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Google Pays $10M in Bug Bounties in 2023

Schneier on Security

BleepingComputer has the details. It’s $2M less than in 2022, but it’s still a lot. The highest reward for a vulnerability report in 2023 was $113,337, while the total tally since the program’s launch in 2010 has reached $59 million. million.

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Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak

Krebs on Security

government is warning that “smart locks” securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide contain hard-coded credentials that can be used to remotely open any of the locks. The lock’s maker Chirp Systems remains unresponsive, even though it was first notified about the critical weakness in March 2021.

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Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Krebs on Security

Image credit: Amitai Cohen of Wiz. Prosecutors say Noah Michael Urban of Palm Coast, Fla., stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. Twilio disclosed in Aug. The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. According to an Aug.

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Hardware Vulnerability in Apple’s M-Series Chips

Schneier on Security

It’s yet another hardware side-channel attack: The threat resides in the chips’ data memory-dependent prefetcher, a hardware optimization that predicts the memory addresses of data that running code is likely to access in the near future.

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The Importance of User Roles and Permissions in Cybersecurity Software

How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely.

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Spyware in India

Schneier on Security

” AccessNow puts this in context : For India to uphold fundamental rights, authorities must initiate an immediate independent inquiry, implement a ban on the use of rights-abusing commercial spyware, and make a commitment to reform the country’s surveillance laws.

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Critical CrushFTP zero-day exploited in attacks in the wild

Security Affairs

Threat actors exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability in the CrushFTP enterprise in targeted attacks, Crowdstrike experts warn. CrushFTP is a file transfer server software that enables secure and efficient file transfer capabilities. This has been patched in v11.1.0. ” reads the advisory. The vulnerability has yet to receive CVE.

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Cybersecurity Predictions for 2024

We’ve recently looked back at what happened within cybersecurity in 2023. In this eBook—with some guidance from the Google Cloud Cybersecurity Forecast 2024—we will delve into some of the most anticipated trends, threats, and cutting-edge solutions that are set to define the cybersecurity landscape in the months ahead.

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ERM Program Fundamentals for Success in the Banking Industry

Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is critical for industry growth in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing risk landscape. When building your ERM program foundation, you need to answer questions like: Do we have robust board and management support? Do we understand and articulate our bank’s risk appetite and how that impacts our business units?

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5 Key Findings From the 2023 FBI Internet Crime Report

The losses companies suffered in 2023 ransomware attacks increased by 74% compared to those of the previous year, according to new data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The true figure is likely to be even higher, though, as many identity theft and phishing attacks go unreported.

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it.

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Monetization Monitor: Software Usage Analytics 2020

Efficient usage data collection and analytics can open up significant possibilities for suppliers. Organizations that place a premium on understanding product usage seem to have fewer hurdles to aligning price with value and are more in touch with their customers than organizations that don’t prioritize understanding product usage.

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Making Software Pirates Pay: An E-Commerce Playbook

This playbook will show you: Why you should pursue a strategy of converting unpaid users into paying customers. How you can leverage technology to identify unpaid use and reach unpaid users with targeted in-application messaging that will drive conversions. Download the eBook now!

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Exploring the Overlap: Cost Optimization and Digital Transformation

Speaker: Alex Jiménez, Managing Principal, Financial Service Consulting for EPAM

The largest banks have increased reserves to protect against deteriorating economic conditions. Should banks delay their digital transformation investments and focus on cost reductions? In this webinar, you'll explore that question in depth and examine the most prudent course of action.

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: Initial Catalysts, Current Implications, and Future Impacts

Speaker: Elizabeth "Paige" Baumann, Founder and CEO of Paige Baumann Advisory, LLC

In this webinar, you'll be provided with a clear overview of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA), which also includes the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The AMLA represents the most significant changes in U.S. anti-money laundering laws since the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001.