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Product showcase: Shift API security left with StackHawk

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Product showcase: Shift API security left with StackHawk 2024-10-30 at 15:05 By Help Net Security With the proliferation of APIs, and the speed at which AI functionality is helping fuel innovation, a strategic approach for securing APIs is no longer a nice to have, it’s a criticality. Without a proactive approach, your APIs could become […]

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Russian hackers deliver malicious RDP configuration files to thousands

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Russian hackers deliver malicious RDP configuration files to thousands 2024-10-30 at 12:49 By Zeljka Zorz Midnight Blizzard – a cyber espionage group that has been linked to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) – is targeting government, academia, defense, and NGO workers with phishing emails containing a signed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configuration file. “Based

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Risk hunting: A proactive approach to cyber threats

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Risk hunting: A proactive approach to cyber threats 2024-10-30 at 07:34 By Help Net Security Cybersecurity is an overly reactive industry. Too often we act like firefighters, rushing from blaze to blaze, extinguishing flames hoping to keep the damage to a minimum, rather than fire suppression experts designing environments that refuse to burn. Just consider

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Simplifying decentralized identity systems for everyday use

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Simplifying decentralized identity systems for everyday use 2024-10-30 at 07:04 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Carla Roncato, VP of Identity at WatchGuard Technologies, discusses how companies can balance privacy, security, and usability in digital identity systems. She emphasizes modern techniques like biometrics and passkeys to replace knowledge-based authentication methods and highlights

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6 key elements for building a healthcare cybersecurity response plan

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6 key elements for building a healthcare cybersecurity response plan 2024-10-30 at 06:33 By Help Net Security Medical practices remain vulnerable to cyberattacks, with over a third unable to cite a cybersecurity incident response plan, according to Software Advice. This gap exposes healthcare providers to risks of patient data breaches, HIPAA violations, financial penalties, and

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US charges suspected Redline infostealer developer, admin

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US charges suspected Redline infostealer developer, admin 2024-10-29 at 18:22 By Zeljka Zorz The identity of a suspected developer and administrator of the Redline malware-as-a-service operation has been revealed: Russian national Maxim Rudometov. Infrastructure takedown As promised on Monday when they announced the disruption of the Redline and Meta infostealer operations, law enforcement Operation Magnus

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Phishers reach targets via Eventbrite services

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Phishers reach targets via Eventbrite services 2024-10-29 at 15:17 By Zeljka Zorz Crooks are leveraging the event management and ticketing website Eventbrite to deliver their phishing emails to potential targets. “Since July, these attacks have increased 25% week over week, resulting in a total growth rate of 900%,” Perception Point researchers say. The phishing emails

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Patching problems: The “return” of a Windows Themes spoofing vulnerability

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Patching problems: The “return” of a Windows Themes spoofing vulnerability 2024-10-29 at 12:18 By Zeljka Zorz Despite two patching attempts, a security issue that may allow attackers to compromise Windows user’s NTLM (authentication) credentials via a malicious Windows themes file still affects Microsoft’s operating system, 0patch researchers have discovered. The path to discovery The story

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Inside console security: How innovations shape future hardware protection

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Inside console security: How innovations shape future hardware protection 2024-10-29 at 08:00 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, security researchers Specter and ChendoChap discuss gaming consoles’ unique security model, highlighting how it differs from other consumer devices. They also share their thoughts on how advancements in console security could shape future consumer

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OT PCAP Analyzer: Free PCAP analysis tool

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OT PCAP Analyzer: Free PCAP analysis tool 2024-10-29 at 07:34 By Mirko Zorz EmberOT’s OT PCAP Analyzer, developed for the industrial security community, is a free tool providing a high-level overview of the devices and protocols in packet capture files. “The OT PCAP Analyzer was designed specifically with critical OT environments in mind. We’ve created

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: October 29, 2024

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: October 29, 2024 2024-10-29 at 07:03 By Anamarija Pogorelec API Gateway Security Engineer Ness Technologies | Israel | Hybrid – View job details As an API Gateway Security Engineer, you will be responsible for managing and implementing API Gateway solutions with a strong focus on information security. Your responsibilities will

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Trust and risk in the AI era

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Trust and risk in the AI era 2024-10-29 at 06:07 By Help Net Security 55% of organizations say the security risks for their business have never been higher, according to Vanta. Yet the average company only dedicates 11% of its IT budget to security — far from the ideal allocation of 17%, according to business

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Black Basta operators phish employees via Microsoft Teams

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Black Basta operators phish employees via Microsoft Teams 2024-10-28 at 18:51 By Zeljka Zorz Black Basta ransomware affiliates are still trying to trick enterprise employees into installing remote access tool by posing as help desk workers, now also via Microsoft Teams. Phishing via MS Teams Earlier this year, Rapid7 warned about Black Basta using the

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Police hacks, disrupts Redline, Meta infostealer operations

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Police hacks, disrupts Redline, Meta infostealer operations 2024-10-28 at 16:25 By Zeljka Zorz The Dutch National Police, along with partner law enforcement agencies, has disrupted the operation of the Redline and Meta infostealers and has collected information that may unmask users who paid to leverage the infamous malware. Screenshot of the Redline License Server panel

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A good cyber leader prioritizes the greater good

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A good cyber leader prioritizes the greater good 2024-10-28 at 08:01 By Help Net Security In the war against malicious cyber activity, it’s time for security vendors to step in – and it’s not how you might think. CISA Director Jen Easterly put it right at this year’s Black Hat conference: “We got ourselves into

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How isolation technologies are shaping the future of Kubernetes security

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How isolation technologies are shaping the future of Kubernetes security 2024-10-28 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Emily Long, CEO at Edera, discusses the most common vulnerabilities in Kubernetes clusters and effective mitigation strategies. Long shares insights on emerging isolation technologies that could enhance Kubernetes security and better protect containerized

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Fraudsters revive old tactics mixed with modern technology

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Fraudsters revive old tactics mixed with modern technology 2024-10-28 at 07:04 By Help Net Security Threat actors continue to probe the payments ecosystem for vulnerabilities and were successful in conducting fraud schemes affecting multiple financial institutions, technologies, and processes, according to Visa. The resurgence of physical theft Scammers are going back to basics with an

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Top 10 strategic technology trends shaping the future of business

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Top 10 strategic technology trends shaping the future of business 2024-10-28 at 06:03 By Help Net Security The ethical and responsible use of technology is fast becoming part of the mandate for CIOs, as organizations balance the need for progress with the protection of stakeholders’ trust and well-being, according to Gartner. “This year’s top strategic

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Week in review: Fortinet patches critical FortiManager 0-day, VMware fixes vCenter Server RCE

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Week in review: Fortinet patches critical FortiManager 0-day, VMware fixes vCenter Server RCE 2024-10-27 at 11:19 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Fortinet releases patches for publicly undisclosed critical FortiManager vulnerability In the last couple of days, Fortinet has released critical security

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SEC fines tech companies for misleading SolarWinds disclosures

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SEC fines tech companies for misleading SolarWinds disclosures 2024-10-25 at 15:07 By Help Net Security The Securities and Exchange Commission charged four current and former public companies – Unisys Corp., Avaya Holdings Corp., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, and Mimecast Limited – with making materially misleading disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and intrusions. The SEC also

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