Schneier on Security

APRIL 25, 2024

In just a few decades, much of human knowledge has been collectively written up and made available to anyone with an internet connection. The internet initially promised to change this process. In response, scammers built link farms and spammed comment sections, falsely presenting their trashy pages as authoritative.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

Related: Using ‘Big Data’ to improve health and well-being But there’s yet another towering technology mountain to climb: we must also overcome the limitations of Moore’s Law. Optical technology can enable us to control energy consumption so we can support increasing capacity and increasing bandwidth,” Gomi summarizes.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2023

The standard enables email security solutions and internet service providers (ISPs) to filter in “good” emails and improve their ability to filter out “bad” emails. DMARC builds upon the Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and the DomainKeys Identified Message (DKIM) technologies to add security and instructions for a specific domain.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Introduction Technological advancements reshape daily life and redefine digital interactions. Among these technological swifts, Web3 Security has stood out as a game-changer. It is promising a decentralized future and revolutionizing how we create and use online platforms and apps.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 8, 2024

She serves on the board of several technology companies and also happens to be steeped in cyber risk governance. Thus, presenting a sky-is-falling scenario to justify a fatter security budget, “does not resonate at the board level,” she said in her talk. Here’s that exchange, edited for clarity and length.

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Hackology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Video technology has become a powerful tool for businesses of all sizes to reach their target audience and increase engagement. Harnessing the power of video technology can take your business to the next level, providing a unique and effective way to communicate with your customers.

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Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, social engineering has undergone significant transformations over the years, propelled by advancements in technology. This article delves into the historical shifts in social engineering tactics and explores how adversaries embrace new technologies to achieve their objectives.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 21, 2022

For example, people could run through training scenarios in virtual environments, or be ‘present’ via an avatar in a virtual office. . It is also likely that phishing will become a lot more sophisticated and intrusive, enabled by Metaverse technology. The internet is, by this point, a must for business. Employee loyalty.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

DKIM Fundamentals The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) publishes full information on the DKIM and its standards, which were last updated in 2011. DKIM Disadvantages Although an important and useful standard to adopt, DKIM does present some challenges that need to be acknowledged. The post What is DKIM Email Security Technology?

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies provide intriguing opportunities for immersive and interactive experiences in cybersecurity training. Related: GenAI’ impact on DevSecOps Here’s how these technologies can bridge learning gaps in cybersecurity awareness and enhance the overall training experience.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2023

Meanwhile, weaponized email continues to pose a clear and present threat to all businesses. IRONSCALES, for instance, applies natural language processing technology to identify patterns and flush out anything suspicious. Email remains by far the no.1 1 business communications tool. ICES solutions vet the messages that slip through.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. A relatively new method of fraud on the ICO market was stealing a White Paper of ICO project and presenting an identical idea under a new brand name. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Today, there are two major types of common CMS platforms: •The older “traditional” or “monolithic” CMS platforms include a content repository (usually a multimedia database), the administrative console (where content is added and categorized), the presentation system (which makes nice-looking pages), and the search engine. Gierlinger.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This was the focal point of presentations at Tanium’s Converge 2022 conference which I had the privilege to attend last week at the Fairmont Austin in the Texas capital. The technology and data analytics are readily available to accomplish this; and endpoints – specifically servers and user devices – represent a logical starting point. “We

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

We show that the car industry has not considered this type of attack by demonstrating the attack on today's most advanced ADAS and autopilot technologies: Mobileye 630 PRO and the Tesla Model X, HW 2.5; The paper will be presented at CyberTech at the end of the month.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 24, 2019

Addressing third-parties Allen founded The Santa Fe Group in 1995 and established it as a leading consultancy, specializing on emerging technologies. If you’re talking about tens of thousands of potential vendors that could present a risk to you.” Those can be hacked and present ways to come into a system,” Allen told me. •

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 3, 2022

Findings released this week by ReversingLabs show 87 percent of security and technology professionals view software tampering as a new breach vector of concern, yet only 37 percent say they have a way to detect it across their software supply chain. It’s encouraging that the technology to do that is available. Implementing SBOM.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

This aptly describes the Internet of Things (IoT), where many small things are coming together to shape what we all hope will deliver a great leap in the way we live and do business. Thales eSecurity and our technology partner Nexus Group are helping secure the IoT from the ground up, starting with the manufacturing of IoT devices.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

If you’re into this sort of thing, it’s pretty much the most fun you can possibly have on the Internet without committing multiple felonies. The researchers have since commercialized the technology, which is now busily defending networks for customers like the U.S. People train for months. Winning is a big deal. Department of Defense.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

how are they connected to the Internet (hint: they aren't, they are… [link] — Robᵉʳᵗ Graham ? ErrataRob) February 7, 2024 Several experts explained that electric toothbrushes have no direct connections to the internet, they relies on Bluetooth to connect to mobile apps. what was the brand of toothbrushes?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The external attack surface of companies continues to grow, presenting threat actors with a larger opportunity to gain access to exposed assets. In many cases, hackers find it easier to attack these assets and use them as entry points into a company’s technology system than a direct attack. A Cloud Journey Filled with Oversights.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Matter is intended to be the lingua franca for the Internet of Things. To get a full grasp on why Matter matters, I recently visited with Steve Hanna, distinguished engineer at Infineon Technologies , a global semiconductor manufacturer based in Neubiberg, Germany. It’s only a first step and there’s a long way to go.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In January 2021, technology vendor Ubiquiti Inc. They allege that in late December 2020, Sharp applied for a job at another technology company, and then abused his privileged access to Ubiquiti’s systems at Amazon’s AWS cloud service and the company’s GitHub accounts to download large amounts of proprietary data.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 5, 2024

Generative AI (GenAI) is a top player changing the internet’s landscape. Infiltrating various markets, it presents new and enhanced risks to this landscape. Start by protecting yourself by removing your information from the internet. You’re able to leverage this technology to benefit your company if you know the latest threat.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 15, 2018

Artificial intelligence technologies have the potential to upend the longstanding advantage that attack has over defense on the Internet. This has to do with the relative strengths and weaknesses of people and computers, how those all interplay in Internet security, and where AI technologies might change things.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

According to a security advisory from Redmond, the security hole CVE-2021-40444 affects the “MSHTML” component of Internet Explorer (IE) on Windows 10 and many Windows Server versions. There is currently no official patch for the flaw, but Microsoft has released recommendations for mitigating the threat.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2024

The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies uncovered an updated version of “ TheMoon ” bot targeting end-of-life (EoL) small home/small office (SOHO) routers and IoT devices. However, if any of these shells were present, it proceeded to decrypt, deposit, and execute the subsequent stage payload “ nttpd.”

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Schneier on Security

JULY 21, 2023

In New York, AI systems equipped with facial recognition technology are being used by businesses to identify shoplifters. Made possible by advances in surveillance, communications technologies, and big-data analytics, microdirectives will be a new and predominant form of law shaped largely by machines.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

DigiCert’s survey presents hard evidence that trust can be the basis of a winning business model. Emerging standards Indeed, advanced technologies, new protocols and emerging best practices are at hand to help companies build and sustain trust. “Trust has become absolutely paramount in the world,” Nelson observes.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Most of us internet users are obviously familiar with CAPTCHAs: a challenge or test that is designed to filter out bots (automated programs) and only allow legitimate human users in. As a user, we only need to click on the checkbox, but it is actually a pretty advanced technology.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2023

Verimatrix CEO Asaf Ashkenazi described for me how his company is leveraging technologies perfected by the entertainment industry to protect mobile apps. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as Two impromptu meetings I had touched on this.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2022

CVE-2022-22536 is a memory pipes (MPI) desynchronization vulnerability named Internet Communication Manager Advanced Desync (ICMAD). Internet Communication Manager Advanced Desync (ICMAD) is a memory pipes (MPI) desynchronization vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-22536. reads the advisory published by CISA. reads the Threat Report.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

com via Domaintools.com shows the domain was assigned in 2015 to a company called “ Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co. A records search at Domaintools for “Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co” returns 11 domains, including blazefire[.]net, com is the domain name for Shanghai Qianyou Network Technology Co.,

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Government Accountability Office in 2020 about increasing risk due to connected aircraft technology developments. There are three factors that I could see presenting an even greater risk going forward. There was another warning from the U.S. More recently, there were seven noteworthy attacks on airlines in just one month last year.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

What’s more, it will likely take a blend of legacy security technologies – in advanced iterations – combined with a new class of smart security tools to cut through the complexities of defending contemporary business networks. I’ve recently had several deep-dive discussions with cybersecurity experts at Juniper Networks, about this.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 9, 2023

Technology oversight is a common mandate across IT and security frameworks and compliance specifications, but achieving that oversight is difficult. First, technology and operational intelligence, across the myriad of users, endpoints, applications and infrastructure, is siloed and fragmented. By Scott Gordon, CISSP, Oomnitza .

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In a recent analysis of the public and Internet-facing assets of 471 of the Fortune 500 companies, Cyberpion uncovered more than 148,000 critical vulnerabilities (exploits that are publicly available and actively targeted), with an average of 476 per company. “As CISA makes clear, this presents an unacceptable level of risk.”

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