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Who Is the Network Access Broker ‘Babam’?

Krebs on Security

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. All of these domains date back to between 2012 and 2013. com back in 2011, and sanjulianhotels[.]com com (2017).

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2020 in review: July to December

IT Governance

Later in the year, educational institutes and non-profits across the UK, the US and Canada announced disruption after a third-party software provider, Blackbaud, was attacked. With COVID-19 under control, the UK government announced that lockdown measures would be eased from 4 July, with pubs, cafés, cinemas and museums allowed to reopen.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

According to a listing on a popular hacking forum, the database includes customers’ names, email addresses, hashed passwords, and more. The claim is yet to be verified. Data breached: 36 million records. We also found 14 organisations providing a significant update on a previously disclosed incident. TB Paysign, Inc. TB Paysign, Inc.

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Fixing Data Breaches Part 1: Education

Troy Hunt

Let's get started with one I raised multiple times whilst sitting in front of Congress - education. This is due to mistakes in the code (usually non-parameterised SQL queries) and to this day, it remains the number one risk in the OWASP Top 10. Quite the opposite, in fact - things are going downhill in a hurry.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. — Jack Daniel (@jack_daniel) October 10, 2018. Markstedter actively contributes to filling the infosec education gap. — Dave Kennedy (@HackingDave) July 15, 2020. Eugene Kaspersky | @e_kaspersky.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

While there may be no perfect path to cybersecurity, this article provides a roadmap for organizations to consider when seeking to mitigate cyber risk. Its prescription can be understood as an enterprise-level, targeted guidance approach. The first step in addressing cyber risk effectively is to view it as an organization-wide strategic priority.