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Multicloud Application Security: Trends, Considerations and Best Practices

The suitability of the cloud for most workloads is no longer in question. On the contrary, most organizations use multiple cloud providers to reduce risk, maximize agility, and control costs. Realizing the full benefit of a multicloud approach takes planning, however. Join Pavel Despot, Senior Product Marketing Manager, at Akamai and Mike Maney, Corporate Communications […]

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  • November 3, 2022

Researchers Find Links b/w Black Basta Ransomware and FIN7 Hackers

A new analysis of tools put to use by the Black Basta ransomware operation has identified ties between the threat actor and the FIN7 (aka Carbanak) group. This link “could suggest either that Black Basta and FIN7 maintain a special relationship or that one or more individuals belong to both groups,” cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said in a technical write-up […]

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  • November 3, 2022

Mondelez and Zurich’s NotPetya cyber-attack insurance settlement leaves behind no legal precedent

Multinational food and beverage company Mondelez International and Zurich American Insurance have settled their multiyear litigation surrounding the cyberattack coverage – or lack of such coverage – following the NotPetya malware attack that damaged the Mondelez network and infrastructure. The specifics of the settlement are unknown, but that it would come mid-trial has caught everyone’s […]

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Cyber Threat Landscape Shaped by Ukraine Conflict, ENISA Report Reveals

The EU cybersecurity agency released its 10th annual threat landscape report on November 3, 2022

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Tech news you may have missed Oct. 28–Nov. 3

New Microsoft 365 deployment tools, making OneDrive work on your iPhone, and a new Cranefly backdoor lead the top news for this week. The post Tech news you may have missed Oct. 28–Nov. 3 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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  • November 3, 2022

S3 Ep107: Eight months to kick out the crooks and you think that’s GOOD? [Audio + Text]

Listen now – latest episode – audio plus full transcript

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  • November 3, 2022

Espionage campaign loads VPN spyware on Android devices via social media

A new espionage campaign, dubbed SandStrike, has been detected using malicious VPN apps to load spyware on Android devices, cybersecurity company Kaspersky reports. It’s an example of how APT (advanced persistent threat) actors are constantly updating old attack tools and creating new ones to launch new malicious campaigns, particularly against mobile devices. “In their attacks, […]

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RomCom Weaponized KeePass and SolarWinds Instances to Target Ukraine, Maybe UK

The discovery comes from the BlackBerry Research & Intelligence Team

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Verified users beware! Scammers are exploiting Twitter turmoil caused by Elon Musk’s takeover

The world’s richest man’s plans for the news junkie’s favourite social network inevitably get a great deal of attention. Not everyone will be aware of the details of what Elon Musk might be planning for Twitter, but they will certainly be aware that it’s a hot topic. And so if a Twitter user receives a […]

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