Cyber Defense Advisors

Year: 2023

Who Needs Hackers When Your Own Staff Can Sink You?

Who Needs Hackers When Your Own Staff Can Sink You? 10 Dangerous Employee Mistakes That Could Cost You Everything Mayor: Drebin, I don’t want any more trouble like you had last year on the South Side. Understand? That’s my policy. Frank Drebin: Yes. Well, when I see 5 weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy […]

Cyber Thoughts
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  • October 24, 2023

Ragnar Locker Ransomware Boss Arrested in Paris

Cops track down ransomware developer and seize Ragnar Locker infrastructure and data-leak site, Europol says.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
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  • October 24, 2023

Cybersecurity as a Service: A new, flexible model for security program development and operation

Cybersecurity services are changing, especially cybersecurity consulting. Vendors are quickly adapting service delivery models as they look to better support digital-first business and security leaders are tasked with driving business innovation and growth by going faster, being more agile, and doing more with fewer people.  New models like “Cybersecurity as a Service” are emerging, aimed […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
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  • October 24, 2023

How State and Local Governments Can Serve Citizens More Securely

Looking at the top 10 priorities of state CIOs underscores the importance of securing applications and APIs in complex environments.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
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  • October 24, 2023

This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the focus is on education

This October marks the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month. While it was initially founded as a national movement in the US, Cybersecurity Awareness Month has since grown into a global initiative. And for good reason. Today’s cybersecurity market is suffering from a skills gap of 3.4 million trained professionals, with security practitioners being overwhelmed by […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
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  • October 24, 2023

City of Philadelphia Releases Cyber-Breach Notice

The investigation is ongoing, and the city will contact those who may have potentially been affected by the breach, it said.

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  • October 24, 2023

Hola Espana: ‘Grandoreiro’ Trojan Targets Global Banking Customers

Brasileiro cybercrime has been on the rise. Now, one campaign targeting bank customers has reached beyond the Americas, into Europe.

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  • October 24, 2023

Valve’s 2FA Mandate for Game Developers Shows SMS Stickiness

Despite warnings that sending one-time passwords via text messages is a flawed security measure, companies continue to roll out the approach, especially in consumer-facing applications.

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  • October 24, 2023

Cyberattackers Alter Implant on 30K Compromised Cisco IOS XE Devices

A seemingly sharp drop in the number of compromised Cisco IOS XE devices visible on the Internet led to a flurry of speculation over the weekend — but it turns out the malicious implants were just hiding.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends