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Updated Kmsdx botnet targets IoT devices

Security Affairs

Researchers spotted an updated version of the KmsdBot botnet that is now targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) discovered a new version of the KmsdBot botnet that employed an updated Kmsdx binary targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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Hidden Anti-Cryptography Provisions in Internet Anti-Trust Bills

Schneier on Security

Two bills attempting to reduce the power of Internet monopolies are currently being debated in Congress: S. Reducing the power to tech monopolies would do more to “fix” the Internet than any other single action, and I am generally in favor of them both. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act ; and S.

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Microsoft partnered with other security firms to takedown TrickBot botnet

Security Affairs

The security firms have collected more than 125,000 TrickBot malware samples and mapped the command and control infrastructure. The TrickBot botnet was considered by security experts one of the biggest botnets. The information gathered by the security firm was used by Microsoft to receive a warrant to takedown the TrickBot servers.

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Demand, CyberInsurance, and Automation/AI Are the Future of InfoSec

Daniel Miessler

The world’s small businesses, hospitals, schools, and local governments are starved for cybersecurity talent, and there aren’t nearly enough people to fill the roles. The best example of the need for this is national level security intelligence, reconnaisance, and vulnerability assessment.

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Black Swan Theory: Black Swan Risk Management for Vulnerabilities

NopSec

This is the same logic researchers, criminals and government-funded hackers will use to find new and novel targets as well. General threat intelligence can also help to create likely risk scenarios by studying and analyzing past attacks and breaches.

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10 Reasons to Trust Your Enterprise APIs

Cisco Security

According to the latest Cisco Annual Internet report , there will be 29.3 This massive explosion in device growth will increase reliance on APIs which brings increased security risk. Your team many find the resources and community support on Cisco DevNet as a great way to connect, secure, and automate APIs. Maps to API1-API10.

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Ransomware, BEC and Phishing Still Top Concerns, per 2021 Threat Report

Webroot

BEC typically targets commercial, government, and nonprofit organizations by impersonating a senior colleague, IT team member, vendor, or trusted customer. BEC remains a very lucrative business; the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) got 19,369 BEC complaints in 2020, resulting in adjusted losses of $1.8 Threat Research Analyst.