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MY TAKE: A path for SMBs to achieve security maturity: start small controlling privileged accounts

The Last Watchdog

But this also opens up a sprawling array of fresh security gaps that threat actors are proactively probing and exploiting. There’s a glut of innovative security solutions, to be sure, and no shortage of security frameworks designed to help companies mitigate cyber risks. However, this is overkill for many, if not most, SMBs.

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The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

Krebs on Security

Security experts had long seen a link between Glupteba and AWM Proxy, but new research shows AWM Proxy’s founder is one of the men being sued by Google. An example of a cracked software download site distributing Glupteba. AWMproxy, the storefront for renting access to infected PCs, circa 2011. Image: Google.com.

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NEW TECH: Exabeam positions SIEM technology to help protect IoT, OT systems

The Last Watchdog

Security information and event management systems — SIEMs — have been around since 2005, but their time may have come at last. Exabeam is a successful security vendor in the SIEM space. You can get a full drill down on our discussion in the accompanying podcast. Part of its Cloud Studio is the new Parser Editor tool.

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Episode 229: BugCrowd’s Casey Ellis On What’s Hot In Bug Hunting

The Security Ledger

The post Episode 229: BugCrowd’s Casey Ellis On What’s Hot In Bug Hunting appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Programs like iDefense Labs Vulnerability Contributor Program (VCP) (launched in 2002) and TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative (2005) were accused -at the time- of incentivizing the work of criminals and bad actors. .

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SEC warns of investment scams related to Hurricane Ida

Security Affairs

The US Securities and Exchange Commission warns investors of potential investment scams that leverages Hurricane Ida as a bait. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is warning investors of potential investment scams related to Hurricane Ida. ” continues the SEC.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a For years, security experts — and indeed, many top cybercriminals in the Spamit affiliate program — have expressed the belief that Sal and Icamis were likely the same person using two different identities.

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Q&A: Why emerging IoT platforms require the same leading-edge security as industrial controls

The Last Watchdog

The global cybersecurity community is keenly aware of these developments and earnest discussions are underway about how to deal with the attendant security exposures. Initially introduced in 2005, CVSS is a framework for rating the severity of security vulnerabilities in software. And what needs to be improved?

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