Joseph Steinberg

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Giving Tuesday has arrived… and, so have many criminals who seek to exploit people’s sense of generosity. While evildoers perpetrate charity-related scams throughout the year, they know that the holiday spirit in general, and the concentrated focus on charity on Giving Tuesday specifically, both improve their odds of success. During this time of year, therefore, we must be extra vigilant to ensure that our charity dollars reach proper destinations and actually do good, rather than enrich c

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Interesting : Intel’s issue reflects a wider concern: Legacy technology can introduce cybersecurity weaknesses. Tech makers constantly improve their products to take advantage of speed and power increases, but customers don’t always upgrade at the same pace. This creates a long tail of old products that remain in widespread use, vulnerable to attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Application Programming Interface. APIs. Where would we be without them? Related: Supply-chain exposures on the rise. APIs are the snippets of code that interconnect the underlying components of all the digital services we can’t seem to live without. Indeed, APIs have opened new horizons of cloud services, mobile computing and IoT infrastructure, with much more to come.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The new quantum company plans a hardware agnostic approach combined with Honeywell's H1 and Cambridge Quantum's tket.

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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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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is currently blocking Office documents from being opened and some executables from launching due to a false positive tagging the files as potentially bundling an Emotet malware payload. [.].

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Let’s dispel the myth first: Open source software isn’t any less secure than closed source software. However, once a vulnerability is found in an open source program, it tends to be much easier to weaponize and exploit than a vulnerability found in closed source. “The biggest risks of open source come from the fact that. The post Searching for Bugs in Open Source Code appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Concerns regarding cyberattacks against critical infrastructure have elevated industrial control systems (ICS) security to a mainstream topic. The first half of the year saw an increase in vulnerabilities found in ICS, exposing the high risk for attacks. As businesses continue connecting devices to the internet and converging operational technology (OT) under IT systems management, it’s.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Government, diplomatic entities, military organizations, law firms, and financial institutions primarily located in the Middle East have been targeted as part of a stealthy malware campaign as early as 2019 by making use of malicious Microsoft Excel and Word documents.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Security incidents affecting WordPress have been of notable prevalence in recent years as more companies rely on the hugely popular content management system to power their websites. The latest organizations to fall foul of WordPress security vulnerabilities is domain registrar GoDaddy, which recently went public on unauthorized third-party access to its Managed WordPress hosting environment, impacting up to 1.2 million active and inactive customers.

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Javvad Malik

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Along my journey, I cross paths with a stranger. We have never met before, and will probably never meet again. We are aware of each others presence and acknowledge each other without acknowledgement. To each other, we are familiar strangers. There are many familiar strangers, all on their own journeys. Each with their own precious cargo. Some have exquisite rings, others with grand sparkling crowns, and some have small trinkets.

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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 Boulevard

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

No organization is immune to the proliferation of ransomware. As some recent attacks have demonstrated, even companies that aren’t directly attacked can be impacted by a major ransomware attack. And that means no organization can ignore the problem. While your storage solution isn’t a direct cybersecurity solution, it can actually play a key role in.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Several of the digital twin technologies out there have grown fast in only a few years. Picture establishing a virtual model of IT infrastructure where one can identify loopholes, create attack scenarios, and prevent catastrophic attacks before the system is officially put in place. Using digital twins, it's no longer a silly idea for organizations to follow.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

360 Netlab experts spotted a new botnet dubbed EwDoor that infects unpatched AT&T enterprise network edge devices. Experts from Qihoo 360’s Network Security Research Lab discovered a new botnet, dubbed EwDoor , that targets AT&T customers using EdgeMarc Enterprise Session Border Controller (ESBC) edge devices that are publicly exposed to the Internet.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Panasonic Corporation, known as Matsushita Electric Industrial LTD, previously has reported that it has become a victim of a sophisticated cyber attack in which some of the critical data might have compromised. Source reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders said that a mis-configured file server belonging to the electronics giant was compromised in a cyber incident leading to data leak in between June 22nd to November 6th of this year.

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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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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Finland's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-FI) has issued a "severe alert" to warn of a massive campaign targeting the country's Android users with Flubot banking malware pushed via text messages sent from compromised devices. [.].

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic has disclosed a security breach wherein an unauthorized third-party broke into its network and potentially accessed data from one of its file servers. "As the result of an internal investigation, it was determined that some data on a file server had been accessed during the intrusion," the company said in a short statement published on November 26.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

All federal agencies and private sector organizations operating in United States are being urged to follow a checklist meant to protect mobile devices and was issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Named as The Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) the security guide offers steps for device management, app security, authentication, network security and ways to secure an enterprise related mobile devices from existing threats.

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Researchers have discovered several vulnerabilities affecting at least 150 multi-function (print, scan, fax) printers made by Hewlett Packard. [.].

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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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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

False positives—or alerts that incorrectly indicate a security threat is present in a specific environment—are a major problem for security operations centers (SOCs). Numerous studies have shown that SOC analysts spend an inordinate amount of time and effort chasing down alerts that suggest an imminent threat to their systems that turn out to be benign in the end.

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC), an Ohio-based DNA testing company, has disclosed a hacking incident that affects 2,102,436 persons. [.].

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Without a doubt, one of the most game-changing innovations is the Internet of Things (IoT). Industry analyst firm IDC expects there will be over 41 billion connected IoT devices by 2025. The exponential growth of IoT devices in the energy and utilities industry has greatly increased the need to focus on cybersecurity. That said, many industries — perhaps none more so than financial services — recognize that cybersecurity has become more critical, due to factors such as COVID-19, which caused a s

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Malware campaigns distributing Android trojans that steals online bank credentials have infected almost 300,000 devices through malicious apps pushed via Google's Play Store. [.].

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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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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Most industry analyst firms conclude that between 80-90 percent of network traffic is encrypted today. Jeff Costlow, CISO at ExtraHop, explains why this might not be a good thing.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Zero Trust : as the name implies, is the strategy by which organizations trust nothing implicitly and verify everything continuously. This industry north star is driving different architectures, frameworks, and solutions to reduce an organization’s risk and improve their security posture. Beyond the need to enforce strong authentication and authorization to establish trust of an endpoint, how can we verify continuously?

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

An affiliate of the recently discovered Yanluowang ransomware operation is focusing its attacks on U.S. organizations in the financial sector using BazarLoader malware in the reconnaissance stage. [.].

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

WordPress files and folders are the heart and soul of WordPress. Here you’ll find everything from the core code of WordPress to plugin and theme files, media, and everything in between. While you might need to access these files on a daily basis, knowing how to access and navigate the file hierarchy can come in […]. The post How to access WordPress Files appeared first on WP White Security.

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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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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Researchers analyzed the security of four popular smartwatches for children and found pre-installed downloaders, weak passwords, and unencrypted data transmissions. [.].

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It is increasingly common to hear about cyber threats to energy and utility industries – our critical infrastructure. These are malicious acts by adversaries that target data, intellectual property, or other digital assets. All too often it seems as though energy and utility companies are put in a defensive position to battle it out with these cyber intruders.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Unofficial patches have been issued to remediate an improperly patched Windows security vulnerability that could allow information disclosure and local privilege escalation (LPE) on vulnerable systems. Tracked as CVE-2021-24084 (CVSS score: 5.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We see innovation on a daily basis. Without a doubt, one of the most game-changing innovations is the Internet of Things (IoT). Industry analyst firm IDC expects there will be over 41 billion connected IoT devices by 2025. In particular, the retail sector is increasingly using IoT technology to personalize the customer experience and digitization. However, much of this includes the collection of personal data, which is a target for cyber criminals.

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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.