Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2024

In February 2020, the FCC put all four wireless providers on notice that their practices of sharing access to customer location data were likely violating the law. ” The FCC’s findings against AT&T , for example, show that AT&T sold customer location data directly or indirectly to at least 88 third-party entities. .

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IT Governance

JUNE 4, 2020

For example: The email doesn’t state the name of the organisation; The sender is a random Gmail account rather than an organisation’s email address; Although generally well written, the call to action uses the clumsy phrase “sale off 20%”; and. See also: Catches of the month for May 2020. Catches of the month for April 2020.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2020

Cisco fixed CVE-2020-3452 high-severity path traversal flaw in its firewalls that can be exploited by remote attackers to obtain sensitive files from the targeted system. The CVE-2020-3452 flaw was independently reported to Cisco by Mikhail Klyuchnikov of Positive Technologies and Abdulrahman Nour and Ahmed Aboul-Ela from RedForce.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

million) recovering from security incidents, according to Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020. For example, organisations will typically email or telephone those affected, assess whether the incident needs to be reported to their regulator (and contact them where relevant) and consult with outside experts.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

See also: Phishing scams for August 2020 Phishing scams for July 2020 Phishing scams for June 2020. This 45-minute course uses examples like the ones above to explain how phishing emails work, what to look out for and the steps you should take to avoid falling victim.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2021

Last month’s passage of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 means all IoT devices used by government agencies will soon have to comply with strict NIST standards. In May 2020, NIST released two foundational documents that serve as a foundation for the newly created guidelines. Guidance for Manufacturers.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Related: How Putin has weaponized ransomware In mid-March 2020, representatives from the cybersecurity website BleepingComputer contacted numerous ransomware gangs to ask if they’d continue targeting hospitals during the unprecedented COVID-19 public health threat. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Trustworthy morality?

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The only way to protect yourself is to make a habit of looking for signs of bogus websites – like URLs that look slightly off (annazon.co.uk, with two ‘n’s for example) and those that don’t have a lock symbol on the left side of the address bar. The post Top 3 Black Friday 2020 scams to avoid appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Ten years ago, I wrote an essay : "Security in 2020." Well, it's finally 2020. Some of the new cool hardware will cost too much to be free, and there will always be a need for concentrated computing power close to the user -- game systems are an obvious example -- but those will be the exception. I think I did pretty well.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Carding Action 2020 targeted crooks selling/purchasing compromised card data on sites selling stolen cred itcard data and darkweb marketplaces. Carding Action 2020 sought to mitigate and prevent losses for financial institutions and cardholders. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Carding).

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Despite the rise in sophisticated attacks, 2020 will continue to see newbies and unskilled attackers using toolkits from the dark web to launch scams (such as sexploitation), and phishing and ransomware attacks. The post 11 cyber security predictions for 2020 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Adapture

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

ATLANTA, GA – February 11 th , 2021 – ADAPTURE Account Executive Kati Graff has been recognized by ADAPTURE partner Cloudflare as a 2020 Most Valuable Player. The unprecedented challenges in 2020 have reinforced how critical it is to have a secure, performant, and reliable Internet. LET’S START THE CONVERSATION.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for January 2020 address a total of 49 vulnerabilities in various products, including a serious flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-0601, in the core cryptographic component of Windows 10, Server 2016 and 2019 editions. The flaw, dubbed ‘NSACrypt’ and tracked as CVE-2020-0601, resides in the Crypt32.dll

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 7, 2020

According to Tessian, organisations are right to be concerned, with phishing attacks increasing by 27% between March and July 2020. This 45-minute course uses examples like the ones above to explain how phishing works, what to look out for and the steps you should take to avoid falling victim.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This 45-minute course uses examples like the ones above to explain how phishing works, what to look out for and the steps you should take to avoid falling victim. The post Catches of the month: Phishing scams for December 2020 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2020

Two CVEs: CVE-2020-11104 and CVE-2020-11105. They were both reported in March 2020 to the cereal developers as part of our responsible disclosure. We also reported these in March 2020 to the cereal developers, and it’s still unclear which ones are just bugs and which might represent vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-11104.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2020

Two CVEs: CVE-2020-11104 and CVE-2020-11105. They were both reported in March 2020 to the cereal developers as part of our responsible disclosure. We also reported these in March 2020 to the cereal developers, and it’s still unclear which ones are just bugs and which might represent vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-11104.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2020

Security researchers have spotted a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-7247, that affects a core email-related library used by many BSD and Linux distributions. Security experts from Qualys have discovered a flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-7247, in OpenSMTPD. ” reads the advisory published by Qualys. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Common examples of AR applications include the Pokemon Go mobile game and Snapchat filters. billion AR devices worldwide by 2024 — nearly three times the figure from 2020. PwC sets an excellent example of gamification in cybersecurity with its Game of Threats. These industries are growing in popularity and demand.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2020

Two CVEs: CVE-2020-11104 and CVE-2020-11105. They were both reported in March 2020 to the cereal developers as part of our responsible disclosure. We also reported these in March 2020 to the cereal developers, and it’s still unclear which ones are just bugs and which might represent vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-11104.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 31, 2020

With all of the craziness of the past few weeks, it slipped up on me, but here is the 2020 Internet Minute infographic! The updated graphic shown above, once again created by Lori Lewis, illustrates what happens within the internet in a typical minute in 2020. For example, people “Tweeting” is up nearly 2.5

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IT Governance

MARCH 6, 2020

See also: Catches of the month for February 2020. Catches of the month for January 2020. This 45-minute course uses examples like the ones above to explain how phishing emails work, the clues to look for and the steps to take to avoid falling victim. Catches of the month for December 2019.

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IT Governance

MAY 5, 2020

For example, it’s addressed simply to ‘Customer’, whereas official correspondence from most organisations is tailored to refer to the recipient by name. See also: Catches of the month for April 2020 Catches of the month for March 2020 Catches of the month for February 2020 3.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

For example, the timestamp for Mr. Carter’s inbox reads August 2009, but clicking that inbox revealed messages as recent as Feb. The last press release on the site dates back to March 2020. Individual inboxes of U.S. Wireless employees were published in clear text on the Internet. Within minutes of that notification, U.S. .

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IT Governance

JANUARY 26, 2022

Access controls, for example, are an inexpensive and common practice for protecting sensitive information. The post UK organisations have experienced a 62% increase in cyber threats since 2020 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. However, the weaknesses addressed in the report aren’t high-tech, complex solutions.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2020 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) from July 27 to August 14, 2020. The NAIC adopted the revised SAT in February 2020, and since that time, several states, including Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio and Rhode Island, have begun efforts to adopt the revisions.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Researchers from VDA Labs used ForAllSecure Mayhem to discover a stack overflow ( CVE-2020-15359 ) in a popular open source sound utility, MP3Gain. 2) Finding CVE-2020-15359. Finding CVE-2020-15359 Through Fuzzing. The fifth line in this example, tells Mayhem how long to fuzz the project in seconds. 3) Setting up Mayhem.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Researchers from VDA Labs used ForAllSecure Mayhem to discover a stack overflow ( CVE-2020-15359 ) in a popular open source sound utility, MP3Gain. 2) Finding CVE-2020-15359. Finding CVE-2020-15359 Through Fuzzing. The fifth line in this example, tells Mayhem how long to fuzz the project in seconds. 3) Setting up Mayhem.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Researchers from VDA Labs used ForAllSecure Mayhem to discover a stack overflow ( CVE-2020-15359 ) in a popular open source sound utility, MP3Gain. 2) Finding CVE-2020-15359. Finding CVE-2020-15359 Through Fuzzing. The fifth line in this example, tells Mayhem how long to fuzz the project in seconds. 3) Setting up Mayhem.

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Collibra

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

It’s almost time for Data Citizens 2020 and that means one jam-packed day of Collibra University Live and we could not be more excited for what’s in store! Here are 6 reasons you should attend Collibra University Live 2020: 1. The post 6 reasons Collibra University Live 2020 will blow you away appeared first on Collibra.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 24, 2022

Crowdstrike is reporting that malware targeting Linux has increased considerably in 2021: Malware targeting Linux systems increased by 35% in 2021 compared to 2020. Ten times more Mozi malware samples were observed in 2021 compared to 2020. Lots of details in the report.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

On the need to reflect more clarity, a great example is the term “records management.” Many of the terms added to the taxonomy this year mirror greater trends in the information profession that are reflected through the sessions presented at ARMA InfoCon 2020. Some terms are too broad or too narrow to provide appropriate clarity.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Microsoft says that the Iran-linked cyber-espionage group tracked as Phosphorus (aka APT35 , Charming Kitten , Newscaster , and Ajax Security Team) a 2020 presidential campaign. The post Iran-linked Phosphorus group hit a 2020 presidential campaign appeared first on Security Affairs. ” continues the report.

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IT Governance

JULY 2, 2020

This 45-minute course uses examples like the ones above to explain how phishing emails work, what to look out for and the steps you should take to avoid falling victim. The post Catches of the month: Phishing scams for July 2020 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2020

But as elementary as this message is, it provides a useful nuts-and-bolts example of phishing, along with the tricks that criminals use. See also: Catches of the month for March 2020. Catches of the month for February 2020. Catches of the month for January 2020. You’ve been fined for leaving the house.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 7, 2020

In our first review of 2020, we look at a new twist on a PayPal scam, and discuss data breaches at an IVF treatment facility and in the Singapore government. For example, the browser that the login apparently came from is “chrome” with a lowercase C. Latest PayPal phishing scam goes for more than just your login details.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 14, 2020

It’s unclear when the intruders first breached R1’s networks, but the ransomware was unleashed more than a week ago, right around the time the company was set to release its 2nd quarter financial results for 2020. R1 RCM declined to discuss the strain of ransomware it is battling or how it was compromised.

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