Facebook appears to have silently rolled out a tool that allows users to remove their contact information, such as phone numbers and email addresses, uploaded by others. The existence of the tool, which is buried inside a Help Center page about “Friending,” was first reported by Business Insider last week. It’s offered as a way for “Non-users” to “exercise their […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsThe cyber insurance market is beginning to stabilize following several years of steep rate increases, according to a recent report
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ACM.104 Maintaining a static IP address when you need to delete and recreate an EC2 instance This is a continuation of my series on Automating Cybersecurity Metrics. We ran into a snag in the last post and we’re going to fix it in this post. In that post, we used an AWS-managed prefix list ot add […]
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Security researchers are warning of “a trove of sensitive information” leaking through urlscan.io, a website scanner for suspicious and malicious URLs. “Sensitive URLs to shared documents, password reset pages, team invites, payment invoices and more are publicly listed and searchable,” Positive Security co-founder, Fabian Bräunlein, said in a report published on November 2, 2022. The
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsI have been meaning to write about Joe Sullivan, Uber’s former Chief Security Officer. He was convicted of crimes related to covering up a cyberattack against Uber. It’s a complicated case, and I’m not convinced that he deserved a guilty ruling or that it’s a good thing for the industry. I may still write something, […]
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Organizations that want to prove to others – and to themselves – that they have a solid cybersecurity and data privacy program will undergo a SOC 2 audit. As such, a SOC 2 audit is a big deal, and it’s demanding, and it requires some serious preparation. SOC audits were created by the American Institute […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsAnother show of strength for the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsAs we head into 2023, we look back at the last year and the focus will continue to be on reducing risk exposure and resilience. Organizations are strengthening their ransomware defense, security, and privacy approach to product development, cyberattack response, supply chain risk management and operational technology (OT) security and based on working with customers […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsMalicious software, or “malware,” refers to any program designed to infect and disrupt computer systems and networks. The risks associated with a malware infection can range from poor device performance to stolen data. However, thanks to their closed ecosystem, built-in security features, and strict policies on third-party apps, Apple devices tend to be less prone […]
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