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Month: November 2022

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  • November 16, 2022

Why You Should Not Swallow Errors

ACM.113 Example demonstrating how swallowing errors can come back to bite This is a continuation of my series of posts on Automating Cybersecurity Metrics. I wrote a about error handling in my series on secure programming. I explained that it is not advisable to swallow errors, of in other words catch them in some code and […]

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Russian Software Company Pretending to Be American

Computer code developed by a company called Pushwoosh is in about 8,000 Apple and Google smartphone apps. The company pretends to be American when it is actually Russian. According to company documents publicly filed in Russia and reviewed by Reuters, Pushwoosh is headquartered in the Siberian town of Novosibirsk, where it is registered as a […]

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State-Backed APT Group Activity Continuing Apace

The report outlines recent APT group activity from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea

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  • November 16, 2022

XDR: Still confusing after all these years

We’ve been discussing extended detection and response (XDR) for years now, but a fundamental question remains: Just what the heck are we talking about, anyway? Alarmingly, this continues to be a pertinent question. According to ESG research, 62% of security professionals claim to be “very familiar” with the term XDR, up from just 24% in […]

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Most Neurodiverse Women in Tech Feel Unsupported: Study

Report suggests high demand for talent from security sector employers

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Euro Authorities Warn World Cup Fans Over Qatari Apps

Security and privacy concerns mount for those attending matches

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  • November 16, 2022

Warning: New RapperBot Campaign Aims to Launch DDoS Attacks at Game Servers

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new samples of malware called RapperBot that are being used to build a botnet capable of launching Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against game servers. “In fact, it turns out that this campaign is less like RapperBot than an older campaign that appeared in February and then mysteriously disappeared in […]

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  • November 16, 2022

IP Whitelisting, the silent killer

The good news is: Someone else’s problem!! Continue reading on The CISO Den »

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LockBit Remains Most Prolific Ransomware in Q3

Phobos is a close second, according to Trellix

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