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U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

Krebs on Security

as members of the PLA’s 54 th Research Institute, a component of the Chinese military. Attorney General Bill Barr said at a press conference today that the Justice Department doesn’t normally charge members of another country’s military with crimes (this is only the second time the agency has indicted Chinese military hackers).

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As 2-factor authentication falls short, ‘adaptive multi-factor authentication’ goes mainstream

The Last Watchdog

The use of an additional form of authentication to protect the accessing of a sensitive digital system has come a long way over the past decade and a half. An Israeli start-up, Silverfort , is seeking to make a great leap forward in the state-of-the-art of authentication systems. LW: Let’s come back to ‘adaptive authentication.’

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A brief history of cryptography: Sending secret messages throughout time

IBM Big Data Hub

From securing everyday personal messages and the authentication of digital signatures to protecting payment information for online shopping and even guarding top-secret government data and communications—cryptography makes digital privacy possible. In modern times, cryptography has become a critical lynchpin of cybersecurity.

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SolarWinds hackers stole some of Mimecast source code

Security Affairs

Back in December, the SolarWinds supply chain attack made the headlines when a Russian cyber espionage group tampered with updates for SolarWinds’ Orion Network Management products that the IT company provides to government agencies, military, and intelligence offices. Upgraded encryption algorithm strength for all stored credentials.

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New Turla ComRAT backdoor uses Gmail for Command and Control

Security Affairs

Earlier versions of Agent.BTZ were used to compromise US military networks in the Middle East in 2008. The orchestrator reads the email address in /etc/transport/mail/mailboxes/0/command_addr by parsing the inbox HTML page (using Gumbo HTML parser ) and the cookies to authenticate on Gmail in /etc/transport/mail/mailboxes/0/cookie.

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NEW TECH: Silverfort extends ‘adaptive multi-factor authentication’ via key partnerships

The Last Watchdog

Tel Aviv, Israel-based Silverfort continues to make inroads into proving the efficacy of its innovative approach to multi-factor authentication, or MFA, in corporate settings. Silverfort is the brainchild of a band of colleagues who toiled together in the encryption branch of Unit 8200 , the elite cybersecurity arm of the Israeli military.

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NEW TECH: How ‘adaptive multi-factor authentication’ is gaining traction via partnerships

The Last Watchdog

Tel Aviv, Israel-based Silverfort continues to make inroads into proving the efficacy of its innovative approach to multi-factor authentication, or MFA, in corporate settings. Silverfort is the brainchild of a band of colleagues who toiled together in the encryption branch of Unit 8200 , the elite cybersecurity arm of the Israeli military.