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This isn’t the kind of thing you expect to see posted on the official Twitter account of Trezor, the well-known cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer. It’s a fairly blatant attempt to dupe unwary cryptocurrency fans into transfering digital currency into the wallet of a scammer. And whoever hacked Trezor’s Twitter account didn’t limit themselves to just posting…

Step 3: Threat profiling This phase helps to identify and prioritize threats and understand how they can manifest. Threat profiling starts with the identification of potentially relevant threats through discussion with key stakeholders and analyzing available sources of threat intelligence (e.g., an internal threat intelligence team or external commercial feeds). Once the threat landscape is…

Similarities with older APT29 backdoors While Zscaler did not link the January attack to any APT group, the researchers believed at the time it was the work of a nation-state threat actor looking to exploit diplomatic relations, which is typical of APT29 targeting. Going further, Mandiant has not established clear similarities in design and code…

As cloud adoption rates continue to rise, security leaders are beginning to rethink the way they approach cybersecurity. What once worked for on-premises networks is no longer sufficient for complex, interconnected hybrid and multicloud environments. In addition to deploying security best practices throughout the full application lifecycle, CISOs also need to be able to obtain…

AI has the power to transform security operations, enabling organizations to defeat cyberattacks at machine speed and drive innovation and efficiency in threat detection, hunting, and incident response. It also has major implications for the ongoing global cybersecurity shortage. Roughly 4 million cybersecurity professionals are needed worldwide. AI can help overcome this gap by automating…

Several Apple customers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in Apple’s password reset feature. In this scenario, a target’s Apple devices are forced to display dozens of system-level prompts that prevent the devices from being used until the recipient responds “Allow” or “Don’t Allow” to…

As organizations expand and increasingly invest in more cloud applications and services, their cloud footprint grows and often becomes more complex. That’s why it is critically important to regularly reevaluate the security of those cloud assets to ensure that everything is secure, and the required processes and procedures are being upheld. The growth in cloud…