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"'High Severity' Vulnerabilities Uncovered in Three-Quarters of Operational Technology Systems"New Microsoft research has found that three-quarters of industrial control devices used in Operational Technology (OT) networks remain unpatched and riddled with significant vulnerabilities. The latest Cyber Signals report from Microsoft revealed that…
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"IBM to Work With Nonprofit on Cloud Security Framework for Financial Services"IBM has announced its collaboration with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) to strengthen a financial services cloud security architecture. IBM's Cloud Framework for Financial Services has been mapped to CSA's Cloud Control Matrix (CCM), allowing…
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"New Report Uncovers Cybersecurity Challenges Facing K-12 Schools"In recent years, K-12 schools have become one of the most frequently attacked public institutions in the US. While Information Technology (IT) and cyber experts in this industry have made considerable progress in implementing effective cyber defenses,…
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"New Supply Chain Attack Targeted Ukrainian Government Networks"Hackers are using fake Windows installers to target Ukrainian government networks in a new supply chain attack. According to a new Mandiant report, threat actors identified as UNC4166 hosted malicious files disguised as legitimate Windows 10 installs on…
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"Agenda Ransomware Switches to Rust to Attack Critical Infrastructure"The Agenda ransomware group has recently been observed developing new malware using the Rust programming language and using it to breach several companies. Security researchers at Trend Micro stated that the companies the ransomware group claimed…
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"NSA Publishes 2022 Cybersecurity Year in Review"The National Security Agency (NSA) has released its Cybersecurity Year in Review for 2022 to discuss its mission priorities and demonstrate how it bolsters the nation's cybersecurity. This year's review emphasizes NSA's capacity to scale cybersecurity…
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"Chinese MirrorFace APT Group Targets Japanese Political Entities"Researchers at ESET recently uncovered a spear-phishing campaign aimed at Japanese political entities and linked it to the Chinese-speaking Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group called MirrorFace. The researchers monitored the campaign dubbed Operation…
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"FuboTV Hit With Cyberattack During World Cup Semifinal Match"FuboTV, a live-TV bundle streaming service, recently said it was the target of a criminal cyberattack affecting customers trying to access their subscriptions during the World Cup semifinal match between France and Morocco. Once the attack was…
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"89% Of Organizations Have Been Hit by an Identity-Based Attack in the Past Year"In 2022, identity-based attacks struck every industry and the top companies, and these attacks are not expected to slow down. A recent analysis from One Identity, based on a survey of more than 1,000 Information Technology (IT) security professionals,…
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"Research Finds TikTok Shows New Users Harmful Content Quickly"Researchers at the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) have discovered that the popular social media app TikTok feeds harmful content to a primarily teenage audience within the first half hour of using it. The CCDH conducted the study, setting up…
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"Georgia, NH Latest States to Ban TikTok From State Computers"On Thursday, Governors Brian Kemp of Georgia and Chris Sununu of New Hampshire immediately banned the use of TikTok and popular messaging applications from all computer devices controlled by their state governments. The governors noted that the…
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"HKU Mechanical Engineering Team Develops New Microscale 3D Printer for Multi-Level Anti-counterfeiting Labels"Counterfeiting endangers the world's economy and security. The value of global counterfeit and pirated products is estimated to be between $1.7 and $4.5 trillion per year, according to a report issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2020…