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Microsoft Warns of Uptick in MSHTML Attacks

Attackers leveraging the flaw are using infrastructure associated with other criminal groups, including ransomware-as-a-service operators, the company says.

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Infrastructure, Security, and the Need for Visibility

Government authorities are increasingly trying to bolster critical infrastructure security. But investments in next-generation solutions won't go far enough without also addressing security and operational fundamentals.

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IoT 'Nutrition' Labels Aim to Put Security on Display

NIST has laid the groundwork for an easy-to-understand way to communicate to consumers the security of software and connected devices.

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International Insider Threat: DoJ Fines US Intel Officials Who Aided UAE

Three former US intelligence operatives have been fined $1,685,000 for aiding the United Arab Emirates in widespread hacking campaigns.

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New Report Examines Top Threats Discussed at Black Hat USA

Supply chain security and vulnerabilities in enterprise software were among the threats most dicussed at this year's show, survey data reveals.

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How Should the CSO Work With the Chief Privacy Officer?

The chief security officer needs to be in constant communication with the chief privacy officer about what's working or not working.

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Mirai Botnet Exploiting OMIGOD Azure Vulnerability

Microsoft patched four Open Management Infrastructure flaws earlier this week.

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White House Cybersecurity Summit: A Missed Opportunity

Last month's summit with the president was missing something crucial: representation from those who deal with critical infrastructure.

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CISA to Host Fourth Annual National Cybersecurity Summit

Registration is now open for the October event.

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10 Ways to Avoid Zero-Trust Failure

Here are the prerequisites to have in order before getting past the zero-trust gate.

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Arista, Cisco, Huawei, Juniper Networks, and Nokia Launch New MANRS Equipment Vendor Program to Improve Routing Security Worldwide

Founding members of the MANRS Initiative will tackle the systemic vulnerabilities of global routing security through groundbreaking collaborative action.

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F5 Networks to Buy Threat Stack

F5 Networks plans to combine its application and API security tools with Threat Stack's cloud protection capabilities.

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Open Source Software Projects Up Their Security Game but Face More Attacks

Patches for dependencies are trickling up through the open source ecosystem faster than ever — a good thing because attackers are focusing more on open source software.

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Why Cryptomining Malware Is a Harbinger of Future Attacks

Crypto thieves rely on users not noticing installation of their tiny payload on thousands of machines, or the CPU cycles being siphoned off to perpetuate the schemes.

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Google: New Privacy Feature Will Affect 'Billions' of Android Devices

Starting in December, Google will expand its "permissions auto-reset feature" to devices using Android 6.0 and higher.

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Elizabeth Kolade on How AI Is a 'Double-Edged Sword' & the Challenge of Harmonizing Cyber and Physical Security

An analyst at the Defence Space Administration, Nigeria, Elizabeth Kolade was named in the list of 'One to watch: Security' for the IFSEC Global Influencers in Security and Fire 2021. Julian Hall put some quickfire questions to her on the trends and issues she's witnessing in the sector.

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archTIS Acquires Cipherpoint Technology Assets and Customers

Accretive asset purchase adds to archTIS’ rapidly growing annual recurring revenue, global distribution and industry-leading intellectual property.

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5 Ways to Become a Better Cyber-Threat Exterminator

Tactical threat intelligence feeds directly into security operations and helps tighten existing security controls and improve incident response times.

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10 Threat Trends in DNS Security

Cisco Security examines Cisco Umbrella data for trends in malicious DNS activity during 2020.

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CTO 2.0: Maiffret Rejoins BeyondTrust

Hacker-turned-entrepreneur Marc Maiffret reflects on his past few years "embedded" with enterprise security teams and how it has shaped his security view.

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Apple Patches Zero-Days in iOS, Known Vuln in macOS

One of the iOS vulnerabilities was discovered by Citizen Lab; the Google Threat Analysis Group reported iOS and macOS flaws.

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