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  • August 8, 2023

Understanding Active Directory Attack Paths to Improve Security

Introduced in 1999, Microsoft Active Directory is the default identity and access management service in Windows networks, responsible for assigning and enforcing security policies for all network endpoints. With it, users can access various resources across networks. As things tend to do, times, they are a’changin’ – and a few years back, Microsoft introduced Azure […]

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The impact of blockchain technology on the future of shipping and logistics

The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author.  AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article.  Photo by Tom Fisk Many industries are experiencing rapid growth thanks to the seemingly overnight advancement of new technologies. Artificial intelligence, for example, […]

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North Korean Hackers Compromise Russian Missile Maker

NPO Mashinostroyeniya is under sanctions for supporting Kremlin war machine

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North Korean Hackers Compromise Russian Missile Maker

NPO Mashinostroyeniya is under sanctions for supporting Kremlin war machine

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Over 200 Million Brits Have Data Compromised in Four Years

Nearly 100,000 breaches were reported to the ICO between 2019 and 2022

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Over 200 Million Brits Have Data Compromised in Four Years

Nearly 100,000 breaches were reported to the ICO between 2019 and 2022

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How LLMs are making red and blue teams more efficient

Security expert Evan Pena uses large language models (LLMs) almost daily “to confirm answers or come up with other ideas about how to investigate a vulnerability.” These natural language processing (NLP) tools that rely on artificial neural networks can generate text or code almost like humans, and they can also recognize patterns. Tapping into their […]

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Ransomware Victims Surge as Threat Actors Pivot to Zero-Day Exploits

Threat actors such as the operators of the Cl0p ransomware family increasingly exploit unknown and day-one vulnerabilities in their attacks.

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