Mastercard acquired Baffin Bay Networks to better help businesses deal with the increasingly challenging nature of cyber-attacks. Baffin Bay Networks, based in Sweden, adds to Mastercard’s multi-layered approach to cyber security and helps to stop attacks, while mitigating exposure to…
Wipro and Secret Double Octopus provide enterprises with stronger authentication mechanisms
Secret Double Octopus partners with Wipro to strengthen passwordless protection against identity-based cyber attacks. Under the new partnership, Wipro’s Cybersecurity and Risk Services (CRS) will use SDO’s Octopus Enterprise technology platform to drive Wipro’s passwordless authentication solution, as part of…
DotRunpeX: The Malware That Infects Systems with Multiple Families
By Deeba Ahmed Researchers suspect that the malware may be operated by Russian-speaking groups, given the references to the language in its code. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DotRunpeX: The Malware That Infects Systems with…
A week in security (March 13 – 19)
Categories: News Tags: Becky Holmes Tags: Lock and Code S04E06 Tags: ransomware Tags: WhatsApp Tags: AI chatbot Tags: investment fraud Tags: Clop Tags: Microsoft zero-day Tags: Microsoft Tags: STALKER 2 Tags: Facebook Tags: Microsoft OneNote Tags: LockBit Tags: Rubrik The…
“ViLE” members posed as police officers and extorted victims
Categories: News Tags: Doxxers Tags: doxxing Tags: police Tags: social media Tags: extortion Tags: data breach Two individuals have been charged with being members of ViLE, a group of doxxers that even impersonated police officers to obtain personal information about…
Google reveals 18 chip vulnerabilities threatening mobile, wearables, vehicles
Categories: News Tags: android Tags: google Tags: samsung Tags: chip Tags: VoLTE Tags: modem Tags: chipset Tags: vulnerability Tags: pixel Tags: CVE-2023-24033 We take a look at multiple vulnerabilities highlighted by Google’s Project Zero team, and what you can do…
Treasury’s system tracking federal debt still needs security improvements, GAO says
The watchdog found continued “information system control deficiencies,” despite Treasury’s progress on prior recommendations. This article has been indexed from FCW – All Content Read the original article: Treasury’s system tracking federal debt still needs security improvements, GAO says
Defining endpoint security in a zero-trust world
Increased cloud attacks and the need for stronger endpoint security are making 2023 more challenging than many CISOs budgeted for. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: Defining endpoint security in a zero-trust…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-03-20
Acropalypse flaw in Google Pixel’s Markup tool allowed the recovery of edited images ChatGPT Gut Check: Cybersecurity Threats Overhyped or Not? CISA kicks off ransomware vulnerability pilot to help spot ransomware-exploitable flaws FIDO (Fast Identity Online) ForgeRock, Secret Double Octopus…
Acropalypse flaw in Google Pixel’s Markup tool allowed the recovery of edited images
The Acropalypse flaw in the Markup tool of Google Pixel allowed the partial recovery of edited or redacted screenshots and images. Security researchers Simon Aarons and David Buchanan have discovered a vulnerability, named ‘Acropalypse,’ in the Markup tool of Google…
ChatGPT Gut Check: Cybersecurity Threats Overhyped or Not?
UK cybersecurity authorities and researchers tamp down fears that ChatGPT will overwhelm current defenses, while the CEO of OpenAI worries about its use in cyberattacks. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: ChatGPT Gut Check:…
CISA kicks off ransomware vulnerability pilot to help spot ransomware-exploitable flaws
Last week, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the launch of the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot (RVWP) program to “proactively identify information systems that contain security vulnerabilities commonly associated with ransomware attacks.” Once the program identifies vulnerable…
FIDO (Fast Identity Online)
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ForgeRock, Secret Double Octopus offer passwordless authentication for enterprises
ForegeRock is adding a new passwordless authentication capability, called Enterprise Connect Passwordless, to its flagship Identity Platform product to help eliminate the need for user passwords in large organizations. ForgeRock has partnered with Israel-based Secret Double Octopus to offer the…
Privacy fail: Pictures cropped, redacted by Google Pixel phones can be recovered
aCropalypse Now, starring any 2018-or-later device If you’ve owned a Google Pixel smartphone since the 3 series came out in 2018, bad news: any screenshot that you’ve cropped or redacted on your Pixel can be potentially restored without much fuss.……
UI modernization, identity verification limit state fraud loss
Halfway through a four-year modernization of its unemployment insurance management system, New York state’s Labor Department aims to create a more seamless and secure user experience. This article has been indexed from GCN – All Content Read the original article:…
Resident data profiles trigger targeted emergency response
First responders can save time and resources when they have access to resident information such as existing medical conditions or their home layout. This article has been indexed from GCN – All Content Read the original article: Resident data profiles…
Aembit Scores $16.6M Seed Funding for Workload IAM Technology
Maryland startup Aembit gets funding to build an identity platform designed to manage, enforce, and audit access between federated workloads. The post Aembit Scores $16.6M Seed Funding for Workload IAM Technology appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…
4 cloud API security best practices
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Facebook Is Finally Rolling Out Paid Verification System For Improved Security
The post Facebook Is Finally Rolling Out Paid Verification System For Improved Security appeared first on Facecrooks. Last month, Facebook began testing its paid “Verified” feature for Australian and New Zealand users. The company is offering these users direct access…
Mirai Hackers Use Golang to Create a Bigger, Badder DDoS Botnet
With HinataBot, malware authors have created a beast many times more efficient than even the scariest botnets of old, packing more than 3Tbit/s DDoS speeds. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Mirai Hackers Use…
AI Has Your Business Data
No-code has lowered the barrier for non-developers to create applications. AI will completely eliminate it. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: AI Has Your Business Data
State cyber workforce challenges reaching ‘crisis levels’
By marketing themselves better and adapting to remote work, states can attract and retain more cybersecurity workers, a new report suggests. This article has been indexed from GCN – All Content Read the original article: State cyber workforce challenges reaching…
When the Absence of Noise Becomes Signal: Defensive Considerations for Lazarus FudModule
In February 2023, X-Force posted a blog entitled “Direct Kernel Object Manipulation (DKOM) Attacks on ETW Providers” that details the capabilities of a sample attributed to the Lazarus group leveraged to impair visibility of the malware’s operations. This blog will…
Techno-nationalism explained: What you need to know
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ForgeRock, Double Secret Octopus offer passwordless authentication for enterprises
ForgeRock is adding Enterprise Connect Passwordless to its Identity Platform to provide no-code and low-code approaches for enterprises to add passwordless authentication to their IT infrastructure. This article has been indexed from InfoWorld Security Read the original article: ForgeRock, Double…
BECs double in 2022, overtaking ransomware
A look at 4th quarter 2022, data suggests that new threat surfaces notwithstanding, low-code cybersecurity business email compromises including phishing, as well as MFA bombing are still the prevalent exploits favored by threat actors. The post BECs double in 2022,…