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CISA, NSA Lay Out Recommendations for Protecting OT Assets

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) laid out a series of recommendations for critical infrastructure owners and operators to protect their operational technology (OT) assets. In an alert published on July 23, CISA published an alert in which it recognized malicious actors' growing...
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Google Chrome Aims to Keep its Edge Over Other Browsers with its Latest Privacy and Security Features

Google Chrome may currently enjoy the numero uno position in the world of browsers, but it is starting to feel the pressure. The competition is heating up with its rivals like Microsoft Edge offering upgraded security features to lock in more users. The coronavirus pandemic has brought extensive changes to the way people operate, which in turn, has...
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Multi-Platform Malware Framework 'MATA' Claimed Victims Worldwide

Security researchers discovered a multi-platform malware framework called "MATA" that had succeeded in targeting victims worldwide. On Securelist, Kaspersky Lab revealed that it had shared its discovery of MATA with its Threat Intelligence Portal customers. The Russian security firm explained in its analysis that the first artifacts pertaining to...
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3 Emerging Innovations in Technology that Will Impact Cyber Security

It goes without saying that innovations and trends in technology have a direct impact on digital security. Just look at what happened with COVID-19. As organizations switched their workforces to remote connectivity, many security teams shifted their attention to deploying enterprise-wide VPNs and partnering with employees to harden their home...
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The Cyber Risks of Remote Workers Returning to the Office

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a huge list of challenges for businesses. One that is potentially going unnoticed or under-reported is cybersecurity. Specifically, as lockdown ends and as individuals return to offices and places of work, it may be the case that something malicious is already waiting for them on their devices. Here we take a look...
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Trading Cookies for U.S. Federal Data Privacy Regulations

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect for two years in the European Union (EU). As Americans continue to become attentive to GDPR and their own data privacy, it’s not surprising that some data protection guidelines are emerging in the United States. Indeed, it's safe to assume that California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...
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Cloud Services Abused by Clever Phishing Campaign

Security researchers detected a clever new phishing campaign that abused three enterprise cloud services in an attempt to steal victims' credentials. On July 18, Bleeping Computer revealed that the phishing campaign's attack emails claimed to originated from the domain "servicedesk.com." The computer self-help site took a closer look. In the process...
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Are You Ready To Automate Your Cloud Account Security?

A Security Analyst, A Lead Developer, And A Cloud IT Admin Walk Into A Bar... Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. When we talk to users about the ways that they handle roles and responsibilities associated with keeping their Cloud accounts secure, we get a multitude of answers. There’s often a wide range of people and teams from various parts...
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Top 5 Cybersecurity Risks with Cloud Migration

The demand for cloud computing has skyrocketed in recent years. Lower costs, a faster time to market, increased employee productivity, scalability, and flexibility are some of the beneficial factors motivating organizations to move to the cloud. It’s not likely that organizations will slow down with their migration plans, either. According to market...
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Los Angeles Man Arrested, Charged with PPP Loan Fraud

U.S. law enforcement arrested and charged a man with fraudulently obtaining loans via the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). On July 16, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Nicola T. Hanna of the Central District of...
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BlackRock Android Banking Malware Targeting 337 Mobile Apps

Security researchers discovered a new Android banking malware family called "BlackRock" that targets 337 mobile applications. ThreatFabric found that BlackRock hid its icon when it first launched itself on a mobile device. It then posed as a Google update in an attempt to gain access to a user's Accessibility Service. Once it received access to...
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The Twitter mega-hack. What you need to know

What the heck has happened on Twitter? Twitter accounts, owned by politicians, celebrities, and large organisations suddenly started tweeting messages to their many millions of followers, at the behest of hackers. What did the messages say? Here is a typical one which appeared on the account of rapper, songwriter, and optimistic Presidential...
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Strong Things Have Deep Roots: Capitalizing On Half a Century Of Positive Action In The Cybersecurity Sector  

Being a cybersecurity company in these turbulent times puts us at Tripwire, to some degree, on the front-line. Working with the largest organisations in government, finance and critical national infrastructure, we see good and bad every day. In a confusing hybrid war where APT groups launch attacks that could potentially turn out the lights, it is...
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More Than a Tenth of Ransomware Attacks Now Involve Data Theft

Research into recent ransomware submissions revealed that more than a tenth of crypto-malware infections now involve some element of data theft. In the second quarter of 2020, ID Ransomware received 100,001 submissions of crypto-malware pertaining to attacks that had targeted organizations and government entities. Of those attacks, 11,642 involved...
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VERT Threat Alert: July 2020 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s July 2020 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-895 on Wednesday, July 15th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2020-1463 A vulnerability in the SharedStream Library could allow a locally authenticated attacker to run a malicious...
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5 Risks You Need to Remember When Securing Your Containers

Containers are on the rise. As reported by GlobalNewswire, Allied Market Research estimated that the application market would grow from its 2016 value of $698 million to $8.20 by 2025. With a compound annual growth rate of 31.8% between 2018 and 2025, this increase would largely reflect both the surge in popularity in application container...