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Blackbaud Settles $3m Charge Over Ransomware Attack
PRIVACY PRIVACY SEC claims company filed misleading disclosures Read More
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6 reasons why your anti-phishing strategy isn’t working
PRIVACY PRIVACY Phishing attempts are typically like fishing in a barrel — given enough time, a bad actor is 100% likely to reel in a victim. Once they recognize organizations as habitually vulnerable, they will continue to target them and the barrel-fishing cycle goes on and on. “Bad actors are highly motivated and funded with…
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Friday Squid Blogging: Chinese Squid Fishing in the Southeast Pacific
PRIVACY PRIVACY Chinese squid fishing boats are overwhelming Ecuador and Peru. 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. Read More
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Elephant Hackers
PRIVACY PRIVACY An elephant uses its right-of-way privileges to stop sugar-cane trucks and grab food. Read More
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BrandPost: Cybersecurity Automation: Leveling the Playing Field
PRIVACY PRIVACY Many things challenge how we practice cybersecurity these days. Digital transformation has brought significant adoption of new technology and business models, including cloud solutions, e-commerce platforms, smart devices, and a significantly more distributed workforce. These, in turn, have brought with them an increase in new threats, risks, and cybercrime. As organizations emerge post-pandemic,…
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New variant of the IceFire ransomware targets Linux enterprise systems
PRIVACY PRIVACY A novel Linux version of the IceFire ransomware that exploits a vulnerability in IBM’s Aspera Faspex file-sharing software has been identified by SentinelLabs, a research division of cybersecurity company Sentinel One. The exploit is for CVE-2022-47986, a recently patched Aspera Faspex vulnerability. Known up to now to target only Windows systems, the IceFire malware…
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Hadoken Security Group Upgrades Xenomorph Mobile Malware
PRIVACY PRIVACY The trojan can now start specified applications, show push notifications, steal cookies and more Read More
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White House Allocates $3.1bn to Cybersecurity in New Budget
PRIVACY PRIVACY $145m will go toward making CISA more resilient and defensible Read More
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IceFire Ransomware Targets Linux Enterprise Networks
PRIVACY PRIVACY The campaign leveraged the exploitation of a flaw in IBM’s Aspera Faspex file-sharing software Read More
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WhatsApp and UK government on collision course, as app vows not to remove end-to-end encryption
PRIVACY PRIVACY The boss of WhatsApp, the most popular messaging platform in the UK, says that it will not remove end-to-end encryption from the app to comply with requirements set out in the UK government’s online safety bill. Learn more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More