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How to measure the success of identity security initiatives 2024-07-31 at 19:16 By As enterprise security leaders work to improve their identity security postures, they are turning to new metrics to benchmark their efforts and measure success.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this […]

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Two senior board execs leave SAP as restructuring hits the fan 2024-07-31 at 19:01 By Lindsay Clark German vendor maintains departures follow increase in job cuts On the back of an expanded workforce restructuring, two execs responsible for revenue and marketing depart have departed SAP’s board.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Samsung confirms Exynos 2500 chip as profit skyrockets on back of AI memory boom 2024-07-31 at 18:17 By Dan Robinson Strikes? What strikes? Samsung Electronics is riding the AI wave with an increase in sales and a huge jump in operating profit thanks to a recovery in the memory market, and the firm expects demand

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Five months after takedown, LockBit is a shadow of its former self 2024-07-31 at 17:34 By Connor Jones An unprecedented period for an unparalleled force in cybercrime Feature  For roughly two years, LockBit’s ransomware operation was by far the most prolific of its kind, until the fateful events of February. After claiming thousands of victims,

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DigiCert to Revoke 83,000+ SSL Certificates Due to Domain Validation Oversight 2024-07-31 at 17:33 By Certificate authority (CA) DigiCert has warned that it will be revoking a subset of SSL/TLS certificates within 24 hours due to an oversight with how it verified if a digital certificate is issued to the rightful owner of a domain.

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Cyber exploit activity increased 21% in Q2 2024 2024-07-31 at 17:16 By Cyber threats in Q2 2024 were analyzed in a recent report that indicates a 21.07% increase in exploit activity compared to Q1. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Skype goes ad-free, which is unusual for Microsoft 2024-07-31 at 16:46 By Richard Speed Feedback prioritized, unless it’s about a feature customers really miss Microsoft has announced an ad-free update for Skype, now headed to testers in the company’s Insider program. However, this update is unlikely to appease users who are still missing features previously

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North Korea-Linked Malware Targets Developers on Windows, Linux, and macOS 2024-07-31 at 16:46 By The threat actors behind an ongoing malware campaign targeting software developers have demonstrated new malware and tactics, expanding their focus to include Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. The activity cluster, dubbed DEV#POPPER and linked to North Korea, has been found to

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‘Error’ in Microsoft’s DDoS defenses amplified 8-hour Azure outage 2024-07-31 at 16:07 By Richard Speed A playbook full of strategies and someone fumbles the implementation Do you have problems configuring Microsoft’s Defender? You might not be alone: Microsoft admitted that whatever it’s using for its defensive implementation exacerbated yesterday’s Azure instability.… This article is an

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SYS01 Infostealer and Rilide Malware Likely Developed by the Same Threat Actor 2024-07-31 at 16:06 By Drawing on extensive proprietary research, Trustwave SpiderLabs believes the threat actors behind the Facebook malvertising infostealer SYS01 are the same group that developed the previously reported Rilide malware. This article is an excerpt from SpiderLabs Blog View Original Source

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The path to reducing software vulnerabilities leads to AI 2024-07-31 at 15:16 By Tool proliferation has created a data volume challenge, making it harder to secure the software development and deployment lifecycle. Fortunately, AI now offers a solution. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to

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It is 60 years since a US spacecraft first took a close-up of the Moon 2024-07-31 at 14:47 By Richard Speed Ranger 7 finally gets its shot. Five years later, humans would follow It has been 60 years since a spacecraft snapped the USA’s first close-up images of the lunar surface, a mere five years

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How To Get the Most From Your Security Team’s Email Alert Budget 2024-07-31 at 14:31 By We’ll TL;DR the FUDdy introduction: we all know that phishing attacks are on the rise in scale and complexity, that AI is enabling more sophisticated attacks that evade traditional defenses, and the never-ending cybersecurity talent gap means we’re all

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Chinese Hackers Target Japanese Firms with LODEINFO and NOOPDOOR Malware 2024-07-31 at 14:31 By Japanese organizations are the target of a Chinese nation-state threat actor that leverages malware families like LODEINFO and NOOPDOOR to harvest sensitive information from compromised hosts while stealthily remaining under the radar in some cases for a time period ranging from

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OpenTofu hits version 1.8 with more crowd-pleasing features 2024-07-31 at 13:32 By Richard Speed Open source TerraForm rival introduces a new file extension so users can ‘keep older code around for compatibility’ Terraform alternative OpenTofu has reached version 1.8 amid further signs of fragmentation.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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Cyber Espionage Group XDSpy Targets Companies in Russia and Moldova 2024-07-31 at 13:16 By Companies in Russia and Moldova have been the target of a phishing campaign orchestrated by a little-known cyber espionage group known as XDSpy. The findings come from cybersecurity firm F.A.C.C.T., which said the infection chains lead to the deployment of a

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Cybercriminals Deploy 100K+ Malware Android Apps to Steal OTP Codes 2024-07-31 at 13:16 By A new malicious campaign has been observed making use of malicious Android apps to steal users’ SMS messages since at least February 2022 as part of a large-scale campaign. The malicious apps, spanning over 107,000 unique samples, are designed to intercept

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Compared to other distros, Vanilla OS 2 ‘Orchid’ is rewriting how Linux works 2024-07-31 at 12:31 By Liam Proven In front, unmodified GNOME; underneath, it’s all a bit strange, but purposefully so Vanilla OS is an experimental distro testing out new implementations of immutability, cross-distro packaging, A/B failover, and more.… This article is an excerpt

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UK Electoral Commission slapped for basic cybersecurity fails 2024-07-31 at 11:46 By Connor Jones It took 13 months to notice 40 million voters’ data was compromised The UK’s Electoral Commission has received a formal slap on the wrist for a litany of security failings that led to the theft of personal data belonging to around

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