Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

Security experts at Deep Instinct Threat Lab have uncovered a targeted campaign against Ukraine, exploiting a Microsoft Office vulnerability dating back almost seven years to deploy Cobalt Strike on compromised systems. It’s a PPSX file, seemingly an outdated US Army manual for tank mine clearing blades (MCB).

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2022

Pro-Ukraine hackers, likely linked to Ukraine IT Army , are using Docker images to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a dozen websites belonging to government, military, and media. “Container and cloud-based resources are being abused to deploy disruptive tools. ” reported Crowdstrike.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Until recently, I was fairly active on Twitter , regularly tweeting to more than 350,000 followers about important security news and stories here. The records also reveal how Conti dealt with its own internal breaches and attacks from private security firms and foreign governments.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Microsoft, for example, stopped patching Windows XP for security vulnerabilities in 2014. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Especially in the world of security standards.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Microsoft, for example, stopped patching Windows XP for security vulnerabilities in 2014. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Especially in the world of security standards.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

But I don't think an attack of such magnitude as the one identified by security researchers at Internet security monitoring vendor Bolster. This latest impersonation campaign makes the case for ensuring users are vigilant when interacting with the web – something accomplished through continual Security Awareness Training.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 12, 2022

I guess the answer is what I usually say to a security question: It depends. Clearing you don’t want someone off the street coming in as a Level 2 security analyst. Then again, you might want someone --anyone -- to come in as a Level 1 security analyst so your current Level 1s can advance. Sometimes it was only 20.

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