Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

Think Linux doesn’t have malware? And here’s another example of malware that is targeting Linux (along with Windows). This would be why I hate it when companies force me to use SMS for two-factor authentication—at least let me use a one-time passcode or something. Falco has graduated within the CNCF.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 18, 2020

government agencies by illicitly inserting malware into software updates for a widely used IT infrastructure management product. “This particular piece of malware is difficult to detect. .” “This particular piece of malware is difficult to detect. Discovered on Dec.

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Network World

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Cybercriminals began to use social engineering techniques to trick people into giving up their personal information, and they developed new malware that could evade traditional security measures. This philosophy demands rigorous and continuous authentication and authorization procedures before granting access to any resources or systems.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2023

Structured telemetry and analytics cybersecurity firm Uptycs has discovered a new macOS malware stealer it is calling MacStealer. It joins three Windows-based malware families using Telegram in 2023, including Titan Stealer, Parallax RAT, and HookSpoofer, all of which exploit stealer command and control (C2). "

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Galido

MARCH 10, 2020

One such example of technology pioneered by the financial services industry is two-factor authentication. But do biometric authentication systems protect customers without being a hassle? But do biometric authentication systems protect customers without being a hassle? Biometric Authentication Use Cases.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Unsurprisingly, there’s more to phishing than email: Email phishing: Attackers send emails with attachments that inject malware in the system when opened or malicious links that take the victim to a site where they’re tricked into revealing sensitive data.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Using the “same old” low-skill tactics, common tools, and a bit of social engineering, hackers can get around complex security policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. However, scammers might add a sense of urgency saying the offer expires in 2 hours, for example.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Malware distribution The opportunistic nature of website spoofing allows attackers to distribute malware to users’ devices. The distribution of malware serves various purposes, from causing general system distribution to potentially being employed as a tool for more sophisticated cyberattacks.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Real-life examples of depth of defense Network Perimeter: Organizations often deploy firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and network monitoring tools at the network perimeter to prevent unauthorized access. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Implementing 2FA adds an extra layer of authentication beyond traditional usernames and passwords.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2021

For example, some Robinhood users received an email discussing tax documents, which would be important for every user to look through. Here are two examples of these phishing attempts: 5 ways to spot phishing emails. Fraudulent domain examples: @robinh00d.com, @gmail.com, @yahoo.com. Be especially wary of.zip,exe,doc files.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 10, 2022

An example of this is CISOs and CIOs had to create 60,000 new remote sites within days – a project that, in normal times, would have been carefully planned over years. So, if cyber thieves place malware within a spreadsheet or a slide set at a remote site, the tunnel would protect and transport the malware without question.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Checkers and Rally's (2019): The fast-food chain reported a point-of-sale malware attack affecting more than 100 locations. As an example, POS systems, while specialized, are still computers and should be equipped with a robust security stack that's actively monitored for signs of data tampering or security threats being introduce."

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Dataconomy

JUNE 4, 2024

A massive collection of 361 million email addresses , sourced from credentials stolen by password-stealing malware, in credential stuffing attacks, and from data breaches, has been added to the Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service. The example provided above breaks the combos down by their respective email service providers.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 12, 2022

For example, more people now need access to sensitive business data while working from home, on public computers, and via their mobile devices. Users authenticate to a cloud access service broker (CASB), which is aware of all SaaS services in use across the organization — both authorized and unauthorized. Lock the front door.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Fingerprint authentication has become synonymous with security on our smartphones and devices. From AI-powered phishing attacks that mimic trusted voices to malware embedded within seemingly innocuous QR codes, the tactics of cybercriminals evolve at an alarming pace.

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Phil Windley

AUGUST 28, 2023

My new book Learning Digital Identity from O'Reilly Media covers many of the topics in this post such as multi-factor authentication, authorization and access control, and identity policy development in depth. User Authentication: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Requiring users to provide multiple forms of verification (e.g.,

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

Malware and attackers can "break in" in various ways. These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic. If you detect a phishing email, make sure to avoid all links, and report them! As far as this software goes, though, its effectiveness can be limited.

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Network World

MARCH 29, 2017

The source code for a new Trojan program that targets banking services has been published online, offering an easy way for unskilled cybercriminals to launch potent malware attacks against users. The Trojan is called Nuclear Bot and first appeared for sale on underground cybercrime forums in early December for $2,500.

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Galido

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Websites are extremely susceptible to cyber-attacks from hackers as these unauthorized cyber geeks are constantly searching for weak points through which they can install malware or viruses on your website. Wordfence Security and Sucuri Security are two such examples of security plugins. Firewall your website. Monitor Webmaster Tools.

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Dataconomy

JULY 26, 2023

FraudGPT : Scammers’ secret to stealing your data ChatGPT-generated email scam Emails, a notorious scamming medium, have been used to disseminate malware, extort victims, or pilfer crucial information. The ulterior motive of these cybercriminals is to either filch credentials or unleash malware.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 9, 2015

In sum, Sony’s losses are neither surprising nor unprecedented, merely a salient example of corporate vulnerability and the fact we are continuing to erect our massive information economy on sand. For example, according to the Pentagon, Chinese hackers have stolen design information for more than twenty-four major US weapons systems.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 13, 2023

Examples are all around us. Global instability complicates this situation further as attacks against critical infrastructure around the world spiked following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the deployment of Industroyer2 malware that is specifically designed to target and cripple critical industrial infrastructure.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2022

CloudSEK uses the example of a gaming app that would post your high score directly to your Twitter feed, which is powered by the API. The report explains in more detail: "Since the Twitter API provides direct access to a Twitter account, there must be some form of authentication involved.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

NIST, other government agencies, and industry bodies point towards the policy enforcement point (PEP) as the gateway device or service that performs this separation, gating access based on different authentication and authorization requirements, depending on the sensitivity of the resource.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Volexity has also reported publicly that they observed the APT using a secret key that the APT previously stole in order to generate a cookie to bypass the Duo multi-factor authentication protecting access to Outlook Web App (OWA). What if the SolarWinds and SUNBURST malware part of the attack was just the outside of the onion here?

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SecureWorld News

JULY 6, 2023

Let's watch an example of this deepfake video: By a show of hands, how many people can say this is not the real Morgan Freeman, Tom Cruise, and Mark Zuckerberg? Trust your instincts: Develop a healthy skepticism and question the authenticity of online content, especially if it seems too good to be true. No one, right?

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Vox

JUNE 29, 2022

She blocked her friend’s account, changed her password, and enabled two-factor authentication. “I For example, if your “bank” calls, you should hang up, find the number of your bank on your debit card (or another official source, like its website), and call that number back. I was just very naive and trusting,” Giordano tells me. “I

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Vox

JUNE 18, 2022

Call it “cosmic malware.”. But the news is a reminder that there is little in the way of clear agreement about how the world should handle an authenticated message from an apparent alien civilization, or whether it can even be done safely. Cosmic malware. It would be through information that could be sent far faster. Phoning ET.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 6, 2023

In one example , a doctor uploaded their patient’s name and medical condition in order to generate a prior authorisation letter to the patient’s insurance company. In another example , Samsung staff leveraged ChatGPT to fix errors in some source code but leaked confidential data, including notes from meetings and performance-related data.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

An example of this kind of operation is technology that can deploy an array of decoys and booby traps throughout a company’s networks. The way to deal with this issue is to couple a deception system with more traditional defenses like firewalls, encryption, anti-malware solutions and authentication systems.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 14, 2023

Contrary to a common belief, WordPress security isn't limited to the use of hard-to-guess access credentials and turnkey malware scanners. Such plugins are good at detecting prevalent malware species, but they hardly ever close gaps that allow attacks to happen, in the first place. Malware can also drill a backdoor for future attacks.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Whether it is ransomware, other types of malware, or any number of cyberattacks, threat actors keep inventing new techniques to cause disruption. In a blog post, Neel Mehta, Information Security lead for Google, explains how a hacker has managed to break certificate code parsing to invade email inboxes and infect users with malware.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 17, 2024

Using publicly available information and proprietary threat intelligence provided by FortiRecon, the report provides a comprehensive view of planned attacks, such as third-party breaches, infostealers, phishing, and malware, including ransomware.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

However, users must be mindful and methodical when setting up, for example, an eCommerce site in WordPress; it's wise to look beyond the real-world SEO benefits and design flexibility and consider factors like data integrity and security. For example, only allow senior developers to disable PHP file execution in directories using.htaccess.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

For example, imagine a corporate pentest of a remote worker if a child answers the phone. is an electronic cyberattack that targets a user by email and falsely poses as an authentic entity to bait individuals into providing sensitive data, corporate passwords, clicks on a malicious web link, or execute malware.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Traditional anti-malware research relies on customer systems but what if a particular malware wasn’t on the same platform as your solution software? éveillé from ESET joins The Hacker Mind podcast to talk about the challenges of building his own internet scanner to scan for elusive malware. Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This malware, delivered via an AutoIt script, enabled the attacker to execute malicious commands and maintain remote control over the system. For example, AutoIt scripts were utilized to identify and bypass any antivirus software present on the system. This step adds a necessary layer of protection in preventing unauthorized access.

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