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2021 Cyber Review: The Year Ransomware Disrupted Infrastructure

Lohrman on Security

2021 will be remembered as the most disruptive year so far when it came to cyber attacks, with ransomware impacting businesses and governments — including critical infrastructure — as never before.

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New stealthy DarkWatchman malware hides in the Windows Registry

Bleeping Computer

A new malware named 'DarkWatchman' has emerged in the cybercrime underground, and it's a lightweight and highly-capable JavaScript RAT (Remote Access Trojan) paired with a C# keylogger. [.].

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Creating a Partnership with Your AI Cybersecurity Tools

Security Boulevard

There are a lot of reasons why humans need AI’s help in cybersecurity. The skills shortage is one. Handling the monotonous tasks that lead to burnout is another. The ability to do the type of deep dives humans can’t is a third. Yet a lot of people, including those in IT and cybersecurity, remain skeptical. The post Creating a Partnership with Your AI Cybersecurity Tools appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Clop ransomware gang is leaking confidential data from the UK police

Security Affairs

Clop ransomware gang stolen confidential data from the UK police and leaked it in the dark web because the victim refused to pay the ransom. Clop ransomware operators have stolen confidential information held by some British police, according to the media the cybercriminal gang targeted the IT firm Dacoll. According to the media, the cybercriminals compromised the systems at the company, which has access to the police national computer, using a phishing attack.

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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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London NHS Trust database breached to create fake COVID vaccine certificates

CyberSecurity Insiders

Some cyber crooks seem to play with the lives of the public as their activities of creating fake COVID Vaccine records were discovered and publicized by London’s NHS Trust. Sources reporting from the NHS say that they discovered some unauthorized access of the servers last week, aimed to commit fraud and misinterpretation of vaccine records. They soon alerted the Metropolitan Police authorities who tracked down and arrest three suspects from llford, East of London as they were involved in the cr

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TellYouThePass ransomware resurges and exploits Log4Shell in recent attacks

Security Affairs

The TellYouThePass ransomware resurged and exploits the Apache Log4j flaw (Log4Shell) to target both Linux and Windows systems. Researchers from KnownSec 404 Team and Sangfor Threat Intelligence Team reported that the TellYouThePass ransomware resurged and is exploiting the Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228 flaw to target both Linux and Windows systems. “On December 13, Sangfor’s terminal security team and Anfu’s emergency response center jointly monitored a ransomware called Tellyou

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What is Log4Shell (the Log4j vulnerability)?

Security Boulevard

Log4j, Log4j, Log4j. Let’s see you say that 10 times fast. If you can’t, then you may need to learn because Log4j is on the tips. The post What is Log4Shell (the Log4j vulnerability)? appeared first on Spectral. The post What is Log4Shell (the Log4j vulnerability)? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 345

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs 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. TellYouThePass ransomware resurges and exploits Log4Shell in recent attacks Western Digital customers have to update their My Cloud devices to latest firmware version Apache releases the third patch to address a new Log4j flaw 1.8 Million customers

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Cyber Five 2021: Kasada’s Bad Bot eCommerce Holiday Insights

Security Boulevard

Headaches for the holidays… thanks to Grinch Bots Kasada’s Threat Intelligence Team has prepared key insights observed within Kasada’s eCommerce traffic this holiday season. To no one’s surprise, bots are on the naughty list again this holiday season. We’ve observed a 10x increase in malicious login attempts during the period between Black Friday and Cyber [.].

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Open Source Pwned Passwords with FBI Feed and 225M New NCA Passwords is Now Live!

Troy Hunt

In the last month, there were 1,260,000,000 occasions where a service somewhere checked a password against Have I Been Pwned's (HIBP's) Pwned Password API. 99.7% of the time, that check went no further than one of hundreds of Cloudflare edge nodes spread around the world (95% of the world's population is within 50ms of one). It looks like this: There are all sorts of amazing Pwned Passwords use cases out there.

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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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Log4j Vulnerability, Apple AirTags Used by Thieves, FBI’s Encrypted Messaging App Document

Security Boulevard

This week we discuss the Apache Log4j vulnerability and the impact it will have on organizations now and into the future, details on how Apple AirTags are being used by thieves to steal cars, and a FBI training document describes what data can be obtained by encrypted messaging apps. ** Links mentioned on the show […]. The post Log4j Vulnerability, Apple AirTags Used by Thieves, FBI’s Encrypted Messaging App Document appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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A new attack vector exploits the Log4Shell vulnerability on servers locally

Security Affairs

Security researchers devised a new attack vector exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability on servers locally by using a JavaScript WebSocket connection. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Blumira devised a new attack vector that relies on a Javascript WebSocket connection to exploit the Log4Shell vulnerability on internal and locally exposed unpatched Log4j applications.

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Best of 2021 – AT&T Free Msg: You Know You Shouldn’t click … So We Did It for You!

Security Boulevard

If you live in the United States and have an AT&T phone, you are almost certainly receiving SMS messages that look something like this: AT&T Free Msg: August bill is paid. Thanks, MARY! Here's a little gift for you: n9cxr[.]info/dhmxmcmBTQ (from +1 (718) 710-0863) . or . AT&T Free Msg: August bill processed. Thanks, Mary! Here's a little something for you: l4bsn[.]info/C2Lx3oggFi (from +1 (332) 220-7291) . or .

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Facebook removes Surveillance-For-Hire companies from its platform

CyberSecurity Insiders

Facebook Company’s parent company Meta has issued a press update last week that it has removed over 50,000 accounts from its platform as they were found breaching its data privacy guidelines. Meta mentioned in its press statement that the said companies operating from China, Israel, India and North Macedonia were indulging in ‘Surveillance-for-hire’ service business and so were removed from seeking its platform services any 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?

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Security BSides Delaware 2021 – Craig Bowser’s And Ludwig Goon’s (nfltr8) ‘Security Engineering != (Admin || Analyst || Responder)’

Security Boulevard

Our thanks to Security BSides Delaware for publishing their well-crafted videos from the Security BSides Delaware 2021 conference on the Organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink. The post Security BSides Delaware 2021 – Craig Bowser’s And Ludwig Goon’s (nfltr8) ‘Security Engineering != (Admin || Analyst || Responder)’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CISO Interview Series: What Are Some of the Key Components to Succeeding as a CISO in Today’s Business Environment?

The State of Security

The role of the modern CISO is more than understanding the technical side of the business. In fact, the role consists of even more than understanding the business side of the business. When I spoke with Ian Thornton-Trump, he was able to shed light on how important effective communication and team-building are to the overall success […]… Read More.

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Security BSides Delaware 2021 – Rachana Vishwanathula’s ‘My Container Application Has 100 Vulnerabilities, Now What?’

Security Boulevard

Our thanks to Security BSides Delaware for publishing their well-crafted videos from the Security BSides Delaware 2021 conference on the Organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink. The post Security BSides Delaware 2021 – Rachana Vishwanathula’s ‘My Container Application Has 100 Vulnerabilities, Now What?’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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LOG4J: The Meme (2)

Security Boulevard

The post LOG4J: The Meme (2) appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures

Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.

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CISO Interview Series: What Are Some of the Key Components to Succeeding as a CISO in Today’s Business Environment?

Security Boulevard

The role of the modern CISO is more than understanding the technical side of the business. In fact, the role consists of even more than understanding the business side of the business. When I spoke with Ian Thornton-Trump, he was able to shed light on how important effective communication and team-building are to the overall success […]… Read More.

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