Tue.Jul 26, 2022

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Appleā€™s Lockdown Mode

Schneier on Security

I haven’t written about Apple’s Lockdown Mode yet, mostly because I haven’t delved into the details. This is how Apple describes it: Lockdown Mode offers an extreme, optional level of security for the very few users who, because of who they are or what they do, may be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats, such as those from NSO Group and other private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.

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1Password password manager: How it works with apps

Tech Republic Security

Keeping track of all of your passwords has never been easier. Learn how to fill and save passwords on your mobile device with 1Password. The post 1Password password manager: How it works with apps appeared first on TechRepublic.

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What is an ISAC or ISAO? How these cyber threat information sharing organizations improve security

CSO Magazine

ISAC and ISAO definition. [Editor's note: This article, originally published on July 3, 2019, has been updated with a directory of ISACs and ISAOs.] An Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) is an industry-specific organization that gathers and shares information on cyber threats to critical infrastructure. ISACs also facilitate the sharing of data between public and private sector groups. [ Learn what you need to know about defending critical infrastructure. | Get the latest from CSO by

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Spain flight delayed because of hacking of Appleā€™s AirDrop

CyberSecurity Insiders

A flight that was about to depart to Rome was delayed for over 2 hours, as a hacker sent haunting images and death threats to a few of the passengers through Appleā€™s Airdrops messaging service. The incident took place on July 21st of this year when over 147 passengers, excluding the staff, were onboard of Vueling Flight. The passengers were left terrified on seeing the disturbing images and text messages sent to them in Ethiopian Amharic.

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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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CosmicStrand UEFI malware found in Gigabyte, ASUS motherboards

Bleeping Computer

Chinese-speaking hackers have been using since at least 2016 malware that lies virtually undetected in the firmware images for some motherboards, one of the most persistent threats commonly known as a UEFI rootkit. [.].

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Cisco and AWS: Securing your resilience in a hybrid cloud world

Cisco Security

Weā€™ve all seen the headlines like ā€œrace to the cloudā€ and ā€œcloud-first.ā€ These articles and publications are true, more and more customers have adopted cloud strategies, but there is more to the story. In these customer conversations, cloud security and network security are often discussed in unison. Why is that? . Customers desire freedom and choice when establishing resilience across every aspect of their business, and this requires both the ability to remain agile, and maintain control of

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7 biggest Kubernetes security mistakes

InfoWorld on Security

Today, if youā€™re creating or working with cloud-native applications, youā€™re almost certainly working with Kubernetes. According to a recent CNCF report , 96% of organizations are either using or evaluating Kubernetes. Kubernetes already has 5.6 million users worldwide, representing 31% of all back-end developers, and itā€™s rapidly becoming the de-facto operating system for cloud applications.

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Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google

CyberSecurity Insiders

Policybazaar, the Indian Insurance companies that offer an array of online services to users seeking health and car insurance were targeted by hackers leading to a data breach. According to a press update released by the company on Monday, the incident took place on July 19th,2022 and the owner PB Fintech discovered that the threat actors made the fraudulent access through a server vulnerability, that now has been fixed.

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Hackers scan for vulnerabilities within 15 minutes of disclosure

Bleeping Computer

System administrators have even less time to patch disclosed security vulnerabilities than previously thought, as a new report shows threat actors scanning for vulnerable endpoints within 15 minutes of a new CVE being publicly disclosed. [.].

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Securing Cloud is Everyoneā€™s Responsibility

Cisco Security

Cisco and AWS demonstrate shared responsibility that identifies Security ā€œofā€ the Cloud versus Security ā€œinā€ the Cloud. Shared responsibility remains central to every cloud initiative and defines how cloud providers and customers work together to achieve maximum security across all aspects of the cloud. While shared responsibility is a common term, surprisingly few people understand the model and fewer still have implemented it correctly.

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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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New Android malware apps installed 10 million times from Google Play

Bleeping Computer

A new batch of malicious Android apps filled with adware and malware was found on the Google Play Store that have been installed close to 10 million times on mobile devices. [.].

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AWS Adds More Tools to Secure Cloud Workloads

Security Boulevard

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today expanded its portfolio of cloud security tools as part of an ongoing effort to make it simpler to secure application environments running on its infrastructure. The additional services, announced at the AWS re:Inforce event, include support for Amazon EBS Volumes within the Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection service and the ability.

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The State of Data Security in 2022: The CISOs Perspective

The State of Security

In the two years proceeding from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the business world has been transformed on a grand scale. Organizations have created more data than ever before, data is now spread across a wider attack surface, putting it at a heightened risk of becoming a compromised risk. The manner and location of […]… Read More.

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Testing times for AV-Test as Twitter account hijacked by NFT spammers

Graham Cluley

An unauthorised party has seized control of the @avtestorg Twitter account, nuked its profile picture and banner, replaced its name and description with a full-stop, and set about retweeting numerous messages about NFTs. Anti-virus testing organisation AV-Test appears to have done nothing wrong, so how was its account hacked?

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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, ā€œDo you know whatā€™s in your software?

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StringJS Typosquat Deploys Discord Infostealer Obfuscated Five Times

Security Boulevard

An npm package called 'stringjs_lib' was identified by Sonatype this week. The package typosquats the popular npm library ' string ' (or StringJS) and ships a Discord info-stealer obfuscated not one, five times. The post StringJS Typosquat Deploys Discord Infostealer Obfuscated Five Times appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Discord, Telegram Services Hijacked to Launch Array of Cyberattacks

Dark Reading

Attackers are easily turning popular messaging apps and their associated services ā€” like bots, cloud infrastructure, and CDNs ā€” against users, researchers warn.

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$255 Payday Loans Online ā€“ What Is The Easiest Option To Get?

SecureBlitz

Any online payday loan happens to be easy to get. However, many payday loans come with extremely high interest rates. Read more. The post $255 Payday Loans Online ā€“ What Is The Easiest Option To Get? appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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Best ways to Create a Cybersecurity Compliance Plan

Security Boulevard

To stay ahead of the expanding regulatory requirements, organisations must adopt a security-first approach to cybersecurity in order to prepare for shifting cybersecurity compliance requirements. The post Best ways to Create a Cybersecurity Compliance Plan appeared first on Cyphere | Securing Your Cyber Sphere. The post Best ways to Create a Cybersecurity Compliance Plan 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 ā€œcompliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most ā€“ people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and itā€™s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Letā€™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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Microsoft clamps down on RDP brute-force attacks in Windows 11

Malwarebytes

It wasn’t so long ago that we were wondering what improvements Windows 11 would make in the security stakes. Well, we haven’t had to wait too long to find out. Windows 11 build 22528.1000 and up will tackle one of the more common entry points for network intruders. Namely, trying to prevent the brute forcing of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) by adding a default RDP lockout policy: @windowsinsider Win11 builds now have a DEFAULT account lockout policy to mitigate RDP and other brute fo

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Alkira Partners With Fortinet to Secure Cloud Networks

Security Boulevard

Alkira today announced it has integrated its cloud service for connecting multiple networks with firewalls from Fortinet. Announced at the AWS re:Inforce event, the integration makes it possible to automate the configuration and deployment of Fortinet firewalls via the FortiManager platform using a control plane that integrates with the networking services provided by multiple cloud.

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FBI: Huawei Equipment in Midwest Could Disrupt Nuclear Communications

SecureWorld News

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) discovered that Huawei equipment on cell towers near U.S. military bases in the Midwest had the ability to capture and disrupt highly restricted Defense Department communications, according to a new CNN report. These communications include those from U.S. Strategic Command, which has oversight of the country's nuclear weapons.

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Fortinet Unfurls Cloud Security Risk Prioritization Service

Security Boulevard

At the AWS re:Inforce event, Fortinet today launched a cloud service that leverages a risk scoring algorithm that enables security teams to prioritize risks to cloud computing environments. Vince Hwang, senior director for cloud at Fortinet, said the FortiCNP service is based on the Resource Risks Insights technology that Fortinet developed to surface those insights.

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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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SmokeLoader Infecting Targeted Systems with Amadey Info-Stealing Malware

The Hacker News

An information-stealing malware called Amadey is being distributed by means of another backdoor called SmokeLoader. The attacks hinge on tricking users into downloading SmokeLoader that masquerades as software cracks, paving the way for the deployment of Amadey, researchers from the AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) said in a report published last week.

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The Top Cyberthreats that SMBs Should Look out for

Security Boulevard

When we hear about cyberattacks in the news, the vast majority are against large enterprises that have national or international brand recognition. This might make some assume that smaller businesses arenā€™t a target, but that misconception couldnā€™t be further from the truth. In fact, 43% of all data breaches involve SMBs. Why? Because while larger targets may yield more loot, Read More.

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Threat actors leverages DLL-SideLoading to spread Qakbot malware

Security Affairs

Qakbot malware operators are using the Windows Calculator to side-load the malicious payload on target systems. Security expert ProxyLife and Cyble researchers recently uncovered a Qakbot campaign that was leveraging the Windows 7 Calculator app for DLL side-loading attacks. Dynamic-link library (DLL) side-loading is an attack method that takes advantage of how Microsoft Windows applications handle DLL files.

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Employees That Circumvent Access Introduce Risk

Security Boulevard

We are not a patient society, and we are made less patient as technology continues to evolve. Productive business operations thrive on faster internet connections, faster computers, faster applications and so on. What isnā€™t fast is cybersecurity. The steps and solutions required to ensure users, networks and data remain safe add time to processes, and.

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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 todayā€™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 bankā€™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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Zero Day attacks target online stores using PrestaShop?

Security Affairs

Thera actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability to steal payment information from sites using the open source e-commerce platform PrestaShop. Threat actors are targeting websites using open source e-commerce platform PrestaShop by exploiting a zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-36408 , that can allow to execute arbitrary code and potentially steal customers’ payment information.

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CrowdStrike Expands Reach and Scope of CNAPP Capabilities

Security Boulevard

CrowdStrike today unfurled a threat hunting service delivered via the cloud based on its existing cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP). At the same time, the company announced it has extended the reach of its CNAPP to include the Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) within the managed AWS Fargate service and expanded the image scanning it.

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FileWave MDM Vulnerabilities Leave 1000+ Organizations Exposed to Remote Cyberattacks

Heimadal Security

Claroty cyber-researchers have recently published their findings in the case of the FileWave MDM product. According to the outline of their research, the mobile device management (MDM) service developed and curated by MDM was affected by two vulnerabilities that would have exposed more than 1000 customers to remote attacks. The flaws in question have been […].

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New Magecart campaigns target online ordering sites

Security Boulevard

Magecart, the notorious credit card stealing cybercrime syndicate, is once again in the news. We last wrote about it last summer , where it compromises Magento shopping cart software pages to steal credit card information. That post had a long list of various attacks going back to 2018 and showed a progression of ā€œenhancements.ā€. The post New Magecart campaigns target online ordering sites appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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, youā€™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 itā€™s all finished. Or is it? Through all the benefits offered by SaaS applications, itā€™s still a necessity to onboard providers as quickly as possible.