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Autogenerated Passwords in CloudFormation for AWS Console Access

91. Granting AWS Console access for Secrets Manager Secrets to address IAM Policy Limitations This is a continuation of my series on…

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Cybercriminals Used Two PoS Malware to Steal Details of Over 167,000 Credit Cards

Two point-of-sale (PoS) malware variants have been put to use by a threat actor to steal information related to more than 167,000 credit…

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How the Software Supply Chain Security is Threatened by Hackers

Introduction In many ways, the software supply chain is similar to that of manufactured goods, which we all know has been largely impacted…

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Talking IoT Security at the White House

Last week, I was privileged to participate in an important national summit on IoT Security convened by Anne Neuberger, Deputy National…

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Cybersecurity event cancelled after scammers disrupt LinkedIn live chat

It was all going so well. At first. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Akamai to boost network-layer DDoS protection with new scrubbing centers

Content delivery network (CDN) provider Akamai said Tuesday that its Prolexic DDoS protection service will become able to handle DDoS…

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8 hallmarks of a proactive security strategy

CISOs have long been tasked with building response and recovery capabilities, the objective being to have teams that can react to a…

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Blockchain security companies tackle cryptocurrency theft, ransom tracing

According to data from the Rekt leaderboard, cybercriminals have stolen as much as $3 billion of investor funds through 141 various…

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Iranian Atomic Energy Agency Admits Email Hack

Suspected hacktivists inside country share sensitive info

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Ukraine Warns of Cuba Ransomware Campaign

Financially motivated affiliate appears to be to blame

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US Charges Two Chinese Agents in Huawei Obstruction Case

Indictments form one of three cases involving Chinese spies

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Apple Releases Patch for New Actively Exploited iOS and iPadOS Zero-Day Vulnerability

Tech giant Apple on Monday rolled out updates to remediate a zero-day flaw in iOS and iPadOS that it said has been actively exploited in…

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Protect yourself from scams this Diwali

It’s Diwali, a time of light, a time of togetherness, and, of course, a time of celebration.

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Ransomware Masquerading as Microsoft Update Targets Home Computers

A new ransomware threat is currently sweeping its way across home computers.

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Seven months after it found out, FamilySearch tells users their personal data has been breached

Shouldn’t affected users have been told sooner?

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Apple megaupdate: Ventura out, iOS and iPad kernel zero-day – act now!

Ventura hits the market with 112 patches, Catalina’s gone missing, and iPhones and iPads get a critical kernel-level zero-day patch…

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Car dealer group Pendragon refuses to pay $60 million to ransomware extortionists

Pendragon – the car dealership group which owns Evans Halshaw, CarStore, and Stratstone, and operates around 160 showrooms across the UK –…

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Download eBook: Top virtual CISOs share 7 tips for vCISO service providers

Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services (also known as ‘Fractional CISO’ or ‘CISO-as-a-Service’) are growing in…

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CISA Warns Against Ransomware Group Daixin Team Targeting Health Organizations

Daixin Team is actively targeting US businesses, mainly in the healthcare sector

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Serious Security: You can’t beat the house at Blackjack – or can you?

What if you could guess the next card correctly twice as often as you should?

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DHL Replaces LinkedIn As Most Imitated Brand in Phishing Attempts

It is due partly to a major phishing attack DHL warned about before the quarter started

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Ex-cop abused police tool in Snapshot sextortion plot that stole sexually explicit photos and videos

A former officer at Louisville Metro Police has admitted his part in a conspiracy that stalked and extorted young women online, breaking…

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Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities Discovered in Veeam Backup & Replication App

The Veeamp malware was used by the Monti and Yanluowang ransomware groups in these attacks

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