Tackling the ransomware business model In his personal policy position on ransomware not affiliated with SANS or any other group, Martin advocates banning ransomware payments altogether as the current best option for addressing the scourge. “We allow people to pay because they panic and are in a really difficult position. They don’t understand what’s going…
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Recently, I represented Fortinet at a U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing about strengthening cybersecurity in a digital era. I emphasized the importance of public-private partnerships to strengthen cyber resiliency in the United States, how organizations can implement secure-by-design recommendations, and work to close the cybersecurity workforce gap. Below, I recap some of the key points I made in my testimony.…
Read MoreToday, CISA, the National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other U.S. and international partners are issuing a joint fact sheet, People’s Republic of China State-Sponsored Cyber Activity: Actions for Critical Infrastructure Leaders. Partners of this publication include: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Transportation Security Administration…
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Mar 19, 2024The Hacker NewsAPI Security / Vulnerability Application programming interfaces (APIs) are the connective tissue behind digital modernization, helping applications and databases exchange data more effectively. The State of API Security in 2024 Report from Imperva, a Thales company, found that the majority of internet traffic (71%) in 2023 was API calls. What’s more,…
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The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. In our previous blog, we explored the significance of host discovery techniques using Nmap, Netdiscover, and Angry IP Scanner. Now, let’s dive deeper…
Read MoreCISA released one Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisory on March 19, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly released ICS advisory for technical details and mitigations. Source link ddde
Read MoreApply appropriate updates provided by Fortinet to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. (M1051: Update Software) Safeguard 7.1: Establish and Maintain a Vulnerability Management Process: Establish and maintain a documented vulnerability management process for enterprise assets. Review and update documentation annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard. Safeguard 7.2: Establish…
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Every part of life that comes in contact with the Internet is tracked, packed and sold to a a seemingly infinite network of data brokers. Caitlin Sarian AKA Cybersecurity Girl joined us this week to discuss why scrubbing your information is trickier than it sounds and what you can do about it. In this week’s…
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Mar 19, 2024NewsroomGenerative AI / Incident Response Large language models (LLMs) powering artificial intelligence (AI) tools today could be exploited to develop self-augmenting malware capable of bypassing YARA rules. “Generative AI can be used to evade string-based YARA rules by augmenting the source code of small malware variants, effectively lowering detection rates,” Recorded Future said…
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To help companies scale business operations with AI without having to worry about the technology’s underlying risks, cybersecurity provider Orca Security has rolled out an AI-SPM offering available through its flagship, SaaS-based cloud security platform. Orca claims the new AI-SPM capabilities, including features such as AI bill of materials (BOM), sensitive data detection, and public…
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