Install git From Source on Ubuntu
When apt doesn’t give you the latest version on an AWS EC2 Ubuntu instance Continue reading on Cloud Security »
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- June 4, 2023
- June 4, 2023
FTC Slams Amazon with $30.8M Fine for Privacy Violations Involving Alexa and Ring
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Amazon a cumulative $30.8 million over a series of privacy lapses regarding its Alexa assistant and Ring security cameras. This comprises a $25 million penalty for breaching children’s privacy laws by retaining their Alexa voice recordings for indefinite time periods and preventing parents from exercising their deletion […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- June 4, 2023
Cloud Security Tops Concerns for Cybersecurity Leaders: EC-Council’s Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report 2023
A survey of global cybersecurity leaders through the 2023 Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report commissioned by the EC-Council identified 4 primary areas of grave concern: cloud security, data security, security governance, and lack of cybersecurity talent. EC-Council, the global leader in cybersecurity education and training, released its Certified Chief Information Security Officer Hall of […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- June 4, 2023
New Linux Ransomware Strain BlackSuit Shows Striking Similarities to Royal
An analysis of the Linux variant of a new ransomware strain called BlackSuit has covered significant similarities with another ransomware family called Royal. Trend Micro, which examined an x64 VMware ESXi version targeting Linux machines, said it identified an “extremely high degree of similarity” between Royal and BlackSuit. “In fact, they’re nearly identical, with 98% similarities […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- June 4, 2023
All My Post Links Are Broken
Post.News changed profile links, Twitter is potentially breaking, Medium isn’t paying enough ~ can someone get this right? Continue reading on Bugs That Bite »
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- June 4, 2023
Changing the Ubuntu Path to Run Programs Without Their Full Path
Add a directory to the Ubuntu path permanently so it remains after a reboot Continue reading on Cloud Security »
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsFriday Squid Blogging: Squid Chromolithographs
Beautiful illustrations. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsInsurers Predict $33bn Bill for Catastrophic “Cyber Event”
One-in-200 year event could stem from cloud, data breach or ransomware
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- June 2, 2023
Camaro Dragon Strikes with New TinyNote Backdoor for Intelligence Gathering
The Chinese nation-stage group known as Camaro Dragon has been linked to yet another backdoor that’s designed to meet its intelligence-gathering goals. Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point, which dubbed the Go-based malware TinyNote, said it functions as a first-stage payload capable of “basic machine enumeration and command execution via PowerShell or Goroutines.” What the malware lacks in
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