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Month: January 2023
Microsoft closes another door to attackers by blocking Excel XLL files from the internet
Microsoft closes another door to attackers by blocking Excel XLL files from the internetMore of them used by baddies since Redmond blocked VBA macros Microsoft in...
Months after NSA disclosed Microsoft cert bug, datacenters remain unpatched
Months after NSA disclosed Microsoft cert bug, datacenters remain unpatchedYou know when we all said quit using MD5? We really meant it Most Windows-powered datacenter systems...
Bloke allegedly stole, sold private info belonging to ‘tens of millions’ globally
Bloke allegedly stole, sold private info belonging to 'tens of millions' globallyIf true, was it worth the $500k and prison jumpsuit? A man suspected of stealing...
Ransomware Profits Dip as Fewer Victims Pay Extortion
Ransomware Profits Dip as Fewer Victims Pay ExtortionAs Funding From Ransoms Goes Down, Gangs Embrace Re-Extortion, Researchers WarnBad news for ransomware groups: Experts find it's getting...
What Makes Sumo Logic an Appealing Target for Private Equity
What Makes Sumo Logic an Appealing Target for Private EquitySumo Logic Is a Well-Regarded SIEM Provider, But Profitability Remains ElusiveThoma Bravo, Vista Equity Partners and rival...
Why Healthcare Orgs Must Prioritize 3rd-Party Risk Management
Why Healthcare Orgs Must Prioritize 3rd-Party Risk ManagementVenminder CEO James Hyde on Reducing Risk Exposure From Vendor RelationshipsWith breaches on the rise and the average cost...
Targets of Opportunity: How Ransomware Groups Find Victims
Targets of Opportunity: How Ransomware Groups Find VictimsWhile Some Sectors Are More Prized Than Others, Profits Trump All ConsiderationsAs ransomware continues to pummel numerous sectors, and...
Securing the SaaS Layer
Securing the SaaS LayerIn this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Galit Lubetzky Sharon, CTO of Wing Security, discusses the challenge of securing SaaS applications, which are decentralized...
David Derigiotis on the Complex World of Cyber Insurance
David Derigiotis on the Complex World of Cyber InsuranceIn this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," David Derigiotis of insurtech Embroker discusses the complex world of cyber liability...
Protecting the Hidden Layer in Neural Networks
Protecting the Hidden Layer in Neural NetworksIn this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Chris "Tito" Sestito discusses technology to protect neural networks and artificial intelligence and machine-learning...
The Persisting Risks Posed by Legacy Medical Devices
The Persisting Risks Posed by Legacy Medical DevicesLegislation requiring vendors to design cybersecurity into their medical devices is a great first step to help healthcare entities,...
Live Webinar | You Don’t Know Your Environment – and IT Doesn’t Either
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LIVE Webinar | Where Did the Hackers Go? They Ran(somware): Insights into Ransomware Recovery
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Live Webinar | Mastering Vendor Risk Management: Key Insights For Building a Scalable Program
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Live Webinar: Don’t Let DLP and Compliance Programs Fail – Here’s How!
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Russian Nuisance Hacking Group KillNet Targets Germany
Russian Nuisance Hacking Group KillNet Targets GermanyBerlin Pledges Leopard 2 Tanks for Ukraine, Provoking Passing DDoS AttacksA pro-Kremlin hacking group with a history of launching distributed...
Entity Will Pay $4.3 Million Settlement in 2nd Big Hack Case
Entity Will Pay $4.3 Million Settlement in 2nd Big Hack CaseDeal to End Lawsuit in 2021 Breach Follows a $4.2 Million Settlement in a 2019 HackA...
European IoT Manufacturers Lag in Vulnerability Disclosure
European IoT Manufacturers Lag in Vulnerability DisclosureResearch Firm CEO Says IoT Makers Treat Cybersecurity as Somebody Else's ProblemA review of internet of things manufacturers by Copper...
Coinbase Fined 3.3 Million Euros by Dutch Central Bank
Coinbase Fined 3.3 Million Euros by Dutch Central BankCompany Delayed Registering as a Money Transmitter, Say BankersThe Dutch central bank fined Coinbase 3.3 million euros, saying...
Agencias federales de EE.UU. son víctimas de un ataque cibernético que utiliza software RMM legítimo
Agencias federales de EE.UU. son víctimas de un ataque cibernético que utiliza software RMM legítimoAl menos dos agencias federales en los EE. UU. fueron víctimas de...
¡Cuidado! Descubren nueva variante de malware PlugX que se propaga a través de dispositivos USB extraíbles
¡Cuidado! Descubren nueva variante de malware PlugX que se propaga a través de dispositivos USB extraíblesLos investigadores de seguridad cibernética han descubierto una muestra de PlugX...
NSA asks Congress to let it get on with that warrantless data harvesting, again
NSA asks Congress to let it get on with that warrantless data harvesting, againAlso: That Pokemon is actually a RAT, Uncle Sam fails a password audit...
China aims to grow local infosec industry by 30 percent a year, to $22 billion by 2025
China aims to grow local infosec industry by 30 percent a year, to $22 billion by 2025Optimistically suggests international collaboration – including on standards – will...
For password protection, dump LastPass for open source Bitwarden
For password protection, dump LastPass for open source BitwardenAfter the security breach last summer, staying put is playing with fire Opinion For better or worse, we...
Tencent fired 100 people for corruption during 2022
Tencent fired 100 people for corruption during 2022A couple have already been jailed, others shown the door for embezzling or arranging sham contracts Chinese web and...
Crypto exchanges freeze accounts tied to North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group
Crypto exchanges freeze accounts tied to North Korea’s notorious Lazarus GroupWell whaddya know, the crypto ecosystem did the right thing by stiffing the WannaCry bandits Two...
Microsoft locks door to default guest authentication in Windows Pro
Microsoft locks door to default guest authentication in Windows ProBringing OS version into sync with Enterprise and Education editions Microsoft wants to bulk up the security...
Nearly 300 MSI motherboards will run any old code in Secure Boot, no questions asked
Nearly 300 MSI motherboards will run any old code in Secure Boot, no questions asked'I believe they made this change deliberately' claims researcher Updated The Secure...
Russian criminals can’t wait to hop over OpenAI’s fence, use ChatGPT for evil
Russian criminals can't wait to hop over OpenAI's fence, use ChatGPT for evilScriptkiddies rush to machine intelligence to make up for lack in skills Cybercriminals are...