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Apple Enrages IT — 45-Day Cert Expiration Fury

Security Boulevard

CA/B testing: Ludicrous proposal draws ire from “furious” systems administrators. The post Apple Enrages IT — 45-Day Cert Expiration Fury appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Story of the Year: global IT outages and supply chain attacks

SecureList

This case underscores the serious risk that social engineering and supply chain attacks pose to open-source projects. It is a critical tool in various fields, including system administration, development, and cybersecurity. Kaspersky presented detailed technical analysis of this case in three parts. Why does it matter?

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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

One tried-and-true incursion method pivots off social engineering. It was designed to make it convenient for system administrators to automate tasks and manage configurations across all Windows endpoints and servers in a company network. A network breach begins, of course, with an incursion. Addressing the exposure.

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New Linux Malware Shikitega Can Take Full Control of Devices

eSecurity Planet

AT&T labs provided a list of IoCs (indicators of compromise) that system administrators can use to add specific rules to security solutions. Employees should be trained against various social engineering and phishing attacks, as it’s a classic vector used by cybercriminals to deploy malware.

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Updates from the MaaS: new threats delivered through NullMixer

Security Affairs

Most of the victims mount Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise operating systems, including several Datacenter versions of Windows Server. Some of them are also Windows Embedded, indicating the penetration of such malware operation even into IoT environments.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Longtime network and system administrator Jack Daniel is a technology community activist, mentor, and storyteller. Formerly on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, Kevin Mitnick is a crucial figure in the history of information security, including approaches to social engineering and penetration testing.