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πŸ“” Biden Executive Order to Bolster US Maritime Cybersecurity πŸ“”

The White House Executive Order will give new powers to the US Coast Guard to manage cyber threats in ports and issue cybersecurity standards.

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🧨 Plenty of Phish in the Seaβ€”Your Guide to Spotting Phishing Emails and Scams 🧨

There are plenty of phish in the sea.  Millions of bogus phishing emails land in millions of inboxes each day... The post Plenty of Phish in the SeaYour Guide to Spotting Phishing Emails and Scams appeared first on McAfee Blog.

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🦿 Should IT and Security Teams Play a Role in Crisis Communications? 🦿

Australian IT and security teams should play key roles in communications during outages and cyber attacks they also need to be prepared to act when such a techrelated crisis occurs.

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πŸ’» Apple’s iMessage gains industry-leading quantum security πŸ’»

Apple is preparing for future threats to iMessage by introducing upgraded encryption for its messaging service by using quantum computers.Think of it as stateoftheart quantum security for messaging at scale, the company says, resulting in Apple's messaging system being more secure against both current and future foes.What is the protection? Announced on Apples Security Research blog, the new iMessage protection is called PQ3 and promises the strongest security properties of any atscale messaging protocol in the world.To read this article in full, please click here.

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πŸ“” Over 40% of Firms Struggle With Cybersecurity Talent Shortage πŸ“”

Kasperskys recent report said the shortage is particularly acute in Europe, Russia and Latin America.

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🦿 Ping Identity (ForgeRock) vs Okta (2024): Compare IAM software 🦿

In this guide, we compare Okta and Ping Identity, two identity and access management IAM solutions on the market. We analyze their features, pricing and more.

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πŸ–‹οΈ New Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities Expose Android and Linux Devices to Hackers πŸ–‹οΈ

Cybersecurity researchers have identified two authentication bypass flaws in opensource WiFi software found in Android, Linux, and ChromeOS devices that could trick users into joining a malicious clone of a legitimate network or allow an attacker to join a trusted network without a password. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE202352160 and CVE202352161, have been discovered following a.

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πŸ“’ Life after LockBit: A fragmented landscape and wayward affiliates will still cause chaos for enterprises πŸ“’

The LockBit takedown could have wide ranging implications for the global security threat landscape, according to a senior Check Point threat analyst.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ DoT, White House Tackle the Chinese Threat to US Port Security πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

New investments and Coast Guard authority aim to curb the alleged threat that Chinese vendors pose to American maritime security.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Critical ConnectWise RMM Bug Poised for Exploitation Avalanche πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Two days after disclosure, most instances of the remote desktop tool remain unpatched, while cyberattackers have started inthewild exploitation and researchers warn it could get ugly, fast.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ El Al Flight Crew Suffers Midflight Communication Disruption πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Though the incident took place over a known Houthi area, some say this incident was at the hands of a Somali group, based on frequent communication disruptions in the country.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ 'VoltSchemer' Hack Allows Wireless Charger Takeovers πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Researchers tested their theory on nine chargers, each different and available to consumers, and found them all vulnerable to their attacks.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ 'Lucifer' Botnet Turns Up the Heat on Apache Hadoop Servers πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

More than 3,000 unique attacks hitting Hadoop and Druid honeypots in just the past month indicate an attacker testing phase, portending fire and brimstone to come.

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πŸ–‹οΈ U.S. Offers $15 Million Bounty to Hunt Down LockBit Ransomware Leaders πŸ–‹οΈ

The U.S. State Department has announced monetary rewards of up to 15 million for information that could lead to the identification of key leaders within the LockBit ransomware group and the arrest of any individual participating in the operation. "Since January 2020, LockBit actors have executed over 2,000 attacks against victims in the United States, and around the world, causing costly.

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πŸ“” Ransomware Warning as CVSS 10.0 ScreenConnect Bug is Exploited πŸ“”

Researchers warn of a ransomware freeforall after ScreenConnect vulnerability is exploited.

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πŸ“” Chinese Duo Found Guilty of $3m Apple Fraud Plot πŸ“”

Two Maryland residents have been convicted of a multimilliondollar fraud scheme against Apple.

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πŸ“’ Kyndryl and Veeam unveil new global strategic alliance πŸ“’

New cyber resiliency services aim to help enterprise customers drive business continuity and reduce operational costs.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Cybercriminals Weaponizing Open-Source SSH-Snake Tool for Network Attacks πŸ–‹οΈ

A recently opensourced network mapping tool called SSHSnake has been repurposed by threat actors to conduct malicious activities. "SSHSnake is a selfmodifying worm that leverages SSH credentials discovered on a compromised system to start spreading itself throughout the network," Sysdig researcher Miguel Hernndez said. "The worm automatically searches through known credential.

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πŸ–‹οΈ A New Age of Hacktivism πŸ–‹οΈ

In the past 2 years, we have observed a significant surge in hacktivism activity due to ongoing wars and geopolitical conflicts in various regions. Since the war against Ukraine began, we have witnessed a notable mobilization of nonstate and statebacked actors alike, forming new groups or joining existing hacker collectives.  We understand hacktivism as a form of computer hacking that is.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Russian Government Software Backdoored to Deploy Konni RAT Malware πŸ–‹οΈ

An installer for a tool likely used by the Russian Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs MID has been backdoored to deliver a remote access trojan called Konni RAT aka UpDog. The findings come from German cybersecurity company DCSO, which linked the activity as originating from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRKnexus actors targeting Russia. The.

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πŸ“’ Ivanti Connect Secure flaws have been targeted 250,000 times a day since January - and hackers show no signs of stopping πŸ“’

A huge surge in attacks on Ivanti Connect Secure products has been recorded in recent weeks, and security experts are warning firms to remain vigilant.

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