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Another Event-Related Spyware App

Schneier on Security

This month, it’s Egypt’s COP27 Summit app : The app is being promoted as a tool to help attendees navigate the event. Even messages shared via encrypted services like WhatsApp are vulnerable, according to POLITICO’s technical review of the application, and two of the outside experts.

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Encryption Policy

Tech Republic Security

Encryption is vital for securing data, whether in transit or stored on devices. It can provide peace of mind that communications will not be intercepted and that sensitive information stored on devices can’t be exfiltrated in the event of loss or theft.

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Detecting browser data theft using Windows Event Logs

Google Security

Because all of Chromium's encrypted data storage is backed by a DPAPI-secured key, any application that wishes to decrypt this data, including malware, should always reliably generate a clearly observable event log, which can be used to detect these types of attacks. Export the event logs to your backend system.

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Hackers Are Now Exploiting Windows Event Logs

eSecurity Planet

Hackers have found a way to infect Windows Event Logs with fileless malware , security researchers have found. During a “very targeted” campaign, hackers used Windows Event Logs to inject shellcode payloads and operate stealthily. If it does not find one, the encrypted shell code is written in 8KB chunks in the event logs.

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USENIX Security ’23 – User Awareness and Behaviors Concerning Encrypted DNS Settings in Web Browsers

Security Boulevard

Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott ; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post USENIX Security ’23 – User Awareness and Behaviors Concerning Encrypted DNS Settings in Web Browsers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Malware campaign hides a shellcode into Windows event logs

Security Affairs

Experts spotted a malware campaign that is the first one using a technique of hiding a shellcode into Windows event logs. In February 2022 researchers from Kaspersky spotted a malicious campaign using a novel technique that consists of hiding the shellcode in Windows event logs. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Windows event logs).

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Best Encryption Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. What is Encryption?