Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage settlement giant First American Financial Corp. It’s easy to see why companies like First American might not view protecting this data as sacrosanct, as the entire industry’s incentive for safeguarding all those sensitive documents is somewhat misaligned.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

OpenAI’s flagship product, ChatGPT, has dominated the news cycle since its unveiling in November 2022. The generative AI application has revolutionized not only the world of artificial intelligence but is impacting almost every industry. This is where the danger lies. It’s almost down to a coin flip in terms of odds.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Cyberwar could be a life disrupter as well as a business killer. While news of missile strikes is clear (the fake news a couple of years ago that Hawaii was under a nuclear attack notwithstanding), the details around such reports are not always accurate. Tip: Pause before you click on a link in an email or open an attachment.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

Recently, Australia ‘s prime minister Scott Morrison revealed that a “state-based actor” is targeting government, public services, and businesses. Senior sources told Australia’s ABC News that China-linked APT groups may have been involved in the attacks. ” reads the alert issued by the ACSC.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2022

ChronoPay specializes in providing access to the global credit card networks for “high risk” merchants — businesses involved in selling services online that tend to generate an unusually large number of chargebacks and reports of fraud, and hence have a higher risk of failure.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2023

On May 7, 2023, the Swiss multinational company, leading electrification and automation technology provider, suffered a cyber attack that reportedly impacted its business operations. The company will share information regarding the incident, including indicators of compromise.

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Centraleyes

MAY 27, 2024

In both cases, employees seek out unsanctioned AI solutions to address specific needs or enhance productivity. But AI is so accessible and so hard to track that to an unknowing employee, it’s as harmless as checking the news on your favorite news outlet. How many employees read these before using the AI tools?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

As a bonus, many of these tools are free to access and have specialized feeds that focus on different industries and sectors. Dashboards clearly state the quantity and types of indicators of compromise (IoCs) and also provide Pulses to quickly summarize threats and their impact.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Verizon said this could be why business email compromise attacks (which are essentially pretexting) have almost doubled on last year. Verizon points out that cybercrime risk crosses all sectors regardless of industry vertical, but it provides 10 sectoral snapshots to help readers understand the threats in more depth.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Karsten Nohl, a security researcher who studies global cellphone networks, told Vice's Motherboard the following in an email: "Syniverse has access to the communication of hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people around the world. There are plenty of cases where intruders went undetected for several months, or even years.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2023

In a world where anyone can and will be breached, the best way to implement true business resiliency is to drive the time from infection to detection and remediation as close to zero as possible. And although only the most high-profile attacks tend to make news, cybercriminals target businesses of every size and in every industry.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

These days, the industries under attack are not limited to financial institutions, while major attacks like those we investigated back in the day thankfully are no longer possible. We investigated 200 cases for clients in Russia in 2020, and already over 300 in the first nine months of 2021.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 22, 2021

On top of the never-ending list of alerts in his inbox every morning, he is building playbooks, threat hunting, scanning news for the latest attack updates, and investigating alerts. Let’s talk about two important use cases that present opportunities for automation in your environment.

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LRQA Nettitude Labs

JULY 5, 2023

As we begin to research and develop our own security testing methodologies in line with rapidly changing security recommendations and use cases, LRQA Nettitude will use this space to dive deeper into the some of the security issues our customers are likely to face. How is the data you’re inputting into these models being transmitted?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2020

. “Over the course of our multi-year investigation, we found that Dark Basin likely conducted commercial espionage on behalf of their clients against opponents involved in high profile public events, criminal cases, financial transactions, news stories, and advocacy.” ” reported the Reuters agency. .

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BH Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Business email compromise alone accounted for more than 40 per cent of those losses ($1.8 Commentator John Pescatore noted that many industries lose large multiples of this amount to traditional crime. The data includes identifiable information like full names, phone numbers, birthdates, and email addresses.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

The exposed Microleaves user database shows that the first user created on the service — username “admin” — used the email address alex.iulian@aol.com. ” A teaser from Irish Tech News. io (OIO) was going to upend the online advertising and security industries with its initial coin offering (ICO).

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Security Boulevard

JULY 5, 2022

Exploit Tools and Targets: Harmony confirms blockchain compromise and theft of approximately $100 million USD. Harmony´s public disclosure suggests that the attacker or attackers were able to compromise two of the five private keys needed for signing transactions.

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Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

We’re talking about the email attack variety. But, never mind the dozens of other reports and white papers about phishing that come out every year from security industry leaders, let’s take a look at the 2021 Verizon DBIR. In any case, phishing can lead to some big trouble for organizations. What is Phish(ing)?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Microsoft has dubbed the infamous supply chain compromise of SolarWinds as “Solorigate.” ” In December, eSecurity Planet detailed FireEye’s initial findings , implications for the industry, and how to mitigate similar attacks. The second identified vulnerability is a case of unprivileged access on the web.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Crime doesn’t pay… unless you’re in the ransomware business. Brian Honan endorsed Martin’s comments, saying that paying ransomware attackers “simply fuels an industry that targets other victims”. There’s so much data protection news this month, we’re rounding up some of the biggest developments in one place. alone last year.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Like any other digital machine, backup systems are vulnerable to data loss and compromise. From the rooftops, industry analysts shout, “Move your backups offline and away from production environments!” In either case, too little coverage presents added risk, and too much coverage can be challenging to manage and expensive.

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Spinone

MARCH 18, 2019

Gaining news exposure is generally a good thing for most businesses, especially if it is something positive presented. In recent years, there has been an explosion of almost unbelievable data breaches making news headlines that have resulted in anything but a positive outcome for the organizations involved.

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Spinone

MARCH 10, 2019

There is certainly no shortage of cloud security concerns for businesses today. There are constantly new headlines, blog posts, statistics, and other information pointing to the fact that security breaches, malware, ransomware, data leak events, phishing and other security concerns are not going away.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

The goal of cloud data management focuses on the following aspects: Data backup and recovery: Assists in creating a copy of your data and recovery plans in case of data corruption or loss. With this, you maintain strong security standards and ensure compliance with industry requirements.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

Key CWPP features Checks conformity with industry standards and regulatory requirements by carrying out security configuration evaluations, audits, reporting, and creating compliance reports. For businesses seeking to secure their cloud infrastructure, CSPM is the best option.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Most organizations use email as a basic communication method. Unfortunately, text-based email protocols are extremely vulnerable to hacking and email has become the primary vector for cyber attacks. Critical features provide the base requirements of email security.

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Spinone

JANUARY 30, 2019

Organizations today are housing business-critical services such as Email and Data storage to popular Software-as-a-Service offerings from the likes of Microsoft’s Office 365 and Google’s G Suite. There are services and offerings that allow businesses to perform a wide range of tasks effectively and efficiently.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

For businesses, the same is now true about information. At the same time – in fact, as a direct result of data’s central importance – more adversaries are working harder and finding more nefarious ways to steal or otherwise compromise your data. As business leaders, you set the tone and the pace for your organization’s momentum.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Fast forward to 2022, and the headache has become a migraine—not just for IT teams but business owners, employees, and customers as well. The supply chain, already stretched to a breaking point, suffered additional misfortunes across multiple industries, from agriculture and manufacturing to technology and utilities. Top industries.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Industry experts see that AI will require governance action, cause learning pains, and will be used to both improve and attack cybersecurity.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Until recently, I was fairly active on Twitter , regularly tweeting to more than 350,000 followers about important security news and stories here. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked. Twitter acknowledges that it was relieved of phone numbers and email addresses for 5.4 million users.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It is sadly the case that ecommerce cybercrime is on the rise. As cybercriminals do seem to be taking a keener interest in the industry, it is up to owners of ecommerce businesses to be extra vigilant about cybercrime and put appropriate defenses in place to keep the company secure. What new ecommerce businesses need to know.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

These standards assist businesses in establishing trust with their consumers, avoiding financial losses due to breaches, and ensuring business continuity. Determine the importance of each item and the probable impact if compromised. Classify data: Categorize data according to its sensitivity, importance, and regulatory needs.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Never has there been a more dangerous time for your business and your data. The threat landscape for businesses today is filled with many different security threats and attack vectors used by hackers and other malicious individuals. How can your business minimize the risk of a cyberattack on your business-critical data?

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Firstly, it’s nobody’s business what they make. While awaiting that confirmation, my pent-up frustration seeped into a tweet that seemed to touch a raw nerve among others in the security industry. Perhaps other news outlets are accustomed to paying for scoops, but that is not something I would ever consider.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 2, 2022

There are multiple evasion techniques used in various stages of the attack designed to bypass conventional email security and network security solutions. The campaign is specifically designed to reach end users in enterprises that use Microsoft's email services. This is not an exhaustive list of industry verticals targeted.

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