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SolarWinds Detected Six Months Earlier

Schneier on Security

The software, used by system administrators to manage and configure networks, was communicating externally with an unfamiliar system on the internet. In July 2020, with the mystery still unresolved, communication between investigators and SolarWinds stopped.

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Cisco fixes a static default credential issue in Smart Software Manager tool

Security Affairs

Cisco has released security updates to address 17 vulnerabilities affecting its networking and unified communications product lines. Cisco has released security patches to fix 17 vulnerabilities affecting its networking and unified communications product lines. ” reads the advisory published by Cisco.

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VulnRecap 2/26/24 – VMWare, Apple, ScreenConnect Face Risks

eSecurity Planet

Exploitation provides illegal access to sensitive material, such as email communications, which may jeopardize company confidentiality. The fix: System administrators are encouraged to install the Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 (CU14), which was issued in February 2024 and enabled NTLM credentials Relay Protection.

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DDoS amplify attack targets Citrix Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

Security Affairs

The DTLS protocol is a communications protocol for securing delay-sensitive apps and services that use datagram transport. The attacks began last week, the systems administrator Marco Hofmann first detailed them. I found these source IP addresses of the attackers in my nstraces: 45.200.42.0/24 24 220.167.109.0/24

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A member of the FIN7 group was sentenced to 10 years in prison

Security Affairs

The Ukrainian national Fedir Hladyr (35), aka “das” or “AronaXus,” was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having served as a manager and systems administrator for the financially motivated group FIN7 , aka Carbanak. Hladyr also controlled the organization’s encrypted channels of communication.”

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Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks

Security Affairs

Some targeted entities may discount the threat posed by these social engineering campaigns, either because they do not perceive their research and communications as sensitive in nature, or because they are not aware of how these efforts fuel the regime’s broader cyber espionage efforts. ” reads the joint advisory.

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It covers seven security domains: security operations and administration; access controls ; risk identification, monitoring and analysis; incident response and recovery; cryptography ; network and communications security; and systems and application security. The 125-question exam takes up to 3 hours to complete.