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ESET APT Activity Report T2 2022

An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in T2 2022 The post ESET APT Activity…

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How CloudFormation Helps Security

ACM.111 Separate your data and resources from your executable code This is a continuation of my series of posts on Automating Cybersecurity…

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A Digital Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross wants some digital equivalent to the iconic red cross, to alert would-be hackers that they are…

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New “Earth Longzhi” APT Targets Ukraine and Asian Countries with Custom Cobalt Strike Loaders

Entities located in East and Southeast Asia as well as Ukraine have been targeted at least since 2020 by a previously undocumented subgroup…

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Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms – The ABCs of MDR and XDR Security

In the second part of this blog series on Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms, we covered Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Managed…

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How Cisco keeps its APIs secure throughout the software development process

Software developers know not to reinvent the wheel. So, they lean on reusable micro-services – and their corresponding application…

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Mass Email Extortion Campaign Claims Server Hack

Threat actors claim they’ll destroy victims’ reputation if they don’t pay

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Over 15,000 WordPress Sites Compromised in Malicious SEO Campaign

A new malicious campaign has compromised over 15,000 WordPress websites in an attempt to redirect visitors to bogus Q&A portals.

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What is an External Penetration Test?

A penetration test (also known as a pentest) is a security assessment that simulates the activities of real-world attackers to identify…

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Stories from the SOC: Fortinet authentication bypass observed in the wild

Executive summary: Fortinet’s newest vulnerability, CVE-2022-40684, allowing for authentication bypass to manipulate admin SSH keys,…

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UK Shoppers Lost £15m+ to Scammers Last Winter

Cyber experts urge consumers to improve online safety

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Ukrainian CERT Discloses New Data-Wiping Campaign

Somnia malware hijacks Telegram and VPN accounts

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New KmsdBot Malware Hijacking Systems for Mining Crypto and Launch DDoS Attacks

A newly discovered evasive malware leverages the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic protocol to gain entry into targeted systems with the…

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Worok Hackers Abuse Dropbox API to Exfiltrate Data via Backdoor Hidden in Images

A recently discovered cyber espionage group dubbed Worok has been found hiding malware in seemingly innocuous image files, corroborating a…

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How to Fix CloudFormation

ACM.110 CloudFormation is an amazing concept but it needs a little TLC This is a continuation of my series of posts on Automating…

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Add a Policy to an AWS VPC Endpoint

ACM.109 Combining IAM and network controls to improve cloud security defenses This is a continuation of my series of posts on Automating…

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Security challenges facing SMBs – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

New ESET report shows how ever-growing threats impact SMB sentiment and why many SMBs are underprepared to defend against attacks The post…

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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Purse

Perfect for an evening out. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t…

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New Book: A Hacker’s Mind

I have a new book coming out in February. It’s about hacking. A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them…

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Tokenization VS Encryption – Which one suits your business needs?

The number of data breach incidents rises every year as technology advances.

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CISA Releases SSVC Guide to Help Companies Prioritize Vulnerabilities

Remediation efforts are prioritized based on exploitation status, safety impact and prevalence criteria

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Dangerous SIM-swap lockscreen bypass – update Android now!

A bit like leaving the front door keys under the doormat…

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Man Arrested in Ontario For Alleged LockBit Ransomware Involvement

Mikhail Vasiliev was apprehended in Canada and is in custody awaiting extradition to the US

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CISO, your RA method probably has quantitis!

Poor thing…I hope it gets better Continue reading on The CISO Den »

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