The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Government Accountability Office audit last week found that the defense department is playing catch up when it comes to securing weapons systems from cyberattacks. military and civilian personnel were compromised. The result: personal information and credit card data of at least 30,000 U.S. Timely trust decisions.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2022

The activity of the Lyceum APT group was first documented earlier in August 2019 by researchers at ICS security firm Dragos which tracked it as Hexane. The DNS backdoor borrows the code from an open-source tool named DIG.net , it was used to perform “DNS hijacking.” ” reads the analysis published ZScaler. one” = 85[.]206[.]175[.]199

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

IoT devices help remotely control our household appliances, power plants, smart buildings, factories, airports, shipyards, trucks, trains and military. The challenge of the moment is that many companies already have their hands full trying to improve their security posture as they migrate their legacy, on premises, IT systems to the cloud.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2019

We've brought technology from our past into the present by creating emulators for Enigma, Typex and The Bombe in #CyberChef. The GCHQ developed emulators for Enigma, Typex and the Bombe that could be executed in the CyberChef , The Enigma machines were used by the German military to protect communications during the Second World War.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2019

It’s clear that closing the cybersecurity skills gap has to happen in order to make our internet-centric world as private and secure as it ought to be. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to visit again with Circadence security evangelist Keenan Skelly. And this puts security personnel on a path to achieve higher-level certifications.

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IT Governance

JUNE 16, 2022

The message was filmed at what appeared to be GCHQ – the UK government’s intelligence and security headquarters – and informed viewers that Britain’s energy and water supplies could be cut off by an imminent attack. Let’s just hope that its show lives up to the hype and presents the genuine risks of a nation-state cyber attack.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A system called Mayhem, created by a team of Carnegie-Mellon computer security researchers, won. Humans would largely stay the same because we remain humans even as our tools improve. The rest have been Chinese only: teams from Chinese universities, teams from companies like Baidu and Tencent, teams from the military.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. It has since been confirmed by Anukul Peedkaew, the permanent secretary of social development and human security.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

Network tests Some organizations differentiate internal from external network security tests. Organizations that want to ensure that their human security is strong will encourage a security culture and train their workers. But a fundamental component of an effective human security culture is putting it to the test.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

The initiatives that stand out the most — critical infrastructure security standards, a national data privacy and security law, and liability for security failures — will likely take time and the support of Congress to implement. is the creation of mandatory requirements for critical infrastructure security.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

I’m Robert Vamosi and in this episode I’m talking about cyber ranges-- simulations that can both teach and improve the security of your networks. Or when we do these larger assessments for say, large banks, we have our red team going live against the security teams. Vamosi: That’s Lee Rossi, CTO and co founder.of

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Operation Transparent Tribe was first spotted by Proofpoint Researchers in Feb 2016, in a series of espionages operations against Indian diplomats and military personnel in some embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. The document presents itself as a request for a DSOP FUND (Defence Services Officers Provident Fund ).

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2018

Last time experts attributed an ongoing campaign to APT28 was in June, when experts from Palo Alto Networks noticed that the group was using new tools in a recent string of attacks. The researchers observed several attacks leveraging the SPLM and the Zebrocy tool between the second and fourth quarters of 2017 against organizations in Asia.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO. "A Is the email enticing you to click on a link?'

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

The downside to this long-term trend is that communications online, never mind on public cloud platforms, present vulnerabilities via web attacks and malware. Also Read: Best Enterprise Network Security Tools & Solutions for 2021. Golden Frog is a Switzerland-based software provider focused on securing online communication.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. Raising awareness about ransomware is a baseline security measure. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

According to Group-IB’s experts, the most frustrating trend of 2019 was the use of cyberweapons in military operations. Group-IB’s annual report was presented at CyberCrimeCon 2019 international Threat Hunting and Intelligence conference in Singapore. The latter cannot be ignored by any state, corporation, or individual.”.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The boom in remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified the need to secure network endpoints , in which finding software to manage passwords plays a big role. Password manager tools allow organizations and their employees to seamlessly and securely handle login credentials. Best Password Manager Tools.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The recent boom in remote work due to the Covid-19 pandemic has further amplified the need to secure network endpoints , in which effective password management plays a big role. Password manager tools allow organizations and their employees to seamlessly and securely handle login credentials. Top Password Manager Software.

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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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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2019

Considerations about past, present, and future of the Dark Web. These are historic points of aggregations where it was possible to buy drugs, weapons, and any kind of hacking tools. Some videos show that is very simple to buy drugs securely or explain how to hack a website. These are intense days for the Dark Web. pedophiles?

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Enhanced security institutions use devices to monitor drone movement, posing a privacy risk to its owner. Used by the military, businesses, and consumers, drones are “fundamentally changing aviation.” No personally identifiable information (PII) was present in the dataset. The surveillance race. Troubling data.

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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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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Rainbow table attacks are an effective tactic for threat actors targeting password database vulnerabilities presenting inadequate privacy and security functionality. The development of cryptology has been critical to safeguarding data for government agencies, military units, companies, and today’s digital users.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JUNE 6, 2023

And this was no fly-by-night startup – the company’s founders, team, and investors are all deeply experienced in AI, Internet security, scaled engineering, product design, marketing, and much more. No matter the business you’re in, it will pay to understand the shift in consumer behavior that tools like Gather could unlock.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Security Affairs – Newsletter ). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has observed an evolution of the tools, techniques, and procedures employed by Iranian nation-state actors. Learn more from this blog summarizing these trends, as presented at #CyberWarCon : [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2021.

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KnowBe4

MAY 22, 2019

He’s got info security folks requiring him to take annual training, posting educational videos, and sending simulated phishing email all the time. But when it gets right down to it, Bob doesn’t understand quite where security ends and privacy begins. Less filling!”. To Bob, it’s all about protecting data. And the time is now.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Rainbow table attacks are an effective tactic for threat actors targeting password database vulnerabilities presenting inadequate privacy and security functionality. The development of cryptology has been critical to safeguarding data for government agencies, military units, companies, and today’s digital users.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. Quantum computing attacks already present a real threat to existing standards, making the continued development of encryption pivotal for years to come. What is Encryption?

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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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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

So you’re in your SOC, your security operations center. In your role, you have to see that everything is secure, 24/7, and think of every crazy attack vector, but for a hacker, they only have to find that one fault--and then they’re inside. Manka: I spent about seven-ish years working at the National Security Agency.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

So you’re in your SOC, your security operations center. In your role, you have to see that everything is secure, 24/7, and think of every crazy attack vector, but for a hacker, they only have to find that one fault--and then they’re inside. Manka: I spent about seven-ish years working at the National Security Agency.

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