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Weekly Update 323

Troy Hunt

Finally, after nearly 3 long years, I'm back in Norway! We're here at last, leaving our sunny paradise for a winter wonderland. It's almost surreal given how much has happened in that time, not just the pandemic but returning to Oslo with Charlotte as my Norwegian wife is super cool 😎 Other things this week are not so different, namely people complaining on Twitter (albeit also complaining about Twitter).

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GUEST ESSAY: What ‘self-sovereign-identities’ are all about — and how SSIs can foster public good

The Last Watchdog

Government assistance can be essential to individual wellbeing and economic stability. This was clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, when governments issued trillions of dollars in economic relief. Related: Fido champions passwordless authentication. Applying for benefits can be arduous, not least because agencies need to validate applicant identity and personal identifiable information (PII).

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 395

Security Affairs

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. Data from 5.4M Twitter users obtained from multiple threat actors and combined with data from other breaches Devices from Dell, HP, and Lenovo used outdated OpenSSL versions Google fixed the eighth actively exploited #Chrome #zeroday this year Expe

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Artificial Intelligence can detect Kidney Failure with Retina Scan

CyberSecurity Insiders

We all know that the technology of Artificial Intelligence if/when used by right minds, can yield results that can prove as a boon to mankind. One such instance is the latest AI-Powered Retina scan can detect any disease in kidneys resulting in their failure. Mediwhale, an AI startup from South Korea, has achieved success in using AI technology to detect kidney failures and that too only with the help of a non-surgical Retina scan.

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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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5.4 million Twitter users' stolen data leaked online — more shared privately

Bleeping Computer

Over 5.4 million Twitter user records containing non-public information stolen using an API vulnerability fixed in January have been shared for free on a hacker forum. Another massive, potentially more significant, data dump of millions of Twitter records has also been disclosed by a security researcher. [.].

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Chrome fixes 8th zero-day of 2022 – check your version now

Naked Security

There isn't a rhyme to remind you which months have browser zero-days. you just have to keep your eyes and ears open!

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Student Verification: How Edtech can benefit from Student ID Verification APIs

Security Boulevard

Due to the growing acceptance of distance learning, digital courses, and most recently, the COVID-19 epidemic, online education has seen a significant increase. Online student identity verification has become more popular as a quick and secure method of verifying student IDs and a cost-effective approach to onboarding new students and employees. The rapidly disappearing manual […].

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Windows 11 is getting a VPN status indicator in the taskbar

Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 may soon show a system tray indicator notifying when your computer is connected to a VPN, allowing users wishing to browse anonymously to ensure they are connected. [.].

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*NIX Command Line Foo

Security Boulevard

Well, not one of my normal blog posts, but I hope some of you geeks out there will find this useful anyways. I will definitely use this post as a reference frequently. I have been using various flavors of UNIX and their command lines from ksh to bash and zsh for over 25 years and […]. The post *NIX Command Line Foo first appeared on Cyber Security - Strategy and Innovation.

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How CIOs Should Think About Blockchain

Tech Republic Security

From a security standpoint, blockchain represents an opportunity to reinforce the foundation of your business, but it’s important to look at the big picture when it comes to implementation. If you hang on to your current systems, but with a blockchain at the core, you may be missing out on additional revenue. Instead, do away. The post How CIOs Should Think About Blockchain appeared first on TechRepublic.

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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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Threat Modeling Using the Purdue Model for ICS Security

Security Boulevard

For organizations today, it’s essential to use the right threat modeling methodology for network defense and risk management. The Purdue Model for ICS (Industrial Control Systems) Security is a great solution for threat modeling. Threat modeling for ICS security is a challenging task. As a solution, the Purdue Common Model for ICS Security provides structure, […].

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The Cybersecurity Industry is Broken

Tech Republic Security

The security industry must transform. Tom Corn, Senior Vice President, Security Products at VMware, knows where to begin. Cloud can be the root of our solution rather than our problem if we seek ways to leverage its unique properties to secure applications and data. This will be nothing short of a transformation, and we’ve never. The post The Cybersecurity Industry is Broken appeared first on TechRepublic.

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How to Break Into a Cybersecurity Career – Rob Fuller (Mubix)

Security Boulevard

This week we continue our series on how to break into a cybersecurity career with long time industry veteran, Rob Fuller (Mubix). Rob speaks with us about how he started his career in the Marine Corps, his time on Hak5, and more recently earning his Masters degree. Rob also talks about how these experiences has […]. The post How to Break Into a Cybersecurity Career – Rob Fuller (Mubix) appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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Security At The Forefront: A Spotlight On Zero Trust

Tech Republic Security

VMware commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate how organizations are working to ensure a strong security posture via Zero Trust. Forrester conducted a survey with 1,475 respondents and five interviews with IT, security, and development managers and above (including CIOs and CISOs) with responsibility for development or security strategy decision-making to explore this topic.

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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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Remotely Accessing Secure Kali Pi

Kali Linux

In Secure Kali Pi (2022) , the first blog post in the Raspberry Pi series, we set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with full disk encryption. We mentioned that we can leave it somewhere as a drop box. This brought up the question, “ If it is not on my local network how do I connect to it to unlock it? ” So we will now answer this by showing a few different ways to connect to our secure Kali Pi drop box.

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CIO Essential Guidance: CISO Security Threat landscape

Tech Republic Security

Despite massive spend to protect enterprise digital assets, security breaches are still on the rise. The disconnect between the level of investment and the volume and impact of attacks is largely attributed to outdated approaches that favor perimeter protection and point solutions despite a digital supply chain that is more distributed than ever. For these.

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GUEST ESSAY: What ‘self-sovereign-identities’ are all about — and how SSIs can foster public good

Security Boulevard

Government assistance can be essential to individual wellbeing and economic stability. This was clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, when governments issued trillions of dollars in economic relief. Related: Fido champions passwordless authentication. Applying for benefits can be arduous, not least … (more…). The post GUEST ESSAY: What ‘self-sovereign-identities’ are all about — and how SSIs can foster public good appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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US FCC bans the import of electronic equipment from Chinese firms

Security Affairs

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced it will completely ban the import of electronic equipment from Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the total ban for telecom and surveillance equipment from Chinese companies Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua due to an “unacceptable” national security threat.

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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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USENIX Security ’22 – Brian Kondracki, Johnny So, and Nick Nikiforakis ‘Uninvited Guests: Analyzing the Identity and Behavior of Certificate Transparency Bots’

Security Boulevard

Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s USENIX Security ’22 Conference tremendous content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink. The post USENIX Security ’22 – Brian Kondracki, Johnny So, and Nick Nikiforakis ‘Uninvited Guests: Analyzing the Identity and Behavior of Certificate Transparency Bots’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google

CyberSecurity Insiders

Harry Rosen, the Men’s wear chain of Canada, has recently announced that its servers were hit by a cyber attack on October 9th of this year and information related to certain sensitive projects, marketing, HR, Public Relations and Staff were stolen by hackers. A formal probe launched later revealed that the threat actors stole about 1GB information from hackers and are threatening to sell it online by posting a glimpse of the data proving their claims.