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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. It relays graphical screen changes while transmitting mouse and keyboard inputs from one machine to another via a network.

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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity

CIO Business Intelligence

The boulder is made from complex infrastructure, network connections, data stores, and devices. Authentication. There are “integrated” approaches to cybersecurity threat protection and remediation, including solutions from Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, and many others. The task is Sisyphean. Unfortunately, not.

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

Threat actors tend to abuse legitimate advertising networks or websites to disseminate their malicious content that may appear as banners, pop-ups, or embedded scripts on trusted web pages. In November 2022, cybercriminals somehow acquired the right to run ads on Google for the popular open-source graphics editor GIMP.

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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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Ingenious Phishing Tactics in the Modern Scammer's Toolbox

SecureWorld News

Also referred to as the "evil twin," the phony wireless network provides a would-be victim with an internet connection, possibly with a stronger signal than the original, with no heads-up visible to the naked eye. The most effective countermeasure for this style of attack is to avoid using public wireless networks altogether.

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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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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 They’re responsible for ensuring that their employee’s networks and devices are also secure. What’s the answer?