Sophisticated Covert Cyberattack Campaign Targets Military Contractors
Malware used in the STEEP#MAVERICK campaign features rarely seen obfuscation, anti-analysis, and evasion capabilities.
Cyber News16 Wall Street firms fined $1.8B for using private text apps, lying about it
The banks and brokerages were fined because employees were messaging and texting with clients without recording the communications, as required. And some of the firms’ execs lied about it and deleted messages.
Cyber NewsPlug Your Data Leaks: Integrating Data Loss Prevention into Your Security Stack
The average cost of a data-exposing cybersecurity incident is $4.35 million. If your business can’t avoid to pay, make sure you’ve got a strong data loss prevention practice in place.
Cyber NewsGoogle Quashes 5 High-Severity Bugs With Chrome 106 Update
External researchers contributed 16 of the 20 security updates included in the new Chrome 106 Stable Channel rollout, including five high-severity bugs.
Cyber NewsCryptojacking, DDoS attacks increase in container-based cloud systems
Cryptojacking is the most common form of attack against container-based systems running in the cloud, while geopolitical motivations—mainly related to Russia’s war against Ukraine—factored into a fourfold increase in DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks this year, according to a new report from cybersecurity company Sysdig. To read this article in full, please click here
Cyber NewsFast Company CMS Hack Raises Security Questions
The company’s website remains offline after hackers used its compromised CMS to send out racist messages.
Cyber NewsContainer Supply Chain Attacks Cash In on Cryptojacking
Cloud-native threats are costing cloud customer victims money as cryptojackers mine their vulnerable cloud instances.
Cyber NewsGoogle Cloud DORA: Securing the Supply Chain Begins With Culture
The team’s annual survey finds that the right development culture is better than technical measures when it comes to shoring up software supply chain security practices. An additional benefit: Less burnout.
Cyber NewsPhishing Attacks Crushed Records Last Quarter, Driven by Mobile
Shocking phishing numbers (more than 1 million in a single quarter) are being driven by vishing, smishing, and other lures that target mobile devices.
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