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Wyze Camera Vulnerability

Schneier on Security

Wyze ignored a vulnerability in its home security cameras for three years. Bitdefender, who discovered the vulnerability, let the company get away with it. In case you’re wondering, no, that is not normal in the security community. While experts tell me that the concept of a “responsible disclosure timeline” is a little outdated and heavily depends on the situation, we’re generally measuring in days , not years. “The majority of researchers have policies where if th

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GUEST ESSAY : Advanced tech to defend API hacking is now readily available to SMBs

The Last Watchdog

APIs have become a security nightmare for SMBs and enterprises alike. Hackers don’t discriminate based on the number of employees or the size of the IT budget. The same types of security risks impact businesses, whatever their size. Related: Using employees as human sensors. Day in and day out, small-to-medium businesses are targeted by cyberattacks.

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Podcast: Child of the Internet

Doctor Chaos

Two UK teenagers were charged with hacking and being members of Lapsus$ the Dr. Chaos podcast discusses motivations around why teenagers and young adults may be motivated by cybercrime and how they might have gotten involved. Listen on SoundCloud by clicking here. Also available on your favorite podcast app.

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Easily manage your Google activity with this handy tool

Tech Republic Security

Try this very useful tool to manage all your activity on Google and increase your privacy. Jack Wallen shows you how. The post Easily manage your Google activity with this handy tool appeared first on TechRepublic.

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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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What is a botnet? When infected devices attack

CSO Magazine

Botnet definition. A botnet is a collection of internet-connected devices that an attacker has compromised to carry out DDoS attacks and other tasks as a swarm. The idea is that each computer becomes a mindless robot in a larger network of identical robots, which gives the word botnet its meaning. "Malware infects an unsuspecting, legitimate computer, which communicates back to the botnet operator that the infected computer is now ready to follow orders blindly," explains Nasser Fattah, North Am

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Hackers breach MailChimp's internal tools to target crypto customers

Bleeping Computer

Email marketing firm MailChimp disclosed on Sunday that they had been hit by hackers who gained access to internal customer support and account management tools to steal audience data and conduct phishing attacks. [.].

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A Fake Data Breach Used Emails to Steal Cryptocurrency Wallets

Heimadal Security

Trezor is a hardware cryptocurrency wallet that offers advanced security for storing and managing private keys for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Trezor allows users to conduct safe payments without exposing their private keys to a possibly hacked computer. What Happened? In order to steal cryptocurrency wallets and the assets kept inside them, a stolen Trezor hardware […].

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Beware of These 5 Tax Scams

Dark Reading

Fraudsters are out in full force as Tax Day approaches. Use this list to keep your company’s employees informed on what to watch out for this year.

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Record High Ransomware Payouts in 2021 as Extortion Evolves 

Security Boulevard

Flush with cash from successful ransomware campaigns, cybercriminals are investing in more sophisticated technology and using new tactics to drive up ransomware payments even further, with the Conti ransomware group responsible for the most activity in 2021. These were among the findings of a report released from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, which revealed the.

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New RAT Dubbed Borat Emerging on the Cyberthreat Landscape

Heimadal Security

Borat, a new remote access trojan (RAT) with easy-to-use capabilities has emerged on the darknet markets. The malware focuses on DDoS (Distributed-Denial-of-Service) cyberattacks, ransomware distribution, and UAC bypass. How Does Borat Work? Borat is a RAT that allows remote hackers to be in full control over their targets’ mouse and keyboard, and access files, and […].

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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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State Department Announces Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy

Dark Reading

The newly created bureau will help shape norms of responsible government behavior in cyberspace and help US allies bolster their own cybersecurity programs.

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Russian intelligence food habits leaked from food delivery app data breach

CyberSecurity Insiders

Russian food delivery app Yandex Food recently became a victim of a cyberattack that led to the leak of phone numbers, addresses, names, and delivery locations of over 58k users. The incident took place on March 1st this year and investigations revealed the leak occurred because of a lack of awareness of cyber hygiene in one employee of Yandex Food, a business unit of the Russian internet firm, Yandex.

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Am I Really Vulnerable? Gut-Checking Bug Risk

Security Boulevard

Whenever a new software vulnerability hits the headlines, the tendency among cybersecurity pros, security analysts and teams is to think the worst; that the bug could have a big impact on organizations and even lead to a breach or ransomware attack that impacts the company. These days, who could blame them for thinking that way? The post Am I Really Vulnerable?

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Get lifetime access to this VPN for $59

Tech Republic Security

Everyone should use a VPN to keep their devices safe while browsing. Here's a good one you can get for a great price. The post Get lifetime access to this VPN for $59 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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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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GitHub can now auto-block commits containing API keys, auth tokens

Bleeping Computer

GitHub announced on Monday that it expanded its code hosting platform's secrets scanning capabilities for GitHub Advanced Security customers to automatically block secret leaks. [.].

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MailChimp breached, intruders conducted phishing attacks against crypto customers

Security Affairs

Threat actors gained access to internal tools of the email marketing giant MailChimp to conduct phishing attacks against crypto customers. During the weekend, multiple owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets reported having received fake data breach notifications from Trezor, BleepingComputer first reported. @Trezor WARNING: Elaborate Phishing attack.

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How Does Cybersecurity Impact Environmental Services and Infrastructure?

The State of Security

Environmental sustainability has become a significant concern for businesses today. Yet, many are not seeing the connection between sustainability efforts and cybersecurity. Despite how different they may seem, these two topics are intertwined. If environmental services and infrastructure don’t embrace better security, the consequences could be severe.

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North Korea hackers sending Corona Vaccine related phishing emails

CyberSecurity Insiders

The relationship between North Korea and South Korea is not on good terms for the past few years and that’s probably because of the notorious mind and actions of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Fresh reports are in that a hacking group possibly funded by North Korea Intelligence has been strategically targeting South Korean citizens through phishing emails urging recipients to book appointments for a newly developed corona vaccine that is countering a novel strain of Coronavirus that has sent a

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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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Soaring ransomware payments, consistent infections, deceptive URLs and more in this year’s 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report

Webroot

Cyber threats are becoming increasingly difficult to detect. Cybercriminals are also becoming experts in deception. What does this mean for your business? How can you keep your family members safe online and reassure your customers you are protecting their data? Our threat research analysts have complied the latest threat intelligence data to bring you the most cutting-edge and insightful information about the most recent cyber threats and what they mean for you.

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Hardening Your Print Security Strategy

Security Boulevard

Today’s Wi-Fi printers possess an array of features that make printing easy and which are especially useful in a world where remote work is the norm and employees use a range of different devices for producing documents. Despite their advantages, there remain some serious security gaps that attackers can easily exploit if an organization doesn’t. The post Hardening Your Print Security Strategy appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Just Because You’re Small, Doesn’t Mean You’re Safe – Why SMBs are lucrative targets for cyber adversaries

CyberSecurity Insiders

By: Lisa Plaggemier, interim director, NCA , National Cybersecurity Alliance. There is a common misconception that small businesses aren’t targeted by cybercriminals. They surmise, “I don’t have anything of value compared to a big business.” While cyberthreats are often associated with billion-dollar organizations, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are at equal risk, and usually, at an even greater disadvantage.

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5 ways to spring clean your security

Malwarebytes

It is now officailly spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and with spring and the longer days comes the inescapable urge to shake off the lethargy of Winter and embrace the need to go through your stuff, throw a bunch of it out, and give the rest of it a shiny new lustre. And in our increasingly digital lives, more and more of our stuff exists as bits and bytes on our phones, tablets, laptops and desktop computers.

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Successful Change Management with Enterprise Risk Management

Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services

A well-defined change management process is critical to minimizing the impact that change has on your organization. Leveraging the data that your ERM program already contains is an effective way to help create and manage the overall change management process within your organization. Your ERM program generally assesses and maintains detailed information related to strategy, operations, and the remediation plans needed to mitigate the impact on the organization.

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LAPSUS$ hacks continue despite two hacker suspects in court

Naked Security

Do you know where in your company to report security anomalies? If you receive such reports, do you have an efficient way to process them?

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Fortinet tightens integration of enterprise security, networking controls

CSO Magazine

Fortinet adds new security, SD-WAN, branch, and zero-trust capabilities to FortiOS software.

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WhatsApp voice message phishing emails push info-stealing malware

Bleeping Computer

A new WhatsApp phishing campaign impersonating WhatsApp's voice message feature has been discovered, attempting to spread information-stealing malware to at least 27,655 email addresses. [.].

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Beastmode DDoS Botnet Exploiting New TOTOLINK Bugs to Enslave More Routers

The Hacker News

A variant of the Mirai botnet called Beastmode has been observed adopting newly disclosed vulnerabilities in TOTOLINK routers between February and March 2022 to infect unpatched devices and expand its reach potentially. "The Beastmode (aka B3astmode) Mirai-based DDoS campaign has aggressively updated its arsenal of exploits," Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs Research team said.

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ERM Program Fundamentals for Success in the Banking Industry

Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is critical for industry growth in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing risk landscape. When building your ERM program foundation, you need to answer questions like: Do we have robust board and management support? Do we understand and articulate our bank’s risk appetite and how that impacts our business units? How are we measuring and rating our risk impact, likelihood, and controls to mitigate our risk?

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VMware patches Spring4Shell RCE flaw in multiple products

Bleeping Computer

???????VMWare has published a security advisory for the critical remote code execution vulnerability known as Spring4Shell, which impacts multiple of its cloud computing and virtualization products. [.].

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VMware released updates to fix the Spring4Shell vulnerability in multiple products

Security Affairs

VMware released security updates to address the critical remote code execution vulnerability known as Spring4Shell. VMware has published security updates to address the critical remote code execution vulnerability known as Spring4Shell (CVE-2022-22965). According to the virtualization giant, the flaw impacts many of its cloud computing and virtualization products.

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FIN7 hackers evolve toolset, work with multiple ransomware gangs

Bleeping Computer

Threat analysts have compiled a detailed technical report on FIN7 operations from late 2021 to early 2022, showing that the actor is still very active, evolving, and trying new monetization methods. [.].

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“Free easter chocolate basket” is a social media scam after your personal details

Malwarebytes

Holidays inspire fraudsters and scammers to create timely and effective ways to string people along and get them to give up either their money or their personal information. This is the case in this chocolate-themed scam. Cadbury UK has issued a warning to its 315,000 followers on Twitter about a scam making the rounds on WhatsApp and other social media sites like Facebook.

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Cover Your SaaS: How to Overcome Security Challenges and Risks For Your Organization

Speaker: Ronald Eddings, Cybersecurity Expert and Podcaster

So, you’ve accomplished an organization-wide SaaS adoption. It started slow, and now just a few team members might be responsible for running Salesforce, Slack, and a few others applications that boost productivity, but it’s all finished. Or is it? Through all the benefits offered by SaaS applications, it’s still a necessity to onboard providers as quickly as possible.