Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

energy organization fell victim to a QR code phishing attack, highlighting the ever-evolving tactics used by attackers. Finally, we […] The post The FBI’s Qakbot Takedown, QR Code Phishing Attacks, Dox Anyone in America for $15 appeared first on Shared Security Podcast. Next, we explore how a major U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 27, 2022

The LAPSUS$ hacking group has claimed to have hacked both Microsoft and Okta, details about a novel phishing technique called a browser-in-the-browser (BitB) attack, and how a popular software package that has 1.1

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The Falcon's View

JANUARY 3, 2019

Consider, if you will, that fundamentally we in infosec want people to make better decisions. Those "better decisions" might equate to not falling for (spear)phishing attacks, choosing hardened environments over default installs, or following reasonable secure coding practices in the development process (to name a few).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

ransomfeed #security #infosec #energychina pic.twitter.com/deRRximVPd — Ransomfeed (@ransomfeed) November 25, 2023 The China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) is a state-owned company in China that operates in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Energy China [link] TL;DR That's huuuge! reads the joint advisory.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 12, 2021

Despite their largely inherent familiarity with technology, employees aged 18-24 collectively performed the worst on the quiz, with only 16% passing. And yet, 93% of respondents working in information services reported receiving cybersecurity training, compared to 67% of healthcare respondents.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 28, 2022

The post Janet Jackson Can Crash Laptops, Credential Phishing Attacks Skyrocket, A Phone Carrier That Doesn’t Track You appeared first on The Shared Security Show. The post Janet Jackson Can Crash Laptops, Credential Phishing Attacks Skyrocket, A Phone Carrier That Doesn’t Track You appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 15, 2021

When we look at society today, we can see that we are moving further and further ahead with technology. In fact, there is evidence that technology grows exponentially fast. Since we are quickly putting out large technologies, security risks always come with this. As mentioned earlier, technology is rapidly expanding.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

We constantly see new threats, and threat vectors, come and go; which puts a tremendous strain on the InfoSec teams that have to protect organizations and businesses from these threats. With the addition of Kenna Security into our program we now have over 250 technology partners and over 400 integrations for our mutual customers to utilize.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

A graph representing the NIST Phish Scale scoring methodology. Introduced in September 2020, the NIST Phish Scale scores phishing emails based on certain key properties to determine their level of sophistication and deceptiveness. their organization faces.”.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

AI-Powered Phishing - The Art of Deception: In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, AI has donned the cloak of deception, being used by attackers to facilitate exceptionally clever and convincing AI-powered phishing attacks. AI can now support on-the-fly generated phishing email development and payload content.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 13, 2021

Reports show phishing emails have been sent out regarding the newest stimulus package. The fraudulent email messages using the COVID-19 American Rescue Plan as bait target the infosec and technology sectors while employing subject lines ranging from “Joe Biden Rescue Plan Act” to “IRS Rescue Plan Form” to “President’s Rescue Plan Act.”

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

One source of data that is typically missing from an infosec program is user, or employee driven data. Data should be used to monitor the health of information security, report on it, improve it, and proactively mitigate risks.One source of data that is typically missing from an infosec program is user, or employee driven data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 3, 2021

As any infosec manager will tell you, no matter how secure your infrastructure, anyone with the right credentials can walk through the front door. While corporate malware attacks are down, phishing attacks are up, averaging 1.185 per month. We are already seeing the adoption of similar technologies.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 4, 2021

However, the engineers were optimistic about the direction they were heading and the technologies they would be creating as they relate to ML and DL. The paper explores those areas as well as malicious uses of ML and DL, specifically in social engineering and phishing. About ISACA.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Longtime network and system administrator Jack Daniel is a technology community activist, mentor, and storyteller. Markstedter actively contributes to filling the infosec education gap.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The vulnerability allows hackers to create malicious phishing attacks and inject code into user’s browsers. The Internet of Things (IoT) has become of the most popular technologies in recent years, connecting real-world devices with the internet – such as connected cars, wearables and even virtual reality headsets.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Additionally, cybercriminals may be able to use inflation to their advantage, such as by sending phishing emails that appear to be from legitimate companies offering discounts or assistance. Too many folks focus on the technology as opposed to the people or process. Investing in security awareness training has a bottom line impact.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In other words, it’s not just about implementing MFA to verify user trust, it’s about using phishing-resistant MFA with risk-based authentication , device posture checks and other security controls. You’ll learn how to build a zero trust strategy and install and configure Duo, Umbrella, and other Cisco zero trust technologies.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 17, 2022

It can certainly be said that advances in technology have had a huge impact on cybersecurity in recent years. It was once the case that cybersecurity technology consisted of little more than a firewall and antivirus software. With technology like this, there's no real need for human input at all.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2024

In episode 330 Tom, Scott, and Kevin discuss the new features for iPhones and Android phones designed to warn users about secret trackers, possibly aiding in identifying stalkers.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the whirlwind of technological advancements and societal transformations, the term “AI” has undoubtedly etched itself into the forefront of global discourse. As the fast-growing technology evolves, it has become a matter of policy making and regulation. WormGPT ), and beyond.

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The Falcon's View

AUGUST 29, 2017

For those unfamiliar with Fogg's work, he started out doing research on Persuasive Technology back in the 90s, which has become the basis for most modern uses of technology to influence people (for example, use of Facebook user data to influence the 2016 US Presidential Election). Well, low-and-behold, it already exists!

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

It requires some baseline industry knowledge, but it’s a great way to stay on top of InfoSec current events. Since 2007 (before podcasting in general had really taken off), Patrick Gray and his co-host Adam Boileau have covered a wide range of InfoSec topics with insight from fellow industry leaders. Malicious Life.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

AI Use Danger As with any emerging technology, many organizations should expect errors and growing pains as teams learn the nuances of applying the technology. Some attacks will be aided by technology, while others will be more strategic in nature as companies strengthen cyberdefense against older attacks.

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Herjavec Group

APRIL 29, 2022

The alert also indicated a rise in ransomware attacks with growing technological sophistication from threat actors. The report provides further details on the following behaviours and trends in 2021 like: Gaining access to networks via phishing, stolen Remote Desktop Protocols (RDP) credentials or brute force, and exploiting vulnerabilities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 18, 2022

Last week the infosec community was hit with news about a new Windows 0-day vulnerability, Follina. Educate your users about sophisticated phishing emails. Finely tuned spam filters that prevent phishing emails from reaching user mailboxes. Mike Walters, President and Co-founder of Action1. Conclusion.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

AI-Powered Phishing - The Art of Deception: In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, AI has donned the cloak of deception, being used by attackers to facilitate exceptionally clever and convincing AI-powered phishing attacks. AI can now support on-the-fly generated phishing email development and payload content.

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Herjavec Group

MAY 19, 2022

Build security awareness training modules to educate your employees on how to spot phishing emails or business-related scams. Implement the right tools, processes, and technology – based on the needs of your organization. Conduct regular network penetration tests to identify flaws and vulnerabilities in your corporate networks.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 2, 2021

It combines the power of technology, AI, and automation with human intelligence to optimize the IT security monitoring, incident detection, and incident response times of enterprises globally. Along with these contributions, Robert is active in a number of impactful infosec initiatives. HG Phishing HG Vulnerability Management .

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 16, 2022

Norton 360, a popular antivirus product, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers, some cities in Texas have been hit with a phishing scam designed to get users to pay through fraudulent QR code stickers on public parking meters, and how Facebook is still collecting data about you even if you deactivate […].

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I seem to be doing most of that activity now on Mastodon , which appears to have absorbed most of the infosec refugees from Twitter, and in any case is proving to be a far more useful, civil and constructive place to post such things. For a variety of reasons, I will no longer be sharing these updates on Twitter.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2023

The 'it could never happen here' mentality disappears when data breaches, usually from phishing attacks, are literally happening everywhere, in every industry, to companies of all sizes. What's important now is for executive leadership to have that same sense of urgency as infosec leaders.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Further evolution of cyberthreats as a response to infosec tools and measures. For example, a popular tactic in spyware attacks is now to send phishing e-mails from compromised corporate mail accounts of a partner organization of the intended victim. As shown by the past year: Even bad phishing, we are sorry to say, works pretty well.

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SC Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

Social engineering, phishing scams, ransomware, DDoS attacks , and software vulnerabilities are just some of the threats facing overloaded security professionals with limited budgets. Bear in mind that SOAR requires a mix of technologies and tools that deliver the capabilities the infosec team requires.

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Webroot

JULY 25, 2022

Threat intelligence solutions using AI/ ML technologies can prevent false positives and reduce alert fatigue – helping cybersecurity professionals focus on strategic priorities instead of spending all their time reacting to security alerts and potential incidents.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The attacks on password managers and their users continue as Bitwarden and 1Password users have reported seeing paid ads for phishing sites in Google search results for the official login page of the password management vendors.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2019

In the spirit of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), my colleague Ashvin Kamaraju wrote about how organizations can use fundamental controls to secure their information technology. Infosec personnel should also help employees store those passwords safely such as via the use of a password manager. Employ Device Encryption.

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