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Career Choice Tip: Cybercrime is Mostly Boring

Krebs on Security

The findings come in a new paper released by researchers at Cambridge University’s Cybercrime Centre , which examined the quality and types of work needed to build, maintain and defend illicit enterprises that make up a large portion of the cybercrime-as-a-service market.

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Orcus RAT Author Charged in Malware Scheme

Krebs on Security

In July 2016, KrebsOnSecurity published a story identifying a Toronto man as the author of the Orcus RAT , a software product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. This week, Canadian authorities criminally charged him with orchestrating an international malware scheme.

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Adconion Execs Plead Guilty in Federal Anti-Spam Case

Krebs on Security

“While defendants touted ties to well-known name brands, the email marketing campaigns associated with the hijacked IP addresses included advertisements such as ‘BigBeautifulWomen,’ ‘iPhone4S Promos,’ and ‘LatinLove[Cost-per-Click].'”

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Q&A: Here’s why robust ‘privileged access management’ has never been more vital

The Last Watchdog

Last Watchdog asked Adam Bosnian, executive vice president at CyberArk – the company that pioneered the market – to put into context how much can be gained by prioritizing privilege in today’s dynamic, fast-evolving digital business landscape. Bosnian : The definition of privilege continues to evolve as the technology landscape changes.

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Technology’s contributions toward safety in healthcare

CyberSecurity Insiders

Technology in healthcare has the potential to make all the difference in terms of safety outcomes. But technology isn’t always safe. However, technology ultimately is doing more good than bad in healthcare. This widespread utilization of telehealth would have been impossible without advancing technology.

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Black Hat AI Tools Fuel Rise in Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks

eSecurity Planet

This experiment underscores the significant threat posed by generative AI technologies like WormGPT, even in the hands of novice cybercriminals.” The forums contain marketing of ChatGPT-like custom modules, which are expressly promoted as black hat alternatives. Promotion of jailbreaks for AI platforms.

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How to Meet Phishing-Resistant MFA

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Additionally, phishing-resistant technologies can verify the source and destination's authenticity, ensuring that the authentication process can only occur between the intended site and the user's device. CISA strongly urges system administrators and other high-value targeted users (attorneys, HR Staff, Top Management.)

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