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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity

CIO Business Intelligence

Authentication. Moreover, new sources of ever expanding data produced by generative AI and the unfettered growth of unstructured data introduce even more challenges. There’s the complexity of security in the organization. Password strategies. Incident response plans. Training and awareness. Encryption. Anti-virus. Data at rest. State actors.

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Over 9,000 Exposed VNCs Threaten Critical Infrastructure

SecureWorld News

New research shows there are more than 9,000 exposed Virtual Network Computing (VNC) servers that are being used without authentication, some of which belong to organizations in critical infrastructure. They say that he could remotely access a ministry employee's desktop without a password or authentication.

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

In November 2022, cybercriminals somehow acquired the right to run ads on Google for the popular open-source graphics editor GIMP. It's also imperative to verify website authenticity before interacting with its content. Here's some evidence for those who consider the risk far-fetched.

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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware

SecureWorld News

The report was published on June 7, 2022. Silas provides a technical overview of Maui ransomware: "The earliest identified copy of Maui was first collected by Stairwell's inception platform on 3 April 2022. All identified copies of Maui (as of this report) have shared a compilation timestamp of 15 April 2021 04:36:00 UTC.

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Averting turbulence in the air

CIO Business Intelligence

released in March 2022, with mandatory compliance starting on March 31, 2024, represents an updated and refined version of the Standard. is asking all merchants to have an “automated” technical solution for their public-facing web applications—meaning a web-based application firewall (WAF) is now a must. The PCI DSS v4.0, PCI DSS v4.0

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Ingenious Phishing Tactics in the Modern Scammer's Toolbox

SecureWorld News

Google Docs comments abused to spread toxic links In early January 2022, bad actors mastered a new unusual technique to spew out phishing links and avoid detection. To view it, the unsuspecting person has to go through a rabbit hole of authentication steps.

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5 Technologies that CIOs and IT Leaders Can’t Ignore in 2022

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

What makes it a “can’t-ignore” technology in 2022? CIOs will look for cost-effective ways to digitally transform their operations in 2022,” says Jason Beres, SVP Developer Tools, Infragistics. “As The post 5 Technologies that CIOs and IT Leaders Can’t Ignore in 2022 appeared first on mrc's Cup of Joe Blog.