Security Affairs
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The Conti ransomware gang is the first ransomware operation exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability to target VMware vCenter Servers. Conti ransomware gang is the first professional race that leverages Log4Shell exploit to compromise VMware vCenter Server installs. The ransomware group used the exploit to target internal devices that are not protected.
eSecurity Planet
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Some companies use cloud-based security information and event management (SIEM) , and others use SIEM that has been installed in a local data center. These on-premises SIEMs can be run on Windows Servers, Linux Servers, and within virtual machines (VMs) or containers. While the security vulnerabilities for each of these instances will be unique and highly dependent upon setup, you can still verify your security using the same checklist, which we’ll give the acronym VIDA DUCA for the steps
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Troy Hunt
DECEMBER 17, 2021
As I start out by saying this week's video, it's very summer here and not a day goes by without multiple pool visits. Next week's video is going to be from somewhere epically amazing out of this world that I've wanted to go to for a long time now so stay tuned for that one as I go mobile again. Somehow, today's video stretched out beyond an hour with what felt like a list of pretty minor discussion points, but plenty of good questions and commentary along the way.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 17, 2021
VMware released security patches for a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Workspace ONE UEM console. VMware has addressed a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-22054 , in the Workspace ONE UEM console. An attacker with network access to UEM could exploit the vulnerability to access sensitive data in the management console.
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Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Security teams around the world are on high alert dealing with the Log4j vulnerability, but how risky is it, really?
Information Management Today brings together the best content for information management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Hunton Privacy
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Last month, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted a response to the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (“DCMS”) on its Consultation on Reforms to the Data Protection Regime (the “Response”). The Response also reflects views gathered from CIPL members during two industry roundtables organized in collaboration with DCMS to obtain feedback on the reform proposals.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, said that the seven banned actors run fake accounts on its platforms to deceive users and plant malware on targets’ phones.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 17, 2021
CISOs are increasingly drawn to the zero trust security model, but implementing a frictionless experience is still a challenge.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Experts reported the resurgence of the Phorpiex botnet, in one year it allowed to steal crypto assets worth of half a million dollars. Experts at Check Point Research have monitored the resurgence of the Phorpiex botnet, an old threat that was involved in sextortion spam campaigns , crypto-jacking, cryptocurrency clipping (substituting the original wallet address saved in the clipboard with the attacker’s wallet address during a transaction) and ransomware attacks in the past.
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Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The discovery, which affects services running as localhost that aren't exposed to any network or the internet, vastly widens the scope of attack possibilities.
Jamf
DECEMBER 17, 2021
After viewing the JNUC 2021 session Simplifying application management: using custom schemas in Jamf Pro , Elliot Jordan created a project to convert all the manifests created for ProfileCreator to Jamf manifests and has posted them as their own repository on the Jamf-Custom-Profile-Schemas community GitHub page.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Joker malware was found lurking in the Color Message app, ready to fleece unsuspecting users with premium SMS charges.
Adam Levin
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The entire technology industry received a sizable lump of coal in their collective stocking earlier this week in the form of two major security vulnerabilities in a widely-used software tool. Here’s a quick breakdown of what it means for internet users. What is Log4J? Log4J is an open-source software tool used to log activity on internet-based services and software.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 17, 2021
One leader alone can't protect an organization from cyber threats, C-suite leaders agree.
IG Guru
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Check out the article here. The post Personal details of up to 80,000 SA government employees accessed in cyber attack via ABC appeared first on IG GURU.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 17, 2021
If you cannot track, access, or audit data at every stage of the process, then you can't claim your data is secure.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The incident occurred last weekend at the popular chain of restaurants, hotels and breweries, which is still facing disruptions.
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Dark Reading
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency orders federal agencies to take actions to mitigate vulnerabilities to the Apache Log4j flaw and attacks exploiting it.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Attackers are using the excitement over the new Spider-Man movie to steal bank information and spread malware. .
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The "PseudoManuscrypt" operation infected some 35,000 computers with cyber-espionage malware and targeted computers in both government and private industry.
OpenText Information Management
DECEMBER 17, 2021
OpenText™ Documentum™ for Quality & Manufacturing (Q&M) solutions are widely used in Life Sciences companies to create, maintain, and revise quality and manufacturing documents. These quality and manufacturing documents are GxP documents that consist of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other controlled documents. In order to ensure compliance, it is vital that users are trained … The post Learning Management Systems and Life Sciences Quality & Manufacturing solutions &
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Threatpost
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Oliver Tavakoli, CTO at Vectra AI, takes us inside the coming nexus of ransomware, supply-chain attacks and cloud deployments.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 17, 2021
EXPERT INSIGHT: How to assess your exposure to the vulnerability with a combination of asset inventory, testing, solid information sources, and software bills of materials (SBOMs).
ForAllSecure
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Fuzzing makes it possible to locate vulnerabilities even in “safe” environments like Erlang, a language designed for high availability and robust services. Jonathan Knudsen from Synopsys joins The Hacker Mind to discuss his presentation at SecTor 2021 on fuzzing message brokers such as RabbitMQ and VerneMQ, both written in Erlang, demonstrating that any type of software in any environment can still be vulnerable.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram has warned some 50,000 account holders they are targets of surveillance.
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eDiscovery Law
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Key Insight: Recorded phone call between party and copyright agent regarding image timing confidential at prelitigation phase Nature of Case: copyright dispute Electronic Data Involved: phone call recording Keywords: protective order, confidential phone call, work-product Identified State Rule(s): FRBC Rule 4-4.1, 4-1.2 Identified Federal Rule(s): 26(b)(3), 37(a)(5) View Case Opinion.
Managing Your Information
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Have you ever dimmed the lights using your smart phone or turned your home heating up from the airport? Some of the modern day technology at our disposal in homes and businesses makes life much easier. We can feed our pets (and even talk to them) from the office, we can check in with CCTV systems from a beach holiday and we can direct the Amazon delivery driver on where to leave the parcel from the supermarket car park!
eDiscovery Law
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Key Insight: Whether compelling the defendant to enter his cell phone password would violate his privilege against self incrimination under 5th Amendment and art. 12 of Mass Declaration of Rights Nature of Case: Trafficking a person for sexual servitude Electronic Data Involved: data held on cell phone Keywords: Cell phone password, 5th Amendment Identified State […].
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