IT Governance

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What the Common Vulnerability Scoring System is, how to use it, limitations and alternatives, and key changes in CVSS v4.0 Previously, we’ve interviewed Leon about secure remote working and what the best VPN (virtual private network) solutions are. One example is TLS [Transport Layer Security]. Why or why not? X and v4.0].

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 13, 2023

Now security researchers have discovered a black hat generative AI tool called WormGPT that has none of the ethical restrictions of tools like ChatGPT, making it even easier for hackers to craft cyber attacks based on AI tools. ” The security researchers tested WormGPT to see how it would perform in BEC attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

CARBANAK cybercrime gang was first uncovered in 2014 by Kaspersky Lab that dated its activity back to 2013 when the group leveraged the Anunak malware in targeted attacks on financial institutions and ATM networks. Between 2014 and 2016 the group used a new custom malware dubbed Carbanak that is considered a newer version of Anunak.

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2019

The security breach was discovered by an analyst at Lockheed Martin that immediately informed the organization. ” reported a blog post published by ESET. ” reported a blog post published by ESET. According to ESET experts Matthieu Faou , the Chinese LuckyMouse APT group specializes in watering hole attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

CARBANAK cybercrime gang was first uncovered in 2014 by Kaspersky Lab that dated its activity back to 2013 when the group leveraged the Anunak malware in targeted attacks on financial institutions and ATM networks. Between 2014 and 2016 the group used a new custom malware dubbed Carbanak that is considered a newer version of Anunak.

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Robert's Db2

MARCH 9, 2022

In part 1 of this two-part blog entry on thoroughly assessing data security in a Db2 for z/OS environment, I covered four aspects of Db2 data protection: privilege management, client authentication, data encryption and column masks/row permissions. Consider, for example, the security advantage of static versus dynamic SQL statements.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

Best Practices to Secure Critical Infrastructure. Historically, IT and OT networks have been completely separate, with separate protections as well as separate groups to manage and control them. The post Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 13, 2023

Blog post with screen shots and links: [link] A Master Class on Cybersecurity: Roger A. In this blog we have warned for years about deepfakes, which are also called "synthetic media" created with artificial intelligence or machine learning tools. Grimes Teaches Password Best Practices What really makes a "strong" password?

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IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

At first glance, February appears to be a big improvement cyber security-wise compared to the start of the year. If you’re interested in detailed breakdowns of these incidents, why not subscribe to our Weekly Round-up or visit our blog , where we have a dedicated series on phishing scams ? You can check out the full list below.

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Robert's Db2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The back-and-forth exchanges I had with people on this team included information that I think could be of interest to the larger Db2 for z/OS community, so I'm packaging it in this blog entry. Another option is to make SECADM1 or SECADM2 a RACF group ID (or RACF-equivalent, if you're using some other z/OS security management subsystem).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2019

This report is meant for incident response or Linux forensics purpose, TO HELP admin & IR folks ”, with this the very beginning sentence starts the new analysis of one of the most talented reverser of the worldwide extended security community, the head of MalwareMustDie team, Mr. unixfreaxjp. On the MMD blog. Non-Technical-Premise.

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Robert's Db2

JUNE 30, 2021

I received an email the other day from a Db2 for z/OS system administrator who had recently attended a workshop on the Db2 REST interface. Wouldn't those areas of system operation end up being bottlenecks that would throttle transaction throughput for client applications?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

Group-IB uncovered a new sophisticated phishing campaign, tracked as PerSwaysion, against high-level executives of more than 150 companies worldwide. . ybercriminals behind the PerSwaysion campaign gained access to many confidential corporate MS Office365 emails of mainly financial service companies, law firms, and real estate groups.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2021

Indeed, some of the most destructive and costly ransomware groups are now in their third incarnation. hospitals, governments, critical infrastructure), or how much of a ransom payment an affiliate should expect for bringing the group access to a new victim network. Reinvention is a basic survival skill in the cybercrime business.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2020

Organized hacking groups will be quick to single out — and plunder — the laggards. This was an early indicator of how far most schools have to go in adopting an appropriate security posture. Norton is a security consultant at Spirent Communications , an 82-year-old British supplier of network performance testing equipment.

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