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Russia-linked hackers actively exploit CVE-2020-4006 VMware flaw, NSA warns

Security Affairs

“This advisory emphasizes the importance for National Security System (NSS), Department of Defense (DoD), and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) system administrators to apply vendor-provided patches to affected VMware® identity management products and provides further details on how to detect and mitigate compromised networks.”

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

AsTech’s Kent said of Security+, “This crosses several domains and is a basic introduction to security. CISA is ISACA’s (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) high-level certification designed for those who audit, control, monitor, and assess an organization’s information technology and business systems.

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Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks

Security Affairs

Threat actors often impersonate real journalists and broadcast writers to appear as a credible front and make inquiries to prominent about political events in the Korean peninsula. “Usually, the questions will revolve around current events and whether U.S. experts believe North Korea will re-join talks with the U.S.,

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China-linked APT BlackTech was spotted hiding in Cisco router firmware

Security Affairs

.” BlackTech threat actors have hidden their activities and obscured changes made to compromised Cisco routers by concealing Embedded Event Manager (EEM) policies. The advisory also includes recommendations for system administrators to prevent the installation of backdoor firmware images and unusual device reboots.

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First Multistate HIPAA Data Breach Lawsuit May Signal Increased State Interest in Data Security Enforcement

Data Matters

represented in its privacy policy that the Company used encryption and authentication tools to protect information but failed to encrypt the data (at rest) on its computer systems. The complaint also states that the Company’s “information security policies were deficient and poorly documented.”

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DDoS amplify attack targets Citrix Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

Security Affairs

The attacks began last week, the systems administrator Marco Hofmann first detailed them. “At this time, the scope of attack is limited to a small number of customers around the world, and further, there are no known Citrix vulnerabilities associated with this event.” 24 220.167.109.0/24 ” wrote Hofmann. .

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How to start your career in cyber security

IT Governance

Technically, you don’t need any cyber security experience to get started, though many people entering the field will come from jobs that have similar skillsets, such as systems administration or information analysis. You should also get to know the cyber security professionals in your organisation.