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Alexa, is this a scam? Amazon alleges tech support sites used fake apps to trick new users into paying to fix bogus bugs

GeekWire

. “Among other things, this extension falsely purports to provide a firewall. In the firewall section of the extension, an animation shows that the firewall is off. The animation then shows a loading power button that turns green and then states the firewall is on. The extension does not create a firewall.”

Firewall 101
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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

These fake sites were promoted on Google and Bing search results. The attackers then mishandle this well-known adversary simulation tool to harvest information about the operating system, exfiltrate data, and locate directories and services with weak access control settings. Of course, good old vigilance won't go amiss.

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Kyndryl bolsters its Bridge infrastructure services

Network World

Bridge has matured to the point where customers can think of it as a digital operating system that can be personalized, if you will, for each business to integrate our services, manage their data, and gather insights or patterns they need to operate at a highly efficient way,” Shagoury said.

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Technology Short Take 117

Scott Lowe

The key takeaway here is that anytime there is firewalling or other stateful services in place, the traffic will route to the (non-distributed) service router instead of just the distributed routers. Iman Tumorang shares how to use a private instance of Google Container Registry (GCR) from a Kubernetes cluster.

Storage 60
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The good, the bad and the ugly of the cyber west

Dataconomy

The organization’s security team then works to implement these recommendations, which may involve patching software, configuring firewalls, or implementing additional security controls. Familiarize yourself with operating systems Get comfortable with different operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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Technology Short Take #49

Scott Lowe

Anthony Burke (disclaimer: Anthony works for VMware in the NSBU) has a post on how to use Python to automate the bulk creation of firewall rules for use with the VMware NSX distributed firewall. No fear, Google has a post on everything you wanted to know about Kubernetes but were afraid to ask. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Building Blocks of a Secure Tech Infrastructure: A Chief Product Officer’s Guide

Kitaboo

Software – It includes your CRM tools, productivity tools (Office 365, Google Workspace), or enterprise resource planning tools (such as SAP). Updating your software regularly: Regularly updating software such as operating systems, firmware, and other applications can help you prevent security issues from being exploited.