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The top cyber security stories of 2022

Security Boulevard

A look in the rearview can tell you a lot about the future, so we revisited the top cyber security stories of 2022 with experts in the field. The post The top cyber security stories of 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Top 23 Security Predictions for 2023 (Part 1)

Lohrman on Security

After a year full of data breaches, ransomware attacks and real-world cyber impacts stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, what’s next? Here’s part 1 of your annual roundup of security industry forecasts for 2023 and beyond.

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Hacked Ring Cams Used to Record Swatting Victims

Krebs on Security

Photo: BrandonKleinPhoto / Shutterstock.com. Two U.S. men have been charged with hacking into the Ring home security cameras of a dozen random people and then “swatting” them — falsely reporting a violent incident at the target’s address to trick local police into responding with force. Prosecutors say the duo used the compromised Ring devices to stream live video footage on social media of police raiding their targets’ homes, and to taunt authorities when they arri

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How to Surrender to a Drone

Schneier on Security

The Ukrainian army has released an instructional video explaining how Russian soldiers should surrender to a drone: “Seeing the drone in the field of view, make eye contact with it,” the video instructs. Soldiers should then raise their arms and signal they’re ready to follow. After that the drone will move up and down a few meters, before heading off at walking pace in the direction of the nearest representatives of Ukraine’s army, it says.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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Troy Hunt

Despite having both my tripod and mic in the wrong suitcase in the wrong place, Scott and I still pulled together a weekly vid from the Norwegian mountains. Much of this week is a combination of our travels here, responses to my tweets around cookie warnings and reactions to Elon's various decisions (and undecisions) on Twitter. Plus, there's the CoinTracker and Gemini breaches which appear to have stemmed from the SendGrid breach, the connection to that incident having been made by Co

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2022 Cyber Review: The Year the Ukraine War Shocked the World

Lohrman on Security

This past year will be remembered as another year of ransomware attacks, data breaches impacting critical infrastructure and, most of all, global cybersecurity impacts from the Russian war with Ukraine.

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Ukraine Intercepting Russian Soldiers’ Cell Phone Calls

Schneier on Security

They’re using commercial phones, which go through the Ukrainian telecom network : “You still have a lot of soldiers bringing cellphones to the frontline who want to talk to their families and they are either being intercepted as they go through a Ukrainian telecommunications provider or intercepted over the air,” said Alperovitch. “That doesn’t pose too much difficulty for the Ukrainian security services.” […]. “Security has always been a mess, bot

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Study: Consumer security savvy is way behind IoT threat landscape

Tech Republic Security

A new Comcast study hints at a major risk to businesses, governments and public systems due to poor cybersecurity in the booming Internet of Things industry. The post Study: Consumer security savvy is way behind IoT threat landscape appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Lastpass: Hackers stole customer vault data in cloud storage breach

Bleeping Computer

LastPass revealed today that attackers stole customer vault data after breaching its cloud storage earlier this year using information stolen during an August 2022 incident. [.].

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Why do cyber-attacks increase during holidays?

Security Boulevard

Why do cyber-attacks increase during holidays? Why do cyber-attacks increase during holidays? The holiday season is traditionally a golden opportunity for hackers to take advantage of the increase in the number of employees working remotely, decrease in IT staff levels, and extended server vulnerabilities. It’s a season when the number of attacks to access your […].

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The Tumultuous IT Landscape Is Making Hiring More Difficult

After a year of sporadic hiring and uncertain investment areas, tech leaders are scrambling to figure out what’s next. This whitepaper reveals how tech leaders are hiring and investing for the future. Download today to learn more!

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Hacking the JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch System

Schneier on Security

Two men have been convicted of hacking the taxi dispatch system at the JFK airport. This enabled them to reorder the taxis on the list; they charged taxi drivers $10 to cut the line.

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On-premises vs cloud security: What are the pros and cons?

Tech Republic Security

Is on-premises or cloud computing operations more secure for your business? Consider the security pros and cons with our guide. The post On-premises vs cloud security: What are the pros and cons? appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Google introduces end-to-end encryption for Gmail on the web

Bleeping Computer

Google announced on Friday that it's adding end-to-end encryption to Gmail on the web, allowing enrolled Google Workspace users to send and receive encrypted emails within their domain and outside their domain. [.].

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A Robot’s View of AI in Cybersecurity

Security Boulevard

An AI chatbot wrote the following article on AI in cybersecurity. For real. No humans were harmed in the drafting of this article. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are rapidly advancing technologies that have the potential to greatly impact cybersecurity. These technologies can be used to enhance security by analyzing large amounts of.

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The Importance of User Roles and Permissions in Cybersecurity Software

How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.

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Old vulnerabilities in Cisco products actively exploited in the wild

Security Affairs

IT giant Cisco is warning of threat actors exploiting many old vulnerabilities in attacks in the wild. Cisco has updated multiple security advisories to warn of the active exploitation of several old vulnerabilities impacting its products. The bugs, some of which are rated as ‘critical’ severity, impact Cisco IOS, NX-OS, and HyperFlex software. Below are the critical vulnerabilities being exploited in attacks in the wild: CVE-2017-12240 (CVSS score of 9.8) – The vulnerability affects the D

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Google unveils beta of client-side encryption for Gmail

Tech Republic Security

Customers of Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, or Education Standard can apply for the beta until Jan. 20, 2023. The post Google unveils beta of client-side encryption for Gmail appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082 – zero-days in MS Exchange

SecureList

Summary. At the end of September, GTSC reported an attack on critical infrastructure that took place in August. During the investigation, experts found that two 0-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server were used in the attack. The first one, later identified as CVE-2022-41040, is a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to remotely trigger the next vulnerability – CVE-2022-41082.

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GitHub Secret Scanning is now Free (as in Beer)

Security Boulevard

Microsoft’s GitHub source control service will help stop devs accidentally embedding secrets in public code repositories. It’s a big problem. The post GitHub Secret Scanning is now Free (as in Beer) appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.

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Okta's source code stolen after GitHub repositories hacked

Bleeping Computer

In a 'confidential' email notification sent by Okta and seen by BleepingComputer, the company states that attackers gained access to its GitHub repositories this month and stole the company's source code. [.].

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GitHub offers secret scanning for free

Tech Republic Security

Open source software development service has made it easier for developers using its public repositories to keep coding secrets and tokens close to the chest. The post GitHub offers secret scanning for free appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Business Communication Compromise (BCC) Predictions for 2023

CyberSecurity Insiders

By Steven Spadaccini, VP Threat Intelligence, SafeGuard Cyber. In 2022, cybersecurity further became a top priority for businesses around the world following critical attacks on both the public and private sectors and of course, the use of cyber warfare as a Russian tactic in its invasion of Ukraine. This year, organizations have spent significant time and resources attempting to mitigate the risks associated with Business Communication Compromise, including phishing attacks and Personally-Ident

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What is Kubernetes Governance?

Security Boulevard

Kubernetes governance is the set of policies and procedures organizations adopt to define how Kubernetes is managed and maintained, and it is an essential part of how enterprises become production-ready at scale. Kubernetes governance includes management of Kubernetes resources, scheduling, upgrades, and role-based access control. It also includes the process for making decisions about Kubernetes, such as how to manage security issues, bug fixes, and feature requests. .

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The Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report

Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.

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North Korea-linked hackers stole $626 million in virtual assets in 2022

Security Affairs

North Korea-linked threat actors have stolen an estimated $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years. South Korea’s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, estimated that North Korea-linked threat actors have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years.

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What is Microsoft’s Secure Supply Chain Consumption Framework, and why should I use it?

Tech Republic Security

Microsoft has open sourced its framework for managing open source in software development. The post What is Microsoft’s Secure Supply Chain Consumption Framework, and why should I use it? appeared first on TechRepublic.

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ChatGPT: What are the Implications for Infosec?

SecureWorld News

ChatGPT, a chatbot developed by OpenAI, is all the rage right now, and is so popular the site continually throws up an overcapacity message. Launched in November of this year, ChatGPT is designed to provide detailed responses and articulate answers across many domains of knowledge. The ability to ask any question on just about any topic and have a very intelligent answer given has cybersecurity experts wondering if the infosec community is using it and, if so, for what; and, if so, how is it wor

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Cloud Security Podcast?—?Two Years Later or Our Year-End Reflections for 2022!

Security Boulevard

Cloud Security Podcast — Two Years Later or Our Year-End Reflections for 2022! We have been running our Cloud Security Podcast by Google for almost 2 years ( TWO YEARS! ) and since we are on a break now, I wanted to reflect a bit, while Tim is relaxing on a beach somewhere warm and “ hammy” ?. So, we aired 102 episodes, but what was new in 2022? We explored a few new areas of cloud security.

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Bringing the Cybersecurity Imperative Into Focus

Tech leaders today are facing shrinking budgets and investment concerns. This whitepaper provides insights from over 1,000 tech leaders on how to stay secure and attract top cybersecurity talent, all while doing more with less. Download today to learn more!

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Experts spotted a variant of the Agenda Ransomware written in Rust

Security Affairs

Researchers spotted a new variant of the Agenda ransomware which is written in the cross-platform programming language Rust. Trend Micro researchers have spotted a new variant of the Agenda ransomware (aka Qilin) that is written in Rust Language. The move follows the decision of other ransomware gangs, like Hive , Blackcat , RansomExx , and Luna , of rewriting their ransomware into Rust.

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Cisco Talos report: Threat actors use known Excel vulnerability

Tech Republic Security

The use of.XLL Excel files by threat actors to infect computers with malware is growing fast. Learn more about this relatively new technique and how to protect from it. The post Cisco Talos report: Threat actors use known Excel vulnerability appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Cybersecurity Predictions: 2023 Brings New Threats from Hybrid Working and Economic Downturn

CyberSecurity Insiders

John Stock, Product Manager, Outpost24. With continued challenges from remote and hybrid working, increased economic unrest and geopolitical conflict, and a new gang of teenage hackers , 2022 has certainly thrown cybersecurity professionals some curveballs. While many of the same trends and threats remain, 2023 is likely to keep us on our toes as these threats mature and the landscape continues to shift.

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Brave launches FrodoPIR, a privacy-focused database query system

Bleeping Computer

Brave Software developers have created a new privacy-centric database query system called FrodoPIR that retrieves data from servers without disclosing the content of user queries. [.].

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Cybersecurity Predictions for 2024

Within the past few years, ransomware attacks have turned to critical infrastructure, healthcare, and government entities. Attackers have taken advantage of the rapid shift to remote work and new technologies. Add to that hacktivism due to global conflicts and U.S. elections, and an increased focus on AI, and you have the perfect recipe for a knotty and turbulent 2024.