The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Even in the cloud era, Microsoft Exchange Server remains a staple business communications tool across the globe. Related: The need for robust data recovery policies. One critical issue faced by organizations that rely on Exchange Server is the risk of a corrupt Exchange Server database cropping up. Fortunately, effective tools and wise best practices can help mitigate this this exposure enabling companies to indefinitely leverage Exchange Server as a productive, resilient and secure communicatio

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A deepfake video conference call—with everyone else on the call a fake— fooled a finance worker into sending $25M to the criminals’ account.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Google, a titan in the digital realm, has once again demonstrated its commitment to user security with the release of its February 2024 security updates for Android. This latest security bulletin brings to the... The post CVE-2024-0031: Critical Android Remote Code Execution Vulnerability appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Secureworks threat score capability leverages artificial intelligence (AI) within its Taegris extended detection and response (XDR) platform. The post Secureworks Applies Multiple Forms of AI to Assess Threat Risks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Enpass’ offline password storage and support for third-party cloud services are two feature offerings you won’t find in many other password managers today.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

As the cybersecurity landscape evolves, organizations must adapt their strategies to combat emerging threats. The post Top Trends in Cybersecurity, Ransomware and AI in 2024 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Bad hoax blood: Spearphish pivots to deepfake Zoom call, leads to swift exit of cash. The post CFO Deepfake Fools Staff — Fakers Steal $26M via Video appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

An Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-21893 is currently under mass exploitation by multiple attackers. [.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Learn how to set up your account, store and secure your passwords and maximize the features of Enpass with this step-by-step guide.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A threat group named 'ResumeLooters' has stolen the personal data of over two million job seekers after compromising 65 legitimate job listing and retail sites using SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. [.

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Advertiser: Revenera

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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Scammers stole HK$200 million (roughly $25,5 million) from a multi-national company using a deepfake conf call to trick an employee into transferring the funds. Scammers successfully stole HK$200 million (approximately $25.5 million) from a multinational company in Hong Kong by employing a deepfake video call to deceive an employee into transferring the funds.

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Anton on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This is cross-posted from Google Cloud Community site , and written jointly with Dave Herrald. If you are like us, you may be surprised that, in 2024, traditional security information and event management (SIEM) systems are still the backbone of most security operations centers (SOC). SIEMs are used for collecting and analyzing security data from across your organization to help you identify and respond to threats quickly and effectively.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken announced today a new visa restriction policy that will enable the Department of State to ban those linked to commercial spyware from entering the United States. [.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

What Is Nanotechnology? Nanotechnology is concerned with nano-scale materials and structures. Nano-scale refers to particles and devices that are less than 100 microns in size. A sheet of paper has a thickness of 100,000 nano-meters, while a person who stands six feet tall has a thickness of 2 billion nano-meters! The properties of materials at the nanoscale can vary significantly, providing unique functionalities and applications for technology.

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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 Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Understanding the Basics of GDPR Compliance Within the sphere of cybersecurity, significant strides were made as the European Union (EU) introduced an innovative legislative tool called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), unveiled on May 25, 2018. This regulation highlights the EU's unified approach to bolster the control of its citizens over their personal details, [.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Cleaning products maker Clorox has reported losses of $49 million in connection to a cyberattack it suffered in August of last year. On Monday, August 14, 2023, Clorox disclosed it had identified unauthorized activity on some of its IT systems. Despite a business continuity plan, the incident resulted in wide-scale disruptions to the company’s operations throughout the quarter, which ended September 30, 2023.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

These two examples of of core principles should help any SecOps team improve their cloud security operations. The post Two Practical Examples of Modern Cloud SecOps appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is investigating a new data breach after a threat actor claimed to have stolen data on a hacking forum. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is investigating a new data breach, following the discovery of an offer on a hacking forum where a threat actor claimed to be selling the allegedly stolen data. According to Bleeping Computer , the company has yet to find any evidence suggesting a new security breach.

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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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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Critical multi-platform vulnerabilities impacting diverse systems dominated the past week’s cybersecurity headlines. Juniper Networks released updates for the high-severity flaws in SRX and EX Series. A coding vulnerability in Microsoft’s Azure Pipelines affected 70,000 open-source projects. Linux distros faced a heap-based buffer overflow issue.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Microsoft is investigating an issue that triggers Outlook security alerts when trying to open.ICS calendar files after installing December 2023 Patch Tuesday Office security updates. [.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Ivanti SSRF vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-21893 is actively exploited in attacks in the wild by multiple threat actors. The Ivanti Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-21893 , is currently being actively exploited in real-world attacks by various threat actors. Last week Ivanti warned of two new high-severity vulnerabilities in its Connect Secure and Policy Secure solutions respectively tracked as CVE-2024-21888 (CVSS score: 8.8) and CVE-2024-21893 (

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Google Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Posted by Lars Bergstrom – Director, Android Platform Tools & Libraries and Chair of the Rust Foundation Board Back in 2021, we announced that Google was joining the Rust Foundation. At the time, Rust was already in wide use across Android and other Google products. Our announcement emphasized our commitment to improving the security reviews of Rust code and its interoperability with C++ code.

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The losses companies suffered in 2023 ransomware attacks increased by 74% compared to those of the previous year, according to new data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The true figure is likely to be even higher, though, as many identity theft and phishing attacks go unreported. Ransomware attackers can potentially paralyze not just private sector organizations but also healthcare facilities, schools, and entire police departments.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Airbus Navblue Flysmart+ Manager allowed attackers to tamper with the engine performance calculations and intercept data. Flysmart+ is a suite of apps for pilot EFBs, helping deliver efficient and safe departure and arrival of flights. Researchers from Pen Test Partners discovered a vulnerability in Navblue Flysmart+ Manager that can be exploited to tamper with the engine performance calculations.

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We Live Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, here’s some timely advice on how to prevent scammers from stealing a lotmore than your heart.

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Veracode Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Critical of Role of Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Web applications are one of the most common vectors for attacks, accounting for over 40% of breaches, according to Verizon's Data Breach Report. Dynamic application security testing (DAST) is a crucial technique used by development teams and security professionals to secure web applications in the software development lifecycle.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A United States federal judge has sentenced Joshua Adam Schulte, a former CIA employee, to 40 years in prison for one of the largest disclosures of classified information in U.S. history. Schulte worked as a software developer for the CIA's cyber operations division from 2012 to 2016, where he built hacking tools for intelligence gathering. According to the U.S.

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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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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Fortinet, a renowned name in the cybersecurity realm, recently alerted its customers to two critical OS command injection vulnerabilities in its FortiSIEM supervisor. These vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2024-23108 and CVE-2024-23109, have sent shockwaves through... The post CVE-2024-23108 & CVE-2024-23109 (CVSS 10): Critical Command Injection Flaws in Fortinet FortiSIEM appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

“They had, quite swiftly, begun an algorithmic scrub of any narrative of the president suffering a health emergency, burying those stories.” An exclusive excerpt from 2054: A Novel.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In January 2024, FortiGuard Labs uncovered a disturbing Excel document that served as the initial gateway to a sinister malware campaign. This campaign, tied to a Vietnamese-based hacking group previously identified in August and... The post Behind the Mask: Dissecting the Latest VBA Script Cyber Espionage appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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SecureBlitz

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This post will show you a guide to online security in payments, casinos, and E-Commerce As the digital landscape continues to expand, online security becomes a paramount concern for individuals engaging in various online activities, from making payments and shopping to indulging in the excitement of online casinos. This article delves into the intricacies of […] The post A Comprehensive Guide to Online Security in Payments, Casinos, and E-Commerce appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurit

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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.