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Russia-linked STRONTIUM APT targets IoT devices to hack corporate networks

Security Affairs

The STRONTIUM Russia-linked APT group is compromising common IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. Researchers at Microsoft observed the Russia-linked APT group STRONTIUM abusing IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. ” IoT risk must be taken seriously. ” continues Microsoft.

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MY TAKE: How state-backed cyber ops have placed the world in a constant-state ‘Cyber Pearl Harbor’

The Last Watchdog

That May 10th air strike by the Israel Defense Force marked the first use of military force in direct retaliation for cyber spying. This comes as no surprise to anyone in the military or intelligence communities. nuclear arsenal in 2003 • Breaches of computers at the Department of Commerce in 2006 • Hacking of military systems at U.S.

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FBI and NSA joint report details APT28’s Linux malware Drovorub

Security Affairs

.” The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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MY TAKE: DigiCert and Oracle partner to extend digital trust and scalable infrastructure globally

The Last Watchdog

This was all part of the Lehi, Utah-based vendor’s efforts to support enterprise cloud migration and the rise of IoT systems, which were both gaining steam. Oracle launched OCI in October 2016. Honoring data sovereignty Name any business use case: banking, retail, healthcare, government, military, entertainment, elections.

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VulnRecap 3/4/24 – Ivanti, Ubiquiti, AppLocker Under Attack

eSecurity Planet

The problem: The FBI warns that during the dismantling of the Moobot botnet, agents detected code from other Russian attackers, including the notorious Fancy Bear (AKA: APT28 or Military Unit 26165) also responsible for the attack on the US Democratic National Committee (DNC) before the 2016 election.

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MY TAKE: Former NSA director says cybersecurity solutions need to reflect societal values

The Last Watchdog

Cyber Command, as well as director, National Security Agency, and chief, Central Security Service, from March 2014 until he retired from military service in May 2018. Leveraging cloud services and IoT systems to streamline workloads makes a ton of sense. Migration to cloud services and deeper reliance on IoT systems are accelerating.

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Versa Unified SASE Review & Features 2023

eSecurity Planet

Microsoft Azure Microsoft Hyper-V 2016/2019 R2/2019 VMware ESXi up to 7.0 Since Versa Unified SASE is the only top SASE vendor that offers an option for locally installed SASE control software, buyers with strong security needs (military, biotech, etc.) Prices are not generally published for higher end hardware or virtual appliances.

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