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Refreshing Temporary Credentials in an AWS CLI Profile

ACM.235 Refresh credentials associated with a cross-account role AWS CLI profile that requires MFA Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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Subdomains — uses and attacks

ACM.235 Why you might want to configure a subdomain and how attackers can abuse misconfigurations through subdomain takeover Continue…

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Deploying an AWS Route 53 DNS Hosted Zone

ACM.236 Creating a hosted zone for a static website hosted in S3 Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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Tags on AWS for Governance, Security, and Cost Allocation

ACM.237 Leveraging tags to support AWS operations and cost tracking — benefits and caveats Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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Property validation failure: [Value of property {/Tags} does not match type {Map}]

Inconsistencies in cloud platforms and vague error messages make deployments harder for cloud customers Continue reading on Bugs That Bite »

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Multi-Person Process for Updating Domain Names

ACM.238 Protecting one of your most critical assets in the cloud Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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The provided policy document does not meet the requirements of the specified policy type.

Vague error message trying to deploy an SCP Continue reading on Bugs That Bite »

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Firm study predicts big spends on generative AI

A new study polling software buyers at businesses worldwide finds strong intention to increase budget, with special interest in AI.

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Barracuda Urges Swift Replacement of Vulnerable ESG Appliances

Investigating the ESG bug, Rapid7 assumed the presence of persistent malware hindering device wipes

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Introducing Cableguard VPN

Technology Prototype Continue reading on Cableguard VPN »

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Paragon Solutions Spyware: Graphite

Paragon Solutions is yet another Israeli spyware company. Their product is called “Graphite,” and is a lot like NSO Group’s Pegasus.

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How Attorneys Are Harming Cybersecurity Incident Response

New paper: “Lessons Lost: Incident Response in the Age of Cyber Insurance and Breach Attorneys“: Abstract: Incident Response (IR) allows…

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Winning the Mind Game: The Role of the Ransomware Negotiator

Get exclusive insights from a real ransomware negotiator who shares authentic stories from network hostage situations and how he managed…

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Snowden Ten Years Later

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden.

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The Software-Defined Car

Developers are starting to talk about the software-defined car. For decades, features have accumulated like cruft in new vehicles: a box…

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Cloud Security Tops Concerns for Cybersecurity Leaders: EC-Council’s Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report 2023

A survey of global cybersecurity leaders through the 2023 Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report commissioned by the EC-Council identified 4…

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FTC Slams Amazon with $30.8M Fine for Privacy Violations Involving Alexa and Ring

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Amazon a cumulative $30.8 million over a series of privacy lapses regarding its Alexa…

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Install git From Source on Ubuntu

When apt doesn’t give you the latest version on an AWS EC2 Ubuntu instance Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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All My Post Links Are Broken

Post.News changed profile links, Twitter is potentially breaking, Medium isn’t paying enough ~ can someone get this right?

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New Linux Ransomware Strain BlackSuit Shows Striking Similarities to Royal

An analysis of the Linux variant of a new ransomware strain called BlackSuit has covered significant similarities with another ransomware…

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Changing the Ubuntu Path to Run Programs Without Their Full Path

Add a directory to the Ubuntu path permanently so it remains after a reboot Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Chromolithographs

Beautiful illustrations. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

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Insurers Predict $33bn Bill for Catastrophic “Cyber Event”

One-in-200 year event could stem from cloud, data breach or ransomware

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Camaro Dragon Strikes with New TinyNote Backdoor for Intelligence Gathering

The Chinese nation-stage group known as Camaro Dragon has been linked to yet another backdoor that’s designed to meet its…

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