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GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging DevSecOps to quell cyber risks in a teeming threat landscape

The Last Watchdog

Lack of security awareness and education. Often, employees within organizations lack sufficient security awareness and education. This lack of knowledge makes them susceptible to phishing attacks, social engineering, and other cyber threats. Promote security awareness and education among employees.

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FBI warns of PYSA Ransomware attacks against Education Institutions in US and UK

Security Affairs

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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Back-to-School Scams Target Students with Library-Themed Emails

Threatpost

Students should keep their eyes peeled for phishing emails purporting to be from their colleges, as well as online student resources laced with malware, researchers warn.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2022 – 49.8 million records breached

IT Governance

Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks. State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 Get started. Ransomware.

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HackerGPT 2.0 Unveils New AI Cyber Defense Strategies

eSecurity Planet

Step 3: Database Check After confirming the query, HackerGPT explores its extensive library of cybersecurity expertise and resources to find information and resources relevant to the user’s inquiry. It also teaches users about social engineering, phishing , and brute force attacks.

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Crooks target Healthcare facilities involved in Coronavirus containment with Ransomware

Security Affairs

PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. The attacks against the Canadian healthcare organizations were discovered between March 24 and March 26, they started with coronavirus -themed phishing campaigns that were carried out in the last months.

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Rhysida ransomware gang is auctioning data stolen from the British Library

Security Affairs

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack on the British Library that has caused a major IT outage. The Rhysida ransomware gang added the British Library to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. ” reads the announcement.

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