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KnowBe4 Hires Fake North Korean IT Worker, Catches New Employee Planting Malware

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KnowBe4 Hires Fake North Korean IT Worker, Catches New Employee Planting Malware 2024-07-24 at 05:16 By Ryan Naraine KnowBe4 chief executive Stu Sjouwerman: “We sent them their Mac workstation, and the moment it was received, it immediately started to load malware.” The post KnowBe4 Hires Fake North Korean IT Worker, Catches New Employee Planting Malware […]

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Microsoft Says 8.5 Million Windows Devices Impacted by CrowdStrike Incident, Publishes Recovery Tool

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Microsoft Says 8.5 Million Windows Devices Impacted by CrowdStrike Incident, Publishes Recovery Tool 2024-07-21 at 16:31 By Mike Lennon Microsoft says roughly 8.5 million Windows devices were impacted by the faulty software update from CrowdStrike, and published a tool to help admins through the recovery process. The post Microsoft Says 8.5 Million Windows Devices Impacted

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Faulty CrowdStrike update takes out Windows machines worldwide

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Faulty CrowdStrike update takes out Windows machines worldwide 2024-07-19 at 11:31 By Zeljka Zorz Thousands and possibly millions of Windows computers and servers worldwide have been made inoperable by a faulty update of Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors, and the outage affected transport, broadcast, financial, retail and other organizations have been affected in Europe, Australia, the US

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Intel Says No New Mitigations Required for Indirector CPU Attack

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Intel Says No New Mitigations Required for Indirector CPU Attack 2024-07-03 at 13:31 By Eduard Kovacs Researchers disclosed a new high-precision Branch Target Injection attack method named Indirector, but Intel says no new mitigations are needed. The post Intel Says No New Mitigations Required for Indirector CPU Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Hundreds of PC, Server Models Possibly Affected by Serious Phoenix UEFI Vulnerability

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Hundreds of PC, Server Models Possibly Affected by Serious Phoenix UEFI Vulnerability 2024-06-20 at 16:46 By Eduard Kovacs Hundreds of PC and server models may be affected by CVE-2024-0762, a privilege escalation and code execution flaw in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware. The post Hundreds of PC, Server Models Possibly Affected by Serious Phoenix UEFI Vulnerability

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New TikTag Attack Targets Arm CPU Security Feature

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New TikTag Attack Targets Arm CPU Security Feature 2024-06-18 at 19:45 By Eduard Kovacs Researchers have targeted the MTE security feature in Arm CPUs and showed how attackers could bypass protections. The post New TikTag Attack Targets Arm CPU Security Feature appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Microsoft Delaying Recall Feature to Improve Security

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Microsoft Delaying Recall Feature to Improve Security 2024-06-14 at 13:46 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft is not rolling out Recall with Copilot+ PCs as it’s seeking additional feedback and working on improving security. The post Microsoft Delaying Recall Feature to Improve Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Upleveling the State of SMB Cybersecurity

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Upleveling the State of SMB Cybersecurity 2024-06-06 at 14:46 By Torsten George Gone are the days when cyberattacks were deemed concerns solely by corporate giants. The post Upleveling the State of SMB Cybersecurity appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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No summer break for cybercrime: Why educational institutions need better cyber resilience

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No summer break for cybercrime: Why educational institutions need better cyber resilience 2024-06-05 at 07:31 By Help Net Security The education system isn’t equipped to handle today’s cyberthreats. I’m not just talking about cybersecurity education in schools shaping the technical workforce of the future – America’s schools themselves are prime targets for cybercrime today. In

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Microsoft’s Windows Recall: Cutting-Edge Search Tech or Creepy Overreach?

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Microsoft’s Windows Recall: Cutting-Edge Search Tech or Creepy Overreach? 2024-05-30 at 20:31 By Ryan Naraine SecurityWeek editor-at-large Ryan Naraine examines the broad tension between tech innovation and privacy rights at a time when ChatGPT-like bots and generative-AI apps are starting to dominate the landscape. The post Microsoft’s Windows Recall: Cutting-Edge Search Tech or Creepy Overreach?

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New Endpoint Protection Platform by Cigent Blocks Ransomware at the Data Level

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New Endpoint Protection Platform by Cigent Blocks Ransomware at the Data Level 2024-05-29 at 15:16 By Kevin Townsend The two primary components to the solution are to encrypt company data at all times, and to decrypt only when the file is required for use. The post New Endpoint Protection Platform by Cigent Blocks Ransomware at

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Endpoint Security Firm ThreatLocker Raises $115 Million in Series D Funding

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Endpoint Security Firm ThreatLocker Raises $115 Million in Series D Funding 2024-04-25 at 15:17 By Eduard Kovacs Zero trust endpoint security company ThreatLocker has announced a $115 million Series D funding round that brings the total to $240 million. The post Endpoint Security Firm ThreatLocker Raises $115 Million in Series D Funding appeared first on

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Research Shows How Attackers Can Abuse EDR Security Products

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Research Shows How Attackers Can Abuse EDR Security Products 2024-04-22 at 17:46 By Ionut Arghire Vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR allowed a security researcher to turn it into a malicious offensive tool. The post Research Shows How Attackers Can Abuse EDR Security Products appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Researchers Resurrect Spectre v2 Attack Against Intel CPUs

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Researchers Resurrect Spectre v2 Attack Against Intel CPUs 2024-04-10 at 17:32 By Eduard Kovacs VUSec researchers resurrect Spectre v2 attack, showing that it works against the Linux kernel on the latest-generation Intel CPUs. The post Researchers Resurrect Spectre v2 Attack Against Intel CPUs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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ZenHammer Attack Targets DRAM on Systems With AMD CPUs

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ZenHammer Attack Targets DRAM on Systems With AMD CPUs 2024-03-26 at 17:01 By Eduard Kovacs A new Rowhammer attack named ZenHammer has been demonstrated against DRAM on systems with AMD CPUs, including DDR5. The post ZenHammer Attack Targets DRAM on Systems With AMD CPUs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD Address New Microarchitectural Vulnerabilities

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Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD Address New Microarchitectural Vulnerabilities 2024-03-13 at 18:49 By Eduard Kovacs Intel and AMD publish 10 new security advisories this Patch Tuesday to inform customers about vulnerabilities impacting their products. The post Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD Address New Microarchitectural Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Major CPU, Software Vendors Impacted by New GhostRace Attack

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Major CPU, Software Vendors Impacted by New GhostRace Attack 2024-03-13 at 12:33 By Eduard Kovacs CPU makers Intel, AMD, Arm and IBM, as well as software vendors, are impacted by a new speculative race condition (SRC) attack named GhostRace. The post Major CPU, Software Vendors Impacted by New GhostRace Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Broadcom Merges Symantec and Carbon Black Into New Business Unit

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Broadcom Merges Symantec and Carbon Black Into New Business Unit 2024-03-11 at 21:01 By SecurityWeek News Fresh off its $69 billion acquisition of VMware, Broadcom creates an Enterprise Security Group unit that merges Symantec and Carbon Black. The post Broadcom Merges Symantec and Carbon Black Into New Business Unit appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Quantum Attack Protection Added to HP Business PCs

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Quantum Attack Protection Added to HP Business PCs 2024-03-08 at 13:34 By Eduard Kovacs An upgraded ESC security chip makes the firmware of several HP business PCs resilient to quantum computer attacks. The post Quantum Attack Protection Added to HP Business PCs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Is XDR Enough? The Hidden Gaps in Your Security Net

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Is XDR Enough? The Hidden Gaps in Your Security Net 2024-02-28 at 14:52 By Etay Maor When evaluating XDR, consider its value based on its ability to reduce complexity and improve threat detection and response times. The post Is XDR Enough? The Hidden Gaps in Your Security Net appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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