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  • April 1, 2024

Magic Security Dust

Adam Shostack is selling magic security dust. It’s about time someone is commercializing this essential technology.  

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  • April 1, 2024

Indian Government Rescues 250 Citizens Forced into Cybercrime in Cambodia

The Indian government said it has rescued and repatriated about 250 citizens in Cambodia who were held captive and coerced into running cyber scams. The Indian nationals “were lured with employment opportunities to that country but were forced to undertake illegal cyber work,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement, adding it […]

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  • April 1, 2024

Detecting Windows-based Malware Through Better Visibility

Despite a plethora of available security solutions, more and more organizations fall victim to Ransomware and other threats. These continued threats aren’t just an inconvenience that hurt businesses and end users – they damage the economy, endanger lives, destroy businesses and put national security at risk. But if that wasn’t enough – North Korea appears […]

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  • April 1, 2024

Malicious Apps Caught Secretly Turning Android Phones into Proxies for Cybercriminals

Several malicious Android apps that turn mobile devices running the operating system into residential proxies (RESIPs) for other threat actors have been observed on the Google Play Store. The findings come from HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence team, which said the cluster of VPN apps came fitted with a Golang library that transformed the user’s device […]

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Vultur Android Banking Trojan Returns with Upgraded Remote Control Capabilities

The Android banking trojan known as Vultur has resurfaced with a suite of new features and improved anti-analysis and detection evasion techniques, enabling its operators to remotely interact with a mobile device and harvest sensitive data. “Vultur has also started masquerading more of its malicious activity by encrypting its C2 communication, using multiple encrypted payloads […]

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Ross Anderson

Ross Anderson unexpectedly passed away Thursday night in, I believe, his home in Cambridge. I can’t remember when I first met Ross. Of course it was before 2008, when we created the Security and Human Behavior workshop. It was well before 2001, when we created the Workshop on Economics and Information Security. (Okay, he created […]

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The Strategic Playbook: Do’s and Don’ts of Leveraging 3PAO Advisory Services for CMMC Compliance

The Strategic Playbook: Do’s and Don’ts of Leveraging 3PAO Advisory Services for CMMC Compliance Introduction: In the evolving battlefield of cybersecurity, where the stakes involve the sanctity of national defense information, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) emerges as the Department of Defense’s (DoD) strategy to fortify the defense industrial base (DIB). Within this context, Certified […]

CMMC 3PAO Advisory

Navigating the Compliance Maze: Why Your Organization Needs CMMC 3PAO Advisory Services

Navigating the Compliance Maze: Why Your Organization Needs CMMC 3PAO Advisory Services Introduction: In the intricate landscape of cybersecurity where threats evolve with each passing day, the Department of Defense (DoD) has established the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) as a beacon of security protocol for the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Achieving and maintaining this certification […]

CMMC 3PAO Advisory

Maximizing Value: How to Get the Most Out of 3PAO Advisory Services for CMMC Compliance

Maximizing Value: How to Get the Most Out of 3PAO Advisory Services for CMMC Compliance Introduction: In the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, where the stakes involve not just data security but national defense, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework emerges as a critical pillar for the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Navigating the complex pathways to […]

CMMC 3PAO Advisory