eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The past week has been a busy one for cybersecurity vulnerabilities, with 34 vulnerable Windows drivers and four Microsoft Exchange flaws heading a long list of security concerns. The Problem: Three flaws discovered by the Kubernetes security community carry CVSS severity scores of 7.6 CVE-2023-5044 (Code Injection): This CVSS score 7.6

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

Email-based threats have become increasingly sophisticated, how is changing the Email Security Landscape? Recently, VIPRE Security Group published their Email Security in 2023 report , where they shared insights on the development of email-based threats and how they can impact organizations. What Can We Expect in 2023?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness Month – Answering Google’s Most Commonly Asked Questions madhav Wed, 10/18/2023 - 05:25 This month is Cyber Security Awareness Month , highlighting how far security education needs to go in order to enable a secure interconnected world. Encryption What is encryption?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

xyz pic.twitter.com/VLhISark8Y — Goldwave (@OGoldwave) March 13, 2023 The variant employed in the campaign supports a more sophisticated encryption method of byte remapping and a monthly rotation of the C2 server. #ViperSoftX is back, doesn't look like much has changed. c2 arrowlchat[.]com ” concludes the report.

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IT Governance

JULY 10, 2023

Welcome to our second quarterly review of cyber attacks and data breaches for 2023. In this article, we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of security breaches , and delve into the infosec landscape over the past three months. However, the start of the year coincided with a huge spike in infections.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Related: The security case for AR, VR AI chatbots use natural language processing, which enables them to understand and respond to human language and machine learning algorithms. billion work hours in 2023 and helped raise customer satisfaction to 69% for $0.50 of cyber security attacks. These tools saved 2.5 per interaction.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. The link could direct users to a mock-up of YouTube’s website and ask them to log in for security purposes.

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IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2023, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Overview IT Governance discovered 310 security incidents between January and March 2023, which accounted for 349,171,305 breached records.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Nominate Pierluigi Paganini and Security Affairs here here: [link] Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. We are in the final !

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. The City confirmed the security incident and is working to recover from the ransomware attack that impacted its services, including the police department. During this time, Royal performed data exfiltration and ransomware delivery preparation activities.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

patrickwardle cc @cyb3rops pic.twitter.com/SMuN3Rmodl — MalwareHunterTeam (@malwrhunterteam) April 15, 2023 The discovery is disconcerting and demonstrates the effort of the group to expand its operation targeting also Apple systems. Anyway, the archive in which this sample was included shown bundled date as March 20.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Meanwhile, if you enjoy this sort of cyber security news, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest stories straight to your inbox. Biggest data breaches of April 2023 1. million people.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 12, 2023

On October 5, 2023, Blackbaud Inc., a software provider for the philanthropy, healthcare, and education sectors, has resolved claims that the District of Columbia and 49 U.S. states raised. The claims stem from a ransomware attack that impacted Blackbaud in 2020.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2023

In June 2023, the malware analyst rivitna published a sample of the ransomware that is compiled for Linux. “During the run, the ransomware generates a symmetric encryption key using CryptGenRandom() , which is the random number generator implemented by Windows CryptoAPI. . Files are encrypted by Chacha 2008 ( D.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

8, 2023 – SandboxAQ today announced Sandwich, an open source framework and meta-library of cryptographic algorithms that simplifies modern cryptography management. This provides a much simpler process to create a cryptographic object, such as a secure tunnel, and helps organizations implement crypto-agility. Palo Alto, Calif.,

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 26, 2023

Small and Medium Businesses Day: Tips on Securing the Backbone of National Economies madhav Tue, 06/27/2023 - 05:46 The United Nations General Assembly designated 27 June as Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day to raise awareness of these businesses’ contribution to national economies. Strong access control through MFA 2.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Most Popular Data Security Webinars of 2022: Sovereignty, Cloud Security and Compliance Top the List. Thu, 01/12/2023 - 05:54. If you have already watched them, repetition is the mother of all education. Trends in Cloud Security: Key Findings from the 2022 Cloud Security Study.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Microsoft announced that its Microsoft Defender for Endpoint helped to block a large-scale hacking campaign carried out by Akira ransomware operators (tracked by Microsoft as Storm-1567) The attack took place in early June 2023 and aimed at an industrial engineering organization. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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Collibra

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Reducing data security and privacy risks Deeper privacy insights with streamlined access to assessment data In this release, Collibra introduces a new API for Assessments that lets you quickly connect and access assessment data for deeper reporting and analytics.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 19, 2023

By 2024, for instance, 75% of the entire world’s population will have its personal data protected by encryption, multifactor authentication, masking and erasure, as well as data resilience. It goes beyond preventing data breaches or having secure means for data collection and storage.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2023

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications service to help organizations stop ransomware attacks before damage occurs. The time-lapse between initial access to a network and the encryption of the systems can last from hours to days. ” concludes the announcement.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate. The Akira ransomware gang targets Cisco VPN products to gain initial access to corporate networks and steal their data.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2023

Royal ransomware is one of the most notable ransomware families of 2022, it made the headlines in early May 2023 with the attack against the IT systems in Dallas, Texas. Experts noticed that the new Linux ransomware BlackSuit has significant similarities with the Royal ransomware family. New #ransomware #BlackSuit targets Windows, #Linux.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters (EdgeRouters) to evade detection in cyber operations worldwide. .

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Secure remote working tips and VPN insights from our senior penetration tester Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance. He’s also been featured in various articles relating to cyber security. Now, as we come to the end of 2023, we have thousands of organisations whose workforces are predominantly working from home.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of the capabilities of the recently emerged Royal ransomware. According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 15, 2023

A Guide to Key Management as a Service madhav Thu, 06/15/2023 - 11:29 As companies adopt a cloud-first strategy and high-profile breaches hit the headlines, securing sensitive data has become a paramount business concern. The most effective way to ensure data security is through encryption and proper key management.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That makes email security software a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes. We analyzed the market for email security tools and software to arrive at this list of 7 top email security solutions, including their standout features, limitations and ideal use cases, followed by issues prospective buyers should consider.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

The highly-targeted attacks aim at organizations in government, aviation, education, and telecom sectors. “Symantec researchers observed it being used in some activity in 2020 and 2021, as well as this more recent campaign, which continued into the first quarter of 2023. .” ” reads the analysis published by Symantec.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Particularly very popular is so-called brand phishing, which occurs when criminals impersonate the official website of a well-known brand of a public or private entity using a domain name, URL, logos and graphics similar to the original website: This is a real threat that can have heavy repercussions on user privacy and device security.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Expert insight from Leon Teale into the implications of this historic data breach The security researcher Bob Diachenko and investigators from Cybernews have discovered an open instance with more than 26 billion data records, mostly compiled from previous breaches – although it likely also includes new data. In 2021, we saw a leak of 3.27

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free. The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 5, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Rezilion found more than 15 million instances in which systems are vulnerable to the 896 flaws listed in the U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 8, 2023

andrew.gertz@t… Tue, 08/08/2023 - 12:49 Infinity Day is a celebration that transcends boundaries, embracing the limitless potential of technology and its impact on our lives. As technology advances, traditional security measures face challenges from powerful computational capabilities like quantum computing. Celebrating Infinity Day.

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