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πŸ•΄ Killer SecOps Skills: Soft Is the New Hard πŸ•΄

The sooner we give mindsets and tool sets equal bearing, the better. We must put SOC team members through rigorous training for emergency situations.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Financial Sector Under Siege πŸ•΄

The old take-the-money-and-run approach has been replaced by siege tactics such as DDOS attacks and land-and-expand campaigns with multiple points of persistence and increased dwell time.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Behind the Naming of ZombieLoad and Other Intel Spectre-Like Flaws ❌

A lot of thought and meaning goes into the naming of infamous CPU side channel flaws, like ZombieLoad, Spectre and Meltdown.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Salesforce Woes Linger as Admins Clean Up After Service Outage ❌

An accidental permissions snafu caused a massive outage for all Salesforce customers that continues to affect some businesses.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ 97% of Americans Can't Ace a Basic Security Test πŸ•΄

Still, a new Google study uncovers a bit of good news, too.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2018-12270

In Valve Steam 1528829181 BETA, it is possible to perform a homograph / homoglyph attack to create fake URLs in the client, which may trick users into visiting unintended web sites.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ” How has GDPR actually affected businesses? πŸ”

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation is now a year old, and has resulted in financial repercussions and changes to how businesses handle data.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” The current cybersecurity landscape of guerrilla warfare πŸ”

A cybersecurity expert discuses breaches, data protection laws, and why he considers multi-factor authentication the beginning of security.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” The current cybersecurity landscape of guerrilla warfare πŸ”

A cybersecurity expert discuses breaches, data protection laws, and why he considers multi-factor authentication the beginning of security.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” California Consumer Privacy Act Amendment Blocked by Lawmakers πŸ”

SB 561, a contested amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act that could have expanded the right of consumers to sue companies over their handling of personal data, has been shelved by the state for now, likely giving businesses a sigh a relief.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
❌ Windows 10 Update Bricks PCs, Microsoft Offers Workarounds ❌

A glitch in Microsoft's Windows 10 update is causing systems to freeze after users tried to use the System Reboot function. Luckily, workarounds exist.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Sharing Threat Intelligence: Time for an Overhaul ❌

All too often, information-sharing is limited to vertical market silos; to build better defenses, it's time to take a broader view beyond the ISAC.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ New Trickbot Variant Uses URL Redirection to Spread πŸ•΄

Switch in tactic is the latest attempt by operators of the prolific banking Trojan to slip past detection mechanisms.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ DHS Warns of Data Theft via Chinese-Made Drones πŸ•΄

The drones are reportedly built with parts that can compromise organizations' data and share it on a server accessible to the Chinese government.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ TeamViewer Admits Breach from 2016 πŸ•΄

The company says it stopped the attack launched by a Chinese hacking group.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Think Data Security, Not Endpoint Security πŸ•΄

A strong data protection strategy is essential to protect information as it moves across endpoints and in the cloud.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ WordPress plugin sees second serious security bug in six weeks ⚠

Researchers have uncovered another serious bug in WP Live Chat that could lead to the mass compromise of websites.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Rats leave the sinking ship as hackers’ forum gets hacked ⚠

The OGUsers forum, which trades in hijacked social accounts, has been hacked, its hard drives wiped, and its user database published online.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Amnesty sues maker of Pegasus, the spyware let in by WhatsApp zero day ⚠

Amnesty International, which was sent the Pegasus spyware via a WhatsApp message, is seeking to stop NSO Group’s "web of surveillance."

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Data Security: Think Beyond the Endpoint πŸ•΄

A strong data protection strategy is essential as data moves across endpoints and in the cloud.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Why post-quantum encryption will be critical to protect current classical computers πŸ”

Quantum computers are theorized to be capable of breaking RSA encryption. Experts disagree on when it could happen, but agree on a need for quantum-proof encryption.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".