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Security Blueprints of Many Companies Leaked in Hack of Swedish Firm Gunnebo

Krebs on Security

In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. The company has operations in 25 countries, more than 4,000 employees, and billions in revenue annually. Acting on a tip from Milwaukee, Wis.-based

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NEW TECH: DataLocker introduces encrypted flash drive — with key pad

The Last Watchdog

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. You need to rely on external storage to securely transport your data. Park: Any industry that requires security.

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CrowdStrike: Lessons on the Importance of Contracts, Insurance and Business Continuity

IT Governance

But as a reminder, here are some key facts about the CrowdStrike incident: CrowdStrike is a publicly listed security company, which provides security software to – among many other large organisations – Microsoft. The outage was caused by a bad security update rolled out by CrowdStrike. Learn more about the CIA triad here.)

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State-Sponsored Phishing Campaigns Target 40,000 VIP Individuals

KnowBe4

Researchers at Menlo Security discovered three state-sponsored phishing campaigns that have targeted 40,000 important individuals over the past three months. “In The first campaign, “LegalQloud,” is impersonating Microsoft to target government workers and investment bankers in North America.

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NEW TECH: Cequence Security deploys defense against botnets’ assault on business logic

The Last Watchdog

Pick any company in any vertical – financial services, government, defense, manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, retailing, travel and hospitality – and you’ll find employees, partners, third-party suppliers and customers all demanding remote access to an expanding menu of apps — using their smartphones and laptops.

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Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten sells access to hacked networks

Security Affairs

The Iranian hacker group has been attacking corporate VPNs over the past months, they have been hacking VPN servers to plant backdoors in companies around the world targeting Pulse Secure , Fortinet , Palo Alto Networks , and Citrix VPNs. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike. ” continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Belden discloses data breach as a result of a cyber attack

Security Affairs

Belden, the manufacturer of networking and cable products, disclosed a data breach, threat actors have stolen employee and business information. The company said the breach did not impact operations at manufacturing plants, quality control or shipping, it added that attackers only had access to a “limited number” of company servers.