Lenny Zeltser

JANUARY 6, 2021

Malware analysis sits at the intersection of incident response, forensics, system and network administration, security monitoring, and software engineering. As someone who’s helped thousands of security professionals learn how to analyze malware at SANS Institute , I have a few tips for how you can get started.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

REMnux is a free community distribution that ethical hackers, security researchers, and many other security pros can leverage to build their own labs and speed up malware analysis. As the founder and primary maintainer of REMnux, Lenny Zeltser likes to say: REMnux is for malware analysis as Kali is for penetration testing.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

Notify the security team Once you’ve disconnected the affected systems, notify your IT security team of the attack. This will save all data in memory to a reference file on the device’s hard drive, preserving it for future analysis. Instead, put the affected systems into hibernation.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 9, 2021

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of why transparent communication in the aftermath of a data breach pays off. Also featured: Mastercard on digital identity issues; building a more diverse and inclusive cybersecurity workforce.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 19, 2024

Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS): DRaaS is an approach to disaster recovery that’s been gaining popularity due to a growing awareness around the importance of data security. Strong BIA looks at how threats might impact daily operations, communication channels, worker safety and other critical parts of your business.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report offers an in-depth analysis of how to prevent data exposure in the cloud. Plus: why PCI's new contactless payment standard lacks PINs, and how to go beyond the hype to accurately define "zero trust."

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Lenny Zeltser

OCTOBER 13, 2020

How to find the right tool for the job, given how many useful utilities come as part of the distro? In addition to providing numerous tools as part of the REMnux distro, the project also offers several malware analysis tools as Docker images.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 19, 2020

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses recent research on the cyberthreats in multicloud environments and how to mitigate them. Also featured: A ransomware risk management update; tips on disaster planning.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 19, 2024

Analysis of cyber attacks targeting U.K. organizations highlights the effectiveness of social engineering attacks and the fact that businesses are missing the mark on how to stop it.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2022

Taiwanese vendor QNAP has warned customers to secure network-attached storage (NAS) exposed online from ransomware and brute-force attacks. QNAP urges all QNAP NAS users to follow the security setting instructions below to ensure the security of QNAP networking devices.” The post How to secure QNAP NAS devices?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

How to protect your machinelearning Models richard-r.stew… Tue, 02/20/2024 - 21:50 Dr. Werner Dondl and Michael Zunke In computer technology, few fields have garnered as much attention as artificial intelligence ( [KD1] [RJ2] AI) and machine learning (ML). An encrypted model is basically useless without the correct decryption key.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

How to protect your machinelearning Models richard-r.stew… Tue, 02/20/2024 - 21:50 Dr. Werner Dondl and Michael Zunke In computer technology, few fields have garnered as much attention as artificial intelligence ( [KD1] [RJ2] AI) and machine learning (ML). An encrypted model is basically useless without the correct decryption key.

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Ascent Innovations

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What is ABC Analysis? ABC analysis is the process of classifying the inventory into A, B and Cclassesbased on their relative significance to business, either by theirmonitory value, utilization, carrying cost, and other factors.This allows leaders to allocate the company’s resources to maximize the efficiency. Benefits of ABC Analysis.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

How to Protect Your Machine Learning Models madhav Thu, 02/15/2024 - 07:20 Contributors: Dr. Werner Dondl and Michael Zunke Introduction In computer technology, few fields have garnered as much attention as artificial intelligence ( AI) and machine learning (ML). An encrypted model is basically useless without the correct decryption key.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Scans slip through These attacks are so successful because many traditional email security tools focus only on text-scanning, allowing image-based attacks to slip through. As a few examples: •Secure email gateways pick up the first URL a QR code sends them to, but not the malicious redirect.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices. Prioritize Data Protection The downfall of many security strategies is that they become too general and too thinly spread. But it requires different levels of security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

How to activate multifactor authentication everywhere. Many employees work in areas where mobile phones are not allowed such as production workshops, data centers, hospitals, or labs that house medical analysis equipment. Make sure the solution you choose is built for security. Data security. Thu, 01/20/2022 - 10:19.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

By getting information directly from the source, you will learn how to best align ISO 9001’s requirements with your business needs. Secure senior management buy-in. Once you have an idea of how ISO 9001 works and the ways it can help your organisation, you should seek the board’s approval to implement it. Get started.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

Last year, the group published a detailed analysis on how the Chinese government has improved its surveillance system to detect and block the popular circumvention tools Shadowsocks and its variants. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. and earlier) could bypass the firewall.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 2, 2020

Security information and event management (SIEM) is evolving and integrating with security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) to add real value in the cybersecurity space. Playbooks contain the security processes that an analyst performs, automating alert analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 18, 2022

Secured computer systems can use advanced detection tools to spot and block such suspicious activities and even catch adversaries. Antivirus and EDR tools, SIEM systems (security information and event management), security vendors, software, hardware, firmware, and operating systems. How to Protect Against Reconnaissance.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 25, 2023

Software composition analysis — SCA – is a layer of the security stack that, more so than ever, plays a prominent role in protecting modern business networks. As RSA Conference 2023 gets underway today at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, advanced ways to secure open source components is getting a good deal of attention.

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Lenny Zeltser

APRIL 19, 2020

You can now take my malware analysis and cybersecurity writing courses online in two formats at SANS Institute, depending on how you prefer to learn: OnDemand: Self-paced, recorded training with four months of access to course materials and labs. Malware Analysis. Cybersecurity Writing.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 1, 2022

You must assemble a team, conduct a gap analysis and risk assessment, apply security controls, create documentation and perform staff awareness training. How to maintain ISO 27001 certification. An ISMS isn’t just about preventing security breaches, though. Promote ongoing information security staff awareness.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 11, 2024

Last year, companies around the world spent close to USD 219 billion on cybersecurity and security solutions, a 12% increase from the previous year according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) (link resides outside ibm.com.) Since data centers face a wide range of potential threats, their DRPs tend to be broader in scope than others.

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Dark Reading

JULY 6, 2020

Securing the Internet of Things requires diligence in secure development and hardware design throughout the product life cycle, as well as resilience testing and system component analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

Even a robust IT or security department will find certain tasks or projects beyond their capabilities. But ignoring issues that you lack the time or expertise for can risk operational failure or security incidents. Yet IT and security vendors will provide their services according to the specifics of the contract.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 29, 2021

MITRE ATT&CK (“miter attack”) is an up-to-date and widely-used knowledge base that focuses on how attackers think and operate. It’s based on practical use cases, so companies can better evaluate security issues and get examples of common tactics and techniques used by threat actors. Using TTPs for Real-world Use Cases.

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erwin

MARCH 25, 2021

erwin recently hosted the second in its six-part webinar series on the practice of data governance and how to proactively deal with its complexities. Led by Frank Pörschmann of iDIGMA GmbH, an IT industry veteran and data governance strategist, the second webinar focused on “ The Value of Data Governance & How to Quantify It.”.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2022

I had the chance to sit down with their CISO, Dave Stapleton, to learn more about the latest advancements in TPRM security solutions. Third parties get fewer requests so they can focus more time and energy on security; customers have one place they can go to get the data they need.”. One leading provider is Denver, Colo.-based

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The only processing operations exempt from the GDPR are national security and law enforcement activities and purely personal uses of data. Storage limitation: Organizations should securely dispose of data as soon as its purpose is fulfilled. Organizations can also take this opportunity to strengthen data security measures.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Whether it’s deeper data analysis, optimization of business processes or improved customer experiences , having a well-defined purpose and plan will ensure that the adoption of AI aligns with the broader business goals. Secure the necessary budget to implement the strategy. Attain buy-in for the proposed roadmap.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Technology reviews can be a temptingly easy way to gain insight into the often impenetrable world of enterprise cybersecurity products, but you need to know how to use them. To help, we’ll cover the pros, built-in biases, and suitability of each type of technology review and how to use each review type as a buyer.

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IT Governance

MAY 8, 2018

If your organisation has adopted, or plans to adopt, ISO 22301 , you will need to conduct a business impact analysis (BIA). Getting this process right is essential, as its conclusions inform risk assessments, security strategies and other vital components of business continuity. Why you need a BIA. Our BIA tool includes expert advice.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Researchers devised a series of attacks against SSDs that could allow to implant malware in a location that is not monitored by security solutions. Korean researchers devised a series of attacks against solid-state drives (SSDs) that could allow to implant malware in specific memory locations bypassing security solutions.

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