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US CISA and NSA publish guidance to secure Kubernetes deployments

Security Affairs

In recent months the number of cyberattacks against misconfigured Kybernetes systems has surged, threat actors mainly used the to illegally mine cryptocurrencies. Insider threats can be administrators, users, or cloud service providers. ” states the guidance. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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New Linux Malware Shikitega Can Take Full Control of Devices

eSecurity Planet

Shikitega uses legitimate cloud services to host some of its C2 (command & control) servers and a very light ELF dropper (370B) to initiate the next stages. Each module focuses on a unique task, for example, downloading and executing Metasploit meterpreter, escalating privileges on the targeted systems, and maintaining persistence.

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NEW TECH: LogicHub introduces ‘virtualized’ security analysts to help elevate SOAR

The Last Watchdog

Rising implementations of cloud services and IoT systems, not to mention the arrival of 5G, has quickened the pace of software development and multiplied data handling complexities. Stuck in a rut Enter SOAR, which takes well-understood data mining and business intelligence analytics methodologies and applies them to cybersecurity.

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