Lohrman on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Almost every day, online media sources proclaim new layoffs for tech workers. So how are federal, state and local governments trying to attract these talented pros now?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

First is the news related to China. However, this time it’s different and is interesting. To go on with, all these days we have N number of stories about Chinese hackers infiltrating networks across the world. But the current news piece is related to a new hacking group that has been assigned the duty to target government servers of the Xi Jinping led nation.

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Trend Micro

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Ransomware actors have been observed to expand their targets by increasingly developing Linux-based versions. Royal ransomware is following in the same path, a new variant targeting Linux systems emerged and we will provide a technical analysis on this variant in this blog.

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Naked Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

New report admits that attackers were detected in the network about three months ago, and may have been attacking for about three years.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Experts spotted a malware dubbed Frebniis that abuses a Microsoft IIS feature to deploy a backdoor and monitor all HTTP traffic to the system. Broadcom Symantec researchers have spotted a new malware, tracked as Frebniis, that abuses Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) to deploy a backdoor and monitor all HTTP traffic to the infected system, Symantec reports.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Microsoft will soon add a new way to end unresponsive processes in Windows 11 in the form of a new option that will show up when right-clicking an app's taskbar icon. [.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

A joint report published by ENISA and CERT-EU warns of Chinese APTs targeting businesses and government organizations in the European Union. The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and CERT-EU warn of multiple China-linked threat actors targeting businesses and government organizations in the EU. The joint report focus on cyber activities conducted by multiple Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups, including APT27 , APT30 , APT31 , Ke3chang , GALLIUM and Mustang Panda. R

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Single Sign-On (SSO) is an authentication method that allows a user to securely authenticate with multiple applications and websites by using solely one set of login information (eg. username & password). In a nutshell, SSO simplifies the user authentication process. It happens when a user signs in to an app and is automatically authenticated with […] The post What Is SSO?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Twitter will allow using the SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) only to its Blue subscribers GoDaddy discloses a new data breach Fortinet fixes critical vulnerabilities in FortiNAC and FortiWeb German airport websites hit by DDos attacks

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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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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Almost every day, online media sources proclaim new layoffs for tech workers. So how are federal, state and local governments trying to attract these talented pros now? The post After Corporate Tech Layoffs, Can Governments Benefit? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Applied Materials, one of the world’s leading suppliers of equipment, services, and software for the manufacture of semiconductors, has warned that its second-quarter sales are likely to be hurt to the tune of $250 million due to a cybersecurity attack at one of its suppliers. MKS Instruments Inc. In the announcement of first quarter results and the second quarter forecast Applied Materials mentions a: “negative estimated impact of $250 million dollars related to a cybersecurity even

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Samsung has announced a new feature called Message Guard that comes with safeguards to protect users from malware and spyware via what's referred to as zero-click attacks. The South Korean chaebol said the solution "preemptively" secures users' devices by "limiting exposure to invisible threats disguised as image attachments.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Hosting and domain name company GoDaddy says it believes a "sophisticated threat actor group" has been subjecting the company to a multi-year attack campaign, the most recent of which occurred in December 2022. In December, it received complaints about customer websites being periodically redirected to malicious sites. It turned out malware caused the redirection after threat actors compromised GoDaddy's cPanel shared hosting servers.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Twitter has announced that it will no longer support SMS two-factor authentication unless you pay for a Twitter Blue subscription. However, there are more secure options for multi-factor authentication, which we describe below. [.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

A semi-active ransomware group has claimed it is behind a string of attacks which have taken advantage of a zero-day vulnerability in GoAywhere MFT. The Russian-linked Clop ransomware group says it was able to remotely attack private systems using exposed GoAnywhere MFT administration consoles accessible on the public internet. BleepingComputer reports the group claimed they gained access and stole data from the GoAnywhere servers of at least 130 organizations.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Private 5G Networks: Thales and Celona Collaborate to Bring Security and Performance to a Modern World divya Mon, 02/20/2023 - 06:03 Rapid growth of mobility and business essential applications is driving enterprises to demand more deterministic wireless solutions that address critical performance, reliability, security and coverage problems inherent in conventional enterprise wireless.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: What is AI good at (and what the heck is it, actually), with Josh Saxe: Lock and Code S04E04 Malwarebytes recognized as endpoint security leader by G2 CISA issues alert with South Korean government about DPRK's ransomware antics Jailbreaking ChatGPT and other large language models while we can French law to report cyberincidents within 3 days to become effective soon Consent to gather data is a "misguided" solution, study reveals Should you share passwords with yo

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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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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Selfie verification API Identity fraud is on the rise, and con artists are getting more skilled. 52% of businesses reported experiencing fraud in the previous 24 months, according to a PwC-commissioned poll. 10% of them even claimed that their most disruptive occurrence cost them more than $50 million in financial terms. Personal data is being […] The post The Importance of Selfie Verification API for Digital Identity Verification appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

I found myself going down a previously unexplored rabbit hole recently, or more specifically, what I thought was "a" rabbit hole but in actual fact was an ever-expanding series of them that led me to what I refer to in the title of this post as "6 rabbits deep" It's a tale of firewalls, APIs and sifting through layers and layers of different services to sniff out the root cause of something that seemed very benign, but actually turned out to be highly impactful.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Reddit announced that it was the victim of a phishing attack aimed at its employees, resulting in unauthorized access to internal documents, code, and some unspecified business systems. Advice on managing device location-tracking settings to ensure you’re not sharing your location inadvertently. The case of former Ubiquiti employee, Nickolas Sharp, who pled guilty to multiple […] The post Reddit Hacked, Preventing Accidental Location Sharing, Developer Hacks His Own Company appeared first on The

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 19, 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 – Flavien Solt, Ben Gras, Kaveh Razavi – ‘CellIFT: Leveraging Cells for Scalable and Precise Dynamic Information Flow Tracking In RTL’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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