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BEST PRACTICES: Mock phishing attacks prep employees to avoid being socially engineered

The Last Watchdog

Despite billions of dollars spent on the latest, greatest antivirus suites, firewalls and intrusion detection systems, enterprises continue to suffer breaches that can be traced back to the actions of a single, unsuspecting employee. Yet there is a single point of failure common to just about all network break-ins: humans.

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Microsoft blocked Polonium attacks against Israeli organizations

Security Affairs

Since February, the attacks targeted organizations in critical manufacturing, IT, and Israel’s defense industry. . POLONIUM notified affected organizations and deployed a series of security intelligence updates that will quarantine tools developed by POLONIUM operators.

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Vietnam-linked Bismuth APT leverages coin miners to stay under the radar

Security Affairs

Learn how the group tried to stay under the radar using threats perceived to be less alarming: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 30, 2020. “To perform DLL sideloading, BISMUTH introduced outdated versions of various applications, including Microsoft Defender Antivirus.