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FBI?s router reboot call reminds us why to check for updates

The Parallax

On May 25, the FBI issued a clarion call to a broad swath of Wi-Fi router owners: To clear out a potential botnet malware infection, reboot your router. The malware, VPNFilter, allowed hackers to snoop on all traffic passing through the router, including stealing website log-ins, as well as disable the device.

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Identity Security Is the Missing Link To Combatting Advanced OT Threats

Tenable

LotL attacks and similar modern attack strategies exploit legitimate, trusted applications pre-installed on many devices that control OT devices, as well as credentials within a system to avoid traditional detection methods. The group targeted critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S.,

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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO

Organizations that follow the principle of least privilege can improve their security posture by significantly reducing their attack surface and risk of malware spread. In the early days of Windows operating systems up through Windows XP, almost any program a user would launch would have administrator-level privileges.

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Top 10 Cybersecurity Threats in 2020

Kaseya

Just like the coronavirus spreads from person to person, cybersecurity malware too can spread rapidly from computer to computer and network to network. Attackers will alternatively inject malicious code to third-party libraries that users will unwittingly download and execute. Mobile Malware.

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Why endpoint security will be a renewed priority for businesses of all sizes in 2023

CIO

Ransomware often starts from something as humble as someone in the organisation downloading the wrong file from an email. Misconfigurations and unpatched systems – cyber criminals can purchase tools from dark Web marketplaces that will scan IT networks and devices for poor configurations and unpatched systems that they can exploit.

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Invincea Announces 54 New Enterprise Customers for Its Flagship Enterprise Solution, $8.1M in Advanced Research Contracts for Its Labs Division

CTOvision

in new contracts for advanced cybersecurity projects for defense and federal government agencies in the areas of cloud-based advanced malware analysis, spear-phishing attacks against Android, and big data analytics for compromise detection. In the first quarter of 2014, the company’s advanced research division—Invincea Labs—secured $8.1M

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RCS delivers new texting features—and old security vulnerabilities

The Parallax

Google Play is an ‘order of magnitude’ better at blocking malware. RCS’ vulnerabilities can impact devices running Google’s Android mobile operating system, which currently account for about three-fourths of the world’s smartphones. READ MORE ON PHONE SECURITY AND PRIVACY. Android Q adds privacy, fragmentation. Get a new phone?

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