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πŸ•΄ From Zero to Hero: CISO Edition πŸ•΄

It's time for organizations to realize that an empowered CISO can effectively manage enterprise risk and even grow the business along the way.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” 3 ways to revamp the hiring process for cybersecurity jobs πŸ”

Deloitte expert recommends using tactics to compete for the pool of security pros, including offering new incentives like student loan repayment.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Fake Coronavirus β€˜Vaccine’ Website Busted in DoJ Takedown ❌

Authorities have cracked down on a website that claimed to give out coronavirus vaccine kits - but that was actually stealing victims' payment card data and personal information.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ 8 Infosec Page-Turners for Days Spent Indoors πŸ•΄

Stuck inside and looking for a new read? Check out these titles written by security practitioners and reporters across the industry.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2016-11022

NETGEAR Prosafe WC9500 5.1.0.17, WC7600 5.1.0.17, and WC7520 2.5.0.35 devices allow a remote attacker to execute code with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the reqMethod parameter to login_handler.php.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ” Cybercriminals now recycling standard phishing emails with coronavirus themes πŸ”

The latest malicious COVID-19 campaigns are repurposing conventional phishing emails with a coronavirus angle, says security trainer KnowBe4.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ FBI Warns of Fake CDC Emails in COVID-19 Phishing Alert πŸ•΄

Fraudsters exploit concerns by claiming to offer virus-related information or promising stimulus checks.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ WhatsApp β€œMartinelli” hoax is back, warning about β€œDance of the Pope” ⚠

Two old WhatsApp hoaxes are back, with a grain-of-truth story in the middle to add a veneer of believability. Don't spread this stuff!

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ›  Hyperion Runtime Encrypter 2.3 πŸ› 

Hyperion is a runtime encrypter for 32-bit and 64-bit portable executables. It is a reference implementation and bases on the paper "Hyperion: Implementation of a PE-Crypter".

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via "Security Tool Files β‰ˆ Packet Storm".
πŸ›  Mandos Encrypted File System Unattended Reboot Utility 1.8.10 πŸ› 

The Mandos system allows computers to have encrypted root file systems and at the same time be capable of remote or unattended reboots. The computers run a small client program in the initial RAM disk environment which will communicate with a server over a network. All network communication is encrypted using TLS. The clients are identified by the server using an OpenPGP key that is unique to each client. The server sends the clients an encrypted password. The encrypted password is decrypted by the clients using the same OpenPGP key, and the password is then used to unlock the root file system.

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via "Security Tool Files β‰ˆ Packet Storm".
πŸ” How to protect your organization and remote workers against ransomware πŸ”

Phishing emails and unsecure remote desktop protocol access are two common types of attack methods used to spread ransomware, says cyber breach firm Beazley Breach Response Services.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Microsoft Warns of Critical Windows Zero-Day Flaws ❌

The unpatched Windows zero day flaws are being exploited in "limited, targeted" attacks, according to Microsoft.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Ex-Google Engineer Pleads Guilty to Trade Secret Theft πŸ”

Ex-Google engineer Anthony Levandowski plead guilty to trade secret theft last week, acknowleding he took a sensitive Google file before joining Uber.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
❌ Hackers Actively Exploit 0-Day in CCTV Camera Hardware ❌

Criminals behind botnets Chalubo, FBot and Moobot attack unpatched vulnerabilities in the commercial DVRs made by LILIN.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Apache Tomcat Exploit Poised to Pounce, Stealing Files ❌

Researchers said that a working exploit for CVE-2020-1938 leaked on GitHub makes is a snap to compromise webservers.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ 538 Million Weibo Users' Info for Sale on Dark Web πŸ•΄

The user data, which does not include passwords, purportedly comes from a mid-2019 breach.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Three Ways Your BEC Defense Is Failing & How to Do Better πŸ•΄

Business email compromises cost the economy billions of dollars. Experts have advice on how to stop them from hitting you for millions at a pop.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Microsoft Publishes Advisory for Windows Zero-Day πŸ•΄

There is no available patch for the vulnerabilities, which Microsoft says exist in all supported versions of Windows.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Feds shut down bogus COVID-19 vaccine site ⚠

A vaccine for $4.95!? Nah, we didn't think so, either. Shuttering the alleged rip-off site is the DOJ's 1st takedown of COVID-19 flimflam.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Microsoft Defender for Linux is coming. This is what you need to know πŸ”

Microsoft's security tools extend beyond the company's own platforms. While the ambition for Defender for Linux is broad, the first preview is aimed just at servers and does less than on Windows.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".