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Telegram-powered bots circumvent 2FA

Malwarebytes

Yesterday, security intelligence firm, Intel 147, revealed it had noticed an uptick of activity in threat actors providing access to services in Telegram that circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA) methods. ” Intel 147 has been observing these activities since June when services like these started operating.

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Microsoft partnered with other security firms to takedown TrickBot botnet

Security Affairs

link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 12, 2020. This action will result in protection for a wide range of organizations, including financial services institutions, government, healthcare, and other verticals from malware and human-operated campaigns delivered via the Trickbot infrastructure.”

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

The Global State of Information Security Survey 2017 suggests that companies should look into deploying threat detection tools and processes (including monitoring and analyzing security intelligence information), conducting vulnerability and threat assessments, penetration tests and security information, and event management (SIEM) tools.

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BEST PRACTICES: Mock phishing attacks prep employees to avoid being socially engineered

The Last Watchdog

In short, it’s a perfect environment for cybercriminals to gather intelligence about us, then craft creative ruses to trick victims into installing malware that gives them a foothold. This is stunning: phishing attacks soared in 2018, rising 250% between January and December, according to Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report.

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Best Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)

eSecurity Planet

Use Cases: SMBs to large enterprises primarily in financial services, retail, hospitality, healthcare, payment services, government, and education. Data and reports are available 24/7 via the Trustwave TrustKeeper portal. Trustwave was named as a Leader in Gartner’s most recent Magic Quadrant for MSSPs.

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What Is Managed Detection and Response? Guide to MDR

eSecurity Planet

But the most important involve adding critical security analyst capabilities to your team. You engage a team of security intelligence experts who are experienced at dealing with the latest attack vectors across hundreds of different customer sites and environments. ” Top 4 Benefits of MDR MDR has many benefits.

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How better key management can close cloud security gaps troubling US government

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The report puts the onus on CSPs to “increase employee engagement experts, and to improve supportive technological tools and adoption frameworks that can help ensure that financial service firms design and maintain resilient, secure platforms for their customers.”