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US Sanctions North Korean Entities Training Expat IT Workers in Russia, China and Laos
PRIVACY PRIVACY Illicit North Korean IT workers send the money they made from abroad to fund Kim’s regime, US Treasury Department said Read More
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Private Sector Cybersecurity Task Force Called for to Defend Democracies
PRIVACY PRIVACY Jessica Berlin, an independent consultant, calls for private sector task force to defend democracies Read More
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New hyperactive phishing campaign uses SuperMailer templates: Report
PRIVACY PRIVACY SuperMailer, a legitimate email newsletter program, has been found abused by threat actors to conduct a high-volume credential harvesting campaign, according to network security firm Cofense. “The SuperMailer-generated emails have been reaching inboxes at an increasingly remarkable volume,” Brah Haas, cyber threat intelligence analyst at Cofense, said in a blog post. “Emails containing…
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US sanctions four North Korean entities for global cyberattacks
PRIVACY PRIVACY The US Department of Treasury has imposed sanctions on four entities and one individual involved in illicit revenue generation and malicious online activities to generate revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (North Korea) activities. The entities and individuals sanctioned are the Pyongyang University of Automation, the RGB’s Technical Reconnaissance Bureau, the…
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Indiana, Iowa, and Tennessee Pass Comprehensive Privacy Laws
PRIVACY PRIVACY It’s been a big month for US data privacy. Indiana, Iowa, and Tennessee all passed state privacy laws, bringing the total number of states with a privacy law up to eight. No private right of action in any of those, which means it’s up to the states to enforce the laws. Read More
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CyberArk’s enterprise browser promises zero-trust support, policy management
PRIVACY PRIVACY CyberArk has announced plans to launch an enterprise browser, dubbed CyberArk Secure Browser, at the end of 2023 as part of its CyberArk Identity Security Platform. The identity security vendor decided to create a new enterprise browser based on trends impacting hybrid work environments and its own research, which found an increase in…
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Diversity advocate and renowned practitioner, Becky Pinkard, to be Inaugurated into Infosecurity Europe’s Hall of Fame
PRIVACY PRIVACY Becky will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame during Infosecurity Europe 2023 Read More
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Backup Repositories Targeted in 93% of Ransomware Attacks
PRIVACY PRIVACY Organizations now acknowledge that having clean and recoverable backups is a critical element of a good business continuity plan Read More
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Credential harvesting tool Legion targets additional cloud services
PRIVACY PRIVACY A commercial malware tool called Legion that hackers deploy on compromised web servers has recently been updated to extract credentials for additional cloud services to authenticate over SSH. The main goal of this Python-based script is to harvest credentials stored in configuration files for email providers, cloud service providers, server management systems, databases,…
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When internet security is a requirement, look to dedicated fiber
PRIVACY PRIVACY With increased dangers lurking in digital spaces, the need for cybersecurity is now a commonly known fact for just about all business owners. When it comes to protecting their network, most start with the basic firewall. While added layers are required, there is something even more fundamental that should not be overlooked: the…