The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2022

I had the chance to discuss these findings last week at Black Hat USA 2022, with John Shier, senior security advisor at Sophos, a next-generation cybersecurity leader with a broad portfolio of managed services, software and hardware offerings. Security teams face a daunting challenge. Configure system administrative tools more wisely.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

But this also opens up a sprawling array of fresh security gaps that threat actors are proactively probing and exploiting. There’s a glut of innovative security solutions, to be sure, and no shortage of security frameworks designed to help companies mitigate cyber risks. However, this is overkill for many, if not most, SMBs.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2020

The researchers concluded that for many people involved, cybercrime amounts to little more than a boring office job sustaining the infrastructure on which these global markets rely, work that is little different in character from the activity of legitimate system administrators.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The National Security Agency (NSA) warns that Russia-linked hackers are exploiting a recently patched VMware flaw in a cyberespionage campaign. Last week, the company finally released security updates to fix the CVE-2020-4006 zero-day flaw in Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From the very beginning of the cloud computing era, security has been the biggest concern among enterprises considering the public cloud. In addition, 95 percent of survey respondents confirmed that they are extremely to moderately concerned about public cloud security. What is cloud security?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This scenario seems smart, but is it secure? There’s just one problem…these massive, radical, interconnected technology systems also raise serious privacy and security concerns. Clearly, it is worrisome to know that someone could gain knowledge of when and where your daughter goes and how to follow her home.

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AIIM

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The source and target system administrators should be involved as well. This phase would include the following steps: Take Inventory of the Source System: This means identifying the information in the system, its metadata, how it is categorized and classified, any relevant business rules or workflows, security settings, etc.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Security orchestration, automation and response, or SOAR, is a fledgling security technology stack that first entered the cybersecurity lexicon about six years ago. Saurabh told me he developed a passion for helping organizations improve the efficiencies of their security operations. billion, and later co-founded SumoLogic.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 3, 2022

Findings released this week by ReversingLabs show 87 percent of security and technology professionals view software tampering as a new breach vector of concern, yet only 37 percent say they have a way to detect it across their software supply chain. Its function is to record events in a log for a system administrator to review and act upon.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 16, 2023

In a perfect world, your software testing strategy would surface all of the security risks that exist inside your environment, and nothing more. Sometimes, the security issues that software testing tools flag turn out to be false positives. What Are False Positives in Software Security Testing?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

An IT security certification can provide a key boost for your career, but with so many different certifications available (and so many organizations more than happy to take your money for training and testing), it’s important to make sure that the time and investment are well spent. How to Choose a Security Certification.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2019

DTEN makes smart screens and whiteboards for videoconferencing systems. Forescout found that their security is terrible: In total, our researchers discovered five vulnerabilities of four different kinds: Data exposure: PDF files of shared whiteboards (e.g. meeting notes) and other sensitive files (e.g.,

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Info Source

DECEMBER 10, 2018

We were impressed at the level of interest expressed by them in learning how our technology can enhance their DocuWare experience,” commented Mike Beard, Director of Sales, Objectif Lune. Integrating DocuWare with another system such as Outlook. Scaling a DocuWare system to meet new business growth.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

. “Bridgestone Americas are currently investigating a potential information security incident. Since learning of the potential incident in the early morning hours of February 27, we have launched a comprehensive investigation to quickly gather facts while working to ensure the security of our IT systems.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This strategy seems to be a trade-off, as such services are way easier to take down by authorities, but it allows bypassing network security products that don’t block legitimate providers. How to Protect Against Shikitega. Advanced configuration hardenings are strongly recommended.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 13, 2023

Now security researchers have discovered a black hat generative AI tool called WormGPT that has none of the ethical restrictions of tools like ChatGPT, making it even easier for hackers to craft cyber attacks based on AI tools. ” The security researchers tested WormGPT to see how it would perform in BEC attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. That’s Gartner’s estimate of global spending on cybersecurity in 2017 and 2018. This is referred to as persistence.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

National Security Agency (NSA) is warning that Russia-linked APT group tracked Sandworm Team has been exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-10149) in the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) software since at least August 2019. . Using a previous version of Exim leaves a system vulnerable to exploitation. ” concludes NSA.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

And in between all that one security company shared a BlackMatter decryption tool , which might have helped to hasten the group’s demise. FIN7 Dupes Security Job Applicants. Also read: How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack. or Bastion Security Group, are highly ranked in Google search results.

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Cyber Info Veritas

JULY 3, 2018

By having more cybersecurity professionals, we can enhance security. A Global Information Security Workforce Study conducted by ISC showed that out of all the cybersecurity experts surveyed, only 7% are below the age of 29, and only 13% are below the age of 30-34.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2021

A new form of agile cryptography must get established in order to robustly preserve privacy and security as all this raw data gets put to commercial use. This arrangement has gotten us this far – but it is too brittle, from a security perspective, to carry us forward. In order to get there, one big technical hurdle must be surmounted.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Earlier this year Sysdig and Aqua Security researchers started observing cyber attacks targeting Kubernets and Docker instances aimed at mining Monero cryptocurrency. Experts pointed out that a Docker Engine is not properly secured could be exposed to remote attack through Docker Engine API. Security Affairs – Docker APIs, hacking).

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What the Common Vulnerability Scoring System is, how to use it, limitations and alternatives, and key changes in CVSS v4.0 Previously, we’ve interviewed Leon about secure remote working and what the best VPN (virtual private network) solutions are. One example is TLS [Transport Layer Security]. will be adopted.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The goal is to assess a network’s security to improve it and thus prevent exploits by real threat actors by fixing vulnerabilities. There are a number of complementary technologies often used by organizations to address security holes. Also read: Penetration Testing: How to Start a Pentesting Program. Nmap Free Security Scanner.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The accused, 36-year-old John “Armada” Revesz , has maintained that Orcus is a legitimate “ R emote A dministration T ool” aimed at helping system administrators remotely manage their computers, and that he’s not responsible for how licensed customers use his product. An advertisement for Orcus RAT.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

However, with all the benefits SD-WAN provides organizations, it also opens the door for a new set of security challenges. This article looks at the security functionality of SD-WAN solutions and how to bolster SD-WAN cybersecurity. Security Challenges to SD-WAN. Also read : Top XDR Security Solutions.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

With rising incidents of ransomware attacks, organisations are finally realising that merely implementing perimeter defense systems no longer suffice to protect their sensitive data. Do the storage/system administrators also own and manage the encryption keys used for data-at-rest encryption? Data security. To Sum It Up.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 15 more vulnerabilities to its list of actively exploited vulnerabilities. A Top Priority for Security Teams. How to Use the CISA Catalog. cybersecurity advisories in recent weeks. CISA strongly recommends updating all software as soon as possible.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

Automated patch management can help prevent security breaches by automatically identifying, downloading, testing, and delivering software and firmware updates to devices and applications through the use of specialized software tools. Software updates are critical for keeping a system’s integrity and security intact.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2019

From iPhone to NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM – As promised in my previous post , I will show you how to exploit the “Printconfig” dll with a real world example. He can define himself “security enthusiast”, interested in all emerging technologies in offensive and defensive security. But what does Apple’s iPhone have to do with it??

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

Votiro is a Tel Aviv-based security startup that is pioneering a new white-listing approach to help companies mitigate their exposure to weaponized email and document-distributed malware. The key takeaways: Productivity vs. security. So, the challenge becomes productivity versus security.”. Talk more soon.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

How the incident occurred. On 19 March 2019, Norsk Hydro’s systems were infected with the LockerGoga ransomware. TrendMicro’s analysis into the ransomware found that it was the same system administration tool abused by the likes of SOREBRECT and Bad Rabbit. That said, there are a few ways to mitigate the risk.

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AIIM

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In several recent posts, I’ve talked about professional development options for information management professionals and provided guidance on how to determine whether a particular course or certification is a good fit. and “How do I get started with X?”. Cost: Specialist - $535 for AIIM members, $595 for non-members.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 13, 2023

Grimes, KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, for this thought-provoking webinar where he'll share the most common risks associated with passwords and how to develop password policies that work. Grimes, KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, will teach you how to enable DMARC, SPF, DKIM the right way. Join Roger A.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Are you considering a career in cyber security? CompTIA Security+. The CompTIA Security+ qualification is widely considered to be one of the best introductions to the cyber security industry. The CompTIA Security+ qualification is widely considered to be one of the best introductions to the cyber security industry.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This week’s vulnerability news is proof that everyone experiences security vulnerabilities, even the biggest tech names and projects. Android, Apple, Apache, Cisco, and Microsoft are among the names reporting significant security vulnerabilities and fixes in the last week, and some of those are already under assault by hackers.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 24, 2024

They help IT and security teams manage the traffic that flows to and from their private network. Firewall rules are ordered differently, too, so the network automatically prioritizes the most critical security restrictions and applies those rules above others. Deny and log: Record all remaining traffic to be analyzed later.

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