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"Pentagon Wants to Scale Up Its Device Security Program"The U.S. Defense Department's (DoD) Comply-to-Connect (C2C) program aims to ensure that smartphones, laptops, desktops, and other devices connected to the department's network meet the Pentagon's cybersecurity requirements. The DoD wants to expand the… -
"AWS Said it Mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS Attack, The Largest Ever"Amazon's AWS shield service mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever recorded, stopping a 2.3 Tbps attack in February of this year. The attack was carried out by adversaries using hijacked CLDAP web servers and caused three days of "elevated threat" for…
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"Companies Still Struggle With SOC Staff Shortages, Security Skills Gap"A survey conducted by Exabeam to which 295 respondents in the U.S., Canada, Germany, and Austalia responded, give insight into how analysts and security operations center (SOC) leaders perceive their operations, technologies, hiring and staffing,…
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"LinkedIn ‘Job Offers’ Targeted Aerospace, Military Firms With Malware"A recently discovered malware campaign researchers call Operation In(ter)ception is targeting Middle Eastern and European aerospace and military companies. The adversaries are impersonating human resource employees from General Dynamics, and…
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"U Nevada-Reno's programs Designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)"The Centers for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), co-sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), aims to ensure that cyber defense professionals graduate with cybersecurity expertise gained…
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"Critical Flaws in Embedded TCP/IP Library Impact Millions of IoT Devices Across Industries"Critical vulnerabilities found in an embedded TCP/IP library put millions of devices, including infusion pumps, printers, IP cameras, video conferencing systems, and industrial control systems at risk. The 19 vulnerabilities discovered by JSOF, a company…
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"Stalkerware Detection Rates Are Improving Across Antivirus Products"In a new research project that was carried out by Electronic Frontier Foundation and by independent antivirus testing lab AV-Comparatives, the researchers found that detection rates for stalkerware applications on Android and Windows devices are slowly…
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"Targeting U.S. Banks, Qbot Trojan Evolves With New Evasion Techniques"The baking trojan, called "Qbot," which was detected by F5 Labs earlier this year, has been updated with some techniques to evade detection and research. According to Doron Voolf, a malware analyst at F5 Labs, Qbot is now able to hide its code from…
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"'Lamphone' Hack Uses Lightbulb Vibrations to Eavesdrop on Homes"Researchers with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Weizmann Institute of Science recently published a paper, detailing a new hack, dubbed "Lamphone" that could allow attackers to eavesdrop on conversations happening in homes from afar.…
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"Over 100,000 Security Cameras in U.K. Are Hackable"The consumer advocacy organization, called "Which?", conducted a study that revealed the vulnerability of more than 100,000 wireless security cameras installed in U.K. homes and businesses to hacking. According to the company's findings, security cameras…
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"Billions of Devices Affected by UPnP Vulnerability"Researchers have discovered a new vulnerability they are calling CallStranger (CVE-2020-12695). This vulnerability is technically a vulnerability in UPnP’s SUBSCRIBE function. CallStranger affects many devices running the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)…
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"Cyber Attack Forces Aussie Beer Giant Lion to Shut Operations"Lion, Australia's largest brewer for popular beer brands such as Budweiser, Guinness, and Corona, recently faced a significant cyberattack, resulting in the shut down of the company's IT systems and disruption to the supply of products to suppliers and…