IT Security Guru

MARCH 2, 2024

Legal Research and Data Analysis One of the primary areas where IT skills play a pivotal role in legal careers is in legal research and data analysis. IT skills empower legal professionals to extract valuable insights from vast amounts of legal data, aiding in case preparation, strategy formulation, and decision-making processes.

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Anton on Security

OCTOBER 21, 2020

From Google Cloud Blog: “Improving security, compliance, and governance with cloud-based DLP data discovery” So, I’ve been doing some blogging at Google Cloud blog with most posts connected to products, launches, etc. They also play well to addressing the real threat models and data security use cases people have today.

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Government Cloud Migration Data breaches Risk 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Vladimir Soukharev, InfoSec Global The advent of quantum computers poses a substantial threat to various industries due to their potential to compromise standard encryption methods that protect global data, communications, and transactions. This vulnerability could expose sensitive enterprise information to risk.

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InfoSec Encryption Risk Marketing 71

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2022

Data intelligence company BigID announced this week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas that it has rolled out new features for its privacy and data protection platform, allowing users to programmatically restrict access to sensitive cloud-based information when it’s under threat. To read this article in full, please click here

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

By Raffael Marty, SVP, Product, Cybersecurity at ConnectWise. The incident can result in compromised customer data, a tarnished reputation, and loss of productivity. Step 3: Use backup and disaster recovery (BDR) software to restore systems and data from backups taken before the network was infected by ransomware.

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 5, 2024

Gartner wrote a report that explains EASM in-depth, including why asset discovery is the tip of the EASM iceberg, and how EASM support Continuous Threat Exposure Management. According to Gartner, “Common EASM capabilities include: Performing external asset discovery of a variety of environments (on-premises and cloud).

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Penetration Testing Technology Marketing Mobile 64

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The volume of confidential documents created daily is, frankly, incalculable, and the volume of “everything” distributed across multiple data centers around the world is much, much more. Encrypting everything is time intensive because of explosive data growth. Intelligent Sensitive Data Protection.

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Encryption Unstructured Data Risk Big data 71

CSO Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

Entro, the Israeli cybersecurity company focused on protection for secrets and programmatic access to cloud services and data, has exited stealth with its first-ever product offering context-based secrets management.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Toyota Financial Services confirmed the discovery of unauthorized activity on systems in a limited number of its locations. The company has yet to disclose a data breach. TFS offers various financial products, including auto loans, leases, and insurance solutions.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

A California federal judge has ordered spyware maker NSO Group to hand over the code for Pegasus and other spyware products that were used to spy on WhatsApp users. During this time, NSO Group gained access to the users’ sensitive data, including encrypted messages.

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Spyware Government Mobile Encryption 128

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Attack surface management is generally defined as taking an adversarial perspective on the continuous discovery, inventory, classification, and monitoring of an organization’s surface area… and then doing something about it. However, taking an outside-in approach to SaaS discovery can help. Who has access?

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Threat Detection Risk Penetration Testing DNS 128

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Collectively, the tens of thousands of systems infected with Glupteba on any given day feed into a number of major cybercriminal businesses: The botnet’s proprietors sell the credential data they steal, use the botnet to place disruptive ads on the infected computers, and mine cryptocurrencies.

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Cybercrime Malware Internet Internet 221

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Both files were designated for the production environment, meaning they were likely used in real-time scenarios to handle operations in the company’s Canada branch. If cybercriminals had found those files first, they’d be able to send emails on behalf of the organization, access and exploit sensitive data, and even try to authorize payments.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Attack surface management (ASM) is a relatively new cybersecurity technology that combines elements of vulnerability management and asset discovery with the automation capabilities of breach and attack simulation (BAS) and applies them to an organization’s entire IT environment, from networks to the cloud.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2022

IT giant Lenovo released security fixes to address three vulnerabilities that impact the UEFI firmware shipped with over 70 product models. CVE-2022-1891: A buffer overflow has been identified in the SystemLoadDefaultDxe driver in some Lenovo notebook products which may allow an attacker with local privileges to execute arbitrary code.

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Firmware Hacking Technology Information Security 130

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Apple users are being urged to update their devices as soon as possible, following the discovery of multiple Zero-Day vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited by hackers. Apple has been taking steps to enhance the security of its products against these types of attacks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2023

The latest Cybernews discovery showcases that popular car brands sometimes leave their doors open, as if inviting threat actors to feast on their client data. million vehicles a year, potentially exposed its business secrets and client data. million vehicles a year, potentially exposed its business secrets and client data.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

Ransomware Redefined: RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware attacks MAR-10445155-1.v1 v1 Truebot Activity Infects U.S. Ransomware Redefined: RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware attacks MAR-10445155-1.v1 v1 Truebot Activity Infects U.S.

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Firewall Ransomware Password Management Malware 93

Veracode Security

MARCH 30, 2023

On one hand, it can make new experiences possible and elevate productivity. Getting faster at creating and finding security flaws does not make us faster at fixing them; data shows us that one in four vulnerabilities remain open well over a year after first discovery.

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Technology Software Risk Cybersecurity 59

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

25, 2023— DataPivot Technologies , a prominent provider of Data Center, Cloud and Data Protection Solutions, understands that healthcare providers today are scrambling to solve complex clinical, operational and patient data backup & recovery challenges. North Andover, Mass.,

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 25, 2023

Here are some key considerations: Positive Impacts Increased Efficiency and Productivity: AI has the potential to automate repetitive tasks, allowing humans to focus on more complex and creative endeavors. This can lead to enhanced productivity and efficiency in various industries.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 29, 2022

How the new Spirion-Thales partnership enables sensitive-data-centric encryption. To meet the challenges of modern perimeterless, data-driven enterprises, it’s no longer enough to lock down the network. The security must be embedded with the data wherever it travels. Spirion’s Data Discovery and Classification is Step #1.

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Encryption Big data Education Marketing 87

Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2021

The discovery was casually made several months ago, while experts were configuring a brand new HP printer, and noticed that an old printer driver from 2005 called SSPORT.SYS was triggering an alert by Process Hacker. 20 May, 2021 – We notified HP that the “affected products” listing is incomplete and provided extra information.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

ConnectWise recently warned of the following two critical vulnerabilities in its ScreenConnect remote desktop access product: CVE-2024-1709 – CWE-288 Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel (CVSS score 10) CVE-2024-1708 – CWE-22 Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (“path traversal”) (CVSS score 8.4)

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Ransomware Malware Software Authentication 122

SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

In short, products in this category aim to catalogue and help manage an organization’s exposed assets. The core group we’re focused on for the purposes of this group test are products that largely replace the function of an OSINT assessment, an external network vulnerability assessment and some portions of a penetration test.

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Penetration Testing Marketing Internet Internet 87

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2023

Also, the credentials could have been used to gain initial access into corporate networks to deploy ransomware, steal or sabotage internal documents, or gain access to user data. Exposed web folder | Source: Cybernews Public access to web directories The discovery of the vulnerability was made on March 7th.

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Daniel Miessler

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

2026-) Cyberinsurance will ascend as the primary mechanism for making cybersecurity-related product and service decisions within companies. It’s an industry that worships data because their profits depend on it, and that’s why they’ll be the first to be able to tell us what works and what doesn’t work in security.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2023

Security loopholes on social marketplace website trustanduse.com exposed data of around 439,000 users including many businesses for at least six months. Disclosing personal data on platforms providing digital services is always risky. It also leaked access to their products, such as the API. Sensitive information exposed.

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Media Accountability Authentication Internet 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 14, 2021

Schrems II moves the goalposts – better data discovery can help. If you had been relying on the EU-US Privacy Shield framework, this is no longer sufficient to ensure compliance with the stringent EU data protection requirements, especially GDPR. Making effective data discovery the rule rather than the exception.

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Data privacy Encryption Risk Marketing 90

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 1, 2023

As APIs continue to play a crucial role in connecting applications and data sources, especially in cloud environments, protecting them has become a top priority. Meanwhile, Salt Security, a competitor in the space, highlighted its API Protection Platform’s new advanced threat detection capabilities and enhanced API discovery features.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Mind you, the 47-year-old TV presenter who made Discovery Channel rank to in TV ratings with his ‘Running wild with Bear Grylls’ television program offered tips to Actress Scarlett Johnson when her iCloud photos leaked online in 2011. He just asked her to use a remote data wiping software on her next iPhone.

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Google Security

OCTOBER 26, 2023

One of the most important developments involves expanding our existing Bug Hunter Program to foster third-party discovery and reporting of issues and vulnerabilities specific to our AI systems. We're detailing our criteria for AI bug reports to assist our bug hunting community in effectively testing the safety and security of AI products.

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Architecture Accountability Engineering Software 87

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 7, 2021

Hackers have set their eyes on mission critical SAP applications for stealing data and disrupting critical processes, mostly in manufacturing and operational sector. The highlight in the find is that the threat actors are exploiting a bug in the SAP application to deploy ransomware not before stealing data.

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Cyber Attacks Manufacturing Software Cybersecurity 102

Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

Buffer overflows can be used to overwrite useful data, cause network crashes, or replace memory with arbitrary code that the instruction pointer later executes. But once they have access they can use the vulnerability to get permissions to install programs, view, change, or delete data, and encrypt files. Mitigation.

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Software Firmware Manufacturing Engineering 143

Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2023

Zacks Investment Research (Zacks) disclosed a data breach, the security may have exposed the data of 820K customers. Zacks Investment Research (Zacks) disclosed a data breach, the security incident may have affected the personal information of its 820,000 customers. ” reads the notice of data breach.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

There is no data plane exposure; this is a control plane issue only.” There is no data plane exposure; this is a control plane issue only.” There is no data plane exposure; this is a control plane issue only.” reads the advisory published by F5. reads the advisory published by F5. reads the advisory published by F5.

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Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Furthermore, they have openly claimed that BlackMatter is the product of reproducing the “best parts” of previous ransomware operations [1]. Olympus A manufacturer of optics, endoscopy, and reprography products. T1018 Remote System Discovery BlackMatter enumerates remote machines in the domain. . has publicly?claimed?that

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