Cyber Defense Advisors

Month: November 2022

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  • November 9, 2022

VPC Endpoint for CloudFormation

ACM.106 Adding an Interface VPC Endpoint to A VPC This is a continuation of my series on Automating Cybersecurity Metrics. In the last post I showed how you can provide access to GitHub from AWS with one rule in a security group with an AWS customer-managed prefix list. Creating an AWS Security Group rule to Access GitHub […]

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  • November 9, 2022

Unleashing the power of Public Key Cryptography with Non-Fungible Tokens

Proof of Concept with NEAR Protocol Blockchain Continue reading on Medium »

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  • November 9, 2022

Why it’s time to review your Microsoft patch management options

You have several options to manage patching on Microsoft networks: let machines independently update or use a third-party patching tool, Windows Software Update Services (WSUS), or another Microsoft management product. If you are still using WSUS as your key patching tool, you may want to review your options. Microsoft is developing additional patching tools that […]

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  • November 9, 2022

Rezilion expands SBOM to support Windows environments

Software security platform Rezilion has expanded its Dynamic Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) capability to support Windows environments. The firm said the move will provide organizations with the tools to efficiently manage software vulnerabilities and meet new regulatory standards, addressing functionality gaps of traditional vulnerability management tools primarily designed for use with Linux OS. Features […]

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Defeating Phishing-Resistant Multifactor Authentication

CISA is now pushing phishing-resistant multifactor authentication. Roger Grimes has an excellent post reminding everyone that “phishing-resistant” is not “phishing proof,” and that everyone needs to stop pretending otherwise. His list of different attacks is particularly useful.

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  • November 9, 2022

New IceXLoader Malware Loader Variant Infected Thousands of Victims Worldwide

An updated version of a malware loader codenamed IceXLoader is suspected of having compromised thousands of personal and enterprise Windows machines across the world. IceXLoader is a commodity malware that’s sold for $118 on underground forums for a lifetime license. It’s chiefly employed to download and execute additional malware on breached hosts. This past June, Fortinet FortiGuard […]

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  • November 9, 2022

Top 5 API Security Myths That Are Crushing Your Business

There are several myths and misconceptions about API security. These myths about securing APIs are crushing your business.  Why so? Because these myths are widening your security gaps. This is making it easier for attackers to abuse APIs. And API attacks are costly. Of course, you will have to bear financial losses. But there are […]

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Advanced RAT AgentTesla Most Prolific Malware in October

Info-stealers take top three spots, says Check Point

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  • November 9, 2022

Experts Warn of Browser Extensions Spying On Users via Cloud9 Chrome Botnet Network

The Keksec threat actor has been linked to a previously undocumented malware strain, which has been observed in the wild masquerading as an extension for Chromium-based web browsers to enslave compromised machines into a botnet. Called Cloud9 by security firm Zimperium, the malicious browser add-on comes with a wide range of features that enables it to siphon […]

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