Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Turla APT group (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ) has been active since at least 2004 targeting diplomatic and government organizations and private businesses in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and former Soviet bloc nations.

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The Texas Record

JUNE 26, 2023

Consistency Choose file naming conventions and stick with them. For example, unless an abbreviation is known and widely used, avoid using it in folder or file names. A consistent approach with folder structure and file naming means there is less need for individual interpretation. Be consistent.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2022

According to Cyble, “The ransomware searches for files to encrypt on the local system by enumerating the file directories […] It ignores the file extensions such as EXE, DLL, and SYS and excludes a list of directory and file names from the encryption process.”.

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The Schedule

MARCH 3, 2021

Mark your calendars for April 7th, 2021 1pm-3pm EST. Outline of Event: 7 wonderful presenters working in records management, with 7 minute lightning round presentations (see below!). A case study in creating a Getty retention compliant electronic file naming system for Procurement. Jennifer Thompson, J. Paul Getty Trust.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A March 2020 software update of the SolarWinds Orion management platform gave malicious actors unhindered access to key government and enterprise networks. Before jumping into the technical details regarding each new malware detected and proper safeguards, here is a brief look at the events to date: Sep 2019.

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The Texas Record

JUNE 1, 2021

Records created and stored outside the business network are in contravention of the government records accessibility requirement —this negatively affects that government’s ability to perform regular business operations efficiently. What is the risk? Create a safe communication channel with the employee.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2019

The group conducts operations primarily in the Middle East, targeting financial, government, energy, chemical, telecommunications and other industries. Repeated targeting of Middle Eastern financial, energy and government organisations leads FireEye to assess that those sectors are a primary concern of APT34. Source: MISP Project ).

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