Sat.May 21, 2022

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Cloud computing concentration and systemic risk

Security Boulevard

I came across an interesting blog post over at Finextra which got me thinking about a topic that has been in the back of my. The post Cloud computing concentration and systemic risk appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Asian media company Nikkei suffered a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The media company Nikkei has disclosed a ransomware attack and revealed that the incident might have impacted customer data. The Japanese-based media company Nikkey is focused on the business and financial industry, it is the world’s largest financial newspaper. This week the company disclosed a security breach, ransomware infected one of its servers at a Singapore branch.

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Malicious PyPI package opens backdoors on Windows, Linux, and Macs

Bleeping Computer

Yet another malicious Python package has been spotted in the PyPI registry performing supply chain attacks to drop Cobalt Strike beacons and backdoors on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. [.].

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Russia-linked Sandworm continues to conduct attacks against Ukraine

Security Affairs

Security researchers from ESET reported that the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm continues to target Ukraine. Security experts from ESET reported that the Russia-linked cyberespionage group Sandworm continues to launch cyber attacks against entities in Ukraine. Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST).

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The Importance of User Roles and Permissions in Cybersecurity Software

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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Windows 11 hacked three more times on last day of Pwn2Own contest

Bleeping Computer

On the third and last day of the 2022 Pwn2Own Vancouver hacking contest, security researchers successfully hacked Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system three more times using zero-day exploits. [.].

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Cisco fixes an IOS XR flaw actively exploited in the wild

Security Affairs

Cisco addressed a medium-severity vulnerability affecting IOS XR Software, the company warns that the flaw is actively exploited in the wild. Cisco released security updates to address a medium-severity vulnerability affecting IOS XR Software, tracked as CVE-2022-20821 (CVSS score: 6.5), that threat actors are actively exploiting in attacks in the wild.

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BSides Prishtina 2022 – Chris Davis’ ‘LeXSS – Bypassing Lexical Parsing Security Controls’

Security Boulevard

Our sincere thanks to BSides Prishtina for publishing their Presenter’s BSides Prishtina 2022 Information Security Conference videos on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink. The post BSides Prishtina 2022 – Chris Davis’ ‘LeXSS – Bypassing Lexical Parsing Security Controls’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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North Korean IT Workers Are Infiltrating Tech Companies

WIRED Threat Level

Plus: The Conti ransomware gang shuts down, Canada bans Huawei and ZTE, and more of the week’s top security news.

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BSides Prishtina 2022 – Isuf Deliu’s ‘Ransomware-As-A-Service: Demystifying A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry’

Security Boulevard

Our sincere thanks to BSides Prishtina for publishing their Presenter’s BSides Prishtina 2022 Information Security Conference videos on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink. The post BSides Prishtina 2022 – Isuf Deliu’s ‘Ransomware-As-A-Service: Demystifying A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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XKCD ‘Mainly Known For’

Security Boulevard

via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe , resident at XKCD ! Permalink. The post XKCD ‘Mainly Known For’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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.