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Friday Squid Blogging: We’re Genetically Engineering Squid Now

Is this a good idea? The transparent squid is a genetically altered version of the hummingbird bobtail squid, a species usually found in the tropical waters from Indonesia to China and Japan. It’s typically smaller than a thumb and shaped like a dumpling. And like other cephalopods, it has a relatively large and sophisticated brain. […]

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  • September 2, 2023

IAM for Multi-Cloud Security

Multicloud.11 IAM is challenging and one of your biggest cloud security risks Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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  • September 2, 2023

What Would Make Cloud Security Easier?

Multicloud.12 A proposed standard for cloud deployments and drift detection Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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  • September 2, 2023

Okta Warns of Social Engineering Attacks Targeting Super Administrator Privileges

Identity services provider Okta on Friday warned of social engineering attacks orchestrated by threat actors to obtain elevated administrator permissions. “In recent weeks, multiple US-based Okta customers have reported a consistent pattern of social engineering attacks against IT service desk personnel, in which the caller’s strategy was to convince service desk personnel to reset all

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  • September 1, 2023

Revisiting 16shop Phishing Kit, Trend-Interpol Partnership

In this entry, we summarize the security analyses and investigations done on phishing-as-a-service 16shop through the years. We also outline the partnership between Trend Micro and Interpol in taking down the main administrators and servers of this massive phishing campaign.

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  • September 1, 2023

Drift Detection for Multi-Cloud Security

Multicloud.10 How drift detection can help you find non-compliant resources Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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Medium Deleting Claps Or?

In search of explanation for negative claps on Medium Continue reading on Bugs That Bite »

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  • September 1, 2023

Classiscam Scam-as-a-Service Raked $64.5 Million During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Classiscam scam-as-a-service program has reaped the criminal actors $64.5 million in illicit earnings since its emergence in 2019. “Classiscam campaigns initially started out on classified sites, on which scammers placed fake advertisements and used social engineering techniques to convince users to pay for goods by transferring money to bank cards,” Group-IB said in a new report. […]

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