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Game Change: Three Reasons Why #SonyHack Will Change Security

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See the interview here: Tactics Not Malware Are the Story. The #SonyHack is the equivalent of detonating a nuclear bomb on a network that employed four key stratagems: capture, destroy, extort, and publish. The hackers captured and exfiltrated hundreds of terabytes of data then torched the network with wiper malware.

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Prepare for The Cyber Threat : What Executives Need to Know to Manage Risk

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Available data suggest that 84% of corporations have malware on their networks. Conducting a holistic review of the organization to identify areas of vulnerability and improve network security is a proactive measure that no organization should overlook.

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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware

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The figure below shows Maui command line usage details: The report continues: "Embedded usage instructions and the assessed use of a builder is common when there is an operational separation between developers and users of a malware family. Implementing HIPAA security measures can prevent the introduction of malware on the system.".

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

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Network Security Policy. How network systems can be secured. Acceptable usage policy (AUP) is the policies that one should adhere to while accessing the network. Some of the regulatory compliances mandate that a user should accept the AUP before getting access to network devices. Security Awareness Policy.

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If You Drive A Car, Or Know Someone Who Does, You Must Read This…

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Instead, the recipients could be tricked into clicking links to malicious Web sites or opening attachments containing malicious software (malware). All modern vehicles feature a standardized diagnostics port, OBD-II, which provides some level of connectivity to the in-vehicle communication networks.

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Voting in Chicago - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

It also means that companies should have been talking with their external vendors for the last three months to insure that they were doing everything possible to get their apps certified and ready to go at launch. This applies both to networks and endpoint devices. Next post: The CTO made me do it. link] Brian Katz. Enablement.

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The Sony Hack in Context

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As this case so amply demonstrates, even a single network breach can have profound impacts on national security. It’s far easier to target and penetrate corporate networks, via email, web exploits, and other means, than it is to penetrate and manipulate infrastructure systems, but the effort to do so is ongoing.