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Year: 2022

Fast Company CMS Hack Raises Security Questions

The company’s website remains offline after hackers used its compromised CMS to send out racist messages.

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Swachhata municipal engagement platform breached, researchers say

A threat actor going by the name LeakBase has exposed sample data of personally identifiable information (PII) of millions of users of the Swachhata citizen engagement platform, according to cybersecurity firm CloudSek. The Swachhata platform is an initiative of the Swachh Bharat Mission in association with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. On the swachh.city […]

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Launch an IT career after taking these eight courses for under $50

Get a great deal on 110 hours of IT training in these online courses focused on tech basics in the CompTIA and Microsoft certification exams. The post Launch an IT career after taking these eight courses for under $50 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Chaos Malware Resurfaces With All-New DDoS & Cryptomining Modules

The previously identified ransomware builder has veered in an entirely new direction, targeting consumers and business of all sizes by exploiting known CVEs through brute-forced and/or stolen SSH keys.

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The Countdown to DORA

With provisional agreement reached on the Digital Operational Resilience Act, the clock is now ticking for banks and information and communications technology (ICT) services companies with European operations. Here’s what you need to know.

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WatchGuard Report: Malware Decreases but Encrypted Malware Up in Q2 2022

This could reflect threat actors shifting their tactics to rely on more elusive malware

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Malwarebytes Expands OneView Platform for MSPs

Malwarebytes achieves 250% year-over-year MSP partner growth, introduces new modules to enhance protection, detection, and resolution of threats for SMBs.

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Time to Change Our Flawed Approach to Security Awareness

Defend against phishing attacks with more than user training. Measure users’ suspicion levels along with cognitive and behavioral factors, then build a risk index and use the information to better protect those who are most vulnerable.

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When Will Cybersecurity Get Its Bloomberg Terminal?

The “single pane of glass” that gathers and correlates all the information security professionals need doesn’t exist, so it’s up to us to create it.

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