Critical Bugs Expose Hundreds of Thousands of Medical Devices
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:01:00 +0000
The so-called Access:7 vulnerabilities are the latest high-profile IoT security fumble.
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Phishing e-mails are more prevalent (and dangerous) than ever
Credit to Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:56:00 -0800
Phishing, those malicious e-mails that pretend to be legitimate messages, has been a problem since Canter and Siegel launched the first spam campaign in 1994. (Mea culpa — it seems they learned about this thing called the Internet from some of my articles.) Today, spam, while still annoying, is the least of our e-mail troubles. In addition to invading Ukraine, Russian agents are now doing their best to invade our IT systems via phishing e-mails.
2.5 million-plus cybersecurity jobs are open—women can fill them
Credit to Author: Emma Jones| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0000
As we celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we examine the potential roadblocks and exciting opportunities for women in cybersecurity.
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Read MoreGoogle buys cybersecurity company Mandiant for $5.4B
Credit to Author: Charlotte Trueman| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:58:00 -0800
In a move to offer an end-to-end security operations suite from its cloud platform, Google has announced it will acquire cyberdefense and response company Mandiant for $5.4 billion, in a deal expected to close later this year.
The acquisition will complement Google Cloud’s existing security services and together, the companies will deliver a security operations suite as well as advisory services that help customers address critical security challenges and stay protected at every stage of the security lifecycle, Mandiant said in a press release.
The company recently announced a new Ransomware Defense Validation service for its SaaS-based XDR (extended detection and response) platform, Mandiant Advantage, to help enterprises gauge the ability of their security systems to guard against ransomware attacks.
New RURansom Wiper Targets Russia
Credit to Author: Jaromir Horejsi| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000
We analyze RURansom, a malware variant discovered to be targeting Russia. Originally suspected to be a ransomware because of its name, analysis reveals RURansom to be a wiper.
Read MoreGoogle takes on Docs notification spammers
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:31:05 +0000
We look at some fixes Google is releasing to combat a wave of spam made via notifications in Google Docs and other apps.
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Read MoreWhen fake dating profiles try the military approach
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:33:11 +0000
We look at the problems faced by people whose images and life story are misused by criminals for the purpose of romance scams.
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Read MoreConti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part IV: Cryptocrime
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 01:38:36 +0000
Three stories here last week pored over several years’ worth of internal chat records stolen from the Conti ransomware group, the most profitable ransomware gang in operation today. The candid messages revealed how Conti evaded law enforcement and intelligence agencies, what it was like on a typical day at the Conti office, and how Conti secured the digital weaponry used in their attacks. This final post on the Conti conversations explores different schemes that Conti pursued to invest in and steal cryptocurrencies.
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