KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Anyone who has run security awareness programs for a while knows that changing human behaviour is not an easy task. And that sometimes the problem with awareness is that "awareness" alone does not automatically result in secure behavior.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
APT42 Operates on Behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps An Iranian state-sponsored group in operation since 2015 relies on highly targeted social engineering to try and attack individuals and organizations that Tehran deems enemies of the regime, says a new report from cyberthreat intelligence firm Mandiant.
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The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Finally, Uncle Sam is compelling companies to take cybersecurity seriously. Related: How the Middle East paved the way to CMMC. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification version 2.0 could take effect as early as May 2023 mandating detailed audits of the cybersecurity practices of any company that hopes to do business with the Department of Defense.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Hacked Accounts May Have Made District an Easy Ransomware Target The Labor Day weekend ransomware attack against Los Angeles Unified School District is drawing serious attention from the U.S. government, which has dispatched the FBI. The attack vector is unknown, but nearly two dozen compromised district accounts appeared on the Dark Web in the months leading up to the attack.
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The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The internet has drawn comparisons to the Wild West, making ransomware the digital incarnation of a hold-up. Related: It’s all about ‘ attack surface management ‘ However, today’s perpetrator isn’t standing in front of you brandishing a weapon. They could be on the other side of the globe, part of a cybercrime regime that will never be discovered, much less brought to justice.
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Jamf
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Cost optimization is always on the corporate agenda – how can we get more from less? But making informed, cost-efficient decisions about which technologies you need is challenging when you don’t know the level of Shadow IT in your organization.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Ongoing Attack Affects Hospitality Chain's Reservation System Patrons of InterContinental Hotels Group hotels might need to call the front desk rather than book hotel rooms online due to an ongoing cyberattack. Cybersecurity intelligence firm Hudson Rock tells ISMG telemetry indicates multiple employees downloaded malware compromising their credentials.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
A new Linux malware dubbed Shikitega leverages a multi-stage infection chain to target endpoints and IoT devices. Researchers from AT&T Alien Labs discovered a new piece of stealthy Linux malware, dubbed Shikitega, that targets endpoints and IoT devices. The malware outstands for its multistage infection chain, threat actors use it to can gain full control of the system and carry out other malicious activities, including cryptocurrency mining.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Bad Guys Haul 450 'Bad Guys' NFTs; Rug Pull Finder Buys Back Most Assets Two individuals exploited a flaw in an unaudited smart contract deployed by Rug Pull Finder, a web3 security company that offers smart contract audits to blockchain companies. They scooped up 450 non-fungible tokens from the "Bad Guys" collection, whose theme is bad guys stealing NFTs.
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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.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
After a high-profile 2017 breach and a Holiday Inn ransomware hit earlier this year, IHG confirms that its booking channels and applications have been disrupted in yet another cyberattack.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Series D Proceeds Will Enable Cymulate to Pursue M&A and Midmarket Growth Cymulate has raised $70 million to strengthen its presence in new areas such as attack surface management and continuous automated red teaming. The company plans to deepen its wallet share among midmarket customers by working more closely with managed security service providers.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The Moobot botnet is behind a new wave of attacks that started in early August and that target vulnerable D-Link routers. Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 researchers reported a new wave of attacks launched by the Moobot botnet that target vulnerable D-Link routers. The Mirai -based Moobot botnet was first documented by Palo Alto Unit 42 researchers in February 2021, in November 2021, it started exploiting a critical command injection flaw ( CVE-2021-36260 ) in the webserver of several Hikvision prod
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
We're Not the Cyber Baddies, You're the Cyber Baddies, Says China China again accused the United States of cyberespionage as it seeks to reframe the global narrative on hacking. China's status as the world's worst cyber thief "annoys them tremendously," says Jim Lewis of CSIS. Beijing says it caught the NSA hacking into Northwestern Polytechnical University.
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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
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Continued collaboration will help win the fight as cybersecurity remains a national priority. International and public-private cooperation is helping stem the damage from ransomware threats and cyberattacks.
Hunton Privacy
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
On September 5, 2022, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (the “DPC”) imposed a €405,000,000 fine on Instagram (a Meta-owned social media platform) for violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation’s (“GDPR’s”) rules on the processing of children’s personal data. The fine is the result of an investigation that began in 2020 and focused on the company’s processing of children’s personal data.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The Shikitega malware takes over IoT and endpoint devices, exploits vulnerabilities, uses advanced encoding, abuses cloud services for C2, installs a cyptominer, and allows full remote control.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Researchers at Check Point have discovered a spear phishing campaign dubbed “DangerousSavanna” that's targeting financial entities in at least five African countries.
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Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
In the digital age, authentication is paramount to a strong security strategy. Which are the challenges of user authentication? In the digital age, authentication is paramount to a strong security strategy. As virtually every aspect of day-to-day life and business is conducted online, the added convenience has also brought added risk. Information privacy, data sovereignty, and financial safety are front of mind for organizations worldwide – and if they’re not, they should be.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
A relative newcomer to the ransomware scene, the BlackCat group quickly gained notoriety and may be associated with other APT groups like Conti and DarkSide.
Data Matters
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2022 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 9–13, 2022. This post summarizes the highlights from this meeting in addition to interim meetings held in lieu of taking place during the Summer Meeting. Highlights include a proposal for a new consumer privacy protections model law, continued discussion of considerations related to private equity ownership of insurers, continued development of accounting principles and inve
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
One of the US largest School districts, the Los Angeles Unified School District, suffered a ransomware attack during the weekend. The Los Angeles Unified School District is one of the largest school distinct in the US, it was hit by a ransomware attack during the Labor Day weekend. The security breach took place a few days ahead of the scheduled opening that was planned for Tuesday morning which will happen regularly. “Los Angeles Unified detected unusual activity in its Information Techno
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Preservica
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Recharacterizing files at scale to align with the latest tools and best practice. Digital Preservation is a continuous and dynamic set of activities. Ensuring that digital records remain available to use over the long term requires continual vigilance, re-evaluation of established policy, and technical understanding within a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
This article makes LockBit sound like a legitimate organization: The DDoS attack last weekend that put a temporary stop to leaking Entrust data was seen as an opportunity to explore the triple extortion tactic to apply more pressure on victims to pay a ransom. LockBitSupp said that the ransomware operator is now looking to add DDoS as an extortion tactic on top of encrypting data and leaking it. “I am looking for dudosers [DDoSers] in the team, most likely now we will attack targets and pr
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Everyone knows you shouldn’t click phishy links. But are your end users prepared to quickly identify the trickiest tactics bad actors use before it’s too late? Probably not.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Networking equipment vendor Zyxel addressed a critical vulnerability impacting its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Zyxel addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-34747 , impacting its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. The CVE-2022-34747 (CVSS score: 9.8) flaw is classified as a format string vulnerability that resides in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AAZF.12)C0.
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KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
1-Time Passcodes Are a Corporate Liability. Department of Homeland Security Fraud Warning. Email not displaying? | View Knowbe4 Blog. CyberheistNews Vol 12 #36 | September 7th, 2022. [Eye Opener] So, Your MFA Is Phishable, What to Do Next? We've written a lot about multi-factor authentication (MFA) not being the Holy Grail to prevent phishing attacks, we also have an eBook on the subject, and we have several webinars on the subject including a very recent one.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
With iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple is introducing passkeys—a more convenient and secure alternative to passwords.
Jamf
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
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