Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 24, 2020
A new report from Microsoft suggests that cloud-based technologies and Zero Trust architecture will become mainstays of businesses' cybersecurity investments going forward.
The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 24, 2020
Purchasing life insurance once meant going to an insurer’s office or booking an appointment with an insurance agent. Then, in most cases, you’d have to undergo a medical examination and wait a few weeks to get approved and complete the whole process. But this scenario doesn’t seem to fit the fast-paced world we live in anymore. Today’s generation is used to getting everything done fast and easy, so life insurance providers had to get with the times and cover all customers’ needs and requirements
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Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 24, 2020
SecAdmins working to protect infrastructure, whether in a defensively or offensively, may find these programming languages helpful in safeguarding apps, systems, and hardware from threats.
Adam Shostack
AUGUST 24, 2020
The Elevation of Privilege game has had way more staying power than I would have expected. But the online experience in this time of global pandemic has left out some of the magic that made it work. So I was really skeptical when Simon Gibbs from Agile Stationery mailed me about an approach to playing remotely. But when I look at it, and I look at the logic behind it, I find myself intrigued: The player receives the (physical) deck and looks it over The player receives his hand from the Games Ma
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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.
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 24, 2020
Tech consultants and journalists have their own conflicting opinions about the best way to manage access in a world full of security risks.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 24, 2020
In the first of a series of columns set to be hosted exclusively on IFSEC Global, Sarb Sembhi, CISM, CTO & CISO, Virtually Informed outlines why physical security professionals should be investing in their cyber security skillset.
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Security Affairs
AUGUST 24, 2020
A ransomware attack hit TFI International’s four Canadian courier divisions last week, Canpar Express, ICS Courier, Loomis Express and TForce Integrated Solutions. A couple of days after the transportation and logistics TFI International company raised millions of dollars in a share offering, the news of a ransomware attack against its four Canadian courier divisions (Canpar Express, ICS Courier, Loomis Express and TForce Integrated Solutions) made the headlines.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 24, 2020
A Chinese mobile advertising firm has modified code in the software development kit included in more than 1,200 apps, maliciously collecting user activity and performing ad fraud, says Snyk, a software security firm.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 24, 2020
The dark web marketplace Empire Market has been down for at least 3 days, two of the possible reasons, an exit scam or a prolonged DDoS attack. The popular dark web site Empire Market has been down for at least 60 hours, it hasn’t been down for so long since 2019. The cause is still unclear, someone blames a prolonged denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, while some users suspect an exit scam.
Trend Micro
AUGUST 24, 2020
The current reality of having many connected devices in the home has given rise to incidents of potential home network intrusions. In the first half of 2020, we detected over 10.6 billion suspicious connection attempts on routers' unavailable TCP ports.
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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.
Threatpost
AUGUST 24, 2020
The recent Dharma campaign by Iran-linked script kiddies shows that the ransomware is being spread not just by sophisticated, state-sponsored actors anymore.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 24, 2020
Free knowledge base offers techniques and tactics for engaging with and better defending against network intruders.
Threatpost
AUGUST 24, 2020
APIs make your systems easier to run -- and make it easier for hackers, too.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 24, 2020
Group-IB has detected financially motivated attacks carried out in June by newbie threat actors from Iran. The attackers used Dharma ransomware and a mix of publicly available tools to target companies in Russia, Japan, China, and India. All the affected organizations had hosts with Internet-facing RDP and weak credentials. The hackers typically demanded a ransom between 1-5 BTC.
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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.
Threatpost
AUGUST 24, 2020
The high-severity flaw, which was patched in the latest version of Google's Chrome browser, could allow code execution.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 24, 2020
Experts at security firm Snyk discovered a malicious behavior in an advertising SDK that is used in more than 1,200 iOS apps available in the Apple App Store. Experts at security firm Snyk discovered a malicious behavior in the advertising SDK SourMint developed by Mintegral, a China-based mobile advertising platform provider. The Mintegral SDK is advertised as a tool to help app developers and advertisers to build monetized ad-based marketing. .
Dark Reading
AUGUST 24, 2020
The hacker-for-hire group, operating since at least 2012, primarily targets financial firms.
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 24, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a number of changes across the workplace—and some are likely to be more permanent than others. It has been suggested that the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown has created a watershed moment for remote working with employers and employees alike seeing the benefits of individuals doing their work from home.
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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.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 24, 2020
Researchers spot cybercriminals using new techniques to help malicious phishing emails slip past detection tools.
Trend Micro
AUGUST 24, 2020
Trend Micro and Snyk, a specialist in developer-first open source security, have extended their partnership with a new joint solution designed to help security teams manage the risk of open source vulnerabilities from the moment code is introduced, without interrupting the software delivery process.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 24, 2020
The British Security Industry Association's (BSIA) cybersecurity group has released a new code of practice for installers responsible for safety and security systems.
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 24, 2020
DiceKeys is a physical mechanism for creating and storing a 192-bit key. The idea is that you roll a special set of twenty-five dice, put them into a plastic jig, and then use an app to convert those dice into a key. You can then use that key for a variety of purposes, and regenerate it from the dice if you need to. This week Stuart Schechter, a computer scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, is launching DiceKeys, a simple kit for physically generating a single super-secure key th
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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.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 24, 2020
The Digital Secretary for the UK, Oliver Dowden, has told the House of Commons that Huawei is set to be stripped of its role in the county's 5G network due to security concerns.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 24, 2020
Operators of Grandoreiro Latin American banking trojan have launched a new campaign using emails posing as the Agencia Tributaria in order to infect new victims. Operators behind the Grandoreiro banking trojan, which is popular in Latin America, have been using emails posing as the Agencia Tributaria to trick victims into installing the malware. The campaign began on August 11 th , 2020, when many many Spanish people receiving messages claiming to be from the Agencia Tributaria.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 24, 2020
Partnership with IFSEC enables Dark Reading to cover new areas of security and expand its audience.
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 24, 2020
Will Trump pardon Snowden? And why is this question suddenly coming up now? The issue popped up as Marcel Kolaja and more than two dozen members of the EU Parliament sent an open letter to President Trump, asking him to consider Snowden a whistleblower who deserves protection instead of a criminal who deserves prosecution. I am sending an open letter signed by 26 Members of the European Parliament from 4 political groups to @realDonaldTrump supporting a pardon to @Snowden.
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?
Dark Reading
AUGUST 24, 2020
When companies defend themselves against cyberattacks, time is money.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 24, 2020
The new document defines lines of effort for developing security for the growing 5G network.
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