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AI Is Everywhere — Should We Be Excited or Concerned?

Lohrman on Security

Artificial intelligence is slowly transforming many areas of life — and fast — but we all need to pay attention. Reactions are all over the map, and AI will be used for both good and evil.

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FBI Logs Rapid Increase in Email Scams, Investment Fraud

Security Boulevard

The FBI reported complaints concerning online scams and investment fraud have now reached a record-breaking level. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received its six millionth complaint on May 15, 2021. It took nearly seven years for the IC3 to log its first million complaints, but only 14 months to add the most recent. The post FBI Logs Rapid Increase in Email Scams, Investment Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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A malware attack hit the Alaska Health Department

Security Affairs

The Alaska health department website was forced offline by a malware attack, officials are investigating the incident. The website of the Alaska health department was forced offline this week by a malware attack. Local authorities launched an investigation into the attack, at the time of this writing, they did not provide details about the intrusion.

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Microsoft Exchange admin portal blocked by expired SSL certificate

Bleeping Computer

The Microsoft Exchange admin portal is currently inaccessible from some browsers after Microsoft forgot to renew the SSL certificate for the website. [.].

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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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5 Growing Trends to Watch in Banking Cybersecurity

Security Boulevard

As Cybercrime against the Financial Sector Jumps by 238%, What Can Banks Do to Address the Risk? The rise of cybercrime in 2020 was widely reported, but did you realize how much of the threat was targeted at the financial sector? 80% of financial institutions have reported a rise in cyberattacks over the past 12 […]. The post 5 Growing Trends to Watch in Banking Cybersecurity appeared first on CybeReady.

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Amex fined £90,000 for sending 4 million spam emails in a year

Bleeping Computer

The UK data regulator has fined American Express (Amex) £90,000 for sending over 4 million spam emails to customers within one year. [.].

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CVE-2021-31166 Windows HTTP flaw also impacts WinRM servers

Security Affairs

The wormable CVE-2021-31166 vulnerability in the HTTP Protocol Stack of the Windows IIS server also affects WinRM on Windows 10 and Server systems. Microsoft Patch Tuesday for May 2021 security updates addressed 55 vulnerabilities in Microsoft including a critical HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-31166. The flaw could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker by sending a specially crafted packet to a targeted server utilizing the HTTP Protocol Stack

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BYOD Trends for Remote Workers -Finding the balance between security and privacy

Security Boulevard

The BYOD (Bring-Your-Own-Device) age has been around now for some time. The megatrends of remote work brought on by the pandemic have forced security professionals to sacrifice securing the endpoint with productivity overnight work from home policies on BYOD. Cybercriminals have taken advantage of the sudden shift with significant business impact. While it was imperative […].

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Google Chrome fix released for worldwide crashes on Windows 10, Linux

Bleeping Computer

Google has released a minor Google Chrome update that fixes the worldwide browser crashes occurring since Thursday on Windows 10 and Linux. [.].

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Credit Card info of Air India fliers leaked in Cyber Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

Air India, an Indian government-owned air travel service was reportedly hit by a cyber attack where hackers might have accessed critical details of over 4.5 million fliers that include data related to their credit card payments. . Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that the personal details of passengers who accessed the company’s online services between Aug’11 to Feb’2021 could have been compromised in the attack and the leaked info includes the contact info of fliers, their credit card detail

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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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Anker fixed an issue that caused access to Eufy video camera feeds to random users

Security Affairs

A misconfiguration issue in the software used by the Eufy video camera exposed private information and video streams of customers. Chinese electronics vendor Anker has recently addressed a bug that mistakenly exposed private information and video streams of customers using its Eufy video cameras. The issue was caused by a misconfiguration, but the vendor told TheRecord media that it learned of the problem 40 minutes after it took place quickly addressed it.

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News on ISO/IEC 27002

Notice Bored

Today I’ve slogged my way through a stack of ~50 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC27 emails, updating a few ISO27001security.com pages here and there on ongoing standards activities. The most significant thing to report is that the project to revise the 3 rd (2013) edition of ISO/IEC 27002 appears on-track to reach final draft stage soon and will hopefully be approved this year, then published soon after (during 2022, I guess).

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How to Avoid App Store Scams

WIRED Threat Level

Apple’s and Google’s approval guidelines are notoriously lax—and they won’t keep out apps that are after your money and data. Here’s how to sniff them out.

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CPDP 2021 – Moderator: Sophie in ‘t Veld ‘I Spy With My Little Eye…’

Security Boulevard

Speakers: Jan-Jaap Oerlemans, Edin Omanovic. Our sincere thanks to CPDP 2021 - Computers, Privacy & Data Protection Conference for publishing their well-crafted videos on the organization's YouTube channel. Enjoy! Permalink. The post CPDP 2021 – Moderator: Sophie in ‘t Veld ‘I Spy With My Little Eye…’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Cybersecurity Predictions for 2024

Within the past few years, ransomware attacks have turned to critical infrastructure, healthcare, and government entities. Attackers have taken advantage of the rapid shift to remote work and new technologies. Add to that hacktivism due to global conflicts and U.S. elections, and an increased focus on AI, and you have the perfect recipe for a knotty and turbulent 2024.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 315

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. Avaddon Ransomware gang hacked France-based Acer Finance and AXA Asia MSBuild tool used to deliver RATs filelessly Pakistan-linked Transparent Tribe APT expands its arsenal Two flaws could allow bypassing AMD SEV protection system Bitcoin down: 51% attack?

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XKCD ‘In Your Classroom’

Security Boulevard

via the comic delivery system monikered Randall Munroe resident at XKCD ! Permalink. The post XKCD ‘In Your Classroom’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Dominos customer information leaked on the dark web

CyberSecurity Insiders

Customer data related to Dominos India is up for sale on the dark web says research carried out by Cybersecurity Researcher named Rajshekar Rajaharia. And the bad news is that information related to more than 180 million orders placed by customers is up for sale for just $550,000 only for an individual who makes a deal in a single purchase. . Rajaharia expressed the seriousness of the issue on the Twitter platform and claimed that sensitive details such as the email addresses of those who booke

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Colonial Pipeline Updates, DarkSide Goes Dark, Cybersecurity Best Practices

Security Boulevard

More news and updates about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the DarkSide ransomware as a service (RaaS) goes dark on the dark web, and why we still need cybersecurity best practices (regardless of an opinion piece that says otherwise). ** Links mentioned on the show ** Colonial Pipeline Paid Nearly $5 Million in Ransom to […]. The post Colonial Pipeline Updates, DarkSide Goes Dark, Cybersecurity Best Practices appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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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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Windows 10X on hold, features coming to Windows 10 instead

Bleeping Computer

Microsoft has officially confirmed that it has paused the development of Windows 10X, its Chrome OS competitor for single-screen and dual-screen devices. [.].

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Impact of GDPR on Cloud Service Providers

Security Boulevard

Cloud computing is an integral part of most businesses globally. Technology has transformed the way businesses operate and thrive in the industry. However, the cloud industry has been facing huge challenges when it comes to complying with various data protection and data privacy standards. With the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a lot […]… Read More.

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CPDP 2021 – Moderator: Seda Gürses ‘Connecting The Dots: Privacy, Data, Racial Justice’

Security Boulevard

Speakers: Yasmine Boudiaf, Sarah Chander, Nakeema Stefflbauer, Nani Jansen Reventlow, Seeta Peña Gangadharan. Our sincere thanks to CPDP 2021 - Computers, Privacy & Data Protection Conference for publishing their well-crafted videos on the organization's YouTube channel. Enjoy! Permalink. The post CPDP 2021 – Moderator: Seda Gürses ‘Connecting The Dots: Privacy, Data, Racial Justice’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.