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Your Enterprise has too many Cyber-ish People

CTOvision

Jobs like keeping software updated, tracking down holes in the firewalls, waiting for alarms to go off, being fed alerts about out-of-date software: in short lots of controlled firefighting. Analysis Company CTO Cyber Security Computer security cyber CYBERCOM Enterprise Network Security Security Tech/Internet Technology Leadership'

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‘Extremely bad’ vulnerability found in widely used logging system

The Verge

Security teams at companies large and small are scrambling to patch a previously unknown vulnerability called Log4Shell, which has the potential to let hackers compromise millions of devices across the internet. The vulnerability is found in log4j, an open-source logging library used by apps and services across the internet.

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Supply Chain Attack Hits Password Manager

SecureWorld News

CSIS Security Group, who is handling the breach, explains the serious nature of the attack: "I f you are using Passwordstate, please reset all the stored passwords, and especially VPNs, Firewall, Switches, local accounts or any server passwords etc.". Stop the Passwordstate Service and Internet Information Server.

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What is the MITRE ATT&CK Framework?

Doctor Chaos

This detailed behavioral analysis allows cybersecurity professionals to understand their enemies. When employees aren’t protected by office firewalls, they are at the mercy of whatever defenses their Internet and devices have. The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a new surge in cyberattacks that has yet to slow down.

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China Says NSA Is Hacking Top Military Research University

SecureWorld News

After technical analysis and source tracing, the technical team has now clarified the network attack infrastructure, special weapons and equipment, and techniques and tactics used in the TAO attack activities, restored the attack process and stolen documents, and mastered the information of the US NSA and its subordinate TAO on China.

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Government Agencies Discover New Chinese Malware Strain

SecureWorld News

A recent CISA Malware Analysis Report (with contributions from the FBI and DoD), outlines this new malware variant. Here's how Taidoor works inside a device: Malicious binaries identified as a x86 and x64 version of Taidoor were submitted for analysis. Scan all software downloaded from the Internet prior to executing.

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InfoSec Policies and Standards: Some strategic context for those just diving into this world

CTOvision

Once the information security policy is written to cover the rules, all employees should adhere to it while sending email, accessing VOIP, browsing the Internet, and accessing confidential data in a system. Firewall Policy. How firewalls are named, configured etc. Implement policies. How access to the physical area is obtained.

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