Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

Its author maintains Orcus is a legitimate R emote A dministration T ool that is merely being abused, but security experts say it includes multiple features more typically seen in malware known as a R emote A ccess T rojan. Tips from international private cyber security firms triggered the investigation.”. In 2014, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. ” continues Kaspersky.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

OWASP security researchers have updated the organization’s list of the ten most dangerous vulnerabilities – and the list has a new number one threat for the first time since 2007. The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a nonprofit foundation and an open community dedicated to security awareness.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2019

Earlier this week, a cybercriminal on a Dark Web forum posted an auction notice for access to a Web-based administrative panel for an unidentified “US Search center” that he claimed holds some four million customer records, including names, email addresses, passwords and phone numbers. Jesse Willms’ Linkedin profile.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28 , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , and Sednit ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. link] #MSFTatBlackHat — Security Response (@msftsecresponse) August 5, 2019. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 10, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 10 August. Only two days after the honeypot was launched, it was attacked by a black-market seller, who installed backdoors that would allow anyone to access it, even if admin passwords were changed. Here are this week’s stories.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Often, a scammer will simply target the people in a company and fool them into giving up their personal details, account passwords, and other sensitive information and gain access that way. since Q3 of 2007. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S., for individuals under 40.

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IT Governance

MAY 17, 2018

This week, we discuss the exposure of millions of Facebook users’ data, security failings in train passenger networks and Kaspersky Lab’s relocation to Switzerland. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 18 May 2018. Here are this week’s stories.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 17, 2019

There is no question that the enforcement action against Cathay Pacific could generate a similar effect in relation to information security management aspects of the PDPO and in a mandatory breach notification obligation. Customer passwords used to access profiles were not compromised through the attacks. DPP 4 Analysis: Data Security.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since the inception of data forensics almost forty years ago, methods for investigating security events have given way to a market of vendors and tools offering digital forensics software (DFS). Under their Security Suite products, OpenText provides industry-renowned EnCase. Volatility.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

While digital voting systems are more secure today, what about the larger ecosystem, starting from the moment you register until your vote is counted? Who’s keeping those systems secure? Clearly having individual vendors provide the security wasn’t working, so the state moved toward adopting open source software.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

While digital voting systems are more secure today, what about the larger ecosystem, starting from the moment you register until your vote is counted? Who’s keeping those systems secure? Clearly having individual vendors provide the security wasn’t working, so the state moved toward adopting open source software.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

While digital voting systems are more secure today, what about the larger ecosystem, starting from the moment you register until your vote is counted? Who’s keeping those systems secure? Clearly having individual vendors provide the security wasn’t working, so the state moved toward adopting open source software.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The fastest spreading worm for its time, it caused major overloads on Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange email servers resulting in slowdowns at more than 300 corporations and government agencies, including Microsoft, the Pentagon’s Computer Emergency Response Team, and roughly 250 additional organizations.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

Figure 2: password required to view and modify macros on document. The first peculiarity of the malicious document is the protected macro, in fact, when the user tries to read it immediately shows a message box asking for password. Further detail about AMSI have been described in a previous analysis report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

One year later, chatbots have faded (but “appbots” are on the rise ), and voice-driven systems have secured a place in our shared culture. Certainly in the business to business realm, privacy as a product boomed this year (there’s not a board in the world that didn’t authorize more spend for security this year). 2007 Predictions.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. How Do VC Firms Work? AllegisCyber Investments.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

One year later, chatbots have faded (but “appbots” are on the rise ), and voice-driven systems have secured a place in our shared culture. Certainly in the business to business realm, privacy as a product boomed this year (there’s not a board in the world that didn’t authorize more spend for security this year). 2007 Predictions.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

One year later, chatbots have faded (but “appbots” are on the rise ), and voice-driven systems have secured a place in our shared culture. Certainly in the business to business realm, privacy as a product boomed this year (there’s not a board in the world that didn’t authorize more spend for security this year). 2007 Predictions.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 6, 2017

It’s another to secure your entire online life. That kind of security is hard to do, mainly because it obviates much of the value of the data harvesting which drives convenience in the consumer tech world. 2007 Predictions. 2007 How I Did. But it’s one thing to encrypt your messaging. Predictions 2012.

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