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Using Anti Data Exfiltration (ADX) to Stop Ransomware and Other Threats to Data Dr. EDWARD AMOROSO, FOUNDER & CEO, TAG This series of blogs developed by TAG Infosphere highlights a powerful new cybersecurity solution known as Anti Data Exfiltration (ADX) which provides on-device data security and threat protection. Commercial vendor BlackFog pioneered ADX which is…
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Sep 02, 2024The Hacker NewsCybercrime / CISO Insights The FBI and CISA Issue Joint Advisory on New Threats and How to Stop Ransomware Note: on August 29, the FBI and CISA issued a joint advisory as part of their ongoing #StopRansomware effort to help organizations protect against ransomware. The latest advisory, AA24-242A, describes a new…
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There’s a cultural barrier to investing proactively in cybersecurity, Johnson admits. “We are a reactionary society, but cybersecurity is finally being seen for what it is: an investment. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” 8. Test, test, and test again “A lot of people are approaching backups from a backup point…
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Sep 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Malware Roblox developers are the target of a persistent campaign that seeks to compromise systems through bogus npm packages, once again underscoring how threat actors continue to exploit the trust in the open-source ecosystem to deliver malware. “By mimicking the popular ‘noblox.js’ library, attackers have published dozens of packages…
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Image: Midjourney A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation named Cicada3301 has already listed 19 victims on its extortion portal, as it quickly attacked companies worldwide. The new cybercrime operation is named after the mysterious 2012-2014 online/real-world game that involved elaborate cryptographic puzzles and used the same logo for promotion on cybercrime forums. However, it is unlikely…
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The popular Docker-OSX project has been removed from Docker Hub after Apple filed a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown request, alleging that it violated its copyright. Docker-OSX is an open-source project created by security researcher Sick.Codes that allows for the virtualization of macOS on non-Apple hardware. It can be hosted on any system that…
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GitHub is being abused to distribute the Lumma Stealer information-stealing malware as fake fixes posted in project comments. The campaign was first reported by a contributor to the teloxide rust library, who noted on Reddit that they received five different comments in their GitHub issues that pretended to be fixes but were instead pushing malware. Further review…
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Aug 31, 2024Ravie LakshmananRootkit / Threat Intelligence A recently patched security flaw in Google Chrome and other Chromium web browsers was exploited as a zero-day by North Korean actors in a campaign designed to deliver the FudModule rootkit. The development is indicative of the persistent efforts made by the nation-state adversary, which had made a…
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“You [as a woman] have to have a very thick skin and a spine of steel to last a very long time in this industry,” she said. “Every woman I know who is a leader has the same — very tough skin and a spine of steel.” Women in cybersecurity statistics The ISC2, a nonprofit…
Read MoreFriday Squid Blogging: Economic Fallout from Falklands Halting Squid Fishing Details. Blog moderation policy. Tags: squid Posted on August 30, 2024 at 5:04 PM • Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis. Source link lol
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