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Year: 2023

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  • April 7, 2023

Testing DNS records for errors

Validating DKIM, DMARC and SPF records with external sites Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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  • April 7, 2023

CISA Warns of Critical ICS Flaws in Hitachi, mySCADA, ICL, and Nexx Products

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published eight Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories warning of critical flaws affecting products from Hitachi Energy, mySCADA Technologies, Industrial Control Links, and Nexx. Topping the list is CVE-2022-3682 (CVSS score: 9.9), impacting Hitachi Energy’s MicroSCADA System Data Manager SDM600 that could allow an

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  • April 7, 2023

Are Source Code Leaks the New Threat Software vendors Should Care About?

Less than a month ago, Twitter indirectly acknowledged that some of its source code had been leaked on the code-sharing platform GitHub by sending a copyright infringement notice to take down the incriminated repository. The latter is now inaccessible, but according to the media, it was accessible to the public for several months. A user […]

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  • April 7, 2023

Microsoft Takes Legal Action to Disrupt Cybercriminals’ Illegal Use of Cobalt Strike Tool

Microsoft said it teamed up with Fortra and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) to tackle the abuse of Cobalt Strike by cybercriminals to distribute malware, including ransomware. To that end, the tech giant’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) revealed that it secured a court order in the U.S. to “remove illegal, legacy copies of Cobalt Strike […]

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Research on AI in Adversarial Settings

New research: “Achilles Heels for AGI/ASI via Decision Theoretic Adversaries“: As progress in AI continues to advance, it is important to know how advanced systems will make choices and in what ways they may fail. Machines can already outsmart humans in some domains, and understanding how to safely build ones which may have capabilities at […]

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  • April 6, 2023

Supply Chain Attacks and Critical Infrastructure: How CISA Helps Secure a Nation’s Crown Jewels

Critical infrastructure attacks are a preferred target for cyber criminals. Here’s why and what’s being done to protect them. What is Critical Infrastructure and Why is It Attacked? Critical infrastructure is the physical and digital assets, systems and networks that are vital to national security, the economy, public health, or safety. It can be government- […]

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Get two years of ultimate VPN protection on unlimited connections for only $60

Windscribe has functions you probably didn’t know you need and is offering new users best-on-web pricing for one-to-three-year subscriptions. The post Get two years of ultimate VPN protection on unlimited connections for only $60 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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  • April 5, 2023

Protect Your Company: Ransomware Prevention Made Easy

Every year hundreds of millions of malware attacks occur worldwide, and every year businesses deal with the impact of viruses, worms, keyloggers, and ransomware. Malware is a pernicious threat and the biggest driver for businesses to look for cybersecurity solutions.  Naturally, businesses want to find products that will stop malware in its tracks, and so […]

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HTTP/S DDoS Attacks Soar 487% in Three Years

Website takedowns driven by Russian hacktivists

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