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DOGE as a National Cyberattack

Schneier on Security

Ron Wyden said his office had learned that the attackers gained privileges that allow them to modify core programs in Treasury Department computers that verify federal payments, access encrypted keys that secure financial transactions, and alter audit logs that record system changes.

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MY TAKE: Why monetizing data lakes will require applying ‘attribute-based’ access rules to encryption

The Last Watchdog

They outlined why something called attribute-based encryption, or ABE, has emerged as the basis for a new form of agile cryptography that we will need in order to kick digital transformation into high gear. PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. This creates exposure.

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Top Cybersecurity Trends to Watch Out For in 2025

Centraleyes

Verizons Data Breach Investigations Report showed that 74% of security breaches involve a human element, with system administrators and developers accounting for most of these errors. Expect to see more investments in privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) such as encryption, anonymization, and data masking.

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DFSCoerce, a new NTLM relay attack, can take control over a Windows domain

Malwarebytes

Organizations primarily use AD to perform authentication and authorization. NTLM is the successor to the authentication protocol in Microsoft LAN Manager (LANMAN). NTLM is the successor to the authentication protocol in Microsoft LAN Manager (LANMAN). NTLM is short for New Technology LAN Manager. NTLM relay attack.

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Microsoft provides more mitigation instructions for the PetitPotam attack

Malwarebytes

The attack could force remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that could then be easily cracked. Microsoft quickly sent out an advisory for system administrators to stop using the now deprecated Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) to thwart an attack. The authentication process does not require the plaintext password.

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Ransomware – Stop’em Before They Wreak Havoc

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cybercriminals use it as a launching pad to block access to business-critical systems by encrypting data in files, databases, or entire computer systems, until the victim pays a ransom. Cybercriminals hold your data hostage by encrypting it, and threaten to destroy it or publish it, unless a large ransom is paid.

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MY TAKE: Black Hat USA 2024’s big takeaway – GenAI factors into the quest for digital resiliency

The Last Watchdog

Its solution includes hardware encryption, software-based multi-factor authentication, and AI-driven anomaly detection within the storage itself, Hansen noted. For starters the ring is aimed at system administrators and senior executives, but could eventually go mainstream.

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