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Rendezvous with a Chatbot: Chaining Contextual Risk Vulnerabilities 12/05/2023 at 01:37 By Ignoring the little stuff is never a good idea. Anyone who has pretended that the small noise their car engine is making is unimportant, only to later find themself stuck on the side of the road with a dead motor will understand this […]

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IRS provides guidelines to protect information during severe weather 12/05/2023 at 01:37 By The IRS has released recommendations on how to protect sensitive documents from getting damaged or stolen in the event of severe weather. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Properly Explaining Risk Appetite to the C-Suite 11/05/2023 at 19:23 By In the first part of this series, we looked at some common issues when a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is communicating with the Board. At the heart of many of these issues is how the CISO and upper management view security. This article

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47% of all internet traffic came from bots in 2022 11/05/2023 at 19:23 By A new report reveals that in 2022, 47.4% of all internet traffic came from bots, a 5.1% increase over the previous year. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Spanish Police Takes Down Massive Cybercrime Ring, 40 Arrested 11/05/2023 at 17:58 By The National Police of Spain said it arrested 40 individuals for their alleged involvement in an organized crime gang called Trinitarians. Among those apprehended include two hackers who carried out bank scams through phishing and smishing techniques and 15 other members of

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New APT Group Red Stinger Targets Military and Critical Infrastructure in Eastern Europe 11/05/2023 at 17:58 By A previously undetected advanced persistent threat (APT) actor dubbed Red Stinger has been linked to attacks targeting Eastern Europe since 2020. “Military, transportation, and critical infrastructure were some of the entities being targeted, as well as some involved in the September

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Transact appoints David Shaw as Chief Information Security Officer 11/05/2023 at 17:42 By David Shaw has joined Transact Campus as CISO. Shaw has experience in identity & access management, regulatory compliance and incident response. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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69% of IT professionals have adopted SLOs for the first time 11/05/2023 at 17:42 By A recent survey indicates a focus on system reliability due to the pandemic driving cloud adoption, remote workers and supply chain issues.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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Security leaders chime in after ex-Uber security chief is sentenced 11/05/2023 at 17:42 By An ex-Uber chief security officer has been sentenced to probation after being found guilty of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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How Attack Surface Management Supports Continuous Threat Exposure Management 11/05/2023 at 14:05 By According to Forrester, External Attack Surface Management (EASM) emerged as a market category in 2021 and gained popularity in 2022. In a different report, Gartner concluded that vulnerability management vendors are expanding their offerings to include Attack Surface Management (ASM) for a suite of

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Babuk Source Code Sparks 9 Different Ransomware Strains Targeting VMware ESXi Systems 11/05/2023 at 14:05 By Multiple threat actors have capitalized on the leak of Babuk (aka Babak or Babyk) ransomware code in September 2021 to build as many as nine different ransomware families capable of targeting VMware ESXi systems. “These variants emerged through H2

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Andoryu Botnet Exploits Critical Ruckus Wireless Flaw for Widespread Attack 11/05/2023 at 11:53 By A nascent botnet called Andoryu has been found to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw in the Ruckus Wireless Admin panel to break into vulnerable devices. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-25717 (CVSS score: 9.8), stems from improper handling of HTTP requests, leading to unauthenticated remote code execution and

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GitHub Extends Push Protection to Prevent Accidental Leaks of Keys and Other Secrets 11/05/2023 at 09:17 By GitHub has announced the general availability of a new security feature called push protection, which aims to prevent developers from inadvertently leaking keys and other secrets in their code. The Microsoft-owned cloud-based repository hosting platform, which began testing the feature a

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Twitter Finally Rolling Out Encrypted Direct Messages — Starting with Verified Users 11/05/2023 at 09:17 By Twitter is officially beginning to roll out support for encrypted direct messages (DMs) on the platform, more than six months after its chief executive Elon Musk confirmed plans for the feature in November 2022. The “Phase 1” of the initiative will appear as

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Data-driven decisions in the SOC 11/05/2023 at 07:10 By Data-driven decision-making is a key factor in making informed business and management decisions and is prevalent today in many types of settings. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Securing the mental health of first responders 11/05/2023 at 07:10 By The Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023, reintroduced to Congress in late January, is designed to establish mental health programs for first responders. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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77% of organizations plan to migrate to updated frameworks 10/05/2023 at 21:57 By A report looks at the changes compliance, detailing how security leaders address compliance investments, framework updates, tooling and automation. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Google Announces New Privacy, Safety, and Security Features Across Its Services 10/05/2023 at 21:57 By Google unveiled a slew of new privacy, safety, and security features today at its annual developer conference, Google I/O. The tech giant’s latest initiatives are aimed at protecting its users from cyber threats, including phishing attacks and malicious websites, while

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U.S. fire administration announces new fire analytics program 10/05/2023 at 19:45 By The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) is updating its information and analytics. The platform will integrate data from multiple federal data sets. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Experts Detail New Zero-Click Windows Vulnerability for NTLM Credential Theft 10/05/2023 at 19:45 By Cybersecurity researchers have shared details about a now-patched security flaw in Windows MSHTML platform that could be abused to bypass integrity protections on targeted machines. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-29324 (CVSS score: 6.5), has been described as a security feature bypass. It was addressed by

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