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Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of ink

Bleeping Computer

Canon USA is being sued for not allowing owners of certain printers to use the scanner or faxing functions if they run out of ink. [.].

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Russia-Linked TA505 targets financial institutions in a new malspam campaign

Security Affairs

Russia-linked TA505 group leverages a lightweight Office file to spread malware in a campaign, tracked as MirrorBlast, aimed at financial institutions. Russia-linked APT group TA505 (e.g. Evil Corp) is leveraging a lightweight Office file in a new malware campaign, tracked as MirrorBlast , targeting financial institutions in multiple geographies. TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors.

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Windows 11 build 22000.282 fixes CPU performance issues, taskbar bug

Bleeping Computer

Microsoft released Windows 11 preview build 22000.282 yesterday with fixes for AMD CPU performance issues and a bug that displayed the Windows 10 taskbar. [.].

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US Treasury FinCEN linked $5.2 billion in BTC transactions to ransomware payments

Security Affairs

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) linked roughly $5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions to ransomware. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has identified approximately $5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions likely associated with operations of top 10 most commonly reported ransomware variants.

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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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Data Governance Trends Report Reveals Securing Customer Data is Top IT Priority, Content Sprawl is Major Concern

CyberSecurity Insiders

Companies are struggling with how to get a handle on the vast amounts of unstructured data they generate, and this is going to continue as the new hybrid work model proceeds into 2022. IT executives are forced to look for new solutions that can meet their growing needs to house and analyze those unstructured data sets and keep their content safe no matter where it is accessed.

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Trickbot spreads malware through new distribution channels

Security Affairs

TrickBot operators are back and expand the distribution channels with partnership with cybercrime affiliates. The operators behind the infamous TrickBot (ITG23 and Wizard Spider) malware have resurfaced with new distribution channels to deliver malicious payloads, such as Conti ransomware. The gang support other cybercrime groups such as known Hive0105, Hive0106 (aka TA551 or Shathak), and Hive0107, supporting them in expanding their malware campaigns. “As of mid-2021, X-Force observed ITG

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DEF CON 29 ICS Village – Mary Brooks’ ‘ICS Jeopardy’

Security Boulevard

Our thanks to DEFCON for publishing their outstanding DEFCON 29 ICS Village videos on the organizations’ YouTube channel. Permalink. The post DEF CON 29 ICS Village – Mary Brooks’ ‘ICS Jeopardy’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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10 Hot Red Team Tools Set to Hit Black Hat Europe

Dark Reading

The slate of Arsenal presentations at Black Hat Europe is set to feature lots of low-cost and free goodies for offensive security pros.

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Farid’s Clear Explanation of Apple’s Client Side Scanning

Security Boulevard

Here’s an important podcast with Hany Farid, definitely worth a listen for anyone interested in the facts related to Apple’s client-side scanning for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) In this Safeguarding Podcast with Hany Farid, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley: PhotoDNA, what is is and how it works, what PhotoDNA doesn’t do, what … Continue reading Farid’s Clear Explanation of Apple’s Client Side Scanning ?.

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Topic-specific policy 5/11: networking security

Notice Bored

The information risk and security implications of data networking, along with the ubiquity of data networks, makes this an obvious policy topic and naturally we offer a policy template. I alluded to this at the end of the last blog piece as one of several security policies relating to information transfer: Less obviously, there are also potentially significant information risks and security controls applicable to social networking and social media. and yes, we have a policy template for that too

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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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XKCD ‘Flag Map Sabotage’

Security Boulevard

via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe , resident at XKCD ! Permalink. The post XKCD ‘Flag Map Sabotage’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Google Shared Drives: 10 Benefits Every Enterprise Must Know

Spinone

What are Google Shared Drives? Google Shared Drives is a revolutionary user-centric enterprise storage management system designed with enterprise team collaboration patterns in mind. Digital technologies are continuously changing the way people work today. Innovation is in Google’s DNA, and by being focused on core business processes, the company has put over a thousand hours […] The post Google Shared Drives: 10 Benefits Every Enterprise Must Know first appeared on SpinOne.

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DEF CON 29 ICS Village – Javier Perez’ & Juan Escobar’s ‘ICS Intrusion KillChain Explained’

Security Boulevard

Our thanks to DEFCON for publishing their outstanding DEFCON 29 ICS Village videos on the organizations’ YouTube channel. Permalink. The post DEF CON 29 ICS Village – Javier Perez’ & Juan Escobar’s ‘ICS Intrusion KillChain Explained’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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How to write good risk scenarios and statements

Security Boulevard

Risk management is both art and science. There is no better example of risk. as an art form than risk scenario building and statement writing. Scenario. building is the process of identifying the critical factors that contribute. to an adverse event and crafting a narrative that succinctly describes the. circumstances and consequences if it were to happen.

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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?