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North Korea-linked Konni APT uses Russian-language weaponized documents

Security Affairs

North Korea-linked Konni APT group used Russian-language Microsoft Word documents to deliver malware. FortiGuard Labs researchers observed the North Korea-linked Konni APT group using a weaponized Russian-language Word document in an ongoing phishing campaign. The Word document seems to be in the Russian language.

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CISA, FBI, NSA warn of the increased globalized threat of ransomware

Security Affairs

Protect cloud storage by backing up to multiple locations, requiring MFA for access, and encrypting data in the cloud. physically disconnected) backups of data, and regularly test backup and restoration, Ensure all backup data is encrypted, Collect telemetry from cloud environments. ” concludes the advisory.

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Application modernization overview

IBM Big Data Hub

Modernization teams perform their code analysis and go through several documents (mostly dated); this is where their reliance on code analysis tools becomes important. applying this to applications in the scope of a modernization program—for a given industry or domain. Ingest BIAN details and understand BIAN Service Landscape.

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Government Shutdown Leaves Americans More Vulnerable to Identity Theft, Scams

Adam Levin

This effectively leaves victims unable to file reports or get documentation of their stolen identities, which is typically a first step for mitigating damage to credit and financial accounts. . These certificates help verify the identity of the government site and to encrypt communication between agencies and site visitors.

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How to Ensure Your Digital Security During the Rugby World Cup

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Exercise caution around suspicious documents : Malicious actors commonly use suspicious documents to prey upon sports fans. During the 2018 World Cup, for instance, Trend Micro came across a document, detected as W2KM_POWLOAD.ZYFG-A, that claimed to predict the outcome of various game matches in the tournament.

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First Multistate HIPAA Data Breach Lawsuit May Signal Increased State Interest in Data Security Enforcement

Data Matters

represented in its privacy policy that the Company used encryption and authentication tools to protect information but failed to encrypt the data (at rest) on its computer systems. The complaint also states that the Company’s “information security policies were deficient and poorly documented.”

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New SEC Cybersecurity Rules Could Affect Private Companies Too

eSecurity Planet

After SOX, executives must sign a document every year that states, under penalty of criminal prosecution if they lie, that the executives understand their financial statement. In an ideal world, a team should also have the time to perform drills or tabletop exercises to simulate an event and practice the reporting process.