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Using creative recruitment strategies to tackle the cybersecurity skills shortage

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Using creative recruitment strategies to tackle the cybersecurity skills shortage 09/08/2023 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz With the increasing complexity of cyber threats and the global shortage of cybersecurity experts, organizations are looking for creative approaches to recruiting and retaining top talent. In this Help Net Security interview, Jon Check, Executive Director of Cybersecurity Protection […]

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August 2023 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical bugs in Teams, MSMQ

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August 2023 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical bugs in Teams, MSMQ 08/08/2023 at 22:46 By Zeljka Zorz August 2023 Patch Tuesday is here; among the 76 CVE-numbered issues fixed by Microsoft this time around is a DoS vulnerability in .NET and Visual Studio (CVE-2023-38180) for which proof-of-exploit code exists. Other than the fact that a

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North Korean hackers breached Russian missile development firm

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North Korean hackers breached Russian missile development firm 08/08/2023 at 16:46 By Helga Labus North Korean state-sponsored hackers have breached Russian missile maker NPO Mashinostroyeniya, according to SentinelLabs researchers. North Korean hackers discovered The researchers came across leaked email communication between NPO Mashinostroyeniya’s IT staff that contained information about a possible cyber intrusion first detected

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For TSA’s updated Pipeline Security Directive, consistency and collaboration are key

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For TSA’s updated Pipeline Security Directive, consistency and collaboration are key 08/08/2023 at 08:03 By Help Net Security Late last month, the Transportation Security Administration renewed and updated its security directive aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity of oil and natural gas pipelines. The reissued guidance, known as Security Directive (SD) Pipeline-2021-02D Pipeline Cybersecurity Mitigation, Actions,

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Getting the best possible outcome in ransomware negotiation

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Getting the best possible outcome in ransomware negotiation 08/08/2023 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz Though typically seen as a final measure, 90% of participants from a BigID survey revealed that their company would contemplate paying a ransom if it meant they could recover data and business processes, or recover them faster. In this Help Net

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Dark web activity targeting the financial sector

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Dark web activity targeting the financial sector 08/08/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jim Simpson, Director of Threat Intelligence at Searchlight Cyber, discusses threats against the financial sector. Threat actors will invariably target banks, yet by keeping an eye on the dark web, these institutions can identify illegal

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Keystroke sounds can betray passwords

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Keystroke sounds can betray passwords 07/08/2023 at 15:48 By Helga Labus Researchers from several UK universities have proven that the recorded sounds of laptop keystrokes can be used to obtain sensitive user data such as passwords with a high accuracy. Sounds of keystrokes can reveal passwords, other sensitive data Side-channel attacks (SCAs) are carried out

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PaperCut fixes bug that can lead to RCE, patch quickly! (CVE-2023-39143)

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PaperCut fixes bug that can lead to RCE, patch quickly! (CVE-2023-39143) 07/08/2023 at 13:48 By Zeljka Zorz Horizon3.ai researchers have published some details (but no PoC for now, thankfully!) about CVE-2023-39143, two vulnerabilities in PaperCut application servers that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to execute code remotely. But, they noted, unlike the PaperCut vulnerability

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8 free cybersecurity documentaries you can watch right now

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8 free cybersecurity documentaries you can watch right now 07/08/2023 at 08:05 By Help Net Security The line between physical and digital safety continues to blur, making cybersecurity a universal concern. The intricacies of cybersecurity can often feel esoteric, leaving many outside the industry feeling daunted. However, with increasing resources becoming available, getting a handle

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Zoom CISO Michael Adams discusses cybersecurity threats, solutions, and the future

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Zoom CISO Michael Adams discusses cybersecurity threats, solutions, and the future 07/08/2023 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz In this exclusive Help Net Security interview, we delve into the world of cybersecurity with Michael Adams, the CISO at Zoom. Adams analyzes how organizations grapple with the effects of workforce shortages and remote work complications, offering insights

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Navigating the gray zone of ransomware payment practices

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Navigating the gray zone of ransomware payment practices 07/08/2023 at 06:33 By Help Net Security Ransomware remains a lucrative tool for cybercriminals as attackers continue to target a wide array of businesses. In response to this growing threat, an increasing number of organizations are compelled to meet ransom demands, perceiving it as their only viable

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Top 12 vulnerabilities routinely exploited in 2022

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Top 12 vulnerabilities routinely exploited in 2022 04/08/2023 at 16:31 By Helga Labus Cybersecurity agencies from member countries of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have released a list of the top 12 vulnerabilities routinely exploited in 2022, plus 30 additional ones also “popular” with attackers. The top 12 “In 2022, malicious cyber actors exploited older

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Google makes removal of personal user info from Search easier

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Google makes removal of personal user info from Search easier 04/08/2023 at 13:17 By Helga Labus Google is making it easier for users to remove personal contact information and personal, non-consensual explicit imagery from Google search results. “Of course, removing content from Google Search does not remove it from the web or other search engines,

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August 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Software security improvements

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August 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Software security improvements 04/08/2023 at 12:17 By Help Net Security The continued onslaught of phishing attacks, ransomware deployment, and other exploitation is forcing the community to pay closer attention to early identification, as well as fast response, to vulnerabilities in their software. In July alone Microsoft addressed 84 CVEs in

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Multi-modal data protection with AI’s help

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Multi-modal data protection with AI’s help 04/08/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security Cybersecurity risk is distinct from other IT risk in that it has a thinking, adaptive, human opponent. IT generally must deal with first order chaos and risk much like hurricanes in meteorology or viruses in biology: complex and dangerous – but fundamentally

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The direct impact of cyberattacks on patient safety and care delivery

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The direct impact of cyberattacks on patient safety and care delivery 04/08/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security As the healthcare industry continues its rapid transformation through the adoption of digital technologies, it is also confronted with an ever-expanding range of cybersecurity threats. In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Omar Sangurima, Principal Technical Program

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Russian APT phished government employees via Microsoft Teams

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Russian APT phished government employees via Microsoft Teams 03/08/2023 at 15:17 By Zeljka Zorz An APT group linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has hit employees of several dozen global organizations with phishing attacks via Microsoft Teams, says Microsoft. A social engineering attack to bypass MFA protection “To facilitate their attack, the actor uses Microsoft

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Ivanti discloses another vulnerability in MobileIron Core (CVE-2023-35082)

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Ivanti discloses another vulnerability in MobileIron Core (CVE-2023-35082) 03/08/2023 at 13:46 By Helga Labus Ivanti has disclosed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-35082) affecting old, out-of-support versions of MobileIron Core, an enterprise device solution that has since been rebranded to Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM). “The vulnerability was incidentally resolved in MobileIron Core 11.3 as part of

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Google’s AI Red Team: Advancing cybersecurity on the AI frontier

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Google’s AI Red Team: Advancing cybersecurity on the AI frontier 03/08/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security With the rise of ML, traditional red teams tasked with probing and exposing security vulnerabilities found themselves facing a new set of challenges that required a deep and comprehensive understanding of machine learning. Google’s recent announcement about the

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How local governments can combat cybercrime

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How local governments can combat cybercrime 03/08/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Amid a recent uptick in cybercrime on local governments, cities have been left to recover for months after the initial attack. For example, leaders in Dallas, Texas are ready to spend months recovering from an attack that hindered the city’s 911 emergency

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