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Devs on Dark Web Forums Paid Up to $20,000 For Illicit Activities

The data comes from 155 dark web forums analyzed between January 2020 and June 2022

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RSS Feed Scraper Websites and How They Affect Blog Authors

I sent a note to my customers yesterday saying that I’m going to try to temporarily put my blog behind a paywall to fend off RSS scrapers.

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Ukraine Hit with New Golang-based ‘SwiftSlicer’ Wiper Malware in Latest Cyber Attack

Ukraine has come under a fresh cyber onslaught from Russia that involved the deployment of a previously undocumented Golang-based data…

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ISC Releases Security Patches for New BIND DNS Software Vulnerabilities

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released patches to address multiple security vulnerabilities in the Berkeley Internet Name…

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Eliminating SaaS Shadow IT is Now Available via a Self-Service Product, Free of Charge

The use of software as a service (SaaS) is experiencing rapid growth and shows no signs of slowing down.

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Microsoft Urges Customers to Secure On-Premises Exchange Servers

Microsoft is urging customers to keep their Exchange servers updated as well as take steps to bolster the environment, such as enabling…

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Mitigating CreateUser Privilege Escalation and Back Doors

ACM.143 Preventing an attacker from creating a backdoor user in your cloud account This is a continuation of my series on Automating…

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Gootkit Malware Continues to Evolve with New Components and Obfuscations

The threat actors associated with the Gootkit malware have made “notable changes” to their toolset, adding new components and obfuscations…

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RDP on Ubuntu AWS EC2 Instance

Experimenting with Ubuntu on AWS Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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Counting Unique Users on a Web Site

Fooled by the proxy When you are counting unique users visiting a web site you cannot base it on IP address. Why?

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What are AWS’s Security Responsibilities, Anyway?

ACM.144 A deeper dive into the shared responsibility model Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid-Inspired Hydrogel

Scientists have created a hydrogel “using squid mantle and creative chemistry.” As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about…

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Here’s how IT budgets should fill cybersecurity moats in 2023

TechRepublic speaks with Carlos Morales of Neustar Security Services on the best ways for companies to spend on cybersecurity — even if…

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Hackers abuse legitimate remote monitoring and management tools in attacks

Security researchers warn that an increasing number of attackers are using legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools in their…

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3 Ways ChatGPT Will Change Infosec in 2023

OpenAI’s chatbot has the promise to revolutionize how security practitioners work.

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Can’t install ChmodBPF on MacOS

Problem with Wireshark installation on Apple Ventura MacOS Just ran across this issue and seems like a bug, but not sure if it’s in MacOS…

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On Alec Baldwin’s Shooting

We recently learned that Alec Baldwin is being charged with involuntary manslaughter for his accidental shooting on a movie set.

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Delegating SCP Management to Governance Team via AWS Organizations

ACM.141 Delegated AWS Organizations Administrator — Policy as Code This is a continuation of my series on Automating Cybersecurity Metrics.

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Is Once-Yearly Pen Testing Enough for Your Organization?

Any organization that handles sensitive data must be diligent in its security efforts, which include regular pen testing.

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The Definitive Browser Security Checklist

Security stakeholders have come to realize that the prominent role the browser has in the modern corporate environment requires a…

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Analyzing CloudFormation Requests Related to SCPs

ACM.140 Trying to figure out conditions and ARNs to create a delegated administrator for SCPs This is a continuation of my series on…

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US Cyber Command Operations During the 2022 Midterm Elections

The head of both US Cyber Command and the NSA, Gen. Paul Nakasone, broadly discussed that first organization’s offensive cyber operations…

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Regulator Stress Test Highlights Cyber Insurance Concerns

Bank of England warns greater cross-industry consensus is needed

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Load shedding and Cybersecurity

Load shedding can make it difficult for businesses to maintain their cybersecurity protocols and lead to an increase in cyber attacks The…

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