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Patch Tuesday, May 2024 Edition

Krebs on Security

Emerging in 2007 as a banking trojan, QakBot (a.k.a. Regardless of whether you use a Mac or Windows system (or something else), it’s always a good idea to backup your data and or system before applying any security updates. Kaspersky said it has since seen the exploit used together with QakBot and other malware.

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BEST PRACTICES: Resurgence of encrypted thumb drives shows value of offline backups — in the field

The Last Watchdog

Co-founder Jay Kim was running a family steel fabrication business when he took a trip to South Korea in the fall of 2007. Kim: Yes, companies want assurance that they have an offline backup, yet they also want to be able to monitor what people are doing with those backups, as well. LW: Threats are still out there, essentially.

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Vulnerabilities in Weapons Systems

Schneier on Security

When Israel in 2007 bombed a Syrian nuclear reactor, the raid was preceded by what is believed to have been a cyber attack on Syrian air defenses that resulted in radar screens showing no threat as bombers zoomed overhead. And militaries need to have well-developed backup plans, for when systems are subverted.

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NEW TECH: DataLocker extends products, services to encrypt data on portable storage devices

The Last Watchdog

Launched as a one-man operation in 2007, DataLocker has grown into a leading manufacturer of encrypted external drives, thumb drives, flash drives and self-encrypting, recordable CDs and DVDs. Related: Marriott reports huge data breach Ever thought about encrypting the data held on a portable storage device?

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Reddit discloses a data breach, a hacker accessed user data

Security Affairs

The hacker accessed user data, email addresses, and a 2007 backup database containing hashed passwords managed by the platform. “A hacker broke into a few of Reddit’s systems and managed to access some user data, including some current email addresses and a 2007 database backup containing old salted and hashed passwords.

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Cyber Pearl Harbor Is Happening Right Now — It’s Ransomware

Daniel Miessler

Since 2007 the InfoSec industry has been talking about TheBigOne™—the event that would change cyber threats from annoyances to existential concerns. Many groups have come to realize that some companies have good backups, so they start by stealing a copy of the data for themselves at the beginning of the attack.

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How to Backup Outlook Account Settings: Manual vs. Automatic tools

Spinone

This article describes several ways to backup Outlook account settings in great detail. How do I backup my Outlook rules? Overview of the Ways to Back up Outlook Account Settings The legend has it that early versions of Outlook contained special functionality that enabled you to backup your account settings. Neither do we.

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