Fri.Sep 22, 2023

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Apple Fixes Bugs That Infected Egyptian Politician's iPhone

Data Breach Today

Cytrox's Predator Found on Device of Ahmed Eltantawy Apple released patches Thursday to close three actively exploited vulnerabilities that researchers say commercial spyware maker Cytrox used to infect the iPhone of Egyptian politician Ahmed Eltantawy with Predator malware. The Citizen Lab attributes the attacks to the Egyptian government.

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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

Krebs on Security

The password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. LastPass says the changes are needed to ensure all customers are protected by their latest security improvements. But critics say the move is little more than a public relations stunt that will do nothing to help countless early adopters whose password vaults were exposed in a 2022 breach at LastPass.

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MGM Resorts Says Hotels 'Operating Normally' After Attack

Data Breach Today

But Digital Room Keys Still Unavailable; Slot Machines Have 'Intermittent Issues' MGM Resorts International says its hotels and casinos are now operating "normally" after the company was hit by ransomware-wielding attackers. Even so, numerous systems remain offline - including digital room key cards - as the company seeks to rebuild its IT infrastructure.

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MGM, Caesars Cyberattack Responses Required Brutal Choices

Dark Reading

Tens of millions in losses later, the MGM and Caesars systems are back online following dual cyberattacks by the same threat actor — here's what experts say about their incident responses.

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LLMs in Production: Tooling, Process, and Team Structure

Speaker: Dr. Greg Loughnane and Chris Alexiuk

Technology professionals developing generative AI applications are finding that there are big leaps from POCs and MVPs to production-ready applications. They're often developing using prompting, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and fine-tuning (up to and including Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF)), typically in that order. However, during development – and even more so once deployed to production – best practices for operating and improving generative AI applications are le

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Cato Networks Raises $238M on $3B Valuation to Move Upmarket

Data Breach Today

Equity Investment Will Allow Cato Networks to Tightly Integrate CASB, DLP With SASE A late-stage SASE startup led by a serial entrepreneur hauled in a massive equity investment to address the feature and capability needs of large enterprises. The $238 million in funding will allow Cato Networks to more tightly align CASB and DLP with SASE to safeguard cloud apps and sensitive data.

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Google CISO Phil Venables on Building Strong CIO-CISO Bonds

Data Breach Today

CIO, CISO Must Join Forces to Upgrade Organization to More Defendable Architecture Increased engagement from boards on digital transformation initiatives around cloud and AI adoption has spurred greater investment in cybersecurity, said Google Cloud CISO Phil Venables. Systems built and designed decades ago have become increasingly difficult to secure, he said.

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Hackers Let Loose on Voting Gear Ahead of US Election Season

Dark Reading

Ethical hackers were given voluntary access to digital scanners, ballot markers, and electronic pollbooks, all in the name of making the voting process more resilient to cyber threats.

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Chinese, North Korean Nation-State Groups Target Health Data

Data Breach Today

HHS Report Lists APT41, APT43 and Lazarus Among Top Threat Groups Chinese and North Korean nation-state groups continue to pose significant "unique threats" to the U.S. healthcare and public health sector, including data exfiltration attacks involving espionage and intellectual property theft, federal authorities warned Thursday in a brief naming the top groups.

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Information of Air Canada employees exposed in recent cyberattack

Security Affairs

Air Canada, the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada, announced that the personal information of some employees was exposed as a result of a recent cyberattack. Air Canada, the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada, announced that threat actors had access to the personal information of some employees during a recent cyberattack. “An unauthorized group briefly obtained limited access to an internal Air Canada system related to limited personal information of some employees and ce

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Your Expert Guide to CX Orchestration & Enhancing Customer Journeys

Speaker: Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor at Medallia

Join Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor, in this new webinar that will focus on: Understanding CX Orchestration Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of what CX orchestration is, its significance in the customer experience landscape, and how it plays a crucial role in shaping customer journeys. This includes the key concepts, strategies, and best practices involved in CX orchestration. 🔑 Connection to Customer Journey Maps: How to effectively integrate customer journey mapping into the

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Guardians of the Cyberverse: Building a Resilient Security Culture

Dark Reading

Whether achieved through AI-enabled automation, proactive identification and resolution of issues, or the equitable distribution of risk management responsibilities, the goal must be resilience.

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CISA adds Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs

US CISA added the flaw CVE-2023-41179 in Trend Micro Apex and other security products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the high-severity flaw CVE-2023-41179 (CVSS score 7.2) affecting Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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How to keep your CISO happy with data and alerts

Jamf

In this session, Get Well’s Todd Clark, Senior IT Support Specialist, and Jeremy Lynch, CISO, return to JNUC to explain how they use data and alerts to simplify their workflows — and keep their CISO happy.

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Recently patched Apple and Chrome zero-days exploited to infect devices in Egypt with Predator spyware

Security Affairs

Citizen Lab and Google’s TAG revealed that the three recently patched Apple zero-days were used to install Cytrox Predator spyware. Researchers from the Citizen Lab and Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the three Apple zero-days addressed this week were used as part of an exploit to install Cytrox Predator spyware. Apple this week released emergency security updates to address three new zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-41993, CVE-2023-41991, CVE-2023-41992) that ha

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Beware of Pixels & Trackers on U.S. Healthcare Websites

The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers. Tracking tools on user-authenticated and unauthenticated web pages can access personal health information (PHI) such as IP addresses, medical record numbers, home and email addresses, appointment dates, or other info provided by users on pages and thus can violate HIPAA Rules that govern the Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.

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Do CISOs Have to Report Security Flaws to the SEC?

Dark Reading

The new SEC rules make it seem that there is no need to report the presence of security vulnerabilities, but that doesn't quite tell the full story.

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Experts warn of a 600X increase in P2Pinfect traffic

Security Affairs

The experts warn of a surge in P2PInfect botnet activity since late August 2023, they are witnessing a 600x jump between September 12 and 19, 2023. In July 2023, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers discovered a new peer-to-peer (P2P) worm called P2PInfect that targets Redis servers running on both Linux and Windows systems. The capability to target Redis servers running on both Linux and Windows operating systems makes P2PInfect more scalable and potent than other worms.

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NFL, CISA Look to Intercept Cyber Threats to Super Bowl LVIII

Dark Reading

The league is working with more than 100 partners to workshop responses to a host of hypothetical cyberattacks on the upcoming Big Game in Las Vegas.

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Sandman APT targets telcos with LuaDream backdoor

Security Affairs

A previously undocumented APT dubbed Sandman targets telecommunication service providers in the Middle East, Western Europe, and South Asia. A joint research conducted by SentinelLabs and QGroup GmbH revealed that a previously undetected APT group, dubbed Sandman, is targeting telecommunication service providers in the Middle East, Western Europe, and South Asia.

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Use Cases for Apache Cassandra®

There’s a good reason why Apache Cassandra® is quickly becoming the NoSQL database of choice for organizations of all stripes. In this white paper, discover the key use cases that make Cassandra® such a compelling open source software – and learn the important pitfalls to avoid. From understanding its distributed architecture to unlocking its incredible power for industries like healthcare, finance, retail and more, experience how Cassandra® can transform your entire data operations.

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MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations 2023: Palo Alto, Microsoft, CrowdStrike & Cybereason Lead the Way

eSecurity Planet

MITRE Engenuity has released its 2023 ATT&CK evaluations, examining how top cybersecurity vendors detect and prevent sophisticated cyberthreats. This year, the evaluations focused on the techniques of Turla, a Russia-based threat group. Turla uses a command-and-control network, as well as open source tools, which are more difficult to protect and easier to exploit because anyone can edit — and abuse — the code.

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Weekly Update 366

Troy Hunt

Well that's it, Europe is done! I've spent the week in Prague with highlights including catching up with Josef Prusa, keynoting at Experts Live EU and taking a "beer spa" complete with our own endless supply of tap beer. Life is good 🍻 That’s it - we’ve peaked - life is all downhill from here 🤣 🍻 #BeerSpa pic.twitter.com/ezCpUC6XEK — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) September 21, 2023 All that and more in this week's video, next week I&apo

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TikTok API Rules Stymie Analysis of US User Data, Academics Say

Dark Reading

Terms of service for API access give TikTok publication review over findings and limit access to critical data on the platform's impact on US users, researchers say.

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Hypothesis: Generative AI at Jamf

Jamf

Learn how Jamf views Artificial Intelligence (AI), its use cases and the proof of concepts we’ve already tackled in this JNUC 2023 session.

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Reimagining CX: How to Implement Effective AI-Driven Transformations

Speaker: Steve Pappas

As businesses strive for success in an increasingly digitized world, delivering an exceptional customer experience has become paramount. To meet this demand, enterprises are embracing innovative approaches that captivate customers and fuel their loyalty. 💥 Enter conversational AI - an absolute game-changer (if done right) in redefining CX norms.

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ASPM Is Good, But It's Not a Cure-All for App Security

Dark Reading

What application security posture management does, it does well. But you'll still need to fill in some holes, especially concerning API security.

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One’s service is another’s product: enhance performance through the user’s voice

Jamf

Learn how taking proper care of your feedback can amplify user satisfation and benefit your products and services in this JNUC session.

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Akira Ransomware Mutates to Target Linux Systems, Adds TTPs

Dark Reading

The newly emerged ransomware actively targets both Windows and Linux systems with a double-extortion approach.

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Barracuda SecureEdge SASE Review 2023

eSecurity Planet

The Barracuda SecureEdge SASE product builds off the well established Barracuda security products (firewalls, gateways, email security, and more) that already protect so many global companies. When compared against other SASE competitors, Barracuda SecureEdge can be considered one of the best options to protect remote users. For more details explore the following sections of this review: Who is Barracuda The Barracuda SecureEdge SASE Platform Pricing & Delivery Features Pros Cons Alternative

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Lessons Learned in PostgreSQL®

In today's digital landscape, the threat of ransomware demands proactive defense. This paper, inspired by a real PostgreSQL® database incident, offers vital strategies for effective mitigation. Instaclustr expert Perry Clark outlines immediate actions to minimize risks, ensuring a swift response to ransomware threats and protecting critical data assets.

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Apple Fixes 3 More Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Dark Reading

All of the security bugs are under active attacks, but the extent of their exploitation is unknown.

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Irish Regulator Fines TikTok 345 Million Euros

Hunton Privacy

On September 15, 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission (the “DPC”) announced a fine of 345 million Euros against TikTok Technology Limited (“TikTok”) for non-compliance with GDPR rules regarding the processing of personal data of child users. This decision by the DPC reflects the binding decision of the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) pursuant to Article 65 of the GDPR.

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Streamlining Data Collection for Investigations and eDiscovery

OpenText Information Management

Organizations are practically drowning in data today, which makes using that data effectively more challenging than ever. Additionally, the risks associated with protecting that data have never been higher, due to strengthened data privacy laws worldwide and increasing cyberattacks on businesses everywhere. Businesses are faced with the challenge of needing discrete comprehensive data collection capabilities … The post Streamlining Data Collection for Investigations and eDiscovery appeared