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How to Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap in Your Business

CyberSecurity Insiders

Staffing shortages in some industries have worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc in 2020, especially in cybersecurity. Cyberattacks have increased in many sectors, primarily targeting education and healthcare. What can employers do for their businesses with attacks rising alongside the widening cybersecurity skills gap? What Is the Cybersecurity Skills Gap?

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Differences in App Security/Privacy Based on Country

Schneier on Security

Depending on where you are when you download your Android apps, it might collect more or less data about you. The apps we downloaded from Google Play also showed differences based on country in their security and privacy capabilities. One hundred twenty-seven apps varied in what the apps were allowed to access on users’ mobile phones, 49 of which had additional permissions deemed “dangerous” by Google.

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Fake CISO Profiles on LinkedIn Target Fortune 500s

Krebs on Security

Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. It’s not clear who’s behind this network of fake CISOs or what their intentions may be. But the fabricated LinkedIn identities are confusing search engine results for CISO roles at major companies, and they are being indexed as gospel by various downstream data-scraping sources.

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Troy Hunt

Wow, what a week! Of course there's lots of cyber / tech stuff in this week's update, but it was really only the embedded tweet below on my mind so I'm going to leave you with this then come to you from somewhere much more exotic than usual (and I reckon that's a pretty high bar for me!) next week 😎 Absolutely over the moon to formally make @Charlotte_Hunt_ a part of our family ❤️ 💍 pic.twitter.com/XfahXElboC — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) Septem

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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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FIRESIDE CHAT: Why ‘digital resiliency’ has arisen as the Holy Grail of IT infrastructure

The Last Watchdog

Digital resiliency has arisen as something of a Holy Grail in the current environment. Related: The big lesson of Log4j. Enterprises are racing to push their digital services out to the far edge of a highly interconnected, cloud-centric operating environment. This has triggered a seismic transition of company networks, one that has put IT teams and security teams under enormous pressure.

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Cold War Bugging of Soviet Facilities

Schneier on Security

Found documents in Poland detail US spying operations against the former Soviet Union. The file details a number of bugs found at Soviet diplomatic facilities in Washington, D.C., New York, and San Francisco, as well as in a Russian government-owned vacation compound, apartments used by Russia personnel, and even Russian diplomats’ cars. And the bugs were everywhere : encased in plaster in an apartment closet; behind electrical and television outlets; bored into concrete bricks and threaded into

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CloudBees CEO: Software delivery is now ‘release orchestration’

Tech Republic Security

Enterprise software delivery company CloudBees has a new SaaS offering to discuss, and the firm's CEO gets philosophical. The post CloudBees CEO: Software delivery is now ‘release orchestration’ appeared first on TechRepublic.

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GUEST ESSAY: The case for an identity-first approach ‘Zero Trust’ privileged access management

The Last Watchdog

Today’s enterprises are facing more complexities and challenges than ever before. Related: Replacing VPNs with ZTNA. Thanks to the emergence of today’s hybrid and multi-cloud environments and factors like remote work, ransomware attacks continue to permeate each industry. In fact, the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report revealed an alarming 13 percent increase in ransomware attacks overall – greater than past five years combined – and the inability to properly manage identities and pri

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New Report on IoT Security

Schneier on Security

The Atlantic Council has published a report on securing the Internet of Things: “Security in the Billions: Toward a Multinational Strategy to Better Secure the IoT Ecosystem.” The report examines the regulatory approaches taken by four countries—the US, the UK, Australia, and Singapore—to secure home, medical, and networking/telecommunications devices.

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Book Review: 'If It’s Smart, It’s Vulnerable'

Lohrman on Security

This review covers Mikko Hypponen’s latest book, If It’s Smart, It’s Vulnerable. This is an excellent book that is highly recommended.

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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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Malicious Oauth app enables attackers to send spam through corporate cloud tenants

Tech Republic Security

Microsoft investigated a new kind of attack where malicious OAuth applications were deployed on compromised cloud tenants before being used for mass spamming. The post Malicious Oauth app enables attackers to send spam through corporate cloud tenants appeared first on TechRepublic.

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How to Advocate for Data Privacy and Users' Rights

WIRED Threat Level

Want to speak up against Big Tech, unjust data collection, and surveillance? Here's how to be an activist in your community and beyond.

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Leaking Passwords through the Spellchecker

Schneier on Security

Sometimes browser spellcheckers leak passwords : When using major web browsers like Chrome and Edge, your form data is transmitted to Google and Microsoft, respectively, should enhanced spellcheck features be enabled. Depending on the website you visit, the form data may itself include PII­—including but not limited to Social Security Numbers (SSNs)/Social Insurance Numbers (SINs), name, address, email, date of birth (DOB), contact information, bank and payment information, and so on.

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Threat Trends: Vulnerabilities

Cisco Security

Explore the nature of vulnerabilities in this episode of ThreatWise TV. It’s shaping up to be another big year for vulnerability disclosure. Already the number of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) disclosed has crossed 18,000 and it’s on track to make this another record-breaking year. With new CVEs being disclosed daily, it has become increasingly difficult for security teams to stay abreast of the latest risks, let alone quickly determine which ones apply to their network environment

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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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Why 2FA is failing and what should be done about it

Tech Republic Security

Jack Wallen details a recent hack and why he believes one aspect of two-factor authentication is part of the problem. The post Why 2FA is failing and what should be done about it appeared first on TechRepublic.

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How Underground Groups Use Stolen Identities and Deepfakes

Trend Micro

The growing appearance of deepfake attacks is significantly reshaping the threat landscape. These fakes brings attacks such as business email compromise (BEC) and identity verification bypassing to new levels.

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What happens with a hacked Instagram account – and how to recover it

We Live Security

Had your Instagram account stolen? Don’t panic – here’s how to get your account back and how to avoid getting hacked (again). The post What happens with a hacked Instagram account – and how to recover it appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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Metador, a never-before-seen APT targeted ISPs and telco for about 2 years

Security Affairs

A previously undetected hacking group, tracked as Metador, has been targeting telecommunications, internet services providers (ISPs), and universities for about two years. SentinelLabs researchers uncovered a never-before-seen threat actor, tracked as Metador, that primarily targets telecommunications, internet service providers, and universities in several countries in the Middle East and Africa.

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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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New Chaos malware spreads over multiple architectures

Tech Republic Security

A new malware named Chaos raises concerns as it spreads on multiple architectures and operating systems. The post New Chaos malware spreads over multiple architectures appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Brave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent banners

Bleeping Computer

The Brave browser will soon allows users to block annoying and potentially privacy-harming cookie consent banners on all websites they visit. [.].

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Managing Cybersecurity Risk in M&A

Cisco Security

As Technology Audit Director at Cisco, Jacob Bolotin focuses on assessing Cisco’s technology, business, and strategic risk. Providing assurance that residual risk posture falls within business risk tolerance is critical to Cisco’s Audit Committee and executive leadership team, especially during the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process. . Bolotin champions the continued advancement of the technology audit profession and received a master’s degree in cybersecurity from the University of Cali

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NullMixer: oodles of Trojans in a single dropper

SecureList

Executive Summary. NullMixer is a dropper leading to an infection chain of a wide variety of malware families. NullMixer spreads via malicious websites that can be found mainly via search engines. These websites are often related to crack, keygen and activators for downloading software illegally, and while they may pretend to be legitimate software, they actually contain a malware dropper.

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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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Report finds women are declining CISO/CSO roles

Tech Republic Security

Professional risk factors into career decisions, and successful women need to encourage other women to accept the risks, says Accenture. The post Report finds women are declining CISO/CSO roles appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Experts uncovered novel Malware persistence within VMware ESXi Hypervisors

Security Affairs

Researchers from Mandiant have discovered a novel malware persistence technique within VMware ESXi Hypervisors. Mandiant detailed a novel technique used by malware authors to achieve administrative access within VMware ESXi Hypervisors and take over vCenter servers and virtual machines for Windows and Linux to perform the following actions: Send commands to the hypervisor that will be routed to the guest VM for execution Transfer files between the ESXi hypervisor and guest machines running benea

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Amazon?themed campaigns of Lazarus in the Netherlands and Belgium

We Live Security

ESET researchers have discovered Lazarus attacks against targets in the Netherlands and Belgium that use spearphishing emails connected to fake job offers. The post Amazon‑themed campaigns of Lazarus in the Netherlands and Belgium appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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Defend your organization from ransomware attacks with Cisco Secure Endpoint

Cisco Security

Ransomware is one of the most dangerous threats organizations face today, so it’s no wonder that Cisco Talos Incident Response named it the top threat of the year in 2021. These attacks continue to grow and become more advanced, with ransomware attacks (see Figure 1 below). 1 Stopping ransomware attacks isn’t easy either, as adversaries continue to change their techniques and attacks become increasingly sophisticated.

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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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Data governance review for OneTrust

Tech Republic Security

Our OneTrust data governance services review showcases how their solutions can increase your data governance results. The post Data governance review for OneTrust appeared first on TechRepublic.

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ProxyNotShell— the story of the claimed zero day in Microsoft Exchange

DoublePulsar

Yesterday, cybersecurity vendor GTSC Cyber Security dropped a blog saying they had detected exploitation of a new Microsoft Exchange zero… Continue reading on DoublePulsar ».

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Protecting teens from sextortion: What parents should know

We Live Security

Online predators increasingly trick or coerce youth into sharing explicit videos and photos of themselves before threatening to post the content online. The post Protecting teens from sextortion: What parents should know appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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Netography Uses Labels and Tags to Provide Security Context

Security Boulevard

Netography today added support for context labels and tagging to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides deep packet inspection capabilities to identify cybersecurity threats in near-real-time. Netography CEO Martin Roesch said labels and tags will make it easier for cybersecurity teams to use flow logs to visualize and analyze network traffic by application, location, compliance.

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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!