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πŸ–‹οΈ The Facts About Continuous Penetration Testing and Why It’s Important πŸ–‹οΈ

What is Continuous Attack Surface Penetration Testing or CASPT? Continuous Penetration Testing or Continuous Attack Surface Penetration Testing CASPT is an advanced security practice that involves the continuous, automated, and ongoing penetration testing services of an organization's digital assets to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities. CASPT is designed for enterprises with an.

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πŸ“’ AI and data protection: What businesses need to know πŸ“’

Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT pose risks to data protection firms still struggling to put an AI strategy in place will struggle down the line.

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πŸ“’ Hackers could dupe Slack's AI features to expose private channel messages πŸ“’

The companys internal Slack AI feature can be manipulated into disclosing sensitive data from private channels, new research shows.

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🦿 Cyber Security and IT Leadership: A Growing Threat to Australia’s Renewable Energy Efforts 🦿

Australia is rapidly embracing renewable energy. But for the nation to successfully leverage green energy, it is imperative to establish strong IT foundations.

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🦿 Microsoft Delays Recall Launch for Windows Insider Members Until October 🦿

An upcoming blog post for members of the Windows Insider Program will explain how to get the AIpowered Recall feature.

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🦿 Low Media Literacy: A Risk to Australia’s Cybersecurity Landscape 🦿

Explore how low media literacy can have lingering repercussions on Australias tech industry.

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🦿 Australian Digital ID: TEx System Poised to Boost Security By Sharing Less Data With Businesses 🦿

Australia is building a digital ID and information verification system called Trust Exchange, or TEx, that will see the Government verifying customer details for businesses via a smartphone app.

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🦿 Get Advanced Ad Blocking and Superior Data Privacy Tools for Just $11 🦿

Block popups, banners and video ads while also protecting yourself from activity trackers, phishing attempts, fraudulent websites and other types of malware with AdGuard.

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πŸ–‹οΈ New macOS Malware "Cthulhu Stealer" Targets Apple Users' Data πŸ–‹οΈ

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new information stealer that's designed to target Apple macOS hosts and harvest a wide range of information, underscoring how threat actors are increasingly setting their sights on the operating system. Dubbed Cthulhu Stealer, the malware has been available under a malwareasaservice MaaS model for 500 a month from late 2023. It's capable of.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Latvian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Role in Karakurt Cybercrime Group πŸ–‹οΈ

A 33yearold Latvian national living in Moscow, Russia, has been charged in the U.S. for allegedly stealing data, extorting victims, and laundering ransom payments since August 2021. Deniss Zolotarjovs aka Sforzacesarini has been charged with conspiring to commit money laundering, wire fraud and Hobbs Act extortion. He was arrested in Georgia in December 2023 and has since been extradited to.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Cards Used in Hotels and Offices Worldwide πŸ–‹οΈ

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a hardware backdoor within a particular model of MIFARE Classic contactless cards that could allow authentication with an unknown key and open hotel rooms and office doors. The attacks have been demonstrated against FM11RF08S, a new variant of MIFARE Classic that was released by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics in 2020. "The FM11RF08S backdoor enables any.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability Found in SolarWinds Web Help Desk πŸ–‹οΈ

SolarWinds has issued patches to address a new security flaw in its Web Help Desk WHD software that could allow remote unauthenticated users to gain unauthorized access to susceptible instances. "The SolarWinds Web Help Desk WHD software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing a remote unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data," the company.

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πŸ–‹οΈ Chinese Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Cisco Switch Flaw to Gain System Control πŸ–‹οΈ

Details have emerged about a Chinanexus threat group's exploitation of a recently disclosed, nowpatched security flaw in Cisco switches as a zeroday to seize control of the appliances and evade detection. The activity, attributed to Velvet Ant, was observed early this year and involved the weaponization of CVE202420399 CVSS score 6.0 to deliver bespoke malware and gain extensive control.

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πŸ–‹οΈ New 'ALBeast' Vulnerability Exposes Weakness in AWS Application Load Balancer πŸ–‹οΈ

As many as 15,000 applications using Amazon Web Services' AWS Application Load Balancer ALB for authentication are potentially susceptible to a configurationbased issue that could expose them to sidestep access controls and compromise applications. That's according to findings from Israeli cybersecurity company Miggo, which dubbed the problem ALBeast. "This vulnerability allows attackers to.

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πŸ“” Cthulhu Stealer Malware Targets macOS With Deceptive Tactics πŸ“”

Cthulhu Stealer targets macOS, posing a major threat by disguising as legitimate software via DMG files.

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πŸ“” FAA Admits Gaps in Aircraft Cybersecurity Rules: New Regulation Proposed πŸ“”

The US FAA has proposed new rules for aircraft to address cyber vulnerabilities caused by the increased interconnectivity of critical systems.

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πŸ“” Over 3400 High and Critical Cyber Alerts Recorded in First Half of 2024 πŸ“”

The United States bore most of these cyberthreats, with a 46.15 rise in attacks compared to 2023.

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πŸ“” Company Fined $1m for Fake Joe Biden AI Calls πŸ“”

FCC charges Lingo Telecom with 1m fine over voice deepfake during the 2024 New Hampshire primary election.

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πŸ¦… New Cheana Stealer Targets VPN Users Across Multiple Operating Systems πŸ¦…

Key takeaways  Cyble Research and Intelligence Lab CRIL has identified a phishing site impersonating a VPN provider. The site specifically targets individuals downloading Virtual Private Network VPN applications for Windows, Linux, and macOS.  The Threat Actor TA has created distinct binaries for each platformWindows, Linux, and macOStargeting users across these systems.  The Windows version of the stealer targets cryptocurrencyrelated browser extensions, standalone crypto wallets, and stored browser passwords.  The Linux Version of the stealer Focuses on cryptocurrency browser extensions, standalone crypto wallets, browser login data, cookies, and SSH keys.  In addition to cryptocurrency browser extensions and crypto wallets, MacOS version steals browser login data...

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πŸ¦… Comprehensive Analysis of Critical Vulnerabilities in Atlassian Products πŸ¦…

Key Takeaways CERTIn's August 2024 bulletin emphasizes the urgent need for organizations to update their Atlassian products due to critical vulnerabilities. Prompt patch application is essential to address these highseverity issues and mitigate risks.  The vulnerabilities uncovered span a range of severe risks, including arbitrary code execution, crosssite scripting XSS, and privilege escalation. These affect multiple Atlassian products, such as Bamboo, Confluence, and Jira, posing significant security threats.  Critical vulnerabilities are linked to specific versions of Atlassian software Bamboo versions prior to 9.6.5, Confluence versions before 8.9.5, Crowd versions below 5.3.2, Jira versions older than 9.17.1, and Jira Service Management versions before 5.17.1.   No...

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πŸͺ– Implementation Challenges in Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning πŸͺ–

In this post, we talk with Dr. Xiaowei Huang and Dr. Yi Dong University of Liverpool, Dr. Mat Weldon United Kingdom UK Office of National Statistics ONS, and Dr. Michael Fenton Trata who were winners in the UKUS PrivacyEnhancing Technologies PETs Prize Challenges. We discuss implementation challenges of privacypreserving federated learning PPFL specifically, the areas of threat modeling and real world deployments. Threat Modeling In research on privacypreserving federated learning PPFL, the protections of a PPFL system are usually encoded in a threat model that defines.

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