Safety is a basic human need in both personal and professional spheres. When it comes to the business world, security directors manage this essential consideration. Security directors oversee systems and procedures that keep people, products, and data safe. These professionals implement safety measures, conduct inspections and risk assessments, and report on security breaches. Security directors …
The ASEC analysis team recently identified Orcus RAT being distributed on file-sharing sites disguised as a cracked version of Hangul Word Processor. The threat actor that distributed this malware is the same person that distributed BitRAT and XMRig CoinMiner disguised as a Windows license verification tool on file-sharing sites.[1]Â The malware distributed by the threat actor …
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Originally published by Sysdig on October 25, 2022. Written by Crystal Morin, Sysdig. The Sysdig Threat Research Team (Sysdig TRT) recently uncovered an extensive and sophisticated active cryptomining operation in which a threat actor is using some of the largest cloud and continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) service providers; including GitHub, Heroku, Buddy.works, and others …
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Ordr has formed a collaboration with GE HealthCare to offer customers a solution leveraging Ordr’s platform for health systems. The solution addresses critical patient care challenges across three key stakeholder groups: biomedical and healthcare technology management (HTM) teams, giving them the granular visibility as well as performance and utilization insights they need to improve medical …
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The free tool helps victims encrypted by MegaCortex ransomware restore their files and recover following a successful attack. Read more
Share this… Hackers have taken advantage of the debut of the new series of The Last of Us in order to collect personally identifiable information from users who are interested in playing the video game. This is just another example of those who want to see the world burn. According to Kaspersky, malicious software has …
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Twitter has provided an update on a data breach incident that occurred earlier this year, clarifying that there was no evidence that the data involved was obtained by exploiting a vulnerability in its systems. About one week ago, Twitter received a report through its bug bounty program of a security vulnerability affecting its systems. The …
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Share this… Scammers may commit address poisoning by sending meaningless transactions to your account from an wallet address that is very similar to the one you use. In case you were unaware of this fact beforehand, your wallet consists of one or more accounts, each of which has its own unique address that was created cryptographically. …
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Security directors oversee the safety and integrity of institutional information and operations. As individuals who safeguard information, security directors must have comprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity principles, practices, and policies. These professionals, who may also have the title of information security director, cybersecurity director, or safety and security director in some organizations, develop and deploy strategies …
A public preview of Unlock with Okta is now available. We’re pleased to announce that a public preview of Unlock with Okta is now available for all 1Password Business customers. This allows admins to set up their 1Password account so that team members sign in to 1Password with their Okta username and password, rather than …
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A coalition of healthcare sector firms including heavyweights CVS and Walgreens on Wednesday launched an effort to put pressure on vendors to improve their cybersecurity. The Health 3rd Party Trust, or Health3PT, includes a council of nearly two dozen healthcare sector CISOs and other security risk leaders. The group is supported by healthcare standards and …
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Governance & Risk Management , Identity Governance & Administration SailPoint’s First M&A Under Thoma Bravo to Help Lower Third-Party Identity Risk Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • January 12, 2023   SailPoint has made its first acquisition since joining private equity firm Thoma Bravo, scooping up a third-party identity risk startup established by a Massachusetts Air …
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Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Access-as-a-Service Operators Use SEO Poisoning to Find Victims Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • January 12, 2023   Image: Shutterstock The criminal gang behind Gootkit malware resurfaced through a campaign aimed at the Australian healthcare industry. See Also: OnDemand | Understanding Human Behavior: Tackling Retail’s ATO & …
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Attack Is Disrupting International Mail Export Services Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • January 12, 2023   Ransomware-as-a-service group LockBit is responsible for a cyber incident that continues to impede the delivery of international mail from the United Kingdom, Britain’s The Telegraph newspaper reported. See Also: OnDemand | Phishing 101: How to Not Fall for a …
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Security directors are also known information security directors, cybersecurity directors, information security managers, or information security officers. These professionals need strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. They are responsible for overseeing the safety standards and policies of an organization, including incident prevention and response and safety and regulatory compliance. A bachelor’s degree in information technology, …
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Infoblox has unveiled that Jesper Andersen has decided to retire as CEO and the Board of Directors has appointed Scott Harrell as the new President and CEO. Andersen will continue to serve on the Board and support Harrell through the transition. Harrell brings strong executive leadership and portfolio management experience having spent two decades in …
Originally published by Tigera. Written by Phil DiCorpo, Tigera. Fixing vulnerabilities can be hard—especially so for cloud-native applications. Let’s take a deeper look at why this is, and how mitigating controls can help secure your cloud-native applications. Vulnerabilities are like earthquakes—its best to be prepared The trials and tribulations of Log4j are now safely in …
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Originally published by Lookout. Written by Sundaram Lakshmanan, CTO of SASE Products, Lookout. In the past when organizations had a new security need, they would meet that need by purchasing a new security product. But that approach is how we ended up with an average of 76 security tools per enterprise, according to a 2021 …
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Security directors hold some of the most desirable positions in their industry. They oversee many security developments and decisions within organizations and play an important role in protecting personnel, customers, and sensitive information. According to IBM, the average cost of a data breach was $9.44 million in the U.S. in 2022. These breaches also took …
By Bonnie Eslinger (January 12, 2023, 11:15 PM EST) — A California federal judge on Thursday criticized Google after learning the tech giant may not have preserved evidence from its employees’ online chats in a case accusing the company of violating antitrust law, saying if true, “I’m not going to let Google get away with …
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Cyberpion has unveiled that Marc Gaffan has been named CEO, Doron Gill will serve as VP of Engineering, and Ido Samson joins as CRO. Co-founder Nethanel Gelernter is moving from CEO to CTO where he will focus on accelerating innovation and scaling Cyberpion’s EASM platform. “We experienced strong growth in 2022 and see even more …
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Originally published by A-LIGN. Written by Blaise Wabo, A-LIGN. HITRUST is a standards organization focused on security, privacy and risk management. The organization developed the HITRUST CSF to provide healthcare organizations with a comprehensive security and privacy program. This program was specifically designed to help organizations manage compliance and reduce risk. Although the HITRUST CSF …
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Written by Tonya Riley Jan 12, 2023 | CYBERSCOOP NSA Director and head of U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Paul Nakasone said in remarks on Thursday that intelligence authorities up for renewal later this year have played a key role in protecting the United States against cyberattacks. Nakasone’s remarks at a virtual meeting of the Privacy …
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By Allison Grande (January 12, 2023, 10:58 PM EST) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s move to compel Covington & Burling LLP to reveal the clients affected by a 2020 cyberattack is likely to make businesses think twice about revealing vital information to their attorneys, even if the law firm is able to defeat …
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Tests from PC Games Hardware show that Microsoft’s DirectStorage API can help NVMe SSDs load assets significantly faster than SATA SSDs. They also offer the enormous advantages of GPU-based decompression over CPU decompression.Read more
Vulnerabilities and undiscovered flaws are abundant on open source GitHub repositories, hoisting risk and potential exposure upon the organizations that rely on these code bases, according to Veracode research published Tuesday. Inconsistent or delayed code commits and improper scanning create risk as repositories age, the application security company said in its annual State of Software …
By Cyber Talk Staff On the eve of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting that convenes on January 16th, The Global Risks Report 2023, 18th Edition, was released. As expected, the current geopolitical tensions and numerous socioeconomic risks are duo of severe risks to economies and societies over the next two years. A Global …
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Heading into 2020, there were plenty of predictions about the year ahead (not to mention detailed business plans, economic forecasts, scheduled events, and so on)—and all were rendered worthless by the pandemic. Looking ahead to 2023, therefore, I do so with a healthy dose of humility, and an acknowledgement that there will be monumental events …
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Cybercriminals engaged in one form of criminal activity can sometimes have their hands in a wide range of other nefarious campaigns as well, as researchers recently discovered when analyzing the infrastructure associated with a fresh iteration of a Magecart skimmer. Magecart is a notorious — and constantly evolving — syndicate of multiple groups that specializes in …
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