The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Arquilla is a distinguished professor of defense analysis at the United States Naval Postgraduate School. He coined the term ‘cyberwar,’ along with David Ronfeldt, over 20 years ago and is a leading expert on the threats posed by cyber technologies to national security. For decades, consumers have not demanded secure IT products.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2022

The analysis of a recent sample SunnyDay ransomware revealed some similarities with other ransomware, such as Ever101, Medusa Locker, Curator, and Payment45. Segurança-Informatica published an analysis of a recent sample of SunnyDay ransomware. The post Analysis of the SunnyDay ransomware appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Lenny Zeltser

JANUARY 6, 2021

Malware analysis sits at the intersection of incident response, forensics, system and network administration, security monitoring, and software engineering. As someone who’s helped thousands of security professionals learn how to analyze malware at SANS Institute , I have a few tips for how you can get started.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 4, 2018

This episode of the ISMG Security Report is devoted to producer/host Eric Chabrow's recollection of the evolution of cybersecurity news and analysis during his nine years at Information Security Media Group. Chabrow is retiring after 45 years in journalism.

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IG Guru

OCTOBER 30, 2023

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office for Civil Rights _ October 24, 2023 OCR Webinar on The HIPAA Security Rule Risk Analysis Requirement Threats and vulnerabilities to electronic protected health information (ePHI) in today’s healthcare environment are numerous and varied.

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IT Governance

MARCH 6, 2019

But despite organisations’ focus on this part of the Regulation, many still aren’t sure what effective security looks like or how they should achieve it. Yes, most information security experts will be able to explain what confidentiality, integrity and availability mean, but other terms, like ‘risk’, are surprisingly vague.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) is working on a tool to conduct a dynamic analysis of packages uploaded to popular open-source repositories. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Package Analysis ). The post Package Analysis dynamic analyzes packages in open-source repositories appeared first on Security Affairs.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 6, 2017

ISO 27001 says that you must document an information security policy. What is an information security policy? An information security policy is one of the mandatory documents outlined in Clause 5.2 of ISO 27001 and sets out the requirements of your information security management system (ISMS).

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Lenny Zeltser

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In addition to providing numerous tools as part of the REMnux distro, the project also offers several malware analysis tools as Docker images. To learn about the analysis workflow within which you can use these tools, take a look at my article Mastering 4 Stages of Malware Analysis.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 15, 2019

What's the purpose of ISO 27701, the new privacy extension to the ISO 27001 information security management standard? Matthieu Grall, CISO and DPO at SodiFrance, a French IT services company, who participated in development of 27701, explains the standard and discusses "privacy by design" compliance issues.

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IT Governance

MARCH 19, 2018

Organisations are always looking for ways to improve their security posture, but the process is often frustrating. As soon as they secure one weakness, cyber criminals find another one. Here are five essential ways you can keep your organisation secure. Leaders should support cyber security staff.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. Network Elements Networks connect physical and virtual assets and control the data flow between them.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

. “Without the correct byte map, the encrypted shellcode, including all components and relevant data, cannot be correctly decrypted, making decryption and analysis of the shellcode more time-consuming for analysts.” ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2023

But one aspect of that vaunted list that hasn’t shifted much since is that very few of these companies list any security professionals within their top executive ranks. This is actually down from five of the Fortune 100 in 2018, the last time KrebsOnSecurity performed this analysis.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 22, 2024

23, 2024 — Sternum, the pioneer in embedded IoT security and observability, today announced enhanced security for the ChargePoint Home Flex. Thanks to the analysis and help of Sternum IoT, ChargePoint was able to correct weaknesses in CPH50, reduce the attack surface and thus improve the security of the product.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2022

I’m proud to have contributed to the “ European Cybersecurity in Context: A Policy-Oriented Comparative Analysis “ Worldwide connectivity has unleashed global digitalisation, creating cross-border social networks for communicating and spreading information. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2024

Ivanti revealed that two threat actors are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in its Connect Secure (ICS) and Policy Secure. x and Ivanti Policy Secure. x and Ivanti Policy Secure. is a command injection vulnerability in web components of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, x) and Ivanti Policy Secure.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2024

Threat actors exploit recently disclosed Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) vulnerabilities to deploy the Mirai botnet. Researchers from Juniper Threat Labs reported that threat actors are exploiting recently disclosed Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 to drop the payload of the Mirai botnet.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

SaaS security checklists are frameworks for protecting data and applications in cloud-based environments. They serve as benchmarks for upholding strong security requirements, evaluating existing tools, and assessing potential solutions. We’ve designed a customizable template to help you develop your own SaaS security checklist.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2021

Researchers conducted a new analysis of the Diavol ransomware and found new evidence of the link with the gang behind the TrickBot botnet. At the beginning of June, FortiEDR detected and halted a ransomware attack against one of the customers of the security firm. reads the analysis published by Fortinet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Lenny Zeltser

APRIL 19, 2020

You can now take my malware analysis and cybersecurity writing courses online in two formats at SANS Institute, depending on how you prefer to learn: OnDemand: Self-paced, recorded training with four months of access to course materials and labs. Malware Analysis. Cybersecurity Writing.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Of the numerous security frameworks available to help companies protect against cyber-threats, many consider ISO 27001 to be the gold standard. These updates address the growing risk to application security (AppSec), and so they’re critically important for organizations to understand and implement in their IT systems ASAP.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Ivanti warns customers of a new authentication bypass vulnerability in its Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA gateway devices. “An XML external entity or XXE vulnerability in the SAML component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, x), Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, and 22.5R1.1); Policy Secure version 22.5R1.1;

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR (among other legal requirements in the EU and elsewhere) can expose multinational organizations to hefty financial penalties, additional rules for disclosing data breaches, and increased scrutiny of the adequacy of their data security.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Analyzing the Email Security Landscape and exploring Emerging Threats and Trends. VIPRE Security Group’s latest report, “Email Security in 2024: An Expert Insight into Email Threats,” delves into the cutting-edge tactics and technologies embraced by cybercriminals this year. million as malicious.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2021

In January this year, we published a blog post on our analysis of the Judge ransomware. The post Analysis of NoCry ransomware: A variant of the Judge ransomware appeared first on Security Affairs. Researchers at Tesorion released a decryptor for Judge ransomware that also decrypts files encrypted by the NoCry ransomware.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

For federal and state governments and agencies, identity is the crux of a robust security implementation. Numerous individuals disclose confidential, personal data to commercial and public entities daily, necessitating that government institutions uphold stringent security measures to protect their assets.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

China-linked Earth Preta cyberespionage group has been observed adopting new techniques to bypass security solutions. Trend Micro researchers reported that the China-linked Earth Preta group (aka Mustang Panda ) is actively changing its tools, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) to bypass security solutions.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 16, 2018

ISMS (information security management system) that meets the requirements of ISO 27001 can be challenging. One solution is to conduct an ISO 27001 gap analysis – a process many organisations consider an important starting point when putting a prioritised plan in place. As a result, building an?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

Google published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report which reveals the company has taken down ten coordinated operations in Q2 2020. Google has published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report , a bulletin that includes coordinated influence operation campaigns tracked in Q2 of 2020. response to COVID-19.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The need for experienced and qualified cyber security professionals is a highlight of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week , led by NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education). Cyber security focuses on protecting computer systems from unauthorised access or being otherwise damaged. Build your cyber security career.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Experts warn that recently disclosed Ivanti Connect Secure VPN and Policy Secure vulnerabilities are massively exploited in the wild. x and Ivanti Policy Secure. is a command injection vulnerability in web components of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, x) and Ivanti Policy Secure. reads the advisory published by Ivanti.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2024

Researchers discovered an SSH vulnerability, called Terrapin, that could allow an attacker to downgrade the connection’s security. An attacker can trigger the flaw to downgrade the connection’s security implemented by the protocol. ” continues the analysis.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 10, 2018

Building an ISMS (information security management system) that that meets the requirements of ISO 27001 is a challenging project, and it is often difficult to know where to start. Below we have outlined exactly how an ISO 27001 gap analysis can benefit your organisation. 3) You’re more likely to secure top management commitment.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

While Brexit continues to cause widespread uncertainty, you can at least be sure of one thing: deal or no deal, the security risks your organisation faces won’t go away. Data breaches are on the up, and information security and GDPR compliance remain business-critical issues. An ISO 27001 ?gap?analysis?gives

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2024

Scientists at NTT Research are working on an advanced type of cryptography that enables businesses to perform aggregate data analysis on user data — without infringing upon individual privacy rights. Both regulations have profound implications for companies seeking to collect and apply aggregate statistical analysis to consumer data.

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