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πŸ” Exposed RDP servers see 150K brute-force attempts per week: Here's how to protect them πŸ”

BlueKeep and DejaBlue renewed interest in brute-force scanning for vulnerable systems, which negatively impacts Windows Server performance. Cameyo offers solutions to protect your Virtual Desktop server.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ New! RFP Template for Selecting EDR/EPP and APT Security ❌

Cynet’s new RFP templates clearly lay out the requirements for securing potential APT vectors.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” PwC: Boosting digital resilience is the new best defense against cyber attacks πŸ”

Now that you've completed your digital transformation, you need to build a system to protect this new way of doing business.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ How Ransomware Criminals Turn Friends into Enemies πŸ•΄

Managed service providers are the latest pawns in ransomware's game of chess.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Edward Snowden Sued by U.S. Over New Memoir ❌

The U.S. is attempting to seize any assets related to Edward Snowden's new memoir, Permanent Record.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Small businesses underestimate financial damage of cyberattacks πŸ”

The average breach causes an average of $149,000 in damages, yet most small-to-medium-sized businesses thought cyberattacks would cost them under $10,000, survey reports.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Emotet Returns from Summer Vacation, Ramps Up Stolen Email Tactic ❌

The ever-changing malware is jumping in the middle of people's existing email conversations to spread itself without suspicion.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ A Virus Walks Into a Bar ... πŸ•΄

Laughter is, well, contagious. Jokes begin in earnest at the one-minute mark.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ 24.3M Unsecured Health Records Expose Patient Data, Images πŸ•΄

Several hundred servers storing medical data are connected to the Internet without any protection for sensitive information and images.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Cryptominer Attacks Ramp Up, Focus on Persistence πŸ•΄

The latest attacks, such as Skidmap and Smominru, add capabilities to allow them to persist longer on Windows and Linux systems, surviving initial attempts at eliminating them.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ One Arrested in Ecuador's Mega Data Leak πŸ•΄

Officials arrest a leader of consulting firm Novaestrat, which owned an unprotected server that exposed 20.8 million personal records.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” A new type of DDoS attack can amplify attack strength by more than 15,300% πŸ”

By abusing a little-known multicast protocol, attackers can launch DDoS attacks of immense power, but there may be an easy fix.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ New Security Startup Emerges from Stealth Mode πŸ•΄

GK8 creates proprietary platform for securing blockchain transactions, no Internet needed.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” MITRE Releases 2019 List of Top Security Weaknesses πŸ”

MITRE has published a list of the most dangerous software errors - weaknesses that could lead to a critical vulnerability and in turn, code execution and the theft of data, if left unresolved.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
πŸ•΄ DevSecOps: Recreating Cybersecurity Culture πŸ•΄

Bringing developers and security teams together guided by a common goal requires some risk-taking. With patience and confidence, it will pay off. Here's how.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” 1Password releases security tool designed for businesses πŸ”

1Password has created an advanced protection suite with new security tools for 1Password business users.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Rethinking Responsibilities and Remedies in Social-Engineering Attacks ❌

The idea that humans are the weakest link shouldn't guide the thinking on social-engineering defense.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Github Becomes CVE Numbering Authority, Acquires Semmle πŸ•΄

Latest moves will make it much more likely that vulnerabilities in open source projects will be found and reported, GitHub says.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ The Top 'Human Hacks' to Watch For Now πŸ•΄

Social engineering is as old as mankind. But its techniques have evolved with time. Here are the latest tricks criminals are using to dupe end users.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ IRS Emails Promise a Refund But Deliver Botnet Recruitment ❌

The fake emails direct victims to log into a bogus IRS site.

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via "Threatpost".