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  • November 6, 2023

Recently Visited IAM And Not On Recently Visited Services List

Testing users in AWS console and just noticed this Continue reading on Bugs That Bite »

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To Improve Cyber Defenses, Practice for Disaster

Trained teams can implement and test security measures and protocols to prevent and mitigate cyber breaches.

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Restricting Users to Changing Their Own Credentials

ACM.370 Also, the nightmare policy caused by inconsistent resources in API requests Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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  • November 6, 2023

Google Play Store Highlights ‘Independent Security Review’ Badge for VPN Apps

Google is rolling out a new banner to highlight the “Independent security review” badge in the Play Store’s Data safety section for Android VPN apps that have undergone a Mobile Application Security Assessment (MASA) audit. “We’ve launched this banner beginning with VPN apps due to the sensitive and significant amount of user data these apps […]

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  • November 6, 2023

Okta’s Recent Customer Support Data Breach Impacted 134 Customers

Identity and authentication management provider Okta on Friday disclosed that the recent support case management system breach affected 134 of its 18,400 customers. It further noted that the unauthorized intruder gained access to its systems from September 28 to October 17, 2023, and ultimately accessed HAR files containing session tokens that could be used for session hijacking […]

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  • November 6, 2023

StripedFly Malware Operated Unnoticed for 5 Years, Infecting 1 Million Devices

An advanced strain of malware masquerading as a cryptocurrency miner has managed to fly the radar for over five years, infecting no less than one million devices around the world in the process. That’s according to findings from Kaspersky, which has codenamed the threat StripedFly, describing it as an “intricate modular framework that supports both Linux […]

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  • November 6, 2023

How to End an Active AWS CLI Assumed Role Session

ACM.371 They may or may not be in the credentials file and deleting a file or environment variables is not enough Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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Zero Day Threat Protection for Your Network

Explore the world of zero day threats and gain valuable insight into the importance of proactive detection and remediation.

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russian Money Launderer in Cybercrime Crackdown

The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions against a Russian woman for taking part in the laundering of virtual currency for the country’s elites and cybercriminal crews, including the Ryuk ransomware group. Ekaterina Zhdanova, per the department, is said to have facilitated large cross border transactions to assist Russian individuals to gain access to […]

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