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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, January 2021 Edition

Krebs on Security

Most concerning of this month’s batch is probably a critical bug ( CVE-2021-1647 ) in Microsoft’s default anti-malware suite — Windows Defender — that is seeing active exploitation. “The user doesn’t need to interact with anything, as Defender will access it as soon as it is placed on the system.”

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Who is the Network Access Broker ‘Wazawaka?’

Krebs on Security

In a great many ransomware attacks, the criminals who pillage the victim’s network are not the same crooks who gained the initial access to the victim organization. More commonly, the infected PC or stolen VPN credentials the gang used to break in were purchased from a cybercriminal middleman known as an initial access broker.

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And the Winner of the 2021 RSAC Innovation Contest is…

eSecurity Planet

From agentless solutions for multi-cloud infrastructures to implementing zero trust and threat scoring, the 2021 class of innovators predominantly addresses cloud, data, and application security. Also Read: Top 22 Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2021. And the 2021 RSAC Sandbox Innovation Contest winner is… Apiiro Security.

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10 Best CASB Security Vendors of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Any cloud-based infrastructure needs a robust cloud access security broker (CASB) solution to ensure data and application security and integrity. . Cloud access security brokers are increasingly a critical component of the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) as edge and cloud security become the newest pain points. Censornet.

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Group-IB Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report

Security Affairs

Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company, has presented its annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report. It was also marked by the rise of the underground market for selling access to corporate networks and an over two-fold growth of the carding market. downloaders), and new types of botnets (brute-force botnets).

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FBI Seizes Bot Shop ‘Genesis Market’ Amid Arrests Targeting Operators, Suppliers

Krebs on Security

Several domain names tied to Genesis Market , a bustling cybercrime store that sold access to passwords and other data stolen from millions of computers infected with malicious software, were seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today. ” a cybercrime forum ad for Genesis enthused.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. How ransomware works. Screenshot example.