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Burn and Churn: CISOs and the Role of Cybersecurity Automation Marc Solomon
Organizations need to listen to their CISOs and start turning to cybersecurity automation for the qualitative benefits of employee satisfaction and well-being. The post Burn and Churn: CISOs and the Role of Cybersecurity Automation appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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New Bluetooth Flaw Let Hackers Take Over Android, Linux, macOS, and iOS Devices [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A critical Bluetooth security flaw could be exploited by threat actors to take control of Android, Linux, macOS and iOS devices. Tracked as CVE-2023-45866, the issue relates to a case of authentication bypass that enables attackers to connect to susceptible devices and inject keystrokes to achieve code execution as the victim. “Multiple Bluetooth stacks have authentication…
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Hacking the Human Mind: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in the ‘First Line of Cyber Defense’ [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Humans are complex beings with consciousness, emotions, and the capacity to act based on thoughts. In the ever-evolving realm of cybersecurity, humans consistently remain primary targets for attackers. Over the years, these attackers have developed their expertise in exploiting various human qualities, sharpening their skills to manipulate biases and emotional triggers with the objective ofRead…
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FBI Chief Makes Fresh Pitch for Spy Program Renewal and Says It’d Be ‘Devastating’ If It Lapsed Associated Press
FBI Director Christopher Wray calls for the reauthorization of a U.S. government surveillance tool set to expire at the end of the year. The post FBI Chief Makes Fresh Pitch for Spy Program Renewal and Says It’d Be ‘Devastating’ If It Lapsed appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Building a Robust Threat Intelligence with Wazuh [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Threat intelligence refers to gathering, processing, and analyzing cyber threats, along with proactive defensive measures aimed at strengthening security. It enables organizations to gain a comprehensive insight into historical, present, and anticipated threats, providing context about the constantly evolving threat landscape. Importance of threat intelligence in the cybersecurity ecosystemRead More
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Ransomware Attacks on Industrial Orgs Increasingly Impact OT Systems: Survey Eduard Kovacs
Ransomware attacks aimed at industrial organizations are increasingly impacting OT systems, according to a Claroty report. The post Ransomware Attacks on Industrial Orgs Increasingly Impact OT Systems: Survey appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Governments May Spy on You by Requesting Push Notifications from Apple and Google [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Unspecified governments have demanded mobile push notification records from Apple and Google users to pursue people of interest, according to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. “Push notifications are alerts sent by phone apps to users’ smartphones,” Wyden said. “These alerts pass through a digital post office run by the phone operating system provider — overwhelmingly Apple or…
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Atlassian Patches Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities Ionut Arghire
Atlassian has released patches for critical-severity remote code execution flaws in Confluence and other products. The post Atlassian Patches Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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New Stealthy ‘Krasue’ Linux Trojan Targeting Telecom Firms in Thailand [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A previously unknown Linux remote access trojan called Krasue has been observed targeting telecom companies in Thailand by threat actors to main covert access to victim networks at lease since 2021. Named after a nocturnal female spirit of Southeast Asian folklore, the malware is “able to conceal its own presence during the initialization phase,” Group-IB said in a reportRead…
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Meta Launches Default End-to-End Encryption for Chats and Calls on Messenger [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Meta has officially begun to roll out support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Messenger for personal calls and one-to-one personal messages by default in what it called the “most significant milestone yet.” “This isn’t a routine security update: we rebuilt the app from the ground up, in close consultation with privacy and safety experts,” Loredana Crisan, vice…