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❌ Las Vegas Students’ Personal Data Leaked, Post-Ransomware Attack ❌

A researcher said he discovered an open data cache with names, grades, birthdates and more, after the Clark County School District refused to pay the ransom.

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via "Threat Post".
🦿 How to handle security risks in a hybrid work environment 🦿

Half of the organizations surveyed by Tessian were hit by a security incident while employees were working remotely. Here are some tips for mitigation.

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via "Tech Republic".
β€Ό CVE-2020-4607 β€Ό

IBM Security Secret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault Remote 1.2 ) could allow a local user to bypass security restrictions due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 184884.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
❌ The Network Perimeter: This Time, It’s Personal ❌

Botnets and IoT devices are forming a perfect storm for IT staff wrestling with WFH employee security.

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via "Threat Post".
πŸ•΄ Shifting Left of Left: Why Secure Code Isn't Always Quality Code πŸ•΄

Enabling engineers to share responsibility for security and empowering them to erase common vulnerabilities are good starting points.

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via "Dark Reading".
❌ Zerologon Attacks Against Microsoft DCs Snowball in a Week ❌

The attempted compromises, which could allow full control over Active Directory identity services, are flying thick and fast just a week after active exploits of CVE-2020-1472 were first flagged.

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via "Threat Post".
β€Ό CVE-2020-15216 β€Ό

In goxmldsig (XML Digital Signatures implemented in pure Go) before version 1.1.0, with a carefully crafted XML file, an attacker can completely bypass signature validation and pass off an altered file as a signed one. A patch is available, all users of goxmldsig should upgrade to at least revision f6188febf0c29d7ffe26a0436212b19cb9615e64 or version 1.1.0

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ” Ahead of Election, FBI, CISA Issue Warning on Disinformation Campaigns πŸ”

The FBI and CISA have issued another warning about the 2020 election, asserting that foreign actors are spreading disinformation around hacked voter information.

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via "Digital Guardian".
πŸ•΄ Vulnerability in Wireless Router Chipsets Prompts Advisory πŸ•΄

Synopsys issues an advisory for vulnerabilities affecting the chipsets of wireless routers from Qualcomm, Mediatek, and Realtek.

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via "Dark Reading".
🦿 FBI says hackers want to stoke doubt about the 2020 election 🦿

In a PSA on Monday, the FBI and CISA warned about the potential for widespread disinformation campaigns in the run-up to November.

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via "Tech Republic".
πŸ•΄ Securing Slack: 5 Tips for Safer Messaging, Collaboration πŸ•΄

Remote workers and scattered teams are relying on Slack more and more for messaging and collaboration. Here are a few extra tips for keeping data and systems more secure when using Slack.

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via "Dark Reading".
πŸ•΄ New Campaign by China-Linked Group Targets US Orgs for First Time πŸ•΄

In a least one instance, the Palmerworm APT group was able to remain undetected on a compromised system for nearly six months, according to Symantec.

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via "Dark Reading".
πŸ•΄ DDoS Attacks Soar in First Half of 2020 πŸ•΄

Shorter, faster, multivector attacks had a greater impact on victims.

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via "Dark Reading".
πŸ•΄ Microsoft: Ransomware & Nation-State Attacks Rise, Get More Sophisticated πŸ•΄

Malware-based attacks are out, phishing is in, along with credential stuffing and business email compromise. Microsoft recommends defensive tactics in its new report on rising threats.

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via "Dark Reading".
❌ Why Web Browser Padlocks Shouldn’t Be Trusted ❌

Popular β€˜safe browsing’ padlocks are now passe as a majority of bad guys also use them.

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via "Threat Post".
β€Ό CVE-2020-5132 β€Ό

SonicWall SSL-VPN products and SonicWall firewall SSL-VPN feature misconfiguration leads to possible DNS flaw known as domain name collision vulnerability. When the users publicly display their organizationΓƒΒ’Γ’β€šΒ¬Γ’β€žΒ’s internal domain names in the SSL-VPN authentication page, an attacker with knowledge of internal domain names can potentially take advantage of this vulnerability.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ•΄ Attacker Dwell Time: Ransomware's Most Important Metric πŸ•΄

How to bolster security defenses by zeroing in on the length of time an interloper remains undetected inside your network

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via "Dark Reading".
❌ Microsoft Exchange Servers Still Open to Actively Exploited Flaw ❌

Despite Microsoft issuing patches almost eight months ago, 61 percent of Exchange servers are still vulnerable.

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via "Threat Post".
β€Ό CVE-2020-15731 β€Ό

An improper Input Validation vulnerability in the code handling file renaming and recovery in Bitdefender Engines allows an attacker to write an arbitrary file in a location hardcoded in a specially-crafted malicious file name. This issue affects: Bitdefender Engines versions prior to 7.85448.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
β€Ό CVE-2019-17098 β€Ό

Use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in August Connect Wi-Fi Bridge App, Connect Firmware allows an attacker to decrypt an intercepted payload containing the Wi-Fi network authentication credentials. This issue affects: August Connect Wi-Fi Bridge App version v10.11.0 and prior versions on Android. August Connect Firmware version 2.2.12 and prior versions.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
🦿 The state of security and the evolving role of CISOs in a pandemic 🦿

Cybersecurity leaders discuss business resiliency and identity challenges during a session at VMworld 2020.

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via "Tech Republic".