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FBI and CISA published a new advisory on AvosLocker ransomware

Security Affairs

AvosLocker affiliates use legitimate software and open-source remote system administration tools to compromise the victims’ networks. The advisory also recommends organizations exercise, test, and validate their security program against the threat behaviors mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK for Enterprise framework in this advisory.

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VulnRecap 2/26/24 – VMWare, Apple, ScreenConnect Face Risks

eSecurity Planet

The fix: System administrators are encouraged to install the Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 (CU14), which was issued in February 2024 and enabled NTLM credentials Relay Protection. Despite VMware’s three-year-old deprecation statement, unprotected systems remain at risk.

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US govt agencies share details of the China-linked espionage malware Taidoor

Security Affairs

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. Do not add users to the local administrators group unless required.

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FBI’s alert warns about using Windows 7 and TeamViewer

Security Affairs

. “Beyond its legitimate uses, TeamViewer allows cyber actors to exercise remote control over computer systems and drop files onto victim computers, making it functionally similar to Remote Access Trojans (RATs),” states the FBI’s PIN alert.

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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.

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Mitigating Ransomware Attacks – Decoupling Encryption Keys From Encrypted Data

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This practice renders the entire encryption exercise futile as in the event of a breach, cyber criminals can easily acquire the encryption keys and thereby obtain control of the encrypted data. Below are a few pertinent questions that organisations should ask during the decoupling exercise: 1. 1 Data Protection Best Practices.

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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. Is delivered by an experienced ISO 27001 practitioner, who will guide you through everything you need to know.