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Chinese actor ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ remained undetected for five years

Security Affairs

Upon receiving a request, it executes the encoded JavaScript code using the Microsoft.JScript library. Our investigation also uncovered two additional variations that utilize cloud storage services for communication instead of direct HTTP requests. . “SharpJSHandler operates by listening for HTTP requests.

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Success of AI in academic libraries depends on underlying data

CILIP

Success of AI in academic libraries depends on good underlying data. nder, scientific information specialist: Success of AI in academic libraries depends on good underlying data. Why do we hear so little in this respect from libraries on this side of the Atlantic? Q&A with Stephan Holl?nder,

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Raspberry Robin operators are selling initial access to compromised enterprise networks to ransomware gangs

Security Affairs

Data collected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint shows that nearly 3,000 devices in almost 1,000 organizations have seen at least one RaspberryRobin payload-related alert in the last 30 days. DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm.

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RSAC insights: SolarWinds hack illustrates why software builds need scrutiny — at deployment

The Last Watchdog

This level of granular scrutiny, oriented to flushing out coding that shouldn’t be there, can be done thanks to advances in data collection and data analytics. It’s encouraging to see convergences of new tools and existing data stores. This is how it should work.

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Top 5 Application Security Tools & Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

There are also software dependency and libraries that have known vulnerabilities, which is where vulnerability management capabilities fit in. Software Composition Analysis (SCA): There can also address configuration issues with applications that can potentially be exploited.

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A brief history of data and how it helped change the world

Collibra

Yes, the ancient pyramids relied not only on labor and raw materials, but on data collection and analysis. . Data collection is what we do. Today, we think of Big Data as a modern concept. Estimates of the collection range from 42,000 to 700,000. But data collection alone wasn’t enough.

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Too much UPnP-enabled connected devices still vulnerable to cyber attacks

Security Affairs

UPnP-enabled devices running outdated software are exposed to a wide range of attacks exploiting known flaws in UPnP libraries. UPnP works with network protocols to configure communications in the network.” The UPnP communication protocol is widely adopted even if it is known to be vulnerable. ” continues the expert.