Jamf

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Specifically in the educational sector, concerns over how the tool is used have spurned debate between detractors worried about what it will do to education and attractors that are enthusiastic to see the changes it will bring.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. PowerShell) to easily deploy tooling or ransomware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2023

Ransomware operators use the AuKill tool to disable EDR software through Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attack. Sophos researchers reported that threat actors are using a previously undocumented defense evasion tool, dubbed AuKill, to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) software.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 21, 2022

Firm's Largest Acquisition to Extend User Education to Small to Midsized Clients Huntress has made the largest acquisition in its eight-year history, buying Curricula to boost user education.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool GC2 in an attack against a Taiwanese media organization. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Experts warn of a surge in the DDoS attacks against education institutions and the academic industry across the world. The DDoS attacks are causing severe issues to the targeted education institutions such as temporarily takedown of the network and online classes. Most of the attacks targeted educational institutions in the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

FritzFrog P2P botnet is back and is targeting servers belonging to entities in the healthcare, education, and government sectors. The bot is written in Golang and implements wormable capabilities, experts reported attacks against entities in the government, education, and finance sectors. ” reads the report published by Akamai.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Vice Society ransomware operators have been spotted using a PowerShell tool to exfiltrate data from compromised networks. Threat actors are using the PowerShell tool to evade software and/or human-based security detection mechanisms. “Vice Society’s PowerShell data exfiltration script is a simple tool for data exfiltration.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Staff and students can still access limited services, including email, office applications and video conference tools. Staff and students can still access limited services, including email, office applications and video conference tools. This incident is the latest in a long line of cyber attacks on the education sector.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Even in the cloud era, Microsoft Exchange Server remains a staple business communications tool across the globe. Fortunately, effective tools and wise best practices can help mitigate this this exposure enabling companies to indefinitely leverage Exchange Server as a productive, resilient and secure communications tool.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK. The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. newversion file extension instead of .

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

Essential security tool. Post Covid 19, these patterns are likely to become even more engrained as digitally remote work, education, healthcare and entertainment activities predominate. Yet in the consumer and SMB space, VPNs role as an essential privacy and security tool for individuals and small companies appears to be solidifying.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 2, 2024

Lack of security awareness and education. Often, employees within organizations lack sufficient security awareness and education. Organizations need to invest in cybersecurity training programs to educate their employees about security best practices. Promote security awareness and education among employees.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2023

Here we’ll discuss how patch management works on Linux, best practices, and the best patch management tools for Linux. There are patch management tools that can help manage all those operating systems and more; we’ll get to those later on. Also read: Patch Management vs Vulnerability Management: What’s the Difference?

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The latest guidance from the government will assess the way further education providers are preparing for the UK’s departure from the EU, and it’s currently running a survey to get input from those looking for advice. Meanwhile, IT Governance has a wide selection of tools and services to help the education sector meet its requirements.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has arguably affected the education sector more than any other, with schools, colleges and universities around the globe having been forced to close their doors and deliver classes remotely. We reported 17 cyber attacks on schools and universities in August alone, with many of those attacks being ransomware.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

Wednesday morning, the City’s security monitoring tools notified our Security Operations Center (SOC) that a likely ransomware attack had been launched within our environment,” reads the statement released by the City. The City of Dallas, Texas, was hit by a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down some of its IT systems.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

Educate and protect users and investors To effectively counter cybercrime, it is essential to understand the nature and techniques used by criminals. Prevention comes through educating users and taking robust security measures to protect their digital assets. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When you partner with us, you get full access to our data privacy and cyber security offering of consultancy , training , penetration testing , staff awareness courses , software , tools and books. What else can partners expect from the event? And why should organisations consider partnering with IT Governance?

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IT Governance

AUGUST 2, 2018

To support the wider education sector with data protection and cyber security, we are launching a sector specific email newsletter and blog series. To sign-up, send us ideas of what you would like us to cover or questions for us to answer, please leave complete this form and choose education as your sector. How to sign up.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. “Shevlyakov also attempted to acquire computer hacking tools.” hacking tools and electronics appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads a press release published by DoJ.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Until we can rectify the quality of education and training that our new cyber experts receive, we will continue to be outpaced by the Black Hats.”. It is no secret that there is, and has been for some time, a shortage of trained cyber security professionals in corporate IT Security teams. Growing need.

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The Schedule

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The RMS steering committee spent a good portion of last year investigating various RIM educational opportunities. You can view our findings here. Now we’d like to have a conversation with our community to find out what topics and levels of depth are needed to support you in your work and your professional development.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

These tools saved 2.5 Microsoft Bot Framework: Microsoft’s offering is a robust platform providing bot development, deployment and management tools. Microsoft Bot Framework: Microsoft’s offering is a robust platform providing bot development, deployment and management tools. per interaction.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

A digital identification tool provided by OCR Labs to major banks and government agencies leaked sensitive credentials, putting clients at severe risk. London-based OCR Labs is a major provider of digital ID verification tools. The Cybernews research team discovered a misconfiguration in the OCR Labs system that exposed sensitive data.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Workforce management software ( WFM ) is an essential tool companies across industries can use to organize their workforce, track employee work and performance, forecast labor demand, and create schedules for employees. WFM tools can and should be deployed in a way the supports and enhances cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group (aka Agrius , BlackShadow , Pink Sandstorm , DEV-0022 ) has been targeting Israeli organizations in higher education and tech sectors with destructive cyber attacks since January 2023. The tool sqlextractor (binary name sql.net4.exe)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. The group relies on living off-the-land techniques such as native (built into the operating system) network administration tools to perform malicious operations.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2019

As a result, the development of de-anonymization tools is becoming increasingly more advanced. They presented LPAuditor, a tool to conduct “a comprehensive evaluation of the privacy loss caused by publicly available location metadata.” After the interview, I told him that his examples gave me paranoia. million people.

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Metadata IT Privacy Education 218

Rocket Software

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

For a long time, the downside to using the mainframe for open source software had been the limited tools and binaries available. With Rocket’s Open Source Languages and Tools for z/OS, we’re supporting access to open source tools and binaries. Instead of acquiring binaries from others, the user has to build their own code.

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Education Access Government IT 59

Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

The attacks were observed as recently as February 2024, they targeted government, education, emergency services, healthcare, and other critical infrastructure sectors. Phobos intrusions also involved the use of various open-source tools, including Smokeloader, Cobalt Strike , and Bloodhound. ” reads the joint CSA.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The good news is that companies today have ready access to a wide variety of tools that can simulate common types of attacks and boost employee awareness. This tool, from Cofense, proactively engages employees via simulated attacks based on real-time threats for various phishing tactics. Here’s a guide to five such services.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2024

HackerGPT, first launched in 2023, is a ChatGPT-powered tool that merges AI technology with cybersecurity-focused expertise. in February 2024, it serves as an extensive repository of hacking tools and techniques to actively assist users in managing complex cybersecurity protection strategies. It has an intuitive UI similar to ChatGPT.

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IG Guru

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Every profession has its key tools and doing more with less means having the right tools at your disposal. Susan Carlson of the University of North Dakota […] The post Webinar: Tools of the Trade – What You Need to Manage Information Efficiently and Effectively via Zasio first appeared on IG GURU.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate. Akira threat actors also use credential scraping tools like Mimikatz and LaZagne to aid in privilege escalation.”

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Collibra

JANUARY 9, 2024

Without automated tools, it’s virtually impossible for them to manually sift through this growing volume of data to ensure its quality. Without automated tools, it’s virtually impossible for them to manually sift through this growing volume of data to ensure its quality.

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Government Education Libraries IT 98

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about how its staff discovered and reported a security vulnerability in a Missouri state education website that exposed the Social Security numbers of 100,000 elementary and secondary teachers. On Wednesday, the St. In a press conference this morning, Missouri Gov. ” Missouri Gov. ” Missouri Gov.

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