Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 29, 2020
RiskIQ CEO Lou Manousos Details Lessons to Learn in Supply-Chain Attack Aftermath The SolarWinds breach is a case study in how attackers can subvert a widely used piece of software to turn it to their advantage, says Lou Manousos, CEO of RiskIQ. The attack surface management expert details lessons all organizations must learn in the wake of this "unprecedented" attack.
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Today marks the 11th anniversary of KrebsOnSecurity! Thank you, Dear Readers, for your continued encouragement and support! With the ongoing disruption to life and livelihood wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 has been a fairly horrid year by most accounts. And it’s perhaps fitting that this was also a leap year, piling on an extra day to a solar rotation that most of us probably can’t wait to see in the rearview mirror.
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Both Strains of Malware Among Multiple Tactics Being Used by Supply Chain Attackers Software vendor SolarWinds has updated multiple versions of its Orion network-monitoring software to address the Sunburst backdoor that was added to its code, and to block Supernova malware that exploited a vulnerability in Orion. But incident response experts have warned that full cleanup may take years.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Japanese giant Kawasaki Heavy Industries discovered unauthorized access to a Japanese company server from multiple overseas offices. Kawasaki Heavy Industries disclosed a security breach, the company discovered unauthorized access to a Japanese company server from multiple overseas offices. Information from its overseas offices might have been stolen as a result of a security breach that took place earlier this year.
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Attackers Gained Access to Company's Network Through Remote, Overseas Servers Kawasaki Heavy Industries is reporting that an unknown threat actor gained access to its internal network through servers located in an overseas office, according to a company statement. The result: Some corporate data may have leaked to a third party.
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Now-Shuttered Site Sold Access to 12 Billion Personal Records, Authorities Say Britain's National Crime Agency says 21 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of purchasing personally identifiable information from the WLeakInfo website. Authorities say the site provided access to more than 12 billion personal records culled from 10,000 data breaches.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 29, 2020
With data breaches soaring over the past two years and organisations struggling with the technical demands of the coronavirus pandemic, PwC has declared this a critical point for the cyber security industry. Its Cyber security strategy 2021: An urgent business priority report notes that the pandemic means organisations can no longer ignore the importance of cyber security.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Police and Parliament Say the Incident Happened Earlier This Year Finnish police and parliament officials are investigating a security incident that happened earlier this year in which attackers gained access to internal IT networks and appear to have compromised lawmakers' email accounts, according to a statement. Police are calling the intrusion an act of espionage.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 29, 2020
David “moose” Wolpoff at Randori explains how hackers pick their targets, and how understanding "hacker logic" can help prioritize defenses.
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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.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Researcher: Malware Found On Several Large Content Management Systems A recently uncovered payment card skimmer is targeting several large content management systems that support the online checkout pages of dozens of e-commerce sites, according to researchers with Sansec. The malware works by using a keylogger to harvest payment and personal data.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Eight cybersecurity leaders go deep on their most valuable (and very human) takeaways from a year like no other we've known.
Hunton Privacy
DECEMBER 29, 2020
On December 22, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation that temporarily bans the use or purchase of facial recognition and other biometric identifying technology in public and private schools until at least July 1, 2022. The legislation also directs the New York Commissioner of Education (the “Commissioner”) to conduct a study on whether this technology is appropriate for use in schools.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a tool for detecting potentially malicious activities in Azure/Microsoft 365 environments. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)’s Cloud Forensics team has released a PowerShell-based tool, dubbed Sparrow , that can that helps administrators to detect anomalies and potentially malicious activities in Azure/Microsoft 365 environments.
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Threatpost
DECEMBER 29, 2020
The Japanese aerospace manufacturer said that starting in June, overseas unauthorized access to its servers may have compromised customer data.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Microsoft says that SolarWinds hackers aimed at compromising the victims’ cloud infrastructure after deploying the Solorigate backdoor (aka Sunburst). The Microsoft 365 Defender Team revealed that the goal of the threat actors behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack was to move to the victims’ cloud infrastructure once infected their network with the Sunburst /Solorigate backdoor. “With this initial widespread foothold, the attackers can then pick and choose the specific orga
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Such apps may try to leak your data, or can contain malicious code. And even legitimate apps may be poorly written, creating security risks.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Black man sues police, saying he was falsely ID’d by facial recognition, joining other Black Americans falling victim to the technology’s racial bias.
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Security Affairs
DECEMBER 29, 2020
The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) warns of ransomware attacks on COVID-19 vaccine research organizations. The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a noticed to warn financial institutions of ransomware attacks aimed at COVID-19 vaccine research organizations. “The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing this Notice to alert financial institutions about the potential for fraud, ran
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Geopolitical tensions and a dramatic rise in offensive and defensive cyber capabilities lead India to join Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea as a top nation-state adversary.
The Guardian Data Protection
DECEMBER 29, 2020
‘Extremely dangerous’ if personal information needed to process mobile payments is lost or falls into wrong hands, say staff The rapid upscaling of digital technology use by international groups in Somalia is causing concern about the risk to the people whose data is being collected. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the use of programming by humanitarian organisations to deliver aid, but local staff working with several different NGOs say the organisations are not thinking enough about d
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Despite reports that Macs have encountered more threats than Windows systems, the platform still sees far fewer exploits and malware - including ransomware.
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Threatpost
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Threatpost explores 5 big takeaways from 2020 -- and what they mean for 2021.
PerezBox
DECEMBER 29, 2020
The quickest, and arguably most effective way, to compromise an organization is via social engineering. Social engineering in the digital sphere is almost always synonymous with some form of Phishing. Read More. The post Feelings Have No Place in the World of Security appeared first on PerezBox.
ForAllSecure
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Irrespective of what industry you’re in and where you’re located in this world, 2020 has been an unexpectedly eventful year. Ranging from the state of global health to national politics to social justice, the challenges we continue to face have rested heavy on our minds, hearts, and souls. Yet, in all of this, I also see the good that’s happened in 2020.
Reltio
DECEMBER 29, 2020
What pejoratives can I apply to 2020 that haven’t already been used.and are suitable for the company blog and LinkedIn? The best ones have been exhausted; and aren’t we all just a little exhausted? But the challenges of 2020 make it more important to identify and appreciate what went right because of the extraordinary challenges of the year. I marked my first anniversary on the Reltio product marketing and corporate communications teams last month.
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ForAllSecure
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Irrespective of what industry you’re in and where you’re located in this world, 2020 has been an unexpectedly eventful year. Ranging from the state of global health to national politics to social justice, the challenges we continue to face have rested heavy on our minds, hearts, and souls. Yet, in all of this, I also see the good that’s happened in 2020.
Reltio
DECEMBER 29, 2020
What pejoratives can I apply to 2020 that haven’t already been used.and are suitable for the company blog and LinkedIn? The best ones have been exhausted; and aren’t we all just a little exhausted? But the challenges of 2020 make it more important to identify and appreciate what went right because of the extraordinary challenges of the year. I marked my first anniversary on the Reltio product marketing and corporate communications teams last month.
IG Guru
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Today’s businesses rely on accessing and governing structured and unstructured content from a variety of sources, inside and outside the enterprise. This comprehensive checklist from technology analysts IDC will help you to develop a resilient digital content and process strategy, rooted in solid information governance, modern architecture and rapid development innovation, including:Deploying in the cloud for […].
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