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Experts spotted first-ever crypto mining campaign leveraging Kubernetes RBAC

Security Affairs

Experts warn of a large-scale cryptocurrency mining campaign exploiting Kubernetes (K8s) Role-Based Access Control ( RBAC ). Cloud security firm Aqua discovered a large-scale cryptocurrency mining campaign exploiting Kubernetes (K8s) Role-Based Access Control ( RBAC ) to create backdoors and run miners.

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ManagePlus—your journey before, with and beyond RISE with SAP

IBM Big Data Hub

RISE with SAP has not only been a major cloud player in recent years, it’s also become the standard cloud offering from SAP across different products. Especially important is a good understanding of the RACI split around Standard, Additional and Optional Services, along with relevant CAS (Cloud Application Service) packages.

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Updated Kmsdx botnet targets IoT devices

Security Affairs

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The bot targets private gaming servers, cloud hosting providers, and certain government and educational sites. ” reads the report published by Akamai.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Incident Response in the Cloud

ForAllSecure

Incident response in the cloud. James Campbell, CEO of Cado Security , shares his experience with traditional incident response, and how the cloud, with its elastic structure, able to spin up and spin down instances, is changing incident response. That's the unique thing about clouds that's a different challenge.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

The sophistication gap presents security professionals with the dilemma where “on one end, advanced attackers employ custom tools and cloud infrastructure; on the other, some still use basic, often free services.” 27% of all attacks mine crypto currencies, usually on unmonitored cloud systems. 50% cloud targets.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

Cisco Umbrella , analyzing the threat environment for 2022, found that 86% of organizations experienced phishing, 69% experienced unsolicited crypto mining, 50% were affected by ransomware, and 48% experienced some form of information-stealing malware. Educating and training employees is a must-do in modern endpoint security.

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How to prioritize data strategy investments as a CDO

IBM Big Data Hub

When I joined IBM in 2016, our business strategy centered on hybrid cloud and AI. In terms of implementing that strategy, we set several key pieces in place, such as: A hybrid distributed cloud and AI platform. Another part of our pivot was an education and mindset shift to design thinking. A data-literate culture.