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  • November 3, 2022

Making the case for security operation automation

According to ESG research, 52% of organizations believe that security operations are more difficult today than they were two years ago, due to factors such as the dangerous threat landscape, growing attack surface, and the volume/complexity of security alerts. In analyzing this data, I see a common theme: scale. Security teams must be able to […]

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  • November 3, 2022

Hackers Using Rogue Versions of KeePass and SolarWinds Software to Distribute RomCom RAT

The operators of RomCom RAT are continuing to evolve their campaigns with rogue versions of software such as SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, KeePass password manager, and PDF Reader Pro. Targets of the operation consist of victims in Ukraine and select English-speaking countries like the U.K. “Given the geography of the targets and the current geopolitical […]

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Threat Actor “OPERA1ER” Steals Millions from Banks and Telcos

More than 30 organizations compromised by off-the-shelf tools

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Minimizing security concerns of ESOPs

The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author.  AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article.    Retirement plans are an easily overlooked but often critical cybersecurity concern. Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), while less common than others, may […]

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UK Security Agency to Scan the Country for Bugs

NCSC wants to determine “the vulnerability of the UK”

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  • November 3, 2022

New TikTok Privacy Policy Confirms Chinese Staff Can Access European Users’ Data

Popular short-form video-sharing service TikTok is revising its privacy policy for European users to make it explicitly clear that user data can be accessed by some employees from across the world, including China. The ByteDance-owned platform, which currently stores European user data in the U.S. and Singapore, said the revision is part of its ongoing data governance […]

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  • November 3, 2022

Attack Surface Management 2022 Midyear Review Part 3

In our 2022 midyear roundup, we examine the most significant trends and incidents that influenced the cybersecurity landscape in the first half of the year.

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Smashing Security podcast #296: Twitter turmoil, AI animal chatters, and metaverse at work

Twitter has a new chief twit in the form of Elon Musk and he’s causing problems, scientists say artificial intelligence may help us communicate with animals, and is the office of the future set in the metaverse? All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by […]

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The OpenSSL security update story – how can you tell what needs fixing?

How to Hack! Finding OpenSSL library files and accurately identifying their version numbers…

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