The Last Watchdog

APRIL 8, 2024

I recently attended an IoActive-sponsored event in Seattle at which Pegueros gave a presentation titled: “Merging Cybersecurity, the Board & Executive Team” Pegueros shed light on the land mines that enshroud cybersecurity presentations made at the board level. Pigueros: Compliance is not going to fix all the security risks.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 25, 2020

Unfortunately, part of that message is misleading and may help perpetuate a popular misunderstanding about Web site security and trust that phishers have been exploiting for years now. For example, the official U.S. The text I have a beef with is the bit on the right, beneath the “This site is secure” statement.

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OpenText Information Management

MAY 10, 2024

If it’s not accurate, accessible, and secure, organizations won’t get the desired results. Since AI relies on data to learn and improve, organizations must ensure their data is accurate, accessible, and secure. Examples include names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, social insurance numbers, and credit card details.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2023

Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian , one of the big three consumer credit reporting bureaus. All that was needed was the person’s name, address, birthday and Social Security number. states to place a security freeze on their credit files.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Common examples of AR applications include the Pokemon Go mobile game and Snapchat filters. Organizations conduct these sessions to bring participants up to speed on the cybersecurity threat landscape and develop their knowledge of best practices to secure sensitive data, assess risk levels, and report incidents.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2024

Creating a new account on Incognito Market presents one with an ad for 5 grams of heroin selling for $450. Incognito Market deals primarily in narcotics, so it’s likely many users are now worried about being outed as drug dealers. New Incognito Market users are treated to an ad for $450 worth of heroin.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Join CyberGRX & ISMG as we: Explore the current state of the threat landscape, including real-life examples of how these technologies are being used Discuss the increased challenges and complexities when vendor social engineering gaps are present Provide actionable ideas for safeguarding your organization from third-party vulnerabilities when their (..)

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

On 15 December 2023, the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore ( CSA ) released the draft Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill ( Draft Bill ), which seeks to amend the Cyber Security Act 2018 ( CS Act ), for public consultation. These are systems that are of temporary significance, for example, the national vaccination systems.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2023

today releasing fixes for a relatively small number of security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. Among the critical bugs quashed this month is CVE-2023-35628 , a weakness present in Windows 10 and later versions, as well as Microsoft Server 2008 and later.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 17, 2022

But that spending surge has brought with it a corresponding rise in payment security challenges. White said Visa has invested $9 billion over the past five years on fraud prevention, with half a billion of that focused on AI and data infrastructure to secure the petabytes of data Visa handles, an investment that turned out to be well timed.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2021

In this heady environment, the idea of attempting to infuse a dollop of security into new software products — from inception — seems almost quaint. History of product security. As a nod to security, nominal static analysis and maybe a bit of penetration testing gets done just prior to meeting a tight deployment deadline.

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Lenny Zeltser

OCTOBER 14, 2021

No matter the years of experience in cybersecurity, security professionals are often in situations where crucial details are missing. Read the posts to learn how to use questions to succeed with the following cybersecurity activities: Planning : Preparing for tactical and strategic projects to strength the security program.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 8, 2024

Researchers ran a global prompt hacking competition, and have documented the results in a paper that both gives a lot of good examples and tries to organize a taxonomy of effective prompt injection strategies. We also present a comprehensive taxonomical ontology of the types of adversarial prompts.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

However, these attacks aren’t due to exchange security flaws; malicious actors are exploiting the underlying consensus protocols of blockchains themselves. In Bitcoin, for example, a process known as “Proof-of-Work” (“PoW”) involves miners solving a difficult mathematical problem with powerful computers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2022

1522 were detected as malicious in AV scans on Virus Total, and 1069 were present in the AbuseIPDB database. During their research the experts found multiple examples of malicious PoC developed for CVEs and shared some case studies. One of the examples is related to a PoC developed for the CVE-2019-0708, also known as BlueKeep.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Back in 2015, a security researcher decided to make that very point when he claimed to have hacked a plane , accessed the thrust system, and made it fly higher than intended. In 2019, a cybersecurity firm demonstrated security risks that could allow an attacker to disrupt engine readings and altitude on an aircraft.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Now for the big challenge - security. The "s" in IoT is for Security Ok, so the joke is a stupid oldie, but a hard truth lies within it: there have been some shocking instances of security lapses in IoT devices. Are these examples actually risks in IoT? Let's dive into it.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The leaked logins present cybercriminals with almost limitless attack capabilities. Diachenko claims that such data leaks usually happen due to human error, for example when employees forget to password-protect the instance after maintenance. Cybernews contacted DarkBeam for comment but received no reply at the time of writing.

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Lenny Zeltser

MARCH 29, 2023

The combative mindset of security professionals finds its way into our interactions with colleagues within our organization. We witness and sometimes contribute to conflicting opinions regarding the urgency with which security issues should be addressed, and we disagree on the best ways to address security risks.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Virtually all companies like to say they take their customers’ privacy and security seriously, make it a top priority, blah blah. That’s because very few of the world’s biggest companies list any security executives in their highest ranks. banks) would have this role in their executive leadership team.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

Key Developments in IoT Security. The rush to market for consumers to enjoy the modern conveniences offered by these devices shocked the security community. Security experts were concerned that these devices were built with no security in mind. Has the security of these devices gotten better, or remained the same?

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 18, 2022

as an example of such approach. Moreover, the FTC also is focused on ensuring that remedies “reflect the latest best practices in security and privacy.” For example, the FTC is “considering initiating a rulemaking to address commercial surveillance and lax data security practices.” and Kurbo, Inc.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Security experts soon discovered Ransom Man had mistakenly included an entire copy of their home folder, where investigators found many clues pointing to Kivimäki’s involvement. The French police grew suspicious when the 6′ 3″ blonde, green-eyed man presented an ID that stated he was of Romanian nationality.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2019

The Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) space is maturing to keep pace with digital transformation. One company still actively innovating as an independent CASB is San Jose, CA-based security vendor CipherCloud. CASBs began by closing glaring security gaps created by the rapid adoption of mobile devices and cloud tools.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2023

Instead, users are presented with a prompt asking if they wish to trust a connected computer before any data transfer can take place. Probably the best known example is the OMG cable , a $180 hacking device made for professional penetration testers that looks more or less like an Apple or generic USB charging cable.

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IT Governance

MARCH 18, 2021

The UK government plans to invest £24 billion in cyber security and the armed forces as part of a major shake-up of its defence policy. For example, it is authorised to interfere with mobile phones to stop terrorists communicating with their contacts, and can implement defences to protect military aircraft from weapons systems.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Next, we demonstrate that some backdoors, such as ImpNet, can only be reliably detected at the stage where they are inserted and removing them anywhere else presents a significant challenge.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Related: Utilizing humans as security sensors. It describes companies that present customers with an offering, as its name suggests, to purchase and use “as a service.” Popular examples include artificial intelligence-as-a-service (AIaaS), software-as-a-service (SaaS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). Mitigating PhaaS.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

Access Management is Essential for Strengthening OT Security. Attacking OT systems presents a major threat not only to business disruption, but also to national economy and security. Identity and access management can play an essential role into strengthening the security posture of critical infrastructure.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 1, 2020

This has given rise to a cyber security risk and there has been an inevitable vulnerability that comes with the rollout of remote working solutions and a dispersed workforce. The attention of businesses has therefore been focused on how best to allow that rollout to occur while maintaining the appropriate level of cyber security.

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IT Governance

MAY 27, 2021

For all the talk of criminal hacking, ransomware infections and the technologies to prevent them, the key to protecting your organisation is cyber security awareness training. The importance of cyber security staff awareness. Cyber security awareness best practices. Implementing cyber security awareness training.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2022

For example, researchers at Group-IB uncovered a targeted worldwide scam campaign using over 121 popular brands as bait in over 90 countries, including the US, Canada, South Korea and Italy. For instance, taking inventory of a company’s assets, while necessary, can quickly become monotonous for security team members. Humans needed.

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IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2020

Organisations often fall into the trap of lumping cyber security together with their other IT functions. Although they are obviously connected – anti-malware, firewalls and a host of other technologies are a core part of cyber security – there is a lot more to it. What they need is a wider understanding of cyber security.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

Wireless security is the protection of wireless networks, devices and data from unwanted access and breaches. Wireless security is critical because these networks are subject to eavesdropping, interception, data theft, denial of services ( DoS ) assaults, and malware infestations. What is Wireless Security?

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This Sunday is both Halloween and the end of National Cyber Security Awareness Month – and what better way to mark the occasion than with some cyber security horror stories? But when it comes to cyber security, you can never be as sure that the person behind the mask is as benign. Trick or treat. Hack-o-lantern.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 27, 2023

But in addition to vastly improved reasoning and visual capabilities, GPT-4 also retains many of ChatGPT’s security and privacy issues , in some cases even enhancing them. They presented this summary of those exploits — the thumbs up means those capabilities have been enhanced in GPT-4: ChatGPT security issues carried over to GPT-4.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Yet, the rise of internal fraud presents a unique challenge. To navigate this complex landscape, business leaders must strike a delicate balance between fostering open research environments and securing their valuable IP, safeguarding both their business and innovative endeavors.

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