How AI Will Supercharge Spear-Phishing
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 21, 2020
To keep pace with intelligent, unpredictable threats, cybersecurity will have to adopt an intelligent security of its own.
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Trickbot Rebounds After 'Takedown'
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 20, 2020
CrowdStrike: Botnet's Activity Has Already Picked Up The recent "takedown" of Trickbot by Microsoft and others had only a temporary effect; the botnet's activity levels have already rebounded, according to Crowdstrike and other security firms.
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Facebook Promises Privacy Reform. Critics Aren't Convinced
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 22, 2020
In an interview with WIRED, Facebook's chief privacy officers argue that the company has turned a corner. Again.
Hackers claim to have compromised 50,000 home cameras and posted footage online
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 19, 2020
A hacker collective claims to have hacked over 50,000 home security cameras and published their footage online, some of them on adult sites. A group of hackers claims to have compromised over 50,000 home security cameras and published their private footage online. Some footages were published on adult sites, experts reported that crooks are offering lifetime access to the entire collection for US$150.
State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025
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The Now-Defunct Firms Behind 8chan, QAnon
Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Some of the world’s largest Internet firms have taken steps to crack down on disinformation spread by QAnon conspiracy theorists and the hate-filled anonymous message board 8chan. But according to a California-based security researcher, those seeking to de-platform these communities may have overlooked a simple legal solution to that end: Both the Nevada-based web hosting company owned by 8chan’s current figurehead and the California firm that provides its sole connection to the Inte
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US Indicts Sandworm, Russia's Most Destructive Cyberwar Unit
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 19, 2020
The Department of Justice has named and charged six men for allegedly carrying out many of the most costly cyberattacks in history.
Fooling self-driving cars by displaying virtual objects
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev demonstrated how to fool self-driving cars by displaying virtual objects. A group of researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev demonstrated that it is possible to fool self-driving cars by displaying virtual objects (phantoms). The experts define as phantom a depthless visual object used to deceive ADASs and cause these systems to perceive it as real.
GUEST ESSAY: ‘CyberXchange’ presents a much-needed platform for cybersecurity purchases
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 19, 2020
There is no shortage of innovative cybersecurity tools and services that can help companies do a much better job of defending their networks. Related: Welcome to the CyberXchange Marketplace In the U.S. alone, in fact, there are more than 5,000 cybersecurity vendors. For organizations looking to improve their security posture, this is causing confusion and vendor fatigue, especially for companies that don’t have a full time Chief Information Security Officer.
6 Russians Indicted for Destructive NotPeyta Attacks
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 20, 2020
DOJ: Russian GRU Officers Targeted 2018 Olympics, French Elections and More The U.S. Justice Department unsealed indictments against six Russian military officers on Monday, alleging that they carried out a series of major hacking operations, including deploying destructive NotPetya malware - tied to more than $10 billion in damages - and attacking the 2018 Olympics.
How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs
Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage
When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m
How Police Can Crack Locked Phones—and Extract Information
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 23, 2020
A report finds 50,000 cases where law enforcement agencies turned to outside firms to bypass the encryption on a mobile device.
Four npm packages found opening shells and collecting info on Linux, Windows systems
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 17, 2020
On Thursday, four JavaScript packages have been removed from the npm portal because they have been found containing malicious code. NPM staff removed four JavaScript packages from the npm portal because were containing malicious code. Npm is the largest package repository for any programming language. The four packages, which had a total of one thousand of downloads, are: plutov-slack-client nodetest199 nodetest1010 npmpubman . “Any computer that has this package installed or running sh
Positioning Rules as Solutions
AIIM
OCTOBER 22, 2020
As you already know, people are more likely to follow your rules after they buy in to the reasons behind them. But you can take it one step further, and provide your “rules” as solutions instead of orders. Amazon’s Kindle publishing team understands this concept well. I was preparing the Kindle edition of my recent book , following the production of the softcover edition.
Unsecured Voice Transcripts Expose Health Data - Again
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Researchers Find Pfizer Drug Customer Messages Accessible on Internet For the second time within a week, it's been revealed that sensitive voice messages containing patients' information have been exposed on the internet. The latest discovery involves unsecured voice transcripts of patient calls to drug giant Pfizer's automated customer support system.
Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap
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The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.
12 Cyber Threats That Could Wreak Havoc on the Election
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 22, 2020
From targeted misinformation to manipulated data, these are the cybersecurity concerns election officials worry about most.
Nefilim ransomware gang published Luxottica data on its leak site
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 20, 2020
The Nefilim ransomware operators have posted a long list of files that appear to belong to Italian eyewear and eyecare giant Luxottica. Luxottica Group S.p.A. is an Italian eyewear conglomerate and the world’s largest company in the eyewear industry. As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Target Optical, Eyemed vision care plan, and Glasses.com.
[Podcast] Office Re-Entry in Times of COVID
AIIM
OCTOBER 21, 2020
In this episode of AIIM On Air , I speak with Sue Trombley, Managing Director of Thought Leadership for Iron Mountain. We discuss the biggest impacts on the workplace from Covid-19 and the challenges and opportunities of the new normal of business today. While remote work is a new reality for many organizations and workers, not all people and positions can work from home.
Analysis: Can Russia's Cyber Destruction Appetite Be Curbed?
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Indictments Are Just a First Step Toward a Crackdown The U.S. indictment charging that six Russian GRU military intelligence officers were responsible for numerous cyberattacks highlights Moscow's seemingly unending appetite for online destruction. Experts say more than indictments will be required to curb such activity.
Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management
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The US Sanctions Russians For Potentially ‘Fatal’ Malware
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 23, 2020
The message is meant to deter any similar attack against US infrastructure.
Sopra Steria hit by the Ryuk ransomware gang
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 23, 2020
French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria hit by ‘cyberattack’, Ryuk ransomware suspected. French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria has been hit by a ransomware attack, while the company did not reveal the family of malware that infected its systems, local media speculate the involvement of the Ryuk ransomware. “A cyber attack was detected on the Sopra Steria computer network on the evening of October 20.
Death of the Information Governance Salesman
AIIM
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Before we start, let’s take a minute to address the big elephant in the room. You’re probably thinking, “ Where are you going with this sales angle, Sean? I work with records and information, and my job is all about managing, protecting, and storing it. I don’t sell a thing! ”. Well, what we’re going to cover today will show you that you ARE, in fact, in the business of selling when it comes to Information Governance – it’s just a slightly different model than we’re all used to.
6 Russians Indicted for NotPeyta Campaign, Other Attacks
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 19, 2020
DOJ: Russian GRU Officers Targeted 2018 Olympics, French Elections and More The U.S. Justice Department unsealed indictments against six Russian military officers on Monday, alleging that they carried out a series of major hacking operations, including deploying NotPetya ransomware - causing over $10 billion in damages - and attacking the 2018 Olympics.
The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report
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A Cut Cable Knocked Out Virginia's Voter Registration Site
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 17, 2020
Plus: Barnes and Noble got hacked, Zoom adds real end-to-end encryption, and more of the week's top security news.
ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2020
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2020
According to the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2020, cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated, targeted, and in many cases undetected. I’m proud to present the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2020 , the annual report published by the ENISA that provides insights on the evolution of cyber threats for the period January 2019-April 2020. The 8th annual ENISA Threat Landscape (ETL) report was compiled by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), with the support of the European Commiss
Split-Second Phantom Images Fool Autopilots
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Researchers are tricking autopilots by inserting split-second images into roadside billboards. Researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University of the Negev … previously revealed that they could use split-second light projections on roads to successfully trick Tesla’s driver-assistance systems into automatically stopping without warning when its camera sees spoofed images of road signs or pedestrians.
Elite Russian Sandworm Hackers' OPSEC Problem
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2020
US Indictment Airs Russian Military's Dirty Laundry Although Russia's elite nation-state hackers are capable of waging destructive attacks, the GRU military intelligence Sandworm operators have not been able to remain in the shadows, a U.S.
Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder
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NSS Labs Shuttered
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 19, 2020
The testing firm's website says it has 'ceased operations' as of Oct. 15.
FBI and CISA joint alert blames Russia’s Energetic Bear APT for US government networks hack
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 23, 2020
The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. A joint security advisory published by The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data.
Microsoft Teams Phishing Attack Targets Office 365 Users
Threatpost
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Up to 50,000 Office 365 users are being targeted by a phishing campaign that purports to notify them of a "missed chat" from Microsoft Teams.
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