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Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Defenders are facing expanding attack surface areas and sophisticated threats compounded by insecure code that leaves the door open to attackers. To counter these threats we’re excited to announce new innovations in Microsoft Defender for Cloud to provide cloud-native application protection to strengthen security posture and mitigate risk from code to cloud.

The post Introducing new Microsoft Defender for Cloud innovations to strengthen cloud-native protections appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Security Sophos

October 12, 2022 admin

Are threat actors turning to archives and disk images as macro usage dwindles?

Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:00:28 +0000

Following Microsoft’s announcement that macros from the internet will be disabled by default, threat actors are using alternative file types for malware delivery. This shift brings both challenges and opportunities for organizations.

Security TrendMicro

October 12, 2022 admin

Black Basta Ransomware Gang Infiltrates networks via QAKBOT, Brute Ratel, and Cobalt Strike

Credit to Author: Ian Kenefick| Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We analyzed a QAKBOT-related case leading to a Brute Ratel C4 and Cobalt Strike payload that can be attributed to the threat actors behind the Black Basta ransomware.

Kaspersky Security

October 12, 2022 admin

YoWhatsApp — an infected WhatsApp mod | Kaspersky official blog

Credit to Author: John Snow| Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:45:51 +0000

We tell you how the YoWhatsApp mod got infected, and explain why it’s dangerous to use unofficial modifications of messaging apps.

Kaspersky Security

October 12, 2022 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 270 | Kaspersky official blog

Credit to Author: David Buxton| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:04:19 +0000

Episode 270 asks, what exactly is the ‘Metaverse’? Did Bruce Willis actually sell his image? And more!

ComputerWorld Independent

October 12, 2022 admin

EU-US data sharing agreement: Is it a done deal?

The thousands of companies waiting for a new US-EU data-transfer agreement to go into effect soon and ease the burdensome legal work necessary for cross-border data transfer shouldn’t get their hopes up. US President Joe Biden’s executive order to implement rules for the Trans-Atlantic Data Policy Framework agreed on earlier this year is a move in the right direction, but the new pact won’t go into effect until next spring at the earliest, and even then it is bound to face legal challenges, say public policy and legal experts.

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MalwareBytes Security

October 11, 2022 admin