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Two-Step Verification
Two-step verification (also called two-factor authentication or 2FA) is one of the best steps you can take to secure any account. Two-step verification is when you require both a password and code sent to or generated by your mobile device. At a minimum enable two-step verification for your most important accounts such as email, financial and retirement accounts.03 May 2021
Ransomware Task Force Publishes Framework to Fight Global Threat
An 81-page report details how ransomware has evolved, along with recommendations on how to deter attacks and disrupt its business model.30 April 2021
New Threat Group Carrying Out Aggressive Ransomware Campaign
UNC2447 observed targeting now-patched vulnerability in SonicWall VPN.30 April 2021
Government agencies could access personal data without consent under new bill
Privacy advocates fear Coalition’s proposed data-sharing law could allow for robodebt-style tactics
Australians’ personal information could be accessed by government agencies and researchers without their consent under proposed data-sharing legislation that critics say could pave the way for more robodebt-style tactics.
In a speech at an Australian Financial Review conference this week, the former government services minister Stuart Robert said it wasn’t his job to make government “sexy”, but make it simple.
Related: Facebook data leak: Australians urged to check and secure social media accounts
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Continue reading...30 April 2021
PortDoor Espionage Malware Takes Aim at Russian Defense Sector
The stealthy backdoor is likely being used by Chinese APTs, researchers said.
30 April 2021
MITRE Adds MacOS, More Data Types to ATT&CK Framework
Version 9 of the popular threat matrix will improve support for a variety of platforms, including cloud infrastructure.30 April 2021
MITRE Adds MacOS, Linux, More Data Types to ATT&CK Framework
Version 9 of the popular threat matrix will improve support for a variety of platforms, including cloud infrastructure.30 April 2021
WeSteal: A Cryptocurrency-Stealing Tool That Does Just That
The developer of the WeSteal cryptocurrency stealer can’t be bothered with fancy talk: they say flat-out that it’s “the leading way to make money in 2021”.
30 April 2021
Survey Finds Broad Concern Over Third-Party App Providers Post-SolarWinds
Most IT and cybersecurity professionals think security is important enough to delay deployment of applications, survey data shows.30 April 2021
Is the SolarWinds Hack Really a Seismic Shift?
Oliver Tavakoli, CTO of Vectra AI, discusses the massive supply-chain hack's legacy and ramifications for security professionals.
30 April 2021
Ghost Town Security: What Threats Lurk in Abandoned Offices?
Millions of office buildings and campuses were rapidly abandoned during the pandemic. Now it's a year later - what happened in those office parks and downtown ghost towns? What security dangers lurk there now, waiting to ambush returning businesses?
30 April 2021
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Governments as cyber-targets – FBI and Have I Been Pwned team up to notify Emotet victims – Mac users urged to plug a serious security hole
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30 April 2021
The Ticking Time Bomb in Every Company's Code
Developers must weigh the benefits and risks of using third-party code in Web apps.30 April 2021
7 Modern-Day Cybersecurity Realities
Security pros may be working with a false sense of security. We explore seven places where old methods and techniques have to change to keep their organizations safe.
30 April 2021
Microsoft Warns 25 Critical Vulnerabilities in IoT, Industrial Devices
Azure Defender security team discovers that memory allocation is a systemic problem that can allow threat actors to execute malicious code remotely or cause entire systems to crash.
30 April 2021
SAP admits to ‘thousands’ of illegal software exports to Iran
SAP says it accepts “full responsibility for past conduct.”30 April 2021
WeSteal: A ‘shameless’ cryptocurrency stealer sold in the underground
The brazen developer doesn’t even try to hide their creation’s true purpose.30 April 2021
ISC urges updates of DNS servers to wipe out new BIND vulnerabilities
The security flaws could lead to remote exploitation.30 April 2021
XDR Pushing Endpoint Detection and Response Technologies to Extinction
Ironically, EDR's success has spawn demand for technology that extends beyond it.29 April 2021
Babuk Ransomware Gang Mulls Retirement
The RaaS operators have been posting, tweaking and taking down a goodbye note, saying that they'll be open-sourcing their data encryption malware for other crooks to use.
29 April 2021