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Jul 09, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the U.K., and the U.S. have released a joint advisory about a China-linked cyber espionage group called APT40, warning about its ability to co-opt exploits for newly disclosed security flaws within hours or days of public release.…
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Pass the CRISC exam Adhere to the CRISC Code of Professional Ethics Demonstrate the required minimum work experience As noted, CRISC is intended as a relatively high-level cert; as such its holders must demonstrate real-world experience. To be certified, you must have at least three years of work experience performing tasks involved in two of the…
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“The State of Fake Traffic 2024,” a report from security tech company CHEQ, shows just how big the problem is getting. According to its research, 17.9% of all observed traffic in 2023 was automated or invalid, a 58% increase from the 11.3% identified as such by CHEQ in the previous year. (Others that count all…
Read MoreOn the CSRB’s Non-Investigation of the SolarWinds Attack ProPublica has a long investigative article on how the Cyber Safety Review Board failed to investigate the SolarWinds attack, and specifically Microsoft’s culpability, even though they were directed by President Biden to do so. Tags: cyberattack, cyberespionage, DHS, Microsoft, national security policy, Russia Posted on July 8,…
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Jul 08, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cloud Security A previously undocumented advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed CloudSorcerer has been observed targeting Russian government entities by leveraging cloud services for command-and-control (C2) and data exfiltration. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which discovered the activity in May 2024, the tradecraft adopted by the threat actor bears similarities with that…
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Jul 08, 2024NewsroomDark Web / Cyber Crime An analysis of information-stealing malware logs published on the dark web has led to the discovery of thousands of consumers of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), indicating how such information could be used to combat serious crimes. “Approximately 3,300 unique users were found with accounts on known CSAM…
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Is it only a few weeks since OpenAI announced its new app for macOS computers? To much fanfare, the makers of ChatGPT revealed a desktop version that allowed Mac users to ask questions directly rather than via the web. “ChatGPT seamlessly integrates with how you work, write, and create,” bragged OpenAI. What could possibly go…
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Jul 08, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Encryption An emerging ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called Eldorado comes with locker variants to encrypt files on Windows and Linux systems. Eldorado first appeared on March 16, 2024, when an advertisement for the affiliate program was posted on the ransomware forum RAMP, Singapore-headquartered Group-IB said. The cybersecurity firm, which infiltrated the ransomware…
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CRN breaks down the 10 coolest cloud computing startup companies that are making waves in 2024 around AI, Kubernetes, multi-cloud networking and other key cloud markets. The need for new and improved cloud computing solutions is being met head-on by startups in 2024 that are focusing on infrastructure optimization, artificial intelligence and cloud management. From…
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“We’re a software vendor and we sell to financial institutions and we sell to the government and in a lot of cases, the requirements of those organizations get passed to us,” says Lindner, who is covered under his company’s D&O policy. “So, while we’re not a public company, we still have to abide by breach…
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