eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2021

Network Access Control (NAC) helps enterprises implement policies for controlling devices and user access to their networks. NAC can set policies for resource, role, device and location-based access and enforce security compliance with security and patch management policies, among other controls. Extreme Networks ExtremeControl.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

billion phishing emails with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 in 2021. However, only 22 percent of customers using Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), Microsoft’s Cloud Identity Solution, have implemented a strong identity authentication protection as of December 2021. The IT giant added has blocked more than 25.6

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MARCH 2, 2021

Adair said while the exploits used by the group may have taken great skills to develop, they require little technical know-how to use and can give an attacker easy access to all of an organization’s email if their vulnerable Exchange Servers are directly exposed to the Internet.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The FBI reported that US citizens have lost more than $68 million to SIM swapping attacks in 2021, the number of complaints since 2018 and associated losses have increased almost fivefold. In 2021, IC3 received 1,611 SIM swapping complaints with adjusted losses of more than $68 million.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In October 2021, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Josh Renaud alerted Missouri education department officials that their website was exposing the Social Security numbers of more than 100,000 primary and secondary teachers in the state. “A hacker is someone who gains unauthorized access to information or content.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

These days, all employees need to be well educated in security best practices and good habits if the organization wishes to steer clear of ransomware and malware. Thus the goal of training is to educate users so they are far less likely to fall prey to the various ploys from the hacking fraternity. Key Differentiators.

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CILIP

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Alongside our existing Partnership Agreement with CILIP in Scotland (renewed in 2021), we are working closely with the National Committees - CILIP Cymru Wales and CILIP Ireland - to establish a new basis for our work together under Joint Agreements. 2021 has been a tremendously exciting year for CILIP?s A year in review.

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Adapture

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Atlanta-based IT solutions provider recognized on prestigious CRN 2021 Solution Provider 500 list for the sixth consecutive year. Atlanta, GA, October 5, 2021 – CRN ®, a brand of The Channel Company , has named ADAPTURE to its 2021 Solution Provider 500 list. About The Channel Company. LET’S START THE CONVERSATION.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2022

Tech companies usually require a search warrant or subpoena before providing customer or user data, but any police jurisdiction can use an EDR to request immediate access to data without a warrant, provided the law enforcement entity attests that the request is related to an urgent matter of life and death. In July 2021, Sen.

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IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. IT Governance discovered 377 security incidents between April and June 2021, which accounted for 1,224,539,395 breached records. This represents a 7.4%

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The majority of those records came from a cyber attack in which a hacker accessed Argentina’s government ID database, with every citizen of the country thought to be affected. However, there are plenty of other incidents to dig into, including a raft of ransomware attacks against the education sector. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2021

Ariane Seiferth and Abi Aminu of Thales Recognized in CRN’s 2021 Women of the Channel List. Mon, 05/10/2021 - 13:56. The 2021 Women of the Channel list acknowledges women from all over the IT channel, including vendors, distributors and solution providers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors to access their networks. In May 2021, cybercriminals offered more than 36,000 login credentials for.edu email accounts and advertised the data on an instant messaging platform.

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Adapture

JANUARY 15, 2021

As companies begin to recover, many people have been looking to 2021 for a fresh new start. These are the 2021 hiring trends you should expect to see. Increased Flexibility in 2021. Cover Letters Make the Difference in 2021. An Emphasis on Soft Skills in 2021 Hiring Trends. Job Seekers Writing Cover Letters.

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IG Guru

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Access the signup form here. The post San Jose State University – School of Information hosting an online open house on November 10th, 2021 appeared first on IG GURU.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2021 – 61 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me million) Indra hacking group blamed for attack on Iranian railway system (unknown) Willdan Group, Inc. Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me

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CILIP

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2021 takes place on 27 January and like every year there will be opportunities for libraries to get involved. s through reading books, accessing information online or attending events, libraries are the local community?s Holocaust Memorial Day 2021. The theme for HMD 2021 is ?Be Whether it?s

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2023

. “Hackers could be waiting to gain access to your personal information by installing malware and monitoring software to your devices. On the other hand, the technology needed to conduct a sneaky juice jacking attack has become far more miniaturized, accessible and cheap. This scam is referred to as juice jacking.”

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

According to the recent Hiscox annual cyber readiness report , 41% of SMBs in the US fell victim to a cyberattack in 2023, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2021. Our mission is to provide accessible, effective, and affordable training to these businesses so they can close the gap, ultimately enhancing their defensive capabilities.”

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Last August 2021, ForAllSecure held its second annual FuzzCon. Through education and networking, our goal is to make this advanced technique more approachable and accessible. Through education and networking, our goal is to make this advanced technique more approachable and accessible.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2024

The group targeted multiple industries, including media and communications, telecoms, technology, healthcare, and education and government entities. “Once the perpetrators gain access, they deploy the Godzilla webshell, which allows them to maintain control over the compromised server.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

million customers, including website administrator passwords, sFTP credentials, and private SSL keys; -December 2022: Hackers gained access to and installed malware on GoDaddy’s cPanel hosting servers that “intermittently redirected random customer websites to malicious sites.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Quebec shut down nearly 4,000 of its sites as a preventative measure after the disclosure of a PoC exploit for the Log4Shell flaw ( CVE-2021-44228 ) in the Apache Log4j Java-based logging library. Query our API for "tags=CVE-2021-44228" for source IP addresses and other IOCs. formatMsgNoLookups option is set to false.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2023

Unlike other ALPHV affiliates, UNC4466 doesn’t rely on stolen credentials for initial access to victim environments. Mandiant researchers first observed this affiliate targeting Veritas issues in the wild on October 22, 2022.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

authoring agencies have recently observed indications of Volt Typhoon actors maintaining access and footholds within some victim IT environments for at least five years,” reads the alert. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure. ” U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 14, 2022

million in 2021 , compared with $3.8 Despite increased public awareness of cybersecurity risks and safe browsing practices, the impact of phishing has increased exponentially – IBM’s 2021 Cost of Data Breach Report found phishing to be the second most expensive attack vector for enterprises. companies rising to $14.8 million in 2015.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2021

The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2021 – 2.3 Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. billion records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 3,729 ransomware complaints in 2021, representing $49.2 This gives the perpetrator the access needed to launch the ransomware and lock the company out of its own infrastructure or encrypt files until the ransom is paid in cryptocurrency. Prevalence. million in adjusted losses.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2023

The researchers observed Flax Typhoon gaining and maintaining long-term access to Taiwanese organizations’ networks with minimal use of malware. Microsoft has not observed The group has been active since mid-2021, it focuses on government agencies and education, critical manufacturing, and information technology organizations in Taiwan.

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CILIP

MAY 6, 2021

The Office for Students is running a consultation which closed on the 6 May 2021 relating to the recurrent funding distribution for 2021/22. We have operated since 1898 under Royal Charter and represent a significant proportion of librarians and information professionals in the Higher Education sector. Published: 6 May 2021.

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CILIP

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Using the results of the survey, CILIP and the University of Sheffield will produce an open-access report to gain a clearer understanding of where we stand as a sector and as individual professionals in terms of AI adoption, use, and attitudes in the libraries and information profession.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

An affiliate of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang, tracked as UNC4466, was observed exploiting three vulnerabilities in the Veritas Backup solution to gain initial access to the target network. Unlike other ALPHV affiliates, UNC4466 doesn’t rely on stolen credentials for initial access to victim environments. CVSS score: 8.1).

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IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in April 2021 – 1 billion records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. discloses security incident (unknown) St. discloses security incident (unknown) St. They’ll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2021

Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band security updates that address four zero-day issues (CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065) in all supported Microsoft Exchange versions that are actively exploited in the wild. link] — Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) March 2, 2021.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

“InfraGard connects critical infrastructure owners, operators, and stakeholders with the FBI to provide education, networking, and information-sharing on security threats and risks,” the FBI’s InfraGard fact sheet reads. Department of Defense. USDoD’s InfraGard sales thread on Breached.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2023

China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon, was spotted observing a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. CrowdStrike researchers observed the China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon , using a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. The US government operation blocked access to the routers by Russian cyberspies. ” reads the joint report.

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