π’ Researchers warn of spear-phishing exploit in Google Docs π’
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Hackers have found a way to use Google's comment function to dupe victims into clicking on malicious linksπ Read
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IT PRO
Researchers warn of spear-phishing exploit in Google Docs | IT PRO
Hackers have found a way to use Google's comment function to dupe victims into clicking on malicious links
π’ A month in the life of a social engineer π’
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via "ITPro".
With hackers finding more ingenious ways to exploit human flaws, we get inside the planning stages of a social engineering attackπ Read
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IT PRO
A month in the life of a social engineer β part one | IT PRO
With hackers finding more ingenious ways to exploit human flaws, we get inside the planning stages of a social engineering attack
π’ Sophos XGS 3300 review: Xstream firewall performance π’
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A powerful firewall appliance combining hardware acceleration with a vast array of security measuresπ Read
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Sophos XGS 3300 review: Xstream firewall performance | IT PRO
A powerful firewall appliance combining hardware acceleration with a vast array of security measures
π’ Solving cyber security's diversity problem π’
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Why failing to address a shortage of women in senior cyber security positions may open businesses up to greater threatsπ Read
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Solving cyber security's diversity problem | IT PRO
Why failing to address a shortage of women in senior cyber security positions may open businesses up to greater threats
π’ How to boot Windows 11 in Safe Mode π’
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via "ITPro".
Unless youβre a complete Windows 11 novice, youβll have come across Safe Mode before - but what exactly is it, and how do you access it in Windows 11?π Read
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ITPro
How to boot into Windows 11 Safe Mode
Long-time Windows users will already be familiar with Windows 11 Safe Mode, but what exactly is it for and how do you boot your system into it?
π’ China to introduce cyber security reviews for companies listing overseas π’
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The country continues to gain oversight of its tech sector as it begins to implement laws proposed last yearπ Read
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China to introduce cyber security reviews for companies listing overseas | IT PRO
The country continues to gain oversight of its tech sector as it begins to implement laws proposed last year
π’ IT Pro News In Review: Microsoft Y2K22 bug, RIP BlackBerry smartphones, Apple hits $3 trillion π’
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Catch up on the biggest headlines of the week in just two minutesπ Read
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IT Pro News In Review: Microsoft Y2K22 bug, RIP BlackBerry smartphones, Apple hits $3 trillion
Catch up on the biggest headlines of the week in just two minutes
π’ Google, Facebook fined β¬210 million for making it difficult for users to reject cookies π’
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Data regulator CNIL gives companies three months to provide a system for refusing cookies that is as easy as single click consentπ Read
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Google, Facebook fined β¬210 million for making it difficult for users to reject cookies | IT PRO
Data regulator CNIL gives companies three months to provide a system for refusing cookies that is as easy as single click consent
π΄ IT/OT Convergence Is More Than a Catchy Phrase π΄
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via "Dark Reading".
The most successful strategies for protecting IT and OT from growing threats will include use of both the ISO 27000 series and ISA/IEC 62443 family of standards.π Read
via "Dark Reading".
Dark Reading
IT/OT Convergence Is More Than a Catchy Phrase
The most successful strategies for protecting IT and OT from growing threats will include use of both the ISO 27000 series and ISA/IEC 62443 family of standards.
π΄ Cerberus Sentinel Acquires True Digital Security π΄
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US cybersecurity services firm expands security services and network monitoring capabilities.π Read
via "Dark Reading".
Dark Reading
Cerberus Sentinel Acquires True Digital Security
US cybersecurity services firm expands security services and network monitoring capabilities.
π΄ MSP Thrive Acquires InCare Technologies π΄
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Partnership extends Thrive's cloud and cybersecurity managed services platform to clients in the southern United States.π Read
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Dark Reading
MSP Thrive Acquires InCare Technologies
Partnership extends Thrive's cloud and cybersecurity managed services platform to clients in the southern United States.
β Cyberattackers Hit Data of 80K Fertility Patients β
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Fertility Centers of Illinois' security measures protected electronic medical records, but the attackers still got at extremely intimate data in admin files.π Read
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Threat Post
Cyberattackers Hit Data of 80K Fertility Patients
FCI's security measures protected its electronic medical record system, but the attackers still got at extremely intimate data found in administrative files.
π΄ NHS Warns of Attackers Targeting Log4j Flaws in VMware Horizon π΄
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via "Dark Reading".
An unknown threat group has been observed attacking VMware Horizon servers running versions with Log4j vulnerabilities.π Read
via "Dark Reading".
Dark Reading
NHS Warns of Attackers Targeting Log4j Flaws in VMware Horizon
An unknown threat group has been observed attacking VMware Horizon servers running versions with Log4j vulnerabilities.
β EoL Systems Stonewalling Log4j Fixes for Fed Agencies β
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via "Threat Post".
End of life, end of support, pandemic-induced shipping delays and remote work, scanning failures: Itβs a recipe for a patching nightmare, federal cyberserurity CTO Matt Keller says.π Read
via "Threat Post".
Threat Post
EoL Systems Stonewalling Log4j Fixes for Fed Agencies
End of life, end of support, pandemic-induced shipping delays and remote work, scanning failures: Itβs a recipe for a patching nightmare, federal cybersecurity CTO Matt Keller says.
β Honda cars in flashback to 2002 β βCanβt Get You Out Of My Headβ β
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Where were YOU on the night of 17 May 2002? And what about the day after that?π Read
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Naked Security
Honda cars in flashback to 2002 β βCanβt Get You Out Of My Headβ
Where were YOU on the night of 17 May 2002? And what about the day after that?
βοΈ Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer βοΈ
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via "Krebs on Security".
Norton 360, one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers' computers. Norton's parent firm says the cloud-based service that activates the program and enables customers to profit from the scheme -- in which the company keeps 15 percent of any currencies mined -- is "opt-in," meaning users have to agree to enable it. But many Norton users complain the mining program is difficult to remove, and reactions from longtime customers have ranged from unease and disbelief to, "Dude, where's my crypto?"π Read
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Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer
Norton 360, one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers' computers. Norton's parent firm says the cloud-based service that activates the program and enables customers to profitβ¦
π’ Simple Active Directory tweak helps block BlackMatter ransomware attacks π’
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Security researchers reverse engineer the infamous ransomware strain and discover a way to stymie its file encryption process, even if it reaches a corporate networkπ Read
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Simple Active Directory tweak helps block BlackMatter ransomware attacks | IT PRO
Security researchers reverse engineer the infamous ransomware strain and discover a way to stymie its file encryption process, even if it reaches a corporate network
ποΈ The blame game: EU criticized for βfragmented and slowβ approach to cyber-attack attribution ποΈ
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via "The Daily Swig".
Cyber sanctions can send a powerful message β why arenβt they being used more widely?π Read
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The Daily Swig | Cybersecurity news and views
The blame game: EU criticized for βfragmented and slowβ approach to cyber-attack attribution
Cyber sanctions can send a powerful message β why arenβt they being used more widely?
π¦Ώ URL parsing: A ticking time bomb of security exploits π¦Ώ
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via "Tech Republic".
The modern world would grind to a halt without URLs, but years of inconsistent parsing specifications have created an environment ripe for exploitation that puts countless businesses at risk.π Read
via "Tech Republic".
TechRepublic
URL parsing: A ticking time bomb of security exploits
The modern world would grind to a halt without URLs, but years of inconsistent parsing specifications have created an environment ripe for exploitation that puts countless businesses at risk.
ποΈ City of Grass Valley, California, suffers data breach β employee and citizen information exposed ποΈ
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via "The Daily Swig".
Social Security numbers and medical information has been accessed, city confirmsπ Read
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The Daily Swig | Cybersecurity news and views
City of Grass Valley, California, suffers data breach β employee and citizen information exposed
Social Security numbers and medical information has been accessed, city confirms
βΌ CVE-2022-22270 βΌ
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An implicit Intent hijacking vulnerability in Dialer prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows unprivileged applications to access contact information.π Read
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