Krebs on Security

JUNE 9, 2020

that their information technology systems had been infiltrated by hackers who specialize in deploying ransomware. In late May, KrebsOnSecurity alerted numerous officials in Florence, Ala. Nevertheless, on Friday, June 5, the intruders sprang their attack, deploying ransomware and demanding nearly $300,000 worth of bitcoin.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Cemerikic noted that while Internet Explorer is being retired on many platforms, its underlying MSHTML technology remains active and vulnerable. “Since the discovery of CVE-2024-43572, Microsoft now prevents untrusted MSC files from being opened on a system.”

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2024

This is all part of Generative AI and Large Language Models igniting the next massive technological disruption globally. AppSec technology security-hardens software at the coding level. For starters the ring is aimed at system administrators and senior executives, but could eventually go mainstream.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 5, 2024

Token’s solution combines the power of Public Key Infrastructure ( PKI ) with the convenience of wearable technology. We discussed how one-time passwords (OTPs) and even smartphone biometric sensors have proven inadequate. Communication to laptops and smartphones is via NFC and Bluetooth.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The accused, 36-year-old John “Armada” Revesz , has maintained that Orcus is a legitimate “ R emote A dministration T ool” aimed at helping system administrators remotely manage their computers, and that he’s not responsible for how licensed customers use his product. An advertisement for Orcus RAT.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The entire technology industry received a sizable lump of coal in their collective stocking earlier this week in the form of two major security vulnerabilities in a widely-used software tool. Here’s a quick breakdown of what it means for internet users. What is Log4J? What can the average internet user do?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

As first detailed by KrebsOnSecurity in July 2016 , Orcus is the brainchild of John “Armada” Rezvesz , a Toronto resident who until recently maintained and sold the RAT under the company name Orcus Technologies. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 12, 2023

A Canadian system administrator discovered that an Android TV box purchased from Amazon was pre-loaded with persistent, sophisticated malware baked into its firmware. [.].

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

For many years, Dye was a system administrator for Optinrealbig , a Colorado company that relentlessly pimped all manner of junk email, from mortgage leads and adult-related services to counterfeit products and Viagra.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 21, 2022

NTLM is short for New Technology LAN Manager. PetitPotam is an example of an NTLM relay attack that prompted Microsoft to send out an advisory for system administrators to stop using the now deprecated Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) to thwart an attack. Mitigation.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

” GRU Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST) hackers of . .” ” GRU Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST) hackers of . Hackers belonging to the Unit 74455, under the Russian GRU Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST), are exploiting the Exim issue after an update was issued in June 2019.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2019

This is a mounting challenge for organizations because privileged accounts exist and ship in every single piece of technology, including servers, desktops, applications, databases, network devices and more. Bosnian : The definition of privilege continues to evolve as the technology landscape changes.

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Joseph Steinberg

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

How endpoint security technology for cloud-based systems can help IT teams ensure security and while maintaining productivity. ? Finally, Steinberg, Prabhu, and Fauvel will discuss Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), and how it is evolving to meet the demands of current mixed-device workspaces.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2021

A previously unknown rootkit, dubbed iLOBleed, was used in attacks aimed at HP Enterprise servers that wiped data off the infected systems. The Integrated Lights-Out is a proprietary embedded server management technology from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise which provides out-of-band management facilities. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Fortinet has addressed four vulnerabilities in FortiWeb web application firewalls that were reported by Positive Technologies expert Andrey Medov. . ” Andrey Medov at Positive Technologies explains. 4 XSS in FortiWeb (CVE-2021-22122), found by Andrey Medov, have been patched. Two example PoCs: 1⃣ /error3?msg=30&data=';alert('xss');//

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

Technology in healthcare has the potential to make all the difference in terms of safety outcomes. But technology isn’t always safe. However, technology ultimately is doing more good than bad in healthcare. This widespread utilization of telehealth would have been impossible without advancing technology.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Last Watchdog recently sat down with Satya Gupta, founder and CTO of Virsec , a San Jose-based supplier of advanced data protection systems. Virsec is a leading innovator of memory protection technologies. Gupta put memory attacks in context of the complexity that has overtaken modern business networks.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

It is a critical tool in various fields, including system administration, development, and cybersecurity. Consider OpenAI, with technologies that are used in a wide range of assistants, from Apple and GitHub Copilot to Morgan Stanley ‘s proprietary tools.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 14, 2024

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the finalization of three post-quantum cryptography standards, marking a significant milestone in the effort to secure digital communications against the looming threat of quantum computing. However, they unanimously agree on the critical nature of this shift.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

What’s more, it will likely take a blend of legacy security technologies – in advanced iterations – combined with a new class of smart security tools to cut through the complexities of defending contemporary business networks. Its rather mundane function is to record events in a log for a system administrator to review and act upon, later.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

With this seamless interaction of the latest IoT technologies, “smart cities” are redefining the way we live and work. There’s just one problem…these massive, radical, interconnected technology systems also raise serious privacy and security concerns. You breathe a sigh of relief! This scenario seems smart, but is it secure?

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2022

CISA reports that the Lazarus Group has been sending spearphishing messages to employees of cryptocurrency companies—often working in system administration or software development/IT operations (DevOps) roles—using a variety of communication platforms and social media.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

During the workday, on the other hand, I spend a lot of time talking to systems administrators, security operations analysts, and IT professionals who do love MFA. Some of it is positive, but the general consensus is that people don’t love multi-factor authentication (MFA); they see it as a necessary evil at best.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Yandex, a European multinational technology firm best known for being the most-used search engine in Russia, has revealed it had a security breach, leading to the compromise of almost 5,000 Yandex email accounts. The company says it spotted the breach after a routine check by its security team.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2020

Many system administrators and companies were rushing to update internet exposed machines, like web servers or gateways, worried about possible remote code execution, reviving the EternalBlue /WannaCry crisis in their mind. . The Malware Threat behind CurveBall. Yomi Hunter Catches CVE-2020-0601.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

. “Had the data been stolen for the benefit of a state adversary and not published, we might still be unaware of the loss—as would be true for the vast majority of data on Agency mission systems” “CIA works to incorporate best-in-class technologies to keep ahead of and defend against ever-evolving threats.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

If you’re like millions of other Americans, your TV is connected to the Internet and uses technology generated from the nation’s power grid. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The group targeted organizations in multiple sectors, including defense, government, electronics, telecommunication, technology, media, telecommunication industries. The advisory also includes recommendations for system administrators to prevent the installation of backdoor firmware images and unusual device reboots.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2021

But it’s coming, in the form of driverless cars, climate-restoring infrastructure and next-gen healthcare technology. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued extensive ABAC guidelines. In order to get there, one big technical hurdle must be surmounted.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Our investigation revealed that this remote endpoint is associated with criminal activities dating back to 2019, indicating that these hosts were likely under the control of the same technical administration. A quick examination of the publicly accessible profile of the Moscow-based server swiftly uncovered a peculiarity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Today, technological advances have seen a rise in cyber security threats globally. Besides, cybercriminals are becoming craftier with sophisticated technology. Thus, it would be best if you secured all networks by incorporating firewalls and advanced encryption technology. Human Resources. Data Security.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 15, 2022

It’s also worth reading for system administrators that want to prepare for the second phase of the retirement process. Researchers will find vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer related files that need to stay on the system even if someone doesn’t use Internet Explorer anymore. Not so much.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The cyberattack was the cause of this issue, of course, but the real problem at hand was that citizens had no warning that their emergency services could fail this way, nor any estimate for when the systems would be fully restored. There weren't enough users of ARPANET to warrant any real scrutiny of everyone's activities.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

CISA is ISACA’s (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) high-level certification designed for those who audit, control, monitor, and assess an organization’s information technology and business systems.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City experts believe that the group specifically targeted a prioritized list of servers using legitimate Microsoft system administrative tools. MILES/CBS NEWS TEXAS The Royal ransomware group is behind the attack and threatens to publish stolen data if the City will not meet its ransom demand.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 3, 2019

As highlighted in the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report , an increasing number of organizations across the globe are now using sensitive data on digitally transformative technologies like cloud, virtualization, big data, IoT, blockchain, etc. The second layer of the stack covers system-level protection controls.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

A threat group with a nexus to North Korea targeted government contractors early this year to gather intelligence surrounding key military and energy technologies.” ” reads the CISA’s MAR report. In April, the U.S.

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