Sat.Aug 13, 2022

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Protect & Serve with the Cloud Cybersecurity Requirements in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

CyberSecurity Insiders

By Edward Talerico, Senior Product Director, Infor LN Industry CloudSuites. With the world focused on Russian attacks on Ukraine, cybersecurity has never been a more important national security issue. For both companies and governments, protecting intellectual property is more imperative than ever, especially as systems continue to migrate to the cloud.

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Aspen Security Forum 2022 – Moderator: Edward Luce – Global Economy: Recovery Or Recession Bound?

Security Boulevard

In Collaboration with the Aspen Economic Strategy Group. Zoë Baird, CEO and President, Markle Foundation. Penny Pritzker, 38th Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce. Lawrence H. Summers, 71st Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury. Robert B. Zoellick, Former U.S. Trade Representative. Moderator: Edward Luce, U.S. National Editor, Financial Times.

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Understanding CVSS: Applications of The Common Vulnerability Scoring System

CyberSecurity Insiders

Vulnerability threat management is critical because cybercrime is a constant and global risk. Cybercriminals are willing to take advantage of any vulnerability in software to gain access to networks and devices. The repercussions for software developers and organizations using that software can be severe. Users have to deal with the outcomes of an attack, such as ransoms or data theft, and may also face legal ramifications, financial losses, and damage to their professional reputation.

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Three flaws allow attackers to bypass UEFI Secure Boot feature

Security Affairs

Researchers discovered a flaw in three signed third-party UEFI boot loaders that allow bypass of the UEFI Secure Boot feature. Researchers from hardware security firm Eclypsium have discovered a vulnerability in three signed third-party Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot loaders that can be exploited to bypass the UEFI Secure Boot feature.

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

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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Data Matters: The ABCs of a Data Classification Policy to Protect Organizational Data

CyberSecurity Insiders

Data is gathered and stored, in one way or another, by every organization and business on the planet. Consumers have to trust that proper care will be taken with this valuable and sensitive information, and those who hold this data have a responsibility in the way it’s stored and used. Cyber predictions on security threats, on both the individual and organizational level, often highlight breaches in the defenses that protect data and personal information held by organizations.

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Chinese Hackers Backdoored MiMi Chat App to Target Windows, Linux, macOS Users

The Hacker News

A pair of reports from cybersecurity firms SEKOIA and Trend Micro sheds light on a new campaign undertaken by a Chinese threat actor named Lucky Mouse that involves leveraging a trojanized version of a cross-platform messaging app to backdoor systems.

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Killnet claims to have breached Lockheed Martin

Security Affairs

Russian hacker group Killnet claims to have launched a DDoS attack on the aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin. . The Moscow Times first reported that the Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet is claiming responsibility for a recent DDoS attack that hit the aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin. The Killnet group also claims to have stolen data from a Lockheed Martin employee and threatened to share it.

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SOVA malware adds ransomware feature to encrypt Android devices

Bleeping Computer

The SOVA Android banking trojan continues to evolve with new features, code improvements, and the addition of a new ransomware feature that encrypts files on mobile devices. [.].

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CISA, FBI shared a joint advisory to warn of Zeppelin ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI are warning of Zeppelin ransomware attacks. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have published a joint advisory to warn of Zeppelin ransomware attacks. The Zeppelin ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in November 2019 when experts from BlackBerry Cylance found a new variant of the Vega RaaS, dubbed Zeppelin.

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Flaw in the VA Medical Records Platform May Put Patients at Risk

WIRED Threat Level

The Veterans Affairs' VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker "masquerade as a doctor," a security researcher warns.

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Beware of Pixels & Trackers on U.S. Healthcare Websites

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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Why Is A CompTIA Certificate Important?

SecureBlitz

A lot of workers in the IT industry have CompTIA certificates. As a result, many IT professionals consider the certificate. Read more. The post Why Is A CompTIA Certificate Important? appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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A New Tractor Jailbreak Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave

WIRED Threat Level

A hacker has formulated an exploit that provides root access to two popular models of the company's farm equipment.

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Aspen Security Forum 2022 – Led By Penny Pritzkerl – Virtual Fireside Chat with Secretary Gina Raimondo

Security Boulevard

Led by Penny Pritzkerl. Secretary Gina Raimondo, 40th Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce. Our thanks to The Aspen Institute for publishing their cogent conference videos on the organization's YouTube channel. Permalink. The post Aspen Security Forum 2022 – Led By Penny Pritzkerl – Virtual Fireside Chat with Secretary Gina Raimondo appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Feds Gear Up for a Privacy Crackdown

WIRED Threat Level

Plus: Cisco gets hit by ransomware, Twilio gets phished, a new way to fight email spammers, and much more.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

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?