A newly disclosed security flaw in the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen has been exploited as a zero-day by an advanced persistent threat actor called Water Hydra (aka DarkCasino) targeting financial market traders. Trend Micro, which began tracking the campaign in late December 2023,…
Cybersecurity Audits: Assessing and Improving Security Posture
Discover how cybersecurity audits can help organizations improve their security posture and protect against evolving cyber threats. The post Cybersecurity Audits: Assessing and Improving Security Posture appeared first on Security Zap. This article has been indexed from Security Zap Read…
Phishing Threats: Trends and Countermeasures
As technology advances, so do the tactics employed by cybercriminals to deceive and exploit unsuspecting individuals and organizations. The post Phishing Threats: Trends and Countermeasures appeared first on Security Zap. This article has been indexed from Security Zap Read the…
No formal education is needed for Cybersecurity Professionals say experts
In recent times, the criteria for landing coveted job positions have often included a laundry list of prerequisites: educational qualifications, certifications, and substantial prior experience. However, when it comes to the realm of cybersecurity, experts are challenging this traditional mindset,…
How to maintain security across multi cloud environments
Maintaining security across multi-cloud environments requires a comprehensive approach that encompasses various aspects of security. Here are some key steps you can take: 1. Centralized Identity and Access Management (IAM): Implement a centralized IAM solution to manage user identities, roles,…
Rise in cyberwarfare tactics fueled by geopolitical tensions
In this Help Net Security interview, Matt Shelton, Head of Threat Research and Analysis at Google Cloud, discusses the latest Threat Horizons Report, which provides intelligence-derived trends, expertise, and recommendations on threat actors to help inform cloud customer security strategies…
We can’t risk losing staff to alert fatigue
The oft-quoted Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu famously claimed: “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” Exchange “battles” for “cyberattacks”, and the maxim will hold. But too much information…
Microsoft Rolls Out Patches for 73 Flaws, Including 2 Windows Zero-Days
Microsoft has released patches to address 73 security flaws spanning its software lineup as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for February 2024, including two zero-days that have come under active exploitation. Of the 73 vulnerabilities, 5 are rated Critical, 65 are…
Stolen Credentials Make You Question Who Really Has Access
Are your passwords floating around on the dark web? How would you know if they were? It’s more important than ever to be proactive in protecting your organization’s data. One of the best ways to do this is to monitor for…
Fabric: Open-source framework for augmenting humans using AI
Fabric is an open-source framework, created to enable users to granularly apply AI to everyday challenges. Key features “I created it to enable humans to easily augment themselves with AI. I believe it’s currently too difficult for people to use…
Australian Tax Office probed 150 staff over social media refund scam
$1.3 billion lost as identity fraud – and greed – saw 57,000 or more seek unearned tax refunds One hundred and fifty people who worked for the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have been investigated – and some prosecuted – for…
Cybercriminals get productivity boost with AI
While AI technology has the potential to streamline and automate processes for beneficial outcomes, it also comes with an equal number of risks to data protection, cybersecurity, and other ethical concerns, according to iProov. Digital ecosystems continue to grow and…
How to take control of personal data
Cybercriminals increasingly use open-source intelligence (OSINT) to craft convincing backstories, often by mining social media profiles for details on a target’s profession, interests, and routines. Armed with these personal insights, these malicious actors leverage chatbots to compose highly persuasive messages.…
Tech Companies Plan to Sign Accord to Combat AI-Generated Election Trickery
Major technology companies are planning to sign an agreement this week that would guide how they try to put a stop to the use of AI tools to disrupt democratic elections. The post Tech Companies Plan to Sign Accord to…
Threat actors intensify focus on NATO member states
Initial access brokers (IABs) are increasingly targeting entities within NATO member states, indicating a persistent and geographically diverse cyberthreat landscape, according to Flare. IABs infiltrate systems and gain unauthorized access through various techniques, including spear-phishing, exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities, and leveraging…
Crims found and exploited these two Microsoft bugs before Redmond fixed ’em
SAP, Adobe, Intel, AMD also issue fixes as well as Google for Android Patch Tuesday Microsoft fixed 73 security holes in this February’s Patch Tuesday, and you better get moving because two of the vulnerabilities are under active attack.… This…
Improving Software Quality with the OWASP BOM Maturity Model
By Deb Radcliff, industry analyst and editor of CodeSecure’s TalkSecure educational blogs and podcasts (syndicated at Security Boulevard, YouTube, and Bright Talk). In the software product industry, bills of materials for software (SBOMs) are still in their infancy. So said…
Declining Ransomware Payments: Shift in Hacker Tactics?
Several cybersecurity advisories and agencies recommend not caving into ransomware gangs’ demands and paying their ransoms. For a while, though, this advice didn’t stick —organizations tended to panic and quickly pay to get important systems back running or avoid sensitive…
Qmulos Launches Q-Compliance Core for Businesses in Need of a Modern Compliance Approach
Qmulos announced the new versions and general availability of its two flagship products, Q-Compliance V4.2.0 – an all-in-one solution for any enterprise, environment, framework, control, and datasource, and Q-Audit V3.4.0 – Qmulos’ Splunk-powered real-time audit software, an enterprise-grade tool designed…
Infosys Data Breach Impacts 57,000 Bank of America Customers
By Waqas Bank of America customers participating in deferred compensation plans are the main victims of this data breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Infosys Data Breach Impacts 57,000 Bank of America Customers This article…
Iranian cyberattacks targeting U.S. and Israeli entities
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Privacy Isn’t Dead. Far From It.
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Just one bad packet can bring down a vulnerable DNS server thanks to DNSSEC
‘You don’t have to do more than that to disconnect an entire network’ El Reg told as patches emerge A single packet can exhaust the processing capacity of a vulnerable DNS server, effectively disabling the machine, by exploiting a 20-plus-year-old…
Facebook Says Risk Of Account Theft From Recycled Phone Numbers Isn’t Its Problem To Solve
The post Facebook Says Risk Of Account Theft From Recycled Phone Numbers Isn’t Its Problem To Solve appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook loves to tout its security measures, but many vulnerabilities still exist in the company’s systems. For example, privacy…