Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

North Korea-linked Konni APT group used Russian-language Microsoft Word documents to deliver malware. FortiGuard Labs researchers observed the North Korea-linked Konni APT group using a weaponized Russian-language Word document in an ongoing phishing campaign. The Word document seems to be in the Russian language.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

A research group at NATO's Strategic Communications Center of Excellence catfished soldiers involved in an European military exercise -- we don't know what country they were from -- to demonstrate the power of the attack technique. Those pages then promoted the closed groups the researchers had created.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

Researchers from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 recently observed the China-linked Alloy Taurus group (aka GALLIUM , Softcell ) targeting Linux systems with a new variant of PingPull backdoor. In recent years, the researchers observed the group expanding its operations to include financial institutions and government entities. softether[.]net

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2022

Pro-Russian hacker group Killnet targeted the websites of several Italian institutions, including the senate and the National Institute of Health. The Italian police is investigating the attack, while the National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) confirmed that the websites were hit with DDoS attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The Russia-linked Gamaredon APT group attempted to compromise an unnamed Western government entity in Ukraine. Palo Alto Network experts mapped out three large clusters of the infrastructure used by the nation-state APT group used to support different phishing and malware campaigns. reads the announcement published by the SSU.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

I was recently privileged to be part of a group of journalists covering the 2018 North American International Cyber Summit at Detroit’s Cobo Convention Center. Other hubs followed at military bases, other state universities and even a high school and a non-profit community arts and tech center. Cobo Center. Getting proactive.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Today, Skelly is Vice President of Global Partnerships and Security Evangelist at Circadence® , a distinctive security vendor, in its own right. military carry out training exercises for real life cyber warfare. military carry out training exercises for real life cyber warfare. Hiring imperative.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2022

response to cyber attacks by crime groups and hackers aligned with nation-states. Biden and federal security agencies swung into action with guidance , warnings, and in the case of federal agencies, orders to improve cybersecurity defenses. .” Even before Biden took office, the U.S. Trade Cyberthreats. Gary Peters (D-Mich.),

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

Several legitimate and acknowledged media related to minority ethnic groups and news focusing on the Rakhine state were found on the list. There are four operators in Myanmar: state-owned Myanma Posts and Telecommunications ( MPT ) , Qatar based Ooredoo, military-aligned Mytel, and privately owned Telenor Myanmar. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Both were well-equipped to teach, test and train individuals ranging from teen-agers and non-technical adults, to working system administrators and even seasoned tech security pros. I’ve always enjoyed organizing people, so this is an opportunity for me to manage a group of students to try to create something useful.”.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2023

Pentesters work closely with the organization whose security posture they are hired to improve. Limited tests can focus on narrower targets such as networks, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, physical security, cloud security, web applications, or other system components. Additionally, tests can be comprehensive or limited.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

But, according to security researchers at Abnormal Security, cybercriminals are becoming brazen and are taking their shots at very large prizes. According to Abnormal Security, nearly every aspect of the request looked legitimate. Blog post with screenshots and links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

I’m talking about cybercrime unicorns, talking the fog of cyberwar among nation states, and about a new book that I think will be on the shelves of every information security professional later this summer. Vamosi: The slogan of the RSA Conference is “Where the World Talks Security,” and, in general. It’s not.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

So you’re in your SOC, your security operations center. In your role, you have to see that everything is secure, 24/7, and think of every crazy attack vector, but for a hacker, they only have to find that one fault--and then they’re inside. Manka: I spent about seven-ish years working at the National Security Agency.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

So you’re in your SOC, your security operations center. In your role, you have to see that everything is secure, 24/7, and think of every crazy attack vector, but for a hacker, they only have to find that one fault--and then they’re inside. Manka: I spent about seven-ish years working at the National Security Agency.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

So you’re in your SOC, your security operations center. In your role, you have to see that everything is secure, 24/7, and think of every crazy attack vector, but for a hacker, they only have to find that one fault--and then they’re inside. Manka: I spent about seven-ish years working at the National Security Agency.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The PDPL also imposes new obligations upon businesses to ensure that the personal data they collect is kept secure. To exercise the legitimate interests of the data manager or any third party to whom the data is disclosed, unless this conflicts with the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data owner.

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Brandeis Records Manager

JULY 13, 2017

Red teaming (RT), with origins in the military, involves thinking differently and more objectively about your program, looking under rocks, and grasping alternative views of the way things are. RT philosophy is familiar to the cyber security community, which employs penetration (pen) testing and white hat, self-hacking activities.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events. caused problems of their own.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Some, like Adam Van Prooyan, just kind of wandered into that path, in part because he was interested in computers, and also because the West Point Military Academy just happened to have a CTF team that competes in the annual Cyberstakes competition. Vamosi: So, not everyone is in a military academy. Cyber 600 and that was.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

Vamosi: Today, John has taken his juvenile curiosity in breaking things down to become a security researcher with Huntress Labs. Hammond: As a security researcher, I am hierarchically in their Threat OPs department. So, that’s the military. What if, like me, you’re not part of the military? Vamosi: Wait.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

Vamosi: Today, John has taken his juvenile curiosity in breaking things down to become a security researcher with Huntress Labs. Hammond: As a security researcher, I am hierarchically in their Threat OPs department. So, that’s the military. What if, like me, you’re not part of the military? Vamosi: Wait.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

Mark Lance, the VP of DFIR and Threat intelligence for GuidePoint Security, provides The Hacker Mind with stories of ransomware cases he’s handled. VAMOSI: Four days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 28, 2022, members of the Conti ransomware group began leaking information about the internal operations.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

SO I only mention Ross Ulbricht in talks because I use him as an example of an Operation Security, or OpSec failure. Operational Security is typically a military process. Apparently, Altoid had posted another question to another chat group, but then deleted the original message. And he found some. I'm Robert Vamosi.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 24, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Retail-Targeted Investments.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming society, including the very character of national security. AI literacy is a must-have for security It’s important that personnel know how to deploy AI to improve organizational efficiencies. These are table stakes for the DoD or any government agency.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

While I produced this episode, a 21 year old Massachusetts National Guard airman is alleged to have photographed and distributed copies of classified US Military material on Discord, a social media site. Right, there's, there's a method, a countercultural method to it that isn't defined by a group dynamic. Let's analyze stuff.

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