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The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, Israel, was hit by a ransomware attack that was defined by Israel’s National Cyber Directorate as a “major” attack. The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, Israel was hit by a ransomware attack that impacted the system of the hospital. MORE
While the recent Facebook outage was a major inconvenience, the impact of leaked business operations documents is a much bigger issue than being down for a few hours MORE
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New paper: “ This Person (Probably) Exists. Identity Membership Attacks Against GAN Generated Faces. Abstract: Recently, generative adversarial networks (GANs) have achieved stunning realism, fooling even human observers. MORE
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This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’ll be speaking at an Informa event on November 29, 2021. Details to come. The list is maintained on this page MORE
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Training programs provide the information, but security teams can reinforce these for better end-user education MORE
A discovery of seven zero day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Operating System has reportedly put billions of PC users to risk. And reports are in that the bug/s have existed in the wild since 2007, the time when the Satya Nadella led company released the Vista version of its Windows OS. MORE
Apple wants lawmakers to know that sideloading apps is dangerous, and that its droolingly dim customers can’t be trusted. The post Apple Says iPhone Users are Stupid appeared first on Security Boulevard. MORE
WhatsApp made available end-to-end encrypted chat backups on iOS and Android to prevent anyone from accessing user chats. MORE
We asked CISSPs and CSSPs around the world, “If you could say anything to your CEO about hiring for the cloud, what would it be?”. Respondents said one of the biggest challenges facing cloud specialists and senior executives in the C-suite is the difference in what each side holds as priority. MORE
Researchers spotted a new strain of ransomware, dubbed Yanluowang, that was used in highly targeted attacks against enterprises. MORE
In early October 2021, director of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command General Paul Nakasone spoke at the 2021 Mandiant Cyber Defense Summit. In his speech, Nakasone detailed numerous ongoing influence operations and outlined how the entities he commands are tackling nation-state threats. MORE
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. The FBI recently published a warning stating that ransomware gang OnePercent Group has been attacking companies in the US since November 2020. MORE
Google revealed to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers since January. Google announced to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers during 2021. MORE
The popular Google’s VirusTotal scanning service has published an interesting analysis of more than 80 Million ransomware samples. VirusTotal has published its first ransomware activity report based on the analysis of more than 80 million samples that have been uploaded from 140 countries worldwide. MORE
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday said it's tracking more than 270 government-backed threat actors from more than 50 countries, adding it has approximately sent 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or malware attempts to customers since the start of 2021. MORE
When it comes to technical certifications, which ones pay off so you can get that infosec job or more money for the one you're already doing MORE
This post will show you beginner tips to elevate your gaming skills… Many video games are very challenging and demanding. That’s why you must hone your skills to match the requirements. MORE
From now on, all WhatsApp backups will be protected by a password enabled encryption method offering an extra layer of security protection to users from spying eyes. MORE
During a ransomware attack, it is critical to detect and respond early and quickly. By decreasing your mean time to detection in identifying the attacker’s behavior, your security team can quickly investigate and respond timely to prevent a ransomware incident. MORE
Many organizations are not properly protecting their storage and backup systems from compromise, new study finds MORE
Sounds strange! But Japan-based Camera manufacturer Olympus has released a press statement that its IT staff have observed a potential cyber attack on its IT systems on October 10th,2021 and have taken measures to contain it. MORE
On Wednesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about how its staff discovered and reported a security vulnerability in a Missouri state education website that exposed the Social Security numbers of 100,000 elementary and secondary teachers. In a press conference this morning, Missouri Gov. MORE
There are various ways a departing employee could put your organization at risk of a data breach. How do you offboard employees the right way and ensure your data remains safe? MORE
Microsoft has released a Linux version of the very popular Sysmon system monitoring utility for Windows, allowing Linux administrators to monitor devices for malicious activity. [.]. Microsoft Linux Security Software MORE
Officials with Microsoft’s Azure public cloud said the company in late August was able to stave off a record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against a European customer that originated in the Asia-Pacific region. The attack, which hit 2.4 MORE
REvil is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that has extorted large amounts of money from organizations worldwide over the past year. Its name stands for Ransomware Evil and was inspired by the Resident Evil movie series. MORE
Researchers at Imperva uncovered a new ad injection campaign based on an adblocker named AllBlock. The AllBlock extension was available at the time of writing for Chrome and Opera in the respective web stores. MORE
The already difficult task of attributing a cybersecurity attack to a particular threat actor is made harder by the shape-shifting nature of threat groups. Despite the best efforts of researchers, some attackers may never be identified. MORE
By Shira Sagiv, VP of Product at Radware. As employees increasingly worked remotely during the pandemic, businesses quickened their pace toward the cloud. Already, the need for application agility was driving cloud adoption. MORE
The cyberworld has witnessed and defended against several forms of attacks. Some of the most common ones known to disrupt a network include credential stealing, malware installations, worms and viruses, and insider threats. In order to execute these attacks successfully, …. MORE
Microsoft has confirmed new Windows 11 known issues which cause printers installation fails on systems commonly found in enterprise environments. [.]. Microsoft MORE
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A voice phishing campaign spotted by Armorblox tried to convince people to give the attackers access to their computer MORE
The post Practicing The Basics Makes You Safer and More Secure appeared first on Stay Safe Online MORE
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VirusTotal's first Ransomware Activity Report reveals that it received ransomware submissions from 140 different countries around the world, and discovered at least 130 different ransomware families had been active since January 2020. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. MORE
The new ransomware family, called Yanluowang, appears to still be under development and lacks some sophisticated features found in similar code. Nonetheless, Symantec said, it's dangerous MORE
Switching the SSH listening port is an easy way to help secure remote login on your Linux servers. But when SELinux is involved, you have to take a few extra steps. Jack Wallen shows you how MORE
107 Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 14, 2021
On Wednesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about how its staff discovered and reported a security vulnerability in a Missouri state education website that exposed the Social Security numbers of 100,000 elementary and secondary teachers. In a press conference this morning, Missouri Gov.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 14, 2021
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’ll be speaking at an Informa event on November 29, 2021. Details to come. The list is maintained on this page
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Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 14, 2021
In early October 2021, director of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command General Paul Nakasone spoke at the 2021 Mandiant Cyber Defense Summit. In his speech, Nakasone detailed numerous ongoing influence operations and outlined how the entities he commands are tackling nation-state threats.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 14, 2021
New paper: “ This Person (Probably) Exists. Identity Membership Attacks Against GAN Generated Faces. Abstract: Recently, generative adversarial networks (GANs) have achieved stunning realism, fooling even human observers.
Speaker: P. Andrew Sjogren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Very Good Security, Matt Doka, Co-Founder and CTO of Fivestars, and Steve Andrews, President & CEO of the Western Bankers Association
In this webinar, we have a great set of panelists who will take you through how Zero Data strategies can be used as part of a well-rounded compliance and security approach, and get you to market much sooner by also allowing for payment optimization. They’ll share how to grow your business faster and minimize costs for both security and compliance
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 14, 2021
By Shira Sagiv, VP of Product at Radware. As employees increasingly worked remotely during the pandemic, businesses quickened their pace toward the cloud. Already, the need for application agility was driving cloud adoption.
CSO Magazine
OCTOBER 14, 2021
REvil is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that has extorted large amounts of money from organizations worldwide over the past year. Its name stands for Ransomware Evil and was inspired by the Resident Evil movie series.
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We Live Security
OCTOBER 14, 2021
There are various ways a departing employee could put your organization at risk of a data breach. How do you offboard employees the right way and ensure your data remains safe?
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 14, 2021
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. The FBI recently published a warning stating that ransomware gang OnePercent Group has been attacking companies in the US since November 2020.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 14, 2021
The new ransomware family, called Yanluowang, appears to still be under development and lacks some sophisticated features found in similar code. Nonetheless, Symantec said, it's dangerous
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 14, 2021
A discovery of seven zero day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Operating System has reportedly put billions of PC users to risk. And reports are in that the bug/s have existed in the wild since 2007, the time when the Satya Nadella led company released the Vista version of its Windows OS.
Speaker: Mike Cramer, Director of HIPAA & Data Security at The Word & Brown Companies
Now that companies are slowly allowing employees to return to work at the office, it's time to re-evaluate your company’s posture towards privacy and security. Join Mike Cramer, Director of HIPAA & Data Security at The Word & Brown Companies, for a discussion that will focus on compliance and the types of privacy and security measures your company should be aware of, as well as tips and methods for implementing these measures.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 14, 2021
When it comes to technical certifications, which ones pay off so you can get that infosec job or more money for the one you're already doing
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 14, 2021
We asked CISSPs and CSSPs around the world, “If you could say anything to your CEO about hiring for the cloud, what would it be?”. Respondents said one of the biggest challenges facing cloud specialists and senior executives in the C-suite is the difference in what each side holds as priority.
CSO Magazine
OCTOBER 14, 2021
The already difficult task of attributing a cybersecurity attack to a particular threat actor is made harder by the shape-shifting nature of threat groups. Despite the best efforts of researchers, some attackers may never be identified.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 14, 2021
A voice phishing campaign spotted by Armorblox tried to convince people to give the attackers access to their computer
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Sounds strange! But Japan-based Camera manufacturer Olympus has released a press statement that its IT staff have observed a potential cyber attack on its IT systems on October 10th,2021 and have taken measures to contain it.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 14, 2021
While the recent Facebook outage was a major inconvenience, the impact of leaked business operations documents is a much bigger issue than being down for a few hours
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 14, 2021
The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, Israel, was hit by a ransomware attack that was defined by Israel’s National Cyber Directorate as a “major” attack. The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, Israel was hit by a ransomware attack that impacted the system of the hospital.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Training programs provide the information, but security teams can reinforce these for better end-user education
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Apple wants lawmakers to know that sideloading apps is dangerous, and that its droolingly dim customers can’t be trusted. The post Apple Says iPhone Users are Stupid appeared first on Security Boulevard.
StaySafeOnline
OCTOBER 14, 2021
The post Practicing The Basics Makes You Safer and More Secure appeared first on Stay Safe Online
Cisco Retail
OCTOBER 14, 2021
During a ransomware attack, it is critical to detect and respond early and quickly. By decreasing your mean time to detection in identifying the attacker’s behavior, your security team can quickly investigate and respond timely to prevent a ransomware incident.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 14, 2021
The popular Google’s VirusTotal scanning service has published an interesting analysis of more than 80 Million ransomware samples. VirusTotal has published its first ransomware activity report based on the analysis of more than 80 million samples that have been uploaded from 140 countries worldwide.
The Hacker News
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday said it's tracking more than 270 government-backed threat actors from more than 50 countries, adding it has approximately sent 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or malware attempts to customers since the start of 2021.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Researchers spotted a new strain of ransomware, dubbed Yanluowang, that was used in highly targeted attacks against enterprises.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Many organizations are not properly protecting their storage and backup systems from compromise, new study finds
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Switching the SSH listening port is an easy way to help secure remote login on your Linux servers. But when SELinux is involved, you have to take a few extra steps. Jack Wallen shows you how
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 14, 2021
WhatsApp made available end-to-end encrypted chat backups on iOS and Android to prevent anyone from accessing user chats.
Bleeping Computer
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Microsoft has released a Linux version of the very popular Sysmon system monitoring utility for Windows, allowing Linux administrators to monitor devices for malicious activity. [.]. Microsoft Linux Security Software
SecureBlitz
OCTOBER 14, 2021
This post will show you beginner tips to elevate your gaming skills… Many video games are very challenging and demanding. That’s why you must hone your skills to match the requirements.
The State of Security
OCTOBER 14, 2021
VirusTotal's first Ransomware Activity Report reveals that it received ransomware submissions from 140 different countries around the world, and discovered at least 130 different ransomware families had been active since January 2020. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Officials with Microsoft’s Azure public cloud said the company in late August was able to stave off a record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against a European customer that originated in the Asia-Pacific region. The attack, which hit 2.4
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Google revealed to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers since January. Google announced to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers during 2021.
Security Boulevard
OCTOBER 14, 2021
The cyberworld has witnessed and defended against several forms of attacks. Some of the most common ones known to disrupt a network include credential stealing, malware installations, worms and viruses, and insider threats. In order to execute these attacks successfully, ….
Malwarebytes
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Researchers at Imperva uncovered a new ad injection campaign based on an adblocker named AllBlock. The AllBlock extension was available at the time of writing for Chrome and Opera in the respective web stores.
Bleeping Computer
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Microsoft has confirmed new Windows 11 known issues which cause printers installation fails on systems commonly found in enterprise environments. [.]. Microsoft
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