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Malware builder uses fresh tactics to hit victims with Agent Tesla RAT

A recently discovered malware builder sold on the dark web, Quantum Builder, is being used in a new campaign featuring fresh tactics to deliver the Agent Tesla .NET-based keylogger and remote access trojan (RAT), according to an alert issued by the ThreatLabz research unit of cybersecurity company Zscaler. To read this article in full, please […]

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Fake CISO Profiles on LinkedIn Target Fortune 500s

Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. It’s not clear who’s behind this network of fake CISOs or what their intentions may be. But the fabricated LinkedIn identities are confusing search engine results for CISO roles at […]

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Report finds women are declining CISO/CSO roles

Professional risk factors into career decisions, and successful women need to encourage other women to accept the risks, says Accenture. The post Report finds women are declining CISO/CSO roles appeared first on TechRepublic.

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The Country Where You Live Impacts Password Choices

Literacy, levels of personal freedom, and other macro-social factors help determine how strong average passwords are in a given locale, researchers have found.

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Dangerous New Attack Technique Compromising VMware ESXi Hypervisors

China-based threat actor used poisoned vSphere Installation Bundles to deliver multiple backdoors on systems, security vendor says.

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Most hackers need 5 hours or less to break into enterprise environments

Around 40% of ethical hackers recently surveyed by the SANS Institute said they can break into most environments they test, if not all. Nearly 60% said they need five hours or less to break into a corporate environment once they identify a weakness. The SANS ethical hacking survey, done in partnership with security firm Bishop […]

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3 Reasons Why BEC Scams Work in Real Estate

Identity verification could be the key to fighting back and building trust in an industry beset with high-stakes fraud.

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IT admin admits sabotaging ex-employer’s network in bid for higher salary

A 40-year-old man could face up to 10 years in prison, after admitting in a US District Court to sabotaging his former employer’s computer systems. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Researchers Discover Chaos, a Golang Multipurpose Botnet

The tool was written in Chinese and seemed China-based due to its C2 infrastructure

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