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The evolution of ransomware in 2019: attackers think bigger, go deeper and grow more advanced

Security Affairs

The findings come as highlights of Group-IB whitepaper titled “ Ransomware Uncovered: Attackers’ Latest Methods ,” closely examining the evolution of the ransomware operators’ strategies over the past year, issued today. Phishing emails continued to be the most common initial access technique. Big Game Hunting. How it all began.

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Phishing Email Subject Lines that End-Users Find Irresistible

SecureWorld News

For more stats from the survey results download our Survey Whitepaper. For more information on the survey results download our Survey Whitepaper. DevSecOps practices are becoming widespread – 78% of organizations surveyed have adopted or are planning on adopting DevSecOps practices. How important is DevSecOps in the SDLC?

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SMS Security & Privacy Gaps Make It Clear Users Need a Messaging Upgrade

Google Security

The World Has Changed, But SMS Hasn’t Changed With It According to a recent whitepaper from Dekra, a safety certifications and testing lab, the security shortcomings of SMS can notably lead to: SMS Interception: Attackers can intercept SMS messages by exploiting vulnerabilities in mobile carrier networks.

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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

SecureWorld News

According to the new Uptycs whitepaper, Detecting the Silent Threat: 'Stealers are Organization Killers' (gated link), a variety of new info stealers have emerged this year, preying on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. A new study from Uptycs has uncovered an increase in the distribution of information stealing malware.

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MITRE introduces D3FEND framework

Malwarebytes

As an example, let’s look at the entry “Phishing for information” in the “Reconnaissance” stage. The MITRE Corporation has also released a technical whitepaper (PDF) describing the basic principles and the design of this new framework. An ATT&CK example.

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Gmail client-side encryption: A deep dive

Google Security

More details on KACLS are available in Google Workspace Encryption Whitepaper and CSE reference API. KACLS validates these authentication and authorization tokens before returning, for example, a decrypted DEK to the user’s client device.

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10 Cybersecurity Trends That Emerged in 2023

Security Boulevard

Apparently, an employee at Company X used an LLM to help them finish a whitepaper. I urge everyone who conducts workforce security training to share this anecdote along with phishing and social-engineering cautionary tales. They did something innocuous at first blush: Ask the AI to write an executive summary and a conclusion.