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. Tank, seen here performing as a DJ in Ukraine in an undated photo from social media.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

You’d think that having an amazing resume, a couple of bug bounties, or a CTF win would land you that dream infosec job. At a time when organizations are dealing with the SolarWinds breach and a persistent threat of ransomware throughout the world. There's a serious shortage of InfoSec professionals.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

You’d think that having an amazing resume, a couple of bug bounties, or a CTF win would land you that dream infosec job. At a time when organizations are dealing with the SolarWinds breach and a persistent threat of ransomware throughout the world. There's a serious shortage of InfoSec professionals.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Threat actors have dramatically escalated their attacks – targeting security controls like multi-factor authentication (MFA), conducting wily social engineering attacks and extorting businesses large and small with ransomware. For strategic guidance and access to hands-on labs, register for one of our free Zero Trust Workshops.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered for some big moments in the world of cybersecurity: the largest known distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a phishing attack on a United States presidential candidate’s campaign, and ransomware attacks on major healthcare organizations are just a few. Ransomware The U.S. For a preview, read on.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There’s been a lot of weird and frankly bizarre attacks over the course of 2022, nestled in amongst the usual ransomware outbreaks and data breaches. Whether we’re talking social media, email, or even malware, there’s been a mind bending tale of tall behaviour in almost every corner.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

This means learning from the successes and the failures and using those learnings to enhance security measures, standards, and technology. The Rise of Ransomware. I never thought I’d live to see the day where ransomware was a common household term. Ransomware – the hacker’s current cyber weapon of choice.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 1, 2023

The campaign uses consistent maritime-related social engineering lures in spearphishing emails almost certainly targeting the maritime industry. The attractiveness of the industry to ransomware groups ( 3, 4 ) means there is a market for initial access brokers (IAB) to sell to.

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