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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

It was designed to make it convenient for system administrators to automate tasks and manage configurations across all Windows endpoints and servers in a company network. Today, if you examine any high-profile data breach, you’re likely to find memory-hacking techniques utilized at multiple key stages of the attack.

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Facebook May Have Gotten Hacked, and Maybe It’s Better We Don’t Know

Adam Levin

Mobile apps send user data to Facebook (even for non-Facebook users): A study by Privacy International showed that several Android apps, including Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed, the King James Bible app, Qibla Connect, and Muslim Pro all transmit users’ personal data back to Facebook. .” In short, there is no upside.

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Vulnerability Management as a Service: Top VMaaS Providers

eSecurity Planet

Here, organizations should work toward achieving an effective system-wide process between security operations, IT operations, and system administration teams to ensure everyone is on the same page. By leveraging VMaaS systems that provide effective, additional layers of protection, security flaws can be found, managed.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

Verizon's Data Breach Report showed that 81% of hacking-related breaches used either stolen and/or weak passwords. Find your weak passwords: [link] [Eye Opener] HTML Phishing Attacks Surge by 100% In 12 Months The Cyberwire reported: "Barracuda released a study indicating that HTML attacks have doubled since last year.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. ICYMI, Equifax forced to pull offline a huge database of consumer data guarded only by credentials "admin/admin" [link] — briankrebs (@briankrebs) September 13, 2017.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears

KnowBe4

Blog post with links: [link] [CASE STUDY] Gamifying the Way to Phishing Resilience at Whitbread Multinational hospitality provider Whitbread understands just how vital knowledge of phishing email tactics is to organizational security. link] Let's stay safe out there. Warm Regards, Stu Sjouwerman, SACP Founder and CEO KnowBe4, Inc.