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What is an incident response plan (IRP) and how effective is your incident response posture?
PRIVACY PRIVACY As everyone looks about, sirens begin to sound, creating a sense of urgency; they only have a split second to determine what to do next. The announcer repeats himself over the loudspeaker in short bursts… This is not a drill; report to your individual formations and proceed to the allocated zone by following…
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US and Canadian Authorities Warn of Increased Truebot Activity
PRIVACY PRIVACY The joint advisory reveals that threat actors are leveraging new techniques to deliver the botnet Read More
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HSBC Joins Quantum-Secure Network
PRIVACY PRIVACY The banking giant is trialling the QKD-secured network as it seeks to future-proof its global operations against quantum-enabled cyber-threats Read More
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iPhone Update — Apply It Now If You Haven’t Already
PRIVACY PRIVACY Apple recently issued an urgent iPhone update, iOS version 16.5.1. If you haven’t updated yet, you should. Owners of iPads should update to iOS 16.5.1 as well. The update contains two critical security fixes that prevent bad actors from executing malicious code on iPhones and iPads. One of the fixes addresses an issue…
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CIS Controls Ambassador Spotlight: Vilius Benetis
PRIVACY PRIVACY Vilius Benetis has done a lot to support cyber defense as an ambassador and volunteer in the CIS Controls Community. Hear his story. Read More
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Ongoing Incident Prompts JumpCloud to Reset API Keys
PRIVACY PRIVACY To assist customers in the process, JumpCloud provided a guide for resetting affected API keys Read More
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Cisco Enterprise Switch Flaw Exposes Encrypted Traffic
PRIVACY PRIVACY The vulnerability affects Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches Read More
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Unpatched SolarView Systems Vulnerable to Exploits
PRIVACY PRIVACY VulnCheck exposed the flaws, following a Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 publication Read More
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Free Akira ransomware decryptor released for victims who wish to recover their data without paying extortionists
PRIVACY PRIVACY There’s good news for any business that has fallen victim to the Akira ransomware. Security researchers have developed a free decryption tool for files that have been encrypted since the Akira ransomware first emerged in March 2023. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More
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Belgian Tax Hack
PRIVACY PRIVACY Here’s a fascinating tax hack from Belgium (listen to the details here, episode #484 of “No Such Thing as a Fish,” at 28:00). Basically, it’s about a music festival on the border between Belgium and Holland. The stage was in Holland, but the crowd was in Belgium. When the copyright collector came around,…