Security Boulevard

APRIL 17, 2023

It’s Help|About Time: Chrome’s “V8” JavaScript engine has high-severity vuln. The post Drop Everything: Update Chrome NOW — 0-Day Exploit in Wild appeared first on Security Boulevard. Scrotes already exploiting it.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2022

A recent experience highlighted that security awareness training and most alerts to users about unsafe practices may be making the error of being too general. An alert came in one morning about a security alert generated by my device. Security Awareness Training Improvements Coming. “As

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 11, 2024

The post Threat Groups Rush to Exploit JetBrains’ TeamCity CI/CD Security Flaws appeared first on Security Boulevard. Those reports followed.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 18, 2023

Experts are worried that ChatGPT’s ability to source recent data about an organization could make social engineering and phishing attacks more effective than ever. The post When ChatGPT Goes Phishing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Researchers have reverse engineered NSO group’s recent zero-click iPhone exploit. The post NSO Zero-Click Exploit: Turing-Complete CPU in Image File appeared first on Security Boulevard. And it’s a doozy.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

This method involves using emails, social media, instant messaging, and other platforms to manipulate users into revealing personal information or performing actions that can lead to network compromise, data loss, or financial harm. social engineering tactics and strange sender behaviors), they also use artificial intelligence algorithms.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 29, 2023

As attacks continue to evolve, harnessing AI and advanced social engineering techniques for increasingly sophisticated, stealthy attacks, many. The post We’ve Been Using Email Since 1971—It’s Time We Make it Secure appeared first on Security Boulevard. Email is one of the most important communication tools used today.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Mitnick and KnowBe4 As an early expert in social engineering and hacking, Mitnick provided valuable first-hand knowledge when he joined KnowBe4. He helped design KnowBe4’s training based on his social engineering tactics, and he became a partial owner of KnowBe4 in November 2011.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Clearly, companies and individuals should not rely exclusively on built-in security. Of course, it does not mean you should not use those tools, but nothing replaces security awareness training , active monitoring , regular pentesting , and threat hunting.

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Spinone

JULY 29, 2020

Application Security Engineer The job of an app security engineer has two major aspects. Firstly, you will need to help developers to create more secure apps. Don’t be surprised that sometimes, different roles share some responsibilities. Risky and insecure apps should be blacklisted.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Along with celebrating Cyber Security Awareness Month, several exciting events are taking place across the world, aiming to educate people on the latest trends in cybersecurity and privacy. Thales will be at this event at stand B10 , with a focus on taking control of your data security in the cloud. Thu, 10/06/2022 - 06:55.

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The Falcon's View

AUGUST 29, 2017

The focus of the boot camp was around "behavior design," which was suggested to me by a friend who's a leading expert in modern, progress security awareness program management. I concluded that maybe this sub-field would be called something like "behavioral security" and started doing searches on the topic.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Create policies to include cybersecurity awareness training about advanced forms of social engineering for personnel that have access to your network. It is also important to repeat security awareness training regularly to keep your staff informed and vigilant. Drive-by-downloads. Malvertising.

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Lenny Zeltser

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Clarify Expectations Cybersecurity leaders generally design and manage the security program, which is the structure within which the organization can achieve its security objectives. Another example of guardrails is the use of network security measures, such as DNS filtering, to restrict access to dangerous website categories.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Social engineering schemes continue to flourish, making their way into company inboxes with the intent to mislead employees into downloading malicious software. These schemes appear fraudulent to those familiar with phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Then, evaluate current network security measures to discover any gaps or redundancy that should be corrected. By modifying your DLP policy in this way, you can develop an effective plan that meets your organization’s specific requirements and improves overall data security efforts.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a nonprofit foundation and an open community dedicated to security awareness. BeEF , or Browser Exploitation Framework, makes classic tasks such as enumeration, phishing, or social engineering seamless. Provides advanced features, especially for search and enumeration.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Android, Apple, Apache, Cisco, and Microsoft are among the names reporting significant security vulnerabilities and fixes in the last week, and some of those are already under assault by hackers. These flaws affect SEL-5030 acSELeratorQuickSet and SEL-5037 GridConfigurator devices and were detailed by Nozomi Networks researchers.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This helps to explain the rise of social engineering attacks , especially with phishing. Earlier this year, Ballistic Ventures invested $7 million in Nudge Security because of its focus on the modern workforce. This startup takes an interesting approach to security. See the Top Employee Security Awareness Training Tools.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

They earned the highest score among providers named "Customer's Choice" in Gartner's 2022 "Voice of the Customer” Security Awareness Computer-Based Training report. Application security, information security, network security, disaster recovery, operational security, etc. Improved Data Security.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. A surprising 91.5 PowerShell, Ransomware Threats Grow.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

“You really want to try to limit the level of information you share because everything you put in that out-of-office reply can be used to provide context or make a social engineering attack even more convincing, said Tim Sadler, co-founder and CEO at Tessian. At the end of the day, promoting security awareness is paramount.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 14, 2022

Most of what you can access using a web browser and search engine exists on the surface of the internet. The internet is like the ocean—bigger than you might think and largely unexplored. Below the surface lies the deep web. You might associate this term with attackers, scammers and illegal activities. And although there’s some.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Audit and Accountability Covers logging and auditing practices to track and monitor system activities for security and compliance purposes. Awareness and Training Addresses security awareness programs and training for employees to ensure they are aware of security risks and best practices.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

Their latest book, The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide to Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer , combines the insight of 35 years of security culture experience with data-driven insights from over 40,000 global organizations.

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Cisco Security

JULY 29, 2021

This includes identifying characteristics, reverse engineering, vulnerability/exploitation analysis, root-cause analysis, remediation, and mitigation analysis. Situational and security awareness: Providing the organization with awareness of its operational environment and potential threats.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 30, 2024

The UK’s Product Security and Tele­comm­uni­cations Infra­struc­ture Act aims to improve the security of net-connected consumer gear. The post Brits Ban Default Passwords — and More IoT Stupidity appeared first on Security Boulevard. Nice Cup of IoTea?

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2024

The post Dropbox Hacked: eSignature Service Breached appeared first on Security Boulevard. Drop Dropbox? The company apologized as user details were leaked from its “Dropbox Sign” product.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2024

The post South Korean iPhone Ban: MDM DMZ PDQ appeared first on Security Boulevard. MDM Hindered: Android phones are still OK; this is Samsung’s home, after all.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2024

The post SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300 appeared first on Security Boulevard. Not OK: SMS 2FA — Widespread spam targets carrier employees, as scrotes try harder to evade two-factor authentication.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2024

The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket. Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 2, 2021

While the value of the DevOps approach is appealing due to its high velocity and automation, there must be great care taken with its design and engineering. Cloud applications are designed to run without the assumption of traditional network security.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 10, 2024

LG Fixes Smart TV Vulns appeared first on Security Boulevard. 4×CVE=RCE or Merely CE? Update your LG TV now, or let hackers root it. But is Bitdefender overhyping the issue? The post Watch This? Patch This!

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 27, 2024

The post Revealed: Facebook’s “Incredibly Aggressive” Alleged Theft of Snapchat App Data appeared first on Security Boulevard. Meta MITM IAAP SSL bump: Zuck ordered “Project Ghostbusters”—with criminal consequences, says class action lawsuit.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 5, 2024

The post FCC: Phone Network Bugs Must Be Fixed — But are SS7/Diameter Beyond Repair? appeared first on Security Boulevard. Fast enough for government work: The Federal Communications Commission is finally minded to do something about decades-old vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 28, 2024

The post Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones appeared first on Security Boulevard. Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Establish communication channels and awareness It’s critical to establish clear communication channels. Penetration testing should not be siloed and limited to IT and security teams. Engineers and product teams need to be mainly involved in the program’s reporting, remediation, and monitoring phases.

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