LockBit Claims Ransomware Attack on Continental
The ransomware gang made the announcement on its leak site
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsBEC Group Crimson Kingsnake Linked to 92 Malicious Domains
The group impersonated 19 law firms and debt collection agencies in the US, UK and Australia
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- November 4, 2022
Your OT Is No Longer Isolated: Act Fast to Protect It
Not too long ago, there was a clear separation between the operational technology (OT) that drives the physical functions of a company – on the factory floor, for example – and the information technology (IT) that manages a company’s data to enable management and planning. As IT assets became increasingly connected to the outside world […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsNSA on Supply Chain Security
The NSA (together with CISA) has published a long report on supply-chain security: “Securing the Software Supply Chain: Recommended Practices Guide for Suppliers.“: Prevention is often seen as the responsibility of the software developer, as they are required to securely develop and deliver code, verify third party components, and harden the build environment. But the […]
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- November 4, 2022
Researchers Detail New Malware Campaign Targeting Indian Government Employees
The Transparent Tribe threat actor has been linked to a new campaign aimed at Indian government organizations with trojanized versions of a two-factor authentication solution called Kavach. “This group abuses Google advertisements for the purpose of malvertising to distribute backdoored versions of Kavach multi-authentication (MFA) applications,” Zscaler ThreatLabz researcher Sudeep Singh said
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends“Disturbing” Rise in Nation State Activity, Microsoft Reports
The proportion of cyber-attacks perpetrated by nation states targeting critical infrastructure jumped from 20% to 40%
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- November 4, 2022
Local Firewall Rules to Connect to an AWS EIP via SSH
ACM.101 Configuring network and host firewalls on home and business networks to allow SSH to an AWS IP address This is a continuation of my series on Automating Cybersecurity Metrics. In the last post, we deployed an EC2 instance configured with an EIP on AWS. Deploying an AWS Elastic IP Address If you’ve done that, now you […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsICO Slashes Government Data Breach Fine
UK regulator reduces penalty by 90%
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- November 4, 2022
CLEANING UP THE CLUTTER (Pt. 5 of “Why Don’t You Go Dox Yourself?”)
Welcome back! Previously in our Go Dox Yourself series, we walked through reviewing what information is available about you online, prioritizing those accounts that are most important or still active, and then restricting how much we share through those accounts and who gets to see it. That’s two out of our three steps — maybe good […]
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