide cybercrime operation, which corrupted millions of computers around the world with malware. Raccoon Stealer is a Trojan that steals information, deployed using the MaaS (malware-as-a-service) approach. Threat actors can subscribe to Raccoon Stealer for $75 per week or […].

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 26, 2022

If any good came out of the Log4j vulnerability and SolarWinds attacks, it was the fact that they dramatically increased awareness of software supply chain security. Software supply chain security is only as strong as the weakest exposed link; often, that’s a software library or third-party service. To help organizations bolster their CI/CD pipelines and.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Espionage is not something new. But over the years we have moved on from globe-trotting secret agents, dust coats, and sunglasses and, as with many other operations, moved intelligence gathering to the digital realm. Cyberespionage is a become more and more common, and the real-world implications are as real as they used to be back […]. The post What Is Cyberespionage?

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We Live Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As package delivery scams that spoof DHL, USPS and other delivery companies soar, here’s how to stay safe not just this shopping season. The post Parcel delivery scams are on the rise: Do you know what to watch out for? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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Trend Micro

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Code signing certificates help us assure the file's validity and legitimacy. However, threat actors can use that against us. In this blog, discover how QAKBOT use such tactic and learn ways how to prevent it.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) confirms that one of the email servers of its subsidiaries was hacked after the “Black Reward” hacking group published online the stolen data. AEOI declared in an official statement that an unauthorized party stole emails consisting of daily correspondence and technical memos. The agency informed all concerned parties and […].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Australian Clinical Labs has made an official statement that it was targeted by a sophisticated cyber attack almost 8 months ago and now the stolen data is being sold on the dark web. In what appears to be an apparent ransomware attack, information is out that data of over 223,000 people were accessed and stolen by the hackers in the incident. Medlab that is a subsidiary of ACL, was deeply affected by the attack as details related to customers and staff members were stolen in the incident.

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Trend Micro

OCTOBER 26, 2022

From articles to hackathons, cybercriminals are resorting to crowdsourcing to find more ways to exploit systems. In this blog, we discuss our takeaways and summarize the results of these contests.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Amid the political crisis in England and Rishi Sunak taking charge as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, a Cyber Resilience Centre(CRC) was established in London and became operational from October 25th,2022. The centre will act as an epicenter to fight cyber crime and will hereon act as an extension to the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group (NCRCG), based in England and Wales and funded by UK’s Home Office.

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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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SecureBlitz

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Our online privacy is important to us, and many don’t even know that we’re being tracked by the apps and sites we use. Proxies can help protect you. The internet is continuously evolving and has become a crucial tool for businesses and individuals. From market research, social, communication, governance, and politics, we are all using […]. The post Online Privacy – Why It’s Important And How To Protect It appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Cisco warns of active exploitation attempts targeting two vulnerabilities in the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows. Cisco is warning of exploitation attempts targeting two security flaws, tracked as CVE-2020-3153 (CVSS score: 6.5) and CVE-2020-3433 (CVSS score: 7.8), in the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows. Both vulnerabilities are dated 2020 and are now patched.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 26, 2022

When we think about cybercrime and retail it is natural to focus on websites being targeted with attacks. Indeed, there has been a shocking rise in the number of cyberattacks perpetrated against online retailers in the past year. Dakota Murphey explains why store owners and security managers need to also protect their physical locations from the cyber threat, too, however.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

VMware addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation tracked as CVE-2021-39144. VMware has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-39144 (CVSSv3 9.8), in VMware Cloud Foundation. VMware Cloud Foundation is the industry’s most advanced hybrid cloud platform. It provides a complete set of software-defined services for compute, storage, networking, security and cloud management to run enterprise apps—traditional

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Trend Micro

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In our 2022 midyear roundup, we examine the most significant trends and incidents that influenced the cybersecurity landscape in the first half of the year.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A popular British hacker was charged by the U.S. authorities for allegedly running the ‘The Real Deal’ dark web marketplace. The British hacker Daniel Kaye (aka Bestbuy, Spdrman, Popopret, UserL0ser) (34) was charged by the U.S. DoJ for allegedly running the ‘The Real Deal’ dark web marketplace. The man was charged with access device fraud and money laundering conspiracy. “Kaye allegedly operated The Real Deal, a Dark Web market for illicit items, including stolen a

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Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Microsoft says it addressed an issue preventing its vulnerable driver blocklist from being synced to systems running older Windows versions. [.].

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It's time to update your Apple devices to ward off a zero-day threat discovered by an anonymous researcher. As is customary for Apple, the advisory revealing this attack is somewhat threadbare, and doesn't reveal a lot of information with regard to what's happening, but if you own an iPad or iPhone you'll want to get yourself on the latest version. The zero-day is being used out in the wild, and Apple holding back the specifics may be enough to slow down the risk of multiple threat actors taking

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

International ticketing services company See Tickets disclosed a data breach that exposed customers’ payment card details. Ticketing service company See Tickets disclosed a data breach, and threat actors might have accessed customers’ payment card details. Threat actors were able to steal payment card data by implanting a software skimmer on its website.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The pool of available open source resilient firmware keeps growing. This week, dynamic firmware maker AMI announced the contribution of its Tektagon OpenEdition Platform Root of Trust to the Open Compute Project (OCP). It’s a move the company hopes will provide increased options to organizations that wish to build devices with secure and manageable firmware.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

US authorities charged a Ukrainian man with computer fraud for allegedly infecting millions of computers with Raccoon Infostealer. The US Justice Department charged a Ukrainian, Mark Sokolovsky (26) man with computer fraud for allegedly infecting millions of computers with the Raccoon Infostealer. The man is currently being held in the Netherlands, he was charged for his alleged role the international cybercrime operation known as Raccoon Infostealer.

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SecureBlitz

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In this post, I will show you tips on investing in cryptocurrency… Crypto assets have become the top option for financial investment lately. It is due to the market’s high volatility that allows for generating income even in the shortest possible time and in the long run. Investing in cryptocurrency is also connected with risks, […].

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