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πŸ–‹οΈ Security Theater: Vanity Metrics Keep You Busy - and Exposed πŸ–‹οΈ

After more than 25 years of mitigating risks, ensuring compliance, and building robust security programs for Fortune 500 companies, Ive learned that looking busy isnt the same as being secure.  Its an easy trap for busy cybersecurity leaders to fall into. We rely on metrics that tell a story of the tremendous efforts were expending how many vulnerabilities we patched, how fast we.

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πŸ”— Via "The Hacker News"

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πŸ“” Malicious Microsoft VS Code Extensions Used in Cryptojacking Campaign πŸ“”

Security researchers from ExtensionTotal have found nine malicious extensions in Visual Studio Code, Microsofts lightweight sourcecode editor.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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πŸ“” Government Backs Britain’s First Cyber Seed Fund, Worth Β£50m πŸ“”

Osney Capitals new fund is the first to focus exclusively on earlystage UK cybersecurity.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Intergenerational Mentoring: Key to Cybersecurity's AI Future πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

As threats evolve and technology changes, our ability to work together across generations will determine our success.

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πŸ”— Via "Dark Reading"

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πŸ“” Government Backs Britain’s First Cyber Seed Fund, Worth Β£50m πŸ“”

Osney Capitals new fund is the first to focus exclusively on earlystage UK cybersecurity.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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πŸ“” Government Backs Britain’s First Cyber Seed Fund, Worth Β£50m πŸ“”

Osney Capitals new fund is the first to focus exclusively on earlystage UK cybersecurity.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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πŸ–‹οΈ PoisonSeed Exploits CRM Accounts to Launch Cryptocurrency Seed Phrase Poisoning Attacks πŸ–‹οΈ

A malicious campaign dubbed PoisonSeed is leveraging compromised credentials associated with customer relationship management CRM tools and bulk email providers to send spam messages containing cryptocurrency seed phrases in an attempt to drain victims' digital wallets. "Recipients of the bulk spam are targeted with a cryptocurrency seed phrase poisoning attack," Silent Push said in an.

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πŸ”— Via "The Hacker News"

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πŸ“” Aussie Pension Savers Hit with Wave of Credential Stuffing Attacks πŸ“”

Cyberattacks on Australian superannuation funds leave some savers out of pocket.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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πŸ–‹οΈ PoisonSeed Exploits CRM Accounts to Launch Cryptocurrency Seed Phrase Poisoning Attacks πŸ–‹οΈ

A malicious campaign dubbed PoisonSeed is leveraging compromised credentials associated with customer relationship management CRM tools and bulk email providers to send spam messages containing cryptocurrency seed phrases in an attempt to drain victims' digital wallets. "Recipients of the bulk spam are targeted with a cryptocurrency seed phrase poisoning attack," Silent Push said in an.

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πŸ”— Via "The Hacker News"

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πŸ–‹οΈ PoisonSeed Exploits CRM Accounts to Launch Cryptocurrency Seed Phrase Poisoning Attacks πŸ–‹οΈ

A malicious campaign dubbed PoisonSeed is leveraging compromised credentials associated with customer relationship management CRM tools and bulk email providers to send spam messages containing cryptocurrency seed phrases in an attempt to drain victims' digital wallets. "Recipients of the bulk spam are targeted with a cryptocurrency seed phrase poisoning attack," Silent Push said in an.

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πŸ”— Via "The Hacker News"

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πŸ“” Smishing Triad Fuels Surge in Toll Payment Scams in US, UK πŸ“”

A rise in smishing campaigns impersonating toll service providers has been linked to Chinas Smishing Triad.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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πŸ“” Aussie Pension Savers Hit with Wave of Credential Stuffing Attacks πŸ“”

Cyberattacks on Australian superannuation funds leave some savers out of pocket.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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πŸ“” Darknet’s Xanthorox AI Offers Customizable Tools for Hackers πŸ“”

Xanthorox AI, a selfcontained system for offensive cyber operations, has emerged on darknet forums.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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πŸ“” Malicious Microsoft VS Code Extensions Used in Cryptojacking Campaign πŸ“”

Security researchers from ExtensionTotal have found nine malicious extensions in Visual Studio Code, Microsofts lightweight sourcecode editor.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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πŸ“’ Europcar data breach could affect up to 200,000 customers πŸ“’

Europcar has reportedly suffered a massive data breach affecting as many as 200,000 customers.

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πŸ”— Via "ITPro"

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πŸ“’ Australian pension funds slammed for β€˜absolute incompetence’ in wake of cyber attacks πŸ“’

While firms are working to minimize the damage, Super Consumers Australia said the attack showed 'absolute incompetence'.

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πŸ”— Via "ITPro"

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πŸ“’ Hackers are targeting Ivanti VPN users again – here’s what you need to know πŸ“’

Ivanti has repatched a security flaw in its Connect Secure VPN appliances that's been exploited by a Chinalinked espionage group since at least the middle of March.

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πŸ”— Via "ITPro"

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πŸ“’ β€˜Insiders don’t need to break in’: A developer crippled company networks with malicious code and a β€˜kill switch’ after being sacked – and experts warn it shows the huge danger of insider threats πŸ“’

Security experts have warned ITPro over the risks of insider threats from disgruntled workers after a software developer deployed a 'kill switch' to sabotage his former employers networks.

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πŸ”— Via "ITPro"

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πŸ“’ Cyber criminals are using the US tax deadline to score a payday πŸ“’

Cyber criminals are using tax season as an opportunity to trick individuals and businesses into handing over sensitive information.

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πŸ”— Via "ITPro"

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Dangerous, Windows-Hijacking Neptune RAT Scurries Into Telegram, YouTube πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

The malware's creators insist a new open source version of Neptune is for educational use by pen testers, but a raft of sophisticated backdoor and evasion capabilities says otherwise.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Experts Optimistic About Secure by Design Progress πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Secure by Design is an important step to reduce the number of vulnerabilities present originally, but is it progressing fast enough? According to security experts Chris Wysopal and Jason Healey, the landscape is improving.

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