The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

8, 2023 – SandboxAQ today announced Sandwich, an open source framework and meta-library of cryptographic algorithms that simplifies modern cryptography management. Palo Alto, Calif., SandboxAQ recently launched its Security Suite which handles discovery and remediation of encryption vulnerabilities. A broad range of U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

PYSA and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs in the threat landscape in November 2021, researchers from NCC Group report. Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The Raspberry Robin worm attacks aimed at telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a Raspberry Robin worm campaign targeting telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Budworm espionage group resurfaced targeting a U.S.-based This is the first time that Symantec researchers have observed the Budworm group targeting a U.S-based The group also targeted a hospital in South East Asia. The China-linked APT27 group has been active since 2010, it targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

A previously unknown cyber espionage group, tracked as Gallmaker, has been targeting entities in the government, military and defense sectors since at least 2017. A new cyber espionage group tracked as Gallmaker appeared in the threat landscape. ” concluded Symantec.

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Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This is a critical vulnerability of very high significance to government and industry groups. Adjust firewalls and other endpoint tools to prevent outbound connections from systems with log4j. Ensure network logging exists to record activity related to a vulnerable Apache Log4j logging library.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2019

The OceanLotus APT group, also known as APT32 or Cobalt Kitty , leverages a steganography-based loader to deliver backdoors on compromised systems. The APT32 group, also known as OceanLotus Group, has been active since at least 2013, according to the experts it is a state-sponsored hacking group.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A cyber espionage group targets governments and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries since early 2021. Threat actors are targeting government and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries as parts of a cyber espionage campaign that remained under the radar since early 2021.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

China-linked threat actor tracked as Alloy Taurus is using a Linux variant of the PingPull backdoor and a new tool dubbed Sword2033. 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. softether[.]net

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Archive-It

APRIL 12, 2023

by Tanya Ulmer, Web Archivist for Archive-It Seed groups have been around for a while, allowing partners to organize their seeds on their public collections’ pages at archive-it.org. But did you know that seed groups are no longer necessarily displayed publicly? Why would a partner organization want to use internal seed groups?

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2023

North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus actor has been targeting vulnerable Microsoft IIS servers to deploy malware. AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) researchers reported that the Lazarus APT Group is targeting vulnerable versions of Microsoft IIS servers in a recent wave of malware-based attacks. The msvcr100.dll

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Researchers from ESET uncovered the activity of a new APT group, tracked as XDSpy, that has been active since at least 2011. The APT group, recently discovered by ESET, targeted government and private companies in Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine, including militaries and Ministries of Foreign Affairs.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urged organizations to patch a critical WatchGuard firewall vulnerability ( CVE-2022-23176 ) that affects the Fireware operating system running on WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances, and government agencies have been told to patch the flaw by May 2. x before 12.1.3_U3, and 12.2.x

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Apple continues to be haunted by spyware developed by an Israeli security firm that hostile governments used to hack into Apple devices to spy on journalists, activists and world leaders (see Apple Security Under Scrutiny Amid Fallout from NSO Spyware Scandal ). ” NSO Group Faces Skeptics. ” NSO Group Faces Skeptics.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack on the British Library that has caused a major IT outage. The Rhysida ransomware gang added the British Library to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. ” reads the announcement.

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erwin

JULY 2, 2020

In particular, the tool helped them to design their qualification review, which is necessary in a pharmaceutical business. That capability is something I have not seen in other suppliers’ tools.”. The tool will then automatically generate the updated diagram based on the data, so you know it’s always the most current version. “We

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National Archives Records Express

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

On World Digital Preservation Day , it seems appropriate to share how NARA has developed its digital preservation program in recent years to ensure that the electronic records of the United States government truly are available, as declared in this year’s theme: “For All, For Good, Forever.”. development.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2019

Turla, the Russia-linked cyberespionage group, is weaponizing PowerShell scripts and is using them in attacks against EU diplomats. Turla (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ), the Russia-linked APT group, is using weaponized PowerShell scripts in attacks aimed at EU diplomats. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

The campaign targeted French entities in the construction, real estate, and government industries. Chocolatey is a software management automation tool for Windows that wraps installers, executables, zips, and scripts into compiled packages, similar to Homebrew for OSX.” ” reads the post published by Proofpoint.

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Information is Currency

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The book “ Get Governed: Building World Class Data Governance Programs ” by Morgan Templar is an excellent book for any information professional to read. In the world of information governance, data governance is only a small slice of the pie. Happier customers will directly lead to greater employee satisfaction.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware. Backdoor mechanism found in Ruby strong_password library. Cyberattack shuts down La Porte County government systems. Prototype Pollution flaw discovered in all versions of Lodash Library. Intel addresses high severity flaw in Processor Diagnostic Tool.

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CILIP

JULY 9, 2019

Working with US library advocacy group the EveryLibrary Institute , CILIP has launched LIbrariesDeliver ? a project that brings together campaigners, library staff and the general public in a connected, data-enabled campaign. not just isolated campaigners and groups ? The database is a tool, not the campaign.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Examine the following checklist for grading the trustworthiness of any AI model: Fairness: Can you confirm that the machine learning model is not providing a systematic disadvantage to any individual group of people over another, based on factors like gender, orientation, age or ethnicity? Processes that provide AI governance.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

The systems at the company were infected with the Phoenix Locker, a variant of ransomware tracked as Hades that was part of the arsenal of the cybercrime group known as Evil Corp. Because the tool was too slow, the company used its backups to restore the systems.

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ChiefTech

MAY 22, 2012

Less than a quarter of the Australian Government's regular websites can be considered smartphone or mobile-friendly, according to a survey conducted by iTnews. A survey by the ITNews concludes that government Websites fail mobile access tests. Now, there are some very good examples of government in Australia using mobile.

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National Archives Records Express

APRIL 1, 2019

In the spring of 2019, records management contractors under Schedule 36 will be added to the GSA’s Discovery market research tool. Once ERM contractors have been added to this tool, agencies will be able to review the ERM capabilities of contractors awarded under SIN 51 600. These demos will be linked in the Discovery tool.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

“In 2022, governments fought wars online, businesses were affected by multiple ransomware gangs, and regular users’ data was constantly on hackers’ radars,” said NordVPN CTO Marijus Briedis. Black Basta — with alleged connections to Conti, REvil and Fin7 — and Hive were the next most active ransomware groups.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll delve into various types of vulnerability scans, explore their benefits, outline the ideal scenarios for running each type, and list the best vulnerability scanning tool to use for each type of scan. These features make Nmap a popular port scanning tool among network administrators, security experts, and amateurs.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 3, 2022

” Third, Shah said, when he was a developer, it was usually about 80 percent his code and 20 percent open source libraries – while today, it’s often the opposite. “A lot of times, the bad actors exploit the weaknesses in the infrastructure – overly permissive security groups, etc. – Defense in Depth.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 24, 2021

The increasing mobility of data, as it ping-pongs between clouds, data centers and the edge, has made it an easier target of cybercrime groups, which has put a premium on the encryption of that data in recent years. Further reading : Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021. It’s available on GitHub. DARPA Gets In on the Effort.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

For instance, major vulnerability was discovered lurking in the GNU C Library, or GLIBC, an open source component that runs deep inside of Linux operating systems used widely in enterprise settings. Because PowerShell executes in memory, it works out beautifully as a ready-made attack tool. Instead, memory attacks are transient.

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The Texas Record

JUNE 15, 2018

This event promotes improved electronic records management in Texas government by bringing together staff responsible for and interested in records management and information technology. This event is organized by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and co-sponsored by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked Abdali Hospital, a multi-specialty hospital located in Jordan. The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have breached the Abdali Hospital in Jordan and added it to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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Unwritten Record

OCTOBER 21, 2020

A couple of years back, the National Archives Motion Picture Preservation Lab started seeing an uptick in researcher reference requests for one specific series of films: 306-LSS , a group of more than 400 black and white reels of stock footage that ended up in the hands of the United States Information Agency (USIA).

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Preservica

AUGUST 1, 2019

Preservica , the market leader in SaaS-based active digital preservation, has been selected by the Colorado State Archives (CSA) to preserve and streamline access to all mandated permanent records generated by Colorado government agencies, divisions, courts, special districts and other entities. Today, nearly half of all U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Flaws in Able2Extract Professional tool allow hacking targeted machine with malicious image files. Ransomware attack impacted government services in the territory of Nunavut, Canada. A flaw in the Libarchive library impacts major Linux distros. Facebook discloses a new leak that exposes group members data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Researchers discovered a vulnerability in the code of the Rhysida ransomware that allowed them to develop a decryption tool. The Rhysida ransomware uses CSPRNG, which is based on the ChaCha20 algorithm provided by the LibTomCrypt library. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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