Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Interesting : According to internal Slack messages that were leaked to Insider , an Amazon lawyer told workers that they had “already seen instances” of text generated by ChatGPT that “closely” resembled internal company data. This issue seems to have come to a head recently because Amazon staffers and other tech workers throughout the industry have begun using ChatGPT as a “ coding assistant ” of sorts to help them write or improve strings of code, the report

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Lohrman on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Quantum computers hold the promise of amazing advances in numerous fields. So why are cybersecurity experts so worried about Q-Day? What must be done now to prepare?

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Microsoft is sending the world a whole bunch of love today, in the form of patches to plug dozens of security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. This year’s special Valentine’s Day Patch Tuesday includes fixes for a whopping three different “zero-day” vulnerabilities that are already being used in active attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When a company announces layoffs, one of the last things most employees or even company owners worry about is data loss. Related: The importance of preserving trust in 2023 Valuable or sensitive information on a computer is exposed to theft or to getting compromised. This can happen due to intentional theft, human error, malware, or even physical destruction of servers.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM CET. I’m speaking on “ How to Reclaim Power in the Digital World ” at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 5:30 PM. I’m speaking at IT-S Now 2023 in Vienna, Austria, on June 1-2, 2023.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Learn how to protect your business and staff from the MortalKombat ransomware and Laplas Clipper malware. The post Cryptocurrency users in the US hit by ransomware and Clipper malware appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Polymorphic encryption refers to the encryption of data in multiple forms that are protected by multiple keys. The term is derived from the computer science concept of polymorphism, in which a single interface or symbol represents different types of data. What is encryption? Standard encryption is a method of protecting data so that only people authorized to access it can view it unencrypted.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Cameras are getting smaller and smaller , changing the scale and scope of surveillance.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A report reveals a new network of malefactors in the lucrative crypto fraud market using videos, channels and web apps. The post Investigators uncover crypto scammers baiting ‘phish’ hooks on YouTube appeared first on TechRepublic.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

ChatGPT is a groundbreaking chatbot powered by the neural network-based language model text-davinci-003 and trained on a large dataset of text from the Internet. It is capable of generating human-like text in a wide range of styles and formats. ChatGPT can be fine-tuned for specific tasks, such as answering questions, summarizing text, and even solving cybersecurity-related problems, such as generating incident reports or interpreting decompiled code.

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Trend Micro

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

We discovered a new backdoor which we have attributed to the advanced persistent threat actor known as Earth Kitsune, which we have covered before. Since 2019, Earth Kitsune has been distributing variants of self-developed backdoors to targets, primarily individuals who are interested in North Korea.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

“Pig butchering” is the colorful name given to online cons that trick the victim into giving money to the scammer, thinking it is an investment opportunity. It’s a rapidly growing area of fraud, and getting more sophisticated.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The company showcased dozens of new security tools and services to detect and prevent malware, phishing, ransomware and other attacks, but AI took center stage. The post Check Point’s annual cybersecurity event spotlights power of AI appeared first on TechRepublic.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Everything you need to know about the past, present, and future of data security—from Equifax to Yahoo—and the problem with Social Security numbers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The pandemic shook businesses to its core, forcing users to trade in their office chairs for home desks. The result? Users, devices, and data scattered across the world. And for those in the networking and security fields, this shift brought major challenges. The traditional castle and moat access approach was no longer enough, and even the most reliable security tools became obsolete.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Oakland is still reeling from last week’s ransomware attack. San Francisco’s poorer neighbor is asking for help. The post ‘Serious’ Ransomware Emergency in Oakland, Calif. — Legacy FAIL appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Find out how Beep malware can evade your security system, what it can do and how to protect your business. The post Security warning: Beep malware can evade detection appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly investigating malicious cyber activity on the agency's network. [.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs has recommended that the European Commission reject the proposed EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which would govern the way in which the personal information of EU citizens is handled by US companies. The committee's decision — formally, a draft motion for a resolution— represents a rejection of the European Commission’s recommendation, announced in December , that the data privacy framework should be adopted.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

U.S. GDPR ASAP: Data brokers are selling PII about mental health conditions—depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, OCD, etc. The post Your Mental Health Data for Sale or Rent — 20¢ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The outage message that Twitter users got last week could be read as a warning for big tech firms looking to slash their IT workforce. The post What Twitter outage says about (over) zealous downsizing appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Web hosting giant GoDaddy says it suffered a breach where unknown attackers have stolen source code and installed malware on its servers after breaching its cPanel shared hosting environment in a multi-year attack. [.

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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.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The new Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) feature will be shipped along with the company’s enterprise version of its database.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Oligo Security today launched a runtime application security and observability platform that enables cybersecurity teams to detect and prioritize open source code vulnerabilities based on severity without affecting performance. Fresh from raising $28 million in funding, Oligo CEO Nadav Czerninski said the Oligo platform makes use of dynamic library-level analysis and behavior monitoring software to.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Leaving your iOS device unattended can pose a security risk as more iOS users are carrying personal information on their devices. Keep it secure with these handy tips. The post How to secure your iOS device to prevent unwanted access appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Succession Wealth, a financial wealth management service offering company, has released a press statement that a cyber attack targeted its servers and it can only reveal details after the investigation gets concluded. Prima Facie revealed that hackers accessed no client data in the attack. However, a confirmation on this note can only be given after a detailed inquiry gets concluded.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Machine learning (ML) is a commonly used term across nearly every sector of IT today. And while ML has frequently been used to make sense of big data—to improve business performance and processes and help make predictions—it has also proven priceless in other applications, including cybersecurity. This article will share reasons why ML has risen to such importance in cybersecurity, share some of the challenges of this particular application of the technology and describe the future that machine

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Hackers are deploying a new malware named 'Frebniss' on Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) that stealthily executes commands sent via web requests. [.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In the face of recession worries, cybersecurity teams would be least affected by staffing cuts in 2023, according to a survey of C-suite executives by (ISC)². The post Cybersecurity pros less likely to be impacted by layoffs if economy slows appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It comes as no surprise that, as last year came to a close, Microsoft was tracking more than 50 unique active ransomware families and more than 100 threat actors that were using ransomware in their attacks. After all, ransomware is still a familiar, destructive and sometimes costly foe; 2022 ended with the Sandworm gang launching. The post Ransomware Closed 2022 With a Bang, Fueled by RaaS appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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