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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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

If you’re serious about information security, you should consider gaining a Microsoft qualification. ISO 27001 is often considered the go-to qualification for information security professionals. There’s a huge demand for qualified administrators and cyber security professionals. Cloud security with Microsoft Azure.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 23, 2023

You knew that your application was secure when you scanned it for vulnerabilities prior to deploying it into production. But was it also secure when you applied an update or made a configuration change within the production environment? Imagine, as well, that the dependency is subject to a known security vulnerability.

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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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The group targeted organizations in multiple sectors, including defense, government, electronics, telecommunication, technology, media, telecommunication industries. According to a joint cybersecurity advisory from the United States National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S.

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Threatpost

JANUARY 6, 2021

The NSA released new guidance providing system administrators with the tools to update outdated TLS protocols.

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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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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 Our senior penetration tester Leon Teale has more than ten years’ experience performing penetration tests for clients in various industries all over the world. One example is TLS [Transport Layer Security].

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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. What is SD-WAN?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

A security-first mindset is beginning to seep into the ground floor of the IT departments of small and mid-sized companies across the land. Below are excerpts of our discussion edited for clarity and length: LW: What are the drivers behind SMBs finally ‘getting’ security? Stanger : It’s two things.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

According to the complaint, over a period of 19 days, hackers were able to infiltrate the Company’s computer systems. They argue that the Company failed to protect its computer systems adequately, take steps to prevent the breach, disclose material facts to consumers, and provide timely and adequate notice, among other things.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The FBI is warning companies about the use of out-of-date Windows 7 systems, desktop sharing software TeamViewer, and weak account passwords. “TeamViewer’s legitimate use, however, makes anomalous activity less suspicious to end users and system administrators compared to typical RATs.” Windows 10).

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The entire technology industry received a sizable lump of coal in their collective stocking earlier this week in the form of two major security vulnerabilities in a widely-used software tool. Unfortunately, the patch itself contained another security vulnerability, which has also been patched. What is Log4J? How bad is it?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The threat actors are using the Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) protocol as an amplification vector in attacks against Citrix appliances with EDT enabled. The DTLS protocol is a communications protocol for securing delay-sensitive apps and services that use datagram transport. 24 220.167.109.0/24 ” wrote Hofmann. .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2020

The recent CurveBall vulnerability shook the Info-Sec community worldwide: a major vulnerability reported directly by the US National Security Agency. Such uncommon vulnerability reporter alerted the whole Industry, CVE-2020-0601 quickly conquered most of the headlines. . The Malware Threat behind CurveBall. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2019

However, lacking robust protection, privileged accounts, which are intended to give administrators the access they need to manage critical systems, can instead be manipulated to enable attackers to move laterally across an organization’s network. You can feel the importance of privilege reverberate across the industry.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2021

FIN7 is a Russian criminal group that has been active since mid-2015, it focuses on restaurants, gambling, and hospitality industries in the US to harvest financial information that was used in attacks or sold in cybercrime marketplaces. Once gained access to the target network, the threat actors could then drop malware and ransomware. .

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Blue team members might be led by a chief information security officer (CISO) or director of security operations, making this team the largest among the three. Blue teams consist of security analysts, network engineers and system administrators.

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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. One branch of this new class of attacks has focused on industrial control systems. This is referred to as persistence.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Defense (DoD) released information on a RAT variant, dubbed TAIDOOR, used by China-linked hackers in cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. . v1 , U.S. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

Both tools could be used to target SOHO and other routers manufactured by major industry providers, including Cisco, Fortinet, and MikroTik. ” The agencies also provide a list of recommendations to mitigate and detect these attacks: Keep systems and products updated and patched as soon as possible after patches are released [ D3-SU ].

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Security enthusiast and Linux evangelist Binni Shah consistently offers valuable tutorials, guides, and insights for the cybersecurity community. Binni Shah | @binitamshah.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 6, 2021

Managed service providers (MSPs) have long relied on third-party software to manage clients’ IT infrastructure, but a massive ransomware attack launched over the weekend at customers of Kaseya will likely cause MSPs to take a harder look at the security of their IT suppliers. Establishing Standards for Secure Systems.

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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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Krebs on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

For many years, Dye was a system administrator for Optinrealbig , a Colorado company that relentlessly pimped all manner of junk email, from mortgage leads and adult-related services to counterfeit products and Viagra.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

As cloud computing evolves, so has cloud security, and buyers in the market for cloud security solutions may find themselves facing a dizzying array of acronyms, like CNAPP, CWPP, CSPM, and CIEM. Securing all those new cloud environments and connections became a job for cybersecurity companies.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a Malware Analysis Report (MAR) that includes technical details about a new strain of malware, tracked as BLINDINGCAN, that was attributed to North Korea. The post CISA’s MAR warns of North Korean BLINDINGCAN RAT appeared first on Security Affairs.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Entire industries have been built on the ability to reference databases to identify known vulnerabilities in software. of them – are labeled as a security vulnerability. So far, OSS-Fuzz has found over 16,000 defects, with 3,345 of them labeled as security related (20%!). Many are security-critical.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 23, 2018

Consolidation is becoming the norm, and it is critical that organizations, whether consolidating internally or externally, have a secure multi-tenant environment. It is a crucial feature of cloud computing, used to gain price advantages, ensure scalability, and isolate security zones within an environment. Why multi-tenancy?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2019

The security breach was discovered by an analyst at Lockheed Martin that immediately informed the organization. “The analyst at Lockheed Martin emphasized that this attack could represent a “significant threat to the aviation industry.”” ” reported a blog post published by ESET. “ reports Radio-Canada.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Thousands of instances of a temperature control system made by Resource Data Management (RDM) are exposed to remote attacks because they were using default passwords and failed in implementing other security measures. SecurityAffairs – refrigeration systems, hacking). ” reads the analysis published by Safety Detective.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Entire industries have been built on the ability to reference databases to identify known vulnerabilities in software. of them – are labeled as a security vulnerability. So far, OSS-Fuzz has found over 16,000 defects, with 3,345 of them labeled as security related (20%!). Many are security-critical.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Entire industries have been built on the ability to reference databases to identify known vulnerabilities in software. of them – are labeled as a security vulnerability. So far, OSS-Fuzz has found over 16,000 defects, with 3,345 of them labeled as security related (20%!). Many are security-critical.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

The Carbanak gang (aka FIN7 , Anunak or Cobalt ) stole over a billion euros from banks across the world, the name “Carbanak” comes with the name of the malware they used to compromise computers at banks, other financial institutions, restaurants, and other industries. Hladyr is suspected to be a system administrator for the group.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2020

Someone compromised the entire Twitter network, probably by stealing the log-in credentials of one of Twitter's system administrators. Those messages -- between world leaders, industry CEOs, reporters and their sources, heath organizations -- are much more valuable than bitcoin. (If The second is reducing their monopoly power.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2018

SB 315 faced opposition from both private companies and information security researchers. Security researchers also voiced concerns. Organizations have employed bug bounty programs in an effort to encourage researchers to report security flaws in their systems. The incident and Uber’s response prompted the U.S.

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more.

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