Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2021

Thu, 04/29/2021 - 08:33. There is, however a seriousness consideration to this new technology; data security. Where should data security be assigned? Who should hold the responsibility of ensuring the data is secure? The power and responsibility of 5G. Billion people on the planet right now.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2022

Security expert Max Kellermann discovered a Linux flaw, dubbed Dirty Pipe and tracked as CVE-2022-0847, that can allow local users to gain root privileges on all major distros. The post Dirty Pipe Linux flaw allows gaining root privileges on major distros appeared first on Security Affairs. The vulnerability affects Linux Kernel 5.8

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2021

Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:40. The same goes with the advent of Quantum Computing , which is supposed to bring exponential computing power that shall not only bring endless benefits but also raises question marks on the current state of cryptography that is the bedrock of all information security as we know today.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. The group keeps updating its toolset to evade security mechanisms.” ” reads t he analysis published by Malwarebytes.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Researchers from cybersecurity company Volexity uncovered a cyber espionage spear-phishing campaign, tracked as EmailThief , that has been active at least since December 2021. The post Zimbra zero-day vulnerability actively exploited by an alleged Chinese threat actor appeared first on Security Affairs. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2021

The simple nature of such attacks combined with the use of malicious JavaScript code for intercepting payment data attract more and more cybercriminals, and JS-sniffers became one of the most prominent sources of stolen bank cards on underground markets. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2021

Figure 1 shows two email templates distributing QakBot in Portugal in early May 2021. Figure 1: Email template of QakBot malware targeting Portuguese Internet end users – May 2021. xlsm MD5 : f86c6670822acb89df1eddb582cf0e90 Creation time: 2021-04-29 22:18:33. h/t @MiguelSantareno – malware submitted on 0xSI_f33d.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 21, 2021

Thu, 04/22/2021 - 06:36. The information technology landscape is evolving at a feverish pace. But behind the scenes, this emergence of often untrusted devices (BYOD) and an increased adoption of unsanctioned applications (a trend called “Shadow IT”) has led to security nightmares for IT departments.

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