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RSAC insights: Malware is now spreading via weaponized files circulating in data lakes, file shares

The Last Watchdog

He told me about this recent example: an attacker was able to slip malicious code into a zip file sent from an attorney to a banking client in a very advanced way. The attacker managed to insert attack code into a zip file contained in a password-protected email message – one that the banker was expecting to receive from the attorney.

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Open APIs: A coming of age

CGI

For example, who will own the data model and update it? This can be done by building end-to-end security into applications, adopting a federated identity model, and connecting business services with the payment function, thereby bypassing manual interventions, log-ins, passwords, etc.

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Managed IT Service Providers (MSPs): A Fast Way to Secure IT

eSecurity Planet

While MSPs also provide a wide range of business services, here we’ll focus on managed IT and cybersecurity service providers. For IT services and infrastructure, some larger MSPs will provide generalist services and attempt to solve all problems. How Do MSPs Work?

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Managed IT Service Providers (MSPs): A Fast Way to Secure IT

eSecurity Planet

While MSPs also provide a wide range of business services, here we’ll focus on managed IT and cybersecurity service providers. For IT services and infrastructure, some larger MSPs will provide generalist services and attempt to solve all problems. How Do MSPs Work?

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Don’t blame ‘The Things’

CGI

The Dedicated Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on a number of popular websites that made the news recently was attributed to hackers utilising the vulnerabilities of home automation products such as sensors, TVs and webcams. This captures the irony of the situation!

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