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GUEST ESSAY: Defending ransomware boils down to this: make it very costly for cybercriminals

The Last Watchdog

From financial institutions to meat producers, it seems every industry has been impacted by ransomware in the past year — maybe even the past week. The world’s largest enterprises to the smallest mom-and-pop shops have been devastated by cybercriminals who are looking to hold assets hostage for a big pay day. Related: Tech solutions alone can’t stop ransomware.

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Ledger vs Trezor: Crypto hardware wallet comparison

Tech Republic Security

The leaders among cryptocurrency hardware wallets are Ledger and Trezor. Read this features comparison of the Ledger Nano X and the Trezor Model T. The post Ledger vs Trezor: Crypto hardware wallet comparison appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Credential-stealing malware disguises itself as Telegram, targets social media users

Malwarebytes

A credential-stealing Windows-based malware, Spyware.FFDroider , is after social media credentials and cookies, according to researchers at ThreatLabz. The version analyzed by the researchers was packed with Aspack. The spyware is offered on download sites pretending to be installers for freeware and cracked versions of paid software. The analyzed version of Spyware.FFDroider disguises itself on victim’s machines to look like the instant messaging application “Telegram”.

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How to use Ghostery’s privacy-minded Dawn browser

Tech Republic Security

Ghostery Dawn is the latest browser that tries to protect your online privacy. Here's how to download and set it up. The post How to use Ghostery’s privacy-minded Dawn browser appeared first on TechRepublic.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls In Automation: Keep Humans In the Loop

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward. From missed discrepancies to strained vendor relationships, accounts payable automation needs a human touch to deliver lasting value. This session is your playbook to get automation right. We’ll explore how to balance speed with control, boost decision-making through human-machine collaboration, and unlock ROI with fewer errors, stronger fraud prevention, and smoother operations.

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OpenSSH goes Post-Quantum, switches to qubit-busting crypto by default

Naked Security

Useful quantum computers might not actually be possible. But what if they are? And what if they arrive, say, tomorrow?

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About 300,000 patient data leaked in data breach of SuperCare Health

CyberSecurity Insiders

SuperCare Health, a California based healthcare firm that deals with patients suffering from respiratory ailments, has posted a data breach notice on its website. And the notice says that a security incident hit the company on July 27th, 2021 when hackers fraudulently accessed its system for 5 complete days, i.e. from July 23rd to July 27th last year.

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Top Deception Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

As technologies advance, and cyber threats with them, deception has become a big part of the 21st century cybersecurity battle. From bank transfer cons to CEO fraud to elaborate phishing and spear phishing campaigns, cyber criminals have been quick to use deception as a major means of infiltrating networks and systems, and for remaining undetected while inside.

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Conti Ransomware group targets Panasonic Canada

CyberSecurity Insiders

Panasonic Canada issued a public statement admitting a sophisticated cyber attack on its servers that occurred in February this year. The Japan-based company issued an apology for the incident and assured only its Canadian operations were affected by the malware attack. Panasonic provided its statement through online technology resource TechCrunch and admitted that some of its processes, systems and networks were compromised.

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10 Top Active Directory Security Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Identity management plays a critical role in every IT security strategy. Microsoft’s identity and access management tools dominate the enterprise market, with more than a 50% market share between Active Directory (AD) for Windows and Azure servers. And that makes Active Directory a frequent target for hackers. Despite the wide adoption, AD’s native interface can be clumsy and difficult to use at scale.

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With AI RMF, NIST addresses artificial intelligence risks

CSO Magazine

Business and government organizations are rapidly embracing an expanding variety of artificial intelligence (AI) applications: automating activities to function more efficiently, reshaping shopping recommendations, credit approval, image processing, predictive policing, and much more. Like any digital technology, AI can suffer from a range of traditional security weaknesses and other emerging concerns such as privacy, bias, inequality, and safety issues.

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Why Giant Content Libraries Do Nothing for Your Employees’ Cyber Resilience

Many cybersecurity awareness platforms offer massive content libraries, yet they fail to enhance employees’ cyber resilience. Without structured, engaging, and personalized training, employees struggle to retain and apply key cybersecurity principles. Phished.io explains why organizations should focus on interactive, scenario-based learning rather than overwhelming employees with excessive content.

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Veracode Acquires ML-Powered Vulnerability Remediation Technology From Jaroona GmbH

Veracode Security

On the heels of our significant growth investment from TA Associates, we are pleased to announce our acquisition of auto-remediation technology from Jaroona. Jaroona’s intelligent remediation technology accelerates Veracode’s vision and strategy to automatically detect and remediate software vulnerabilities. Jaroona was recognized as a Gartner Inc. 2021 Cool Vendor for DevSecOps1.

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Managed Security Service – What It Is and Why Does Your Company Need It

Heimadal Security

The unification revolution of cybersecurity solutions has started – and managed security service providers are leading the way. Managed security services (MSS) refer to a service model or capability offered by cybersecurity service providers that enable the monitoring and managing of security technologies, systems, or even software-as-a-service (SaaS) products.

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Android banking malware intercepts calls to customer support

Bleeping Computer

A banking trojan for Android that researchers call Fakecalls comes with a powerful capability that enables it to take over calls to a bank's customer support number and connect the victim directly with the cybercriminals operating the malware. [.].

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Octo Android Malware Can Take Over Your Device

Heimadal Security

Octo, a recently discovered Android banking trojan with remote access capabilities that allows cybercriminals to commit on-device fraud, has been observed in the wild. Octo was discovered by ThreatFabric security experts, with a subsequent report showing that the trojan is being distributed via darknet market forums and that some malicious actors are interested in buying […].

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Over 16,500 Sites Hacked to Distribute Malware via Web Redirect Service

The Hacker News

A new traffic direction system (TDS) called Parrot has been spotted leveraging tens of thousands of compromised websites to launch further malicious campaigns.

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New Meta Malware Used in Malspam Campaign

Heimadal Security

A new META malware, an info-stealer that seems to be more and more popular among hackers, has been discovered being leveraged by threat actors in a recent malspam campaign. What Is Meta Malware? META, along with Mars Stealer and BlackGuard, is one of the new info-stealers whose owners reportedly hope to profit from Raccoon Stealer‘s […].

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Anonymous hacked Russia’s Ministry of Culture and leaked 446 GB

Security Affairs

The Anonymous collective has hacked Russia’s Ministry of Culture and leaked 446 GB of data through the DDoSecrets platform. Data leak service DDoSecrets has published over 700 GB of data allegedly stolen from the Russian government, including over 500,000 emails. The dump includes three datasets, the largest one is related to the Ministry of Culture at 446 GB (containing 230,000 emails), which is responsible for state policy regarding art, cinematography, archives, copyright, cultural heri

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Conti’s Leaked Ransomware Used to Target Russian Businesses

Heimadal Security

Conti’s source code was exposed after the company allied with Russia in the Ukraine conflict, and a security researcher obtained 170,000 internal chat messages as well as the source code for the company’s functioning from the company. What Happened? A hacker organization known as NB65 has been infiltrating Russian businesses, collecting their data, and then exposing […].

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Next-Level Fraud Prevention: Strategies for Today’s Threat Landscape

Speaker: Sierre Lindgren

Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.

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Microsoft’s Autopatch feature improves the patch management process

Security Affairs

Microsoft announced a feature called Autopatch that will allow organizations to keep their systems up-to-date starting with Windows Enterprise E3 (July 2022). Microsoft recently announced the implementation of a new feature called Autopatch starting with Windows Enterprise E3 in July 2022 that aims at keeping their systems up-to-date. The move aims at improving the patch management process in enterprises that could be exposed to cyber-attacks in case they fail into installing the available patch

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Qbot malware switches to new Windows Installer infection vector

Bleeping Computer

The Qbot botnet is now pushing malware payloads via phishing emails with password-protected ZIP archive attachments containing malicious MSI Windows Installer packages. [.].

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Securing Easy Appointments and earning CVE-2022-0482

Security Affairs

Easy Appointments contained a very dangerous Broken Access Control vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-0482 that was exposing PII. Another day, another threat to your data. The recently discovered CVE-2022-0482 is a Broken Access Control vulnerability affecting Easy Appointments, a popular open-source web app written in PHP, used by thousands of sites to manage their online bookings.

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Atlassian says ongoing outage might last two more weeks

Bleeping Computer

Atlassian, a UK-based company making software development and collaboration tools, estimates it might take two more weeks to restore all customer instances impacted by a week-long ongoing outage affecting its cloud services. [.].

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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FFDroider, a new information-stealing malware disguised as Telegram app

Security Affairs

Cybersecurity researchers spotted a new Windows information-stealing malware, named FFDroider, designed to steal credentials and cookies. Cybersecurity researchers from Zscaler ThreatLabz warn of a new information-stealing malware, named FFDroider, that disguises itself as the popular instant messaging app Telegram. The malware was derived to siphon credentials and cookies from infected machines. “Recently, ThreatLabz identified a novel windows based malware creating a registry key as FFDr

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Researchers warn of FFDroider and Lightning info-stealers targeting users in the wild

The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of two different information-stealing malware, named FFDroider and Lightning Stealer, that are capable of siphoning data and launching further attacks.

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SuperCare Health discloses a data breach that Impacted +300K people

Security Affairs

SuperCare Health, a leading respiratory care provider in the Western U.S, disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 300,000 individuals. SuperCare Health disclosed a security breach that has led to the exposure of personal information belonging to its patients, patients/members of its partner organizations and others. The company notified impacted individuals and law enforcement agencies.

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Microsoft: Moving Windows 11 taskbar may never be an option again

Bleeping Computer

If you are waiting for Windows 11 side-taskbar support before upgrading to the latest operating system, you may be waiting for a long time, according to a recent Microsoft Ask Me Anything (AMA) session. [.].

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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Denonia cryptominer is first malware to target AWS Lambda

Malwarebytes

Security researchers at Cado Security, a cybersecurity forensics company, recently discovered the first publicly-known malware targeting Lambda , the serverless computing platform of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Though Lambda has been around for less than ten years, serverless technology is considered relatively young, according to Matt Muir, one of Cado’s researchers.

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The Tricky Aftermath of Source Code Leaks

WIRED Threat Level

Lapsus$ hackers leaked Microsoft’s Bing and Cortana source code. How bad is that, really?

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NB65 Hackers Attacking Russian Orgs in Ukraine Retaliation

SecureWorld News

Within the last week, there have been some significant victories in combatting Russian cybercrime, as the country continues its brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. U.S. and German authorities shutdown the largest darknet marketplace in the world, the Department of Justice disrupted a botnet controlled by Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), and Microsoft announced it had successfully blocked cyberattacks from Russia targeting Ukraine.

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Fighting Back Against Ransomware Endpoint Threats

Security Boulevard

As 2022 rolls on, the latest threat intelligence data from WatchGuard makes it clear that endpoint devices are a ripe target for cyberattacks. “In this new normal of hybrid workforces, endpoints can no longer rely on a strong perimeter to identify and catch the bulk of threats,” the report noted. Turning the focus on the endpoint. The post Fighting Back Against Ransomware Endpoint Threats appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Tumultuous IT Landscape Is Making Hiring More Difficult

After a year of sporadic hiring and uncertain investment areas, tech leaders are scrambling to figure out what’s next. This whitepaper reveals how tech leaders are hiring and investing for the future. Download today to learn more!