CyberSecurity Insiders
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Staffing shortages in some industries have worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc in 2020, especially in cybersecurity. Cyberattacks have increased in many sectors, primarily targeting education and healthcare. What can employers do for their businesses with attacks rising alongside the widening cybersecurity skills gap? What Is the Cybersecurity Skills Gap?
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. It’s not clear who’s behind this network of fake CISOs or what their intentions may be. But the fabricated LinkedIn identities are confusing search engine results for CISO roles at major companies, and they are being indexed as gospel by various downstream data-scraping sources.
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Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
The Atlantic Council has published a report on securing the Internet of Things: “Security in the Billions: Toward a Multinational Strategy to Better Secure the IoT Ecosystem.” The report examines the regulatory approaches taken by four countries—the US, the UK, Australia, and Singapore—to secure home, medical, and networking/telecommunications devices.
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Digital resiliency has arisen as something of a Holy Grail in the current environment. Related: The big lesson of Log4j. Enterprises are racing to push their digital services out to the far edge of a highly interconnected, cloud-centric operating environment. This has triggered a seismic transition of company networks, one that has put IT teams and security teams under enormous pressure.
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Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Enterprise software delivery company CloudBees has a new SaaS offering to discuss, and the firm's CEO gets philosophical. The post CloudBees CEO: Software delivery is now ‘release orchestration’ appeared first on TechRepublic.
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022
A 36-year-old Russian man recently identified by KrebsOnSecurity as the likely proprietor of the massive RSOCKS botnet has been arrested in Bulgaria at the request of U.S. authorities. At a court hearing in Bulgaria this month, the accused hacker requested and was granted extradition to the United States, reportedly telling the judge, “America is looking for me because I have enormous information and they need it.” A copy of the passport for Denis Kloster, as posted to his Vkontakte
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The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Today’s enterprises are facing more complexities and challenges than ever before. Related: Replacing VPNs with ZTNA. Thanks to the emergence of today’s hybrid and multi-cloud environments and factors like remote work, ransomware attacks continue to permeate each industry. In fact, the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report revealed an alarming 13 percent increase in ransomware attacks overall – greater than past five years combined – and the inability to properly manage identities and pri
Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Jack Wallen details a recent hack and why he believes one aspect of two-factor authentication is part of the problem. The post Why 2FA is failing and what should be done about it appeared first on TechRepublic.
We Live Security
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Had your Instagram account stolen? Don’t panic – here’s how to get your account back and how to avoid getting hacked (again). The post What happens with a hacked Instagram account – and how to recover it appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
Security Boulevard
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Netography today added support for context labels and tagging to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides deep packet inspection capabilities to identify cybersecurity threats in near-real-time. Netography CEO Martin Roesch said labels and tags will make it easier for cybersecurity teams to use flow logs to visualize and analyze network traffic by application, location, compliance.
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CSO Magazine
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
In August, Patrick Hillman, chief communications officer of blockchain ecosystem Binance, knew something was off when he was scrolling through his full inbox and found six messages from clients about recent video calls with investors in which he had allegedly participated. “Thanks for the investment opportunity,” one of them said. “I have some concerns about your investment advice,” another wrote.
Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Microsoft investigated a new kind of attack where malicious OAuth applications were deployed on compromised cloud tenants before being used for mass spamming. The post Malicious Oauth app enables attackers to send spam through corporate cloud tenants appeared first on TechRepublic.
We Live Security
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Online predators increasingly trick or coerce youth into sharing explicit videos and photos of themselves before threatening to post the content online. The post Protecting teens from sextortion: What parents should know appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Researchers from Mandiant have discovered a novel malware persistence technique within VMware ESXi Hypervisors. Mandiant detailed a novel technique used by malware authors to achieve administrative access within VMware ESXi Hypervisors and take over vCenter servers and virtual machines for Windows and Linux to perform the following actions: Send commands to the hypervisor that will be routed to the guest VM for execution Transfer files between the ESXi hypervisor and guest machines running benea
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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.
Trend Micro
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
The growing appearance of deepfake attacks is significantly reshaping the threat landscape. These fakes brings attacks such as business email compromise (BEC) and identity verification bypassing to new levels.
Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
A new malware named Chaos raises concerns as it spreads on multiple architectures and operating systems. The post New Chaos malware spreads over multiple architectures appeared first on TechRepublic.
We Live Security
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
ESET researchers have discovered Lazarus attacks against targets in the Netherlands and Belgium that use spearphishing emails connected to fake job offers. The post Amazon‑themed campaigns of Lazarus in the Netherlands and Belgium appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
OpIran: Anonymous launched Operation Iran against Teheran due to the ongoing crackdown on dissent after Mahsa Amini’s death. Anonymous launched OpIran against Iran due to the ongoing crackdown on dissent after Mahsa Amini’s death. The protests began after the death of Mahsa Amini from Saqqez in Kurdistan province after her arrest by Iran’s morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab too loosely.
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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.
eSecurity Planet
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022
Between a plunging stock market, rising interest rates and a slumping economy, raising venture capital has not been easy this year. This has even been the case for high-priority categories like cybersecurity. According to data from PitchBook, venture capital investments have reached about $13.66 billion so far this year, down significantly from $26.52 billion in 2021.
Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Professional risk factors into career decisions, and successful women need to encourage other women to accept the risks, says Accenture. The post Report finds women are declining CISO/CSO roles appeared first on TechRepublic.
The State of Security
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
For the record, it should be acknowledged from the start that there is no question that the cybersecurity landscape has improved over time, mostly courtesy of persistent increases in cyber spending year after year. Gartner estimates that the U.S. and the rest of the world will invest $172 billion in cybersecurity this year, up from $150 […]… Read More.
CSO Magazine
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
We post our daily lives to social media and think nothing of making key details about our lives public. We need to reconsider what we share online and how attackers can use this information to target businesses. Your firm’s security may be one text message away from a breach. How and why attackers target new employees. For example, a firm onboards a new intern and provides them with keys to the office building, logins to the network, and an email address.
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Graham Cluley
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Users of Revolut, the popular banking app, would be wise to be on their guard - as scammers are sending out barrages of SMS text messages, posing as official communications from the financial firm.
Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022
The biggest threat to cybersecurity departments could be the lack of qualified employees, leaving companies vulnerable. The post Training the next generation of cybersecurity experts to close the crisis gap appeared first on TechRepublic.
Bleeping Computer
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Four vulnerabilities in the widely adopted 'Stacked VLAN' Ethernet feature allows attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) or man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks against network targets using custom-crafted packets. [.].
The State of Security
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
A 40-year-old man could face up to 10 years in prison, after admitting in a US District Court to sabotaging his former employer’s computer systems. Casey K Umetsu, of Honolulu, Hawaii, has pleaded guilty to charges that he deliberately misdirected a financial company’s email traffic and prevented customers from reaching its website in a failed […]… Read More.
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Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Security researchers are warning of a new Microsoft Exchange zero-day that are being exploited by malicious actors in the wild. Cybersecurity firm GTSC discovered two Microsoft Exchange zero-day vulnerabilities that are under active exploitation in attacks in the wild. Both flaws were discovered by the researchers as part of an incident response activity in August 2022, they are remote code execution issues.
Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022
Dubbed Coreid, the group has adopted a new version of its data exfiltration tool and is offering more advanced capabilities to profitable affiliates, says Symantec. The post Colonial Pipeline ransomware group using new tactics to become more dangerous appeared first on TechRepublic.
Bleeping Computer
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned Americans of an exponential rise in IRS-themed text message phishing attacks trying to steal their financial and personal information in the last few weeks. [.].
DoublePulsar
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Yesterday, cybersecurity vendor GTSC Cyber Security dropped a blog saying they had detected exploitation of a new Microsoft Exchange zero… Continue reading on DoublePulsar ».
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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.
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