Cyber Defense Advisors

Month: September 2022

Fake CISO Profiles on LinkedIn Target Fortune 500s

Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. It’s not clear who’s behind this network of fake CISOs or what their intentions may be. But the fabricated LinkedIn identities are confusing search engine results for CISO roles at […]

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Most hackers need 5 hours or less to break into enterprise environments

Around 40% of ethical hackers recently surveyed by the SANS Institute said they can break into most environments they test, if not all. Nearly 60% said they need five hours or less to break into a corporate environment once they identify a weakness. The SANS ethical hacking survey, done in partnership with security firm Bishop […]

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3 Reasons Why BEC Scams Work in Real Estate

Identity verification could be the key to fighting back and building trust in an industry beset with high-stakes fraud.

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PKI Environment and Hardware Security Module

The use of technology in business has increased significantly during the last decade on a global scale. The difficulties… The post PKI Environment and Hardware Security Module appeared first on JISA Softech Pvt Ltd.

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Researchers Discover Chaos, a Golang Multipurpose Botnet

The tool was written in Chinese and seemed China-based due to its C2 infrastructure

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IT admin admits sabotaging ex-employer’s network in bid for higher salary

A 40-year-old man could face up to 10 years in prison, after admitting in a US District Court to sabotaging his former employer’s computer systems. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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BrandPost: You can’t have zero trust without visibility

Words of wisdom from Sun Tzu: “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” One of those battles is defending the network against cyberattacks, and it’s constant. The military general and strategist was wise millennia beyond his time. He knew the power of complete visibility […]

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Government, Union-Themed Lures Used to Deliver Cobalt Strike Payloads

Cisco Talos discovered the malicious campaign in August 2022

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Brazilian Prilex Hackers Resurfaced With Sophisticated Point-of-Sale Malware

A Brazilian threat actor known as Prilex has resurfaced after a year-long operational hiatus with an advanced and complex malware to steal money by means of fraudulent transactions. “The Prilex group has shown a high level of knowledge about credit and debit card transactions, and how software used for payment processing works,” Kaspersky researchers said. “This enables the […]

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