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GUEST ESSAY: Preparing for the dire cybersecurity consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Last Watchdog

These Russian cyber actors are government organizations and include other parties who take their orders from the Russian military or intelligence organizations – while not technically under government control. Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware. Enable auto-update features if available.

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NEW TECH: DataLocker introduces encrypted flash drive — with key pad

The Last Watchdog

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. All the user needs is a strong password to access to the data. DataLocker actually got traction, early on, selling to the military.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. Change any default usernames and passwords.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 253

Security Affairs

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform. FBI recommends using passphrases instead of complex passwords. New strain of Cerberus Android banking trojan can steal Google Authenticator codes. ISS reveals malware attack impacted parts of the IT environment.

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Vermont’s Amendments to Data Breach Law and New Student Privacy Law Effective July 1, 2020

Hunton Privacy

Expand the definition of a breach to include login credentials, meaning “a consumer’s user name or e-mail address, in combination with a password or an answer to a security question, that together permit access to an online account.” The law is enforceable by the Vermont Attorney General.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

This data makes it clear that security awareness training designed to educate users on the need to be continually vigilant, regardless of the device, is critical to an organization remaining protected against attacks. While researching his recent book Hacking Multifactor Authentication, Roger tested over 150 MFA solutions.

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GUEST ESSAY: 6 steps any healthcare organization can take to help mitigate inevitable cyber attacks

The Last Watchdog

Educate employees. Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.). In addition, make it easy to report security concerns (phishing, data leaks, social engineering , password compromise, etc.). Develop plans and playbooks. Codify procedures and processes.

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