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BreachRx Raises $6.5M to Revamp Incident Response Reporting Systems

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BreachRx Raises $6.5M to Revamp Incident Response Reporting Systems 2024-04-19 at 20:46 By Ryan Naraine Investors make an early-stage $6.5 million bet on BreachRx, a startup promising to shield cybersecurity executives from personal liability. The post BreachRx Raises $6.5M to Revamp Incident Response Reporting Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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Cisco Duo Says Hack at Telephony Supplier Exposed MFA SMS Logs

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Cisco Duo Says Hack at Telephony Supplier Exposed MFA SMS Logs 2024-04-15 at 22:31 By Ryan Naraine Cisco Duo warns that breach exposed phone numbers, phone carriers, metadata and other logs that could lead to downstream social engineering attacks. The post Cisco Duo Says Hack at Telephony Supplier Exposed MFA SMS Logs appeared first on

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US Government on High Alert as Russian Hackers Steal Critical Correspondence From Microsoft

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US Government on High Alert as Russian Hackers Steal Critical Correspondence From Microsoft 2024-04-11 at 23:46 By Ryan Naraine The US government says Midnight Blizzard’s compromise of Microsoft corporate email accounts “presents a grave and unacceptable risk to federal agencies.” The post US Government on High Alert as Russian Hackers Steal Critical Correspondence From Microsoft

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Scathing Federal Report Rips Microsoft for Shoddy Security, Insincerity in Response to Chinese Hack

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Scathing Federal Report Rips Microsoft for Shoddy Security, Insincerity in Response to Chinese Hack 2024-04-03 at 16:16 By Associated Press Cyber Safety Review Board, said “a cascade of errors” by Microsoft let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials. The post Scathing Federal Report Rips Microsoft for Shoddy Security, Insincerity

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How to design and deliver an effective cybersecurity exercise

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How to design and deliver an effective cybersecurity exercise 2024-04-01 at 07:04 By Help Net Security Armed forces have always utilized war-gaming exercises for battlefield training to prepare for times of conflict. With today’s digital transformation, the same concept is being applied in the form of cybersecurity exercises – tests and simulations based on plausible

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Details and Lessons Learned From the Ransomware Attack on the British Library

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Details and Lessons Learned From the Ransomware Attack on the British Library 2024-03-28 at 12:01 By Kevin Townsend Although the attack on the national library of the UK occurred five months ago, the Library’s infrastructure won’t be rebuilt until mid-April 2024, and then the full restoration of systems and data can begin. The post Details

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The OODA Loop: The Military Model That Speeds Up Cybersecurity Response

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The OODA Loop: The Military Model That Speeds Up Cybersecurity Response 2024-03-25 at 21:05 By Etay Maor The OODA Loop can be used both by defenders and incident responders for a variety of use cases such as threat assessment, threat monitoring, and threat hunting. The post The OODA Loop: The Military Model That Speeds Up

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UnitedHealth Says It Has Made Progress on Recovering From Massive Cyberattack

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UnitedHealth Says It Has Made Progress on Recovering From Massive Cyberattack 2024-03-19 at 06:06 By Associated Press UnitedHealth is testing the last major system it must restore from last month’s Change Healthcare cyberattack, but it has no date yet for finishing the recovery. The post UnitedHealth Says It Has Made Progress on Recovering From Massive

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How teams can improve incident recovery time to minimize damages

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How teams can improve incident recovery time to minimize damages 2024-03-14 at 06:30 By Help Net Security With breach recovery costs skyrocketing, speeding time to recovery to minimize downtime and losses should be top of mind for security leaders. Yet, most focus on adding more prevention and detection tools. In this Help Net Security video,

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The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond

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The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond 2024-03-13 at 07:13 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Melissa Bischoping, Director, Endpoint Security Research at Tanium, discusses the most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond, from both an internal and external perspective. The post The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond

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CISA’s OT Attack Response Team Understaffed: GAO

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CISA’s OT Attack Response Team Understaffed: GAO 2024-03-12 at 15:46 By Eduard Kovacs GAO study finds that CISA does not have enough staff to respond to significant OT attacks in multiple locations at the same time. The post CISA’s OT Attack Response Team Understaffed: GAO appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Source Code After Spying on Executive Emails

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Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Source Code After Spying on Executive Emails 2024-03-08 at 21:34 By Ryan Naraine Microsoft says the Midnight Blizzard APT group may still be poking around its internal network after stealing source code, spying on emails. The post Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Source Code After Spying on Executive

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Anatomy of a BlackCat Attack Through the Eyes of Incident Response

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Anatomy of a BlackCat Attack Through the Eyes of Incident Response 2024-03-06 at 17:36 By Kevin Townsend Incident response experts at Sygnia provide a detailed blow-by-blow of a BlackCat ransomware attack and share tips for survival. The post Anatomy of a BlackCat Attack Through the Eyes of Incident Response appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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HHS Aiding Organizations Hit by Change Healthcare Cyberattack

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HHS Aiding Organizations Hit by Change Healthcare Cyberattack 2024-03-06 at 16:32 By Ionut Arghire US government lays out actions to assist healthcare providers following the highly disruptive Change Healthcare cyberattack. The post HHS Aiding Organizations Hit by Change Healthcare Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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Critical Flaw in Popular ‘Ultimate Member’ WordPress Plugin

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Critical Flaw in Popular ‘Ultimate Member’ WordPress Plugin 2024-02-26 at 17:33 By Ionut Arghire The vulnerability carries a CVSS severity score of 9.8/10 and affects web sites running the Ultimate Member WordPress membership plugin. The post Critical Flaw in Popular ‘Ultimate Member’ WordPress Plugin appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Willis Lease Finance Corp Discloses Cyberattack

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Willis Lease Finance Corp Discloses Cyberattack 2024-02-13 at 17:01 By Ionut Arghire Aircraft parts dealer Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) notified the SEC that it fell victim to a cyberattack. The post Willis Lease Finance Corp Discloses Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React

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LimaCharlie Lands $10.2 Million Series A Funding

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LimaCharlie Lands $10.2 Million Series A Funding 2024-02-08 at 17:47 By Ryan Naraine California startup lands new financing to build and supply tools to run an MSSP or SOC on a pay-as-you-use model. The post LimaCharlie Lands $10.2 Million Series A Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Demystifying SOC-as-a-Service (SOCaaS)

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Demystifying SOC-as-a-Service (SOCaaS) 2024-02-07 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Threat actors aren’t looking for companies of specific sizes or industries, they are looking for opportunities. Given that many companies operate in the dark and overlook breaches until ransomware attacks occur, this makes the threat actors’ job easy. It also underscores the urgency for proactive

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Clorox Says Cyberattack Costs Exceed $49 Million

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Clorox Says Cyberattack Costs Exceed $49 Million 2024-02-02 at 18:16 By Eduard Kovacs Cleaning products maker Clorox puts the impact of the damaging cyberattack at $49 million so far and expects to incur more costs in 2024. The post Clorox Says Cyberattack Costs Exceed $49 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Johnson Controls Ransomware Attack: Data Theft Confirmed, Cost Exceeds $27 Million

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Johnson Controls Ransomware Attack: Data Theft Confirmed, Cost Exceeds $27 Million 2024-02-01 at 13:46 By Eduard Kovacs Johnson Controls confirms that the recent ransomware attack resulted in data theft and says expenses reached $27 million. The post Johnson Controls Ransomware Attack: Data Theft Confirmed, Cost Exceeds $27 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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