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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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How to Ensure Your Digital Security During the Rugby World Cup

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

First, it said that it would invest in cultivating military assets in the digital space, as reported by the Organization for World Peace. Exercise caution around suspicious documents : Malicious actors commonly use suspicious documents to prey upon sports fans. When opened, the document asked users to enable macros.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Art of Invisibility

ForAllSecure

In the book The Art of Invisibility , I challenged my co author Kevin Mitnick to document the steps needed to become invisible online. Operational Security is typically a military process. It's a process of protecting critical information through encryption and being aware of the potential for eavesdropping on conversations.

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

And NATO launched “the largest and most advanced international live-fire cyber defence exercise” to “practise protection of national IT systems and critical infrastructure under the intense pressure of a severe cyber attack”. Information including their names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords may have been compromised.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Virtual private networks (VPNs): Secure remote user or branch office access to network resources through encrypted connections to firewalls or server applications. Apply encryption protocols and other security measures to connections between computers. Communication protocols (TCP, HTTPS, etc.):

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Going Passwordless

ForAllSecure

For example, here’s Jerry Lewis in a scene from a 1950s film, where he’s trying to break into a Nazi German military base. And I think it is an exercise, pretty fun to look at those credentials. Well, actually, well, if you encrypt the password, it can be decrypted. It's documented. Lewis: Good. Other: Wait.