ποΈ Cisco Fixes Two Critical Flaws in Smart Licensing Utility to Prevent Remote Attacks ποΈ
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Cisco has released security updates for two critical security flaws impacting its Smart Licensing Utility that could allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to elevate their privileges or access sensitive information. A brief description of the two vulnerabilities is below CVE202420439 CVSS score 9.8 The presence of an undocumented static user credential for an administrative account.π Read more.
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π The key considerations for cyber insurance: A pragmatic approach π
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Would a more robust cybersecurity posture impact premium costs? Does the policy offer legal cover? These are some of the questions organizations should consider when reviewing their cyber insurance options.π Read more.
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Welivesecurity
The key considerations for cyber insurance: A pragmatic approach
The process of preparing to be eligible for cyber insurance is beneficial to all businesses. It forces companies to take an audit of their cyber environment, understand the potential risks, and enhance cybersecurity posture where needed.
ποΈ Malware Attackers Using MacroPack to Deliver Havoc, Brute Ratel, and PhantomCore ποΈ
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Threat actors are likely employing a tool designated for red teaming exercises to serve malware, according to new findings from Cisco Talos. The program in question is a payload generation framework called MacroPack, which is used to generate Office documents, Visual Basic scripts, Windows shortcuts, and other formats for penetration testing and social engineering assessments. It was developed.π Read more.
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π Russian Blamed For Mass Disinformation Campaign Ahead of US Election π
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The DoJ says Russia paid a US company 10m to post disinformation that attracted millions of views online.π Read more.
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Infosecurity Magazine
Russian Blamed For Mass Disinformation Campaign Ahead of US Election
The DoJ says Russia paid a US company $10m to post disinformation that attracted millions of views online
π OnlyFans Hackers Targeted With Infostealer Malware π
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Hackers interested in targeting OnlyFans users have themselves been singled out by an infostealing campaign.π Read more.
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Infosecurity Magazine
OnlyFans Hackers Targeted With Infostealer Malware
Hackers interested in targeting OnlyFans users have themselves been singled out by an infostealing campaign
π’ A cyber criminal group behind an MFA bypass operation promised hackers βprofit within minutesβ β theyβre now facing lengthy jail sentences π’
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The group has pleaded guilty to operating an OTP interception service helping hackers bypass MFA protection to get access to potentially 12,000 individuals bank accounts.π Read more.
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ITPro
A cyber criminal group behind an MFA bypass operation promised hackers βprofit within minutesβ β theyβre now facing lengthy jailβ¦
The group has pleaded guilty to operating an OTP interception service helping hackers bypass MFA protection to get access to potentially 12,000 individualβs bank accounts
ποΈ NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and CTEM β Better Together ποΈ
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Its been a decade since the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST introduced its Cybersecurity Framework CSF 1.0. Created following a 2013 Executive Order, NIST was tasked with designing a voluntary cybersecurity framework that would help organizations manage cyber risk, providing guidance based on established standards and best practices. While this version was originally.π Read more.
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π¦Ώ 6 Best Enterprise Antivirus Software Choices in 2024 π¦Ώ
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SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and CrowdStrike Falcon are among my top recommendations for businesses looking for an enterprise antivirus solution.π Read more.
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TechRepublic
6 Best Enterprise Antivirus Software Choices in 2024
SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and CrowdStrike Falcon are among my top recommendations for businesses looking for an enterprise antivirus solution.
π Researcher Finds Unfixable Yet Tricky to Exploit Flaw in Yubikeys π
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A security flaw exploiting side channel attacks means some Yubikeys can be cloned.π Read more.
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Infosecurity Magazine
Researcher Finds Unfixable Yet Tricky to Exploit Flaw in Yubikeys
A security flaw exploiting side channel attacks means some Yubikeys can be cloned
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π΅οΈββοΈ The Role of Trust Anchors in Modern IT Security π΅οΈββοΈ
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To fully realize the benefits trust anchors provide, organizations need to implement processes and technologies that maintain the privacy and security of trust anchors and the personal data they contain.π Read more.
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Darkreading
The Role of Trust Anchors in Modern IT Security
To fully realize the benefits trust anchors provide, organizations need to implement processes and technologies that maintain the privacy and security of trust anchors and the personal data they contain.
π Clam AntiVirus Toolkit 1.4.1 π
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Clam AntiVirus is an antivirus toolkit for Unix. The main purpose of this software is the integration with mail servers attachment scanning. The package provides a flexible and scalable multithreaded daemon, a commandline scanner, and a tool for automatic updating via Internet. The programs are based on a shared library distributed with the Clam AntiVirus package, which you can use in your own software. This is the LTS source code release.π Read more.
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Information Security Services, News, Files, Tools, Exploits, Advisories, and Whitepapers
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π§ New report shows ongoing gender pay gap in cybersecurity π§
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The gender gap in cybersecurity isnt a new issue. The lack of women in cybersecurity and IT has been making headlines for years even decades. While progress has been made, there is still significant work to do, especially regarding salary. The recent ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study highlighted numerous cybersecurity issues regarding women in the The post New report shows ongoing gender pay gap in cybersecurity appeared first on Security Intelligence.π Read more.
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Security Intelligence
New report shows ongoing gender pay gap in cybersecurity
The cybersecurity gender gap has gone on for decades. A recent study explores those ongoing effects, as well as how to work on closing the gap.
ποΈ U.S. Seizes 32 Pro-Russian Propaganda Domains in Major Disinformation Crackdown ποΈ
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The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Wednesday announced the seizure of 32 internet domains used by a proRussian propaganda operation called Doppelganger as part of a sweeping set of actions. Accusing the Russian governmentdirected foreign malign influence campaign of violating U.S. money laundering and criminal trademark laws, the agency called out companies Social Design Agency SDA,.π Read more.
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π PyPI Revival Hijack Puts Thousands of Applications at Risk π
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Revival Hijack Python Package Index supply chain attack threatens 22,000 packages through malicious downloads.π Read more.
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Infosecurity Magazine
PyPI Revival Hijack Puts Thousands of Applications at Risk
Revival Hijack Python Package Index supply chain attack threatens 22,000 packages through malicious downloads
π Security Budgets Come Under Pressure as βHypergrowthβ Ends π
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Despite rising threats researchers find a third of firms see flat or falling security budgets and hiring slows.π Read more.
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Infosecurity Magazine
Security Budgets Come Under Pressure as βHypergrowthβ Ends
Despite rising threats researchers find a third of firms see flat or falling security budgets and hiring slows
π UK Signs Council of Europe AI Convention π
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The first legally binding international treaty on AI was adopted by all 46 Council of Europe member states in May 2024.π Read more.
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Infosecurity Magazine
UK Signs Council of Europe AI Convention
The first legally binding international treaty on AI was adopted by all 46 Council of Europe member states in May 2024
π Cisco Warns of Critical Vulnerabilities in Smart Licensing Utility π
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Cisco has urged customers to apply software updates to fix the critical vulnerabilities, which could allow attackers to collect sensitive data or administer services.π Read more.
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Infosecurity Magazine
Cisco Warns of Critical Vulnerabilities in Smart Licensing Utility
Cisco has urged customers to apply software updates to fix the critical vulnerabilities, which could allow attackers to collect sensitive data or administer services
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The Rise of Head Mare: A Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Analysis π¦
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Key takeaways The Head Mare hacktivist group targets Russian and Belarusian organizations, linking their cyberattacks to geopolitical tensions with Ukraine. Head Mare's attacks on Russia and Belarus are strategic, aiming to influence political and economic stability in these countries and support its own objectives. The group uses sophisticated phishing and ransomware attacks, exploiting vulnerabilities like CVE202338831 in WinRAR and ransomware strains like LockBit and Babuk. Head Mares cyber operations align with the RussoUkrainian conflict, applying pressure on Russia and Belarus to distract from Ukraine's military actions. The group employs advanced techniques for persistence and evasion, disguising malware and using sophisticated tools to control compromised syste...π Read more.
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Cyble
Head Mare: A Geopolitical & Cybersecurity Analysis
Explore how the Head Mare hacktivist group targets Russian and Belarusian organizations amid geopolitical tensions, using advanced cyberattacks.
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π¦Ώ Australia Proposes Mandatory Guardrails for AI π¦Ώ
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New mandatory guardrails will apply to AI models in highrisk settings, with businesses encouraged to adopt new safety standards starting now.π Read more.
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TechRepublic
Australia Proposes Mandatory Guardrails for AI
Australia proposes 10 mandatory guardrails for AI. Learn when these guardrails come into force and what businesses should do now to prepare.
ποΈ Chinese-Speaking Hacker Group Targets Human Rights Studies in Middle East ποΈ
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Unnamed government entities in the Middle East and Malaysia are the target of a persistent cyber campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as Tropic Trooper since June 2023. "Sighting this group's Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures in critical governmental entities in the Middle East, particularly those related to human rights studies, marks a new strategic move for them," Kaspersky.π Read more.
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ποΈ Veeam Releases Security Updates to Fix 18 Flaws, Including 5 Critical Issues ποΈ
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Veeam has shipped security updates to address a total of 18 security flaws impacting its software products, including five critical vulnerabilities that could result in remote code execution. The list of shortcomings is below CVE202440711 CVSS score 9.8 A vulnerability in Veeam Backup Replication that allows unauthenticated remote code execution. CVE202442024 CVSS score 9.1.π Read more.
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