Tag: communications
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Is HR running your employee security training? Here’s why that’s not always the best idea
Tags: attack, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, communications, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, guide, healthcare, privacy, resilience, risk, security-incident, service, threat, training, vulnerabilityHR doesn’t have specialized security knowledge: Another limitation is that an organization’s security training can be a component in maintaining certain certifications, compliance, contractual agreements, and customer expectations, according to Hughes.”If that’s important to your organization, then security, IT, and compliance teams will know the subjects to cover and help guide in the importance of…
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Casper-Malware: Neuer Spionage-Cartoon nach Babar und Bunny
Im März 2014 veröffentlichte die französische Zeitung Le Monde einen Bericht darüber, dass das Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) Frankreich verdächtige, für Spionage-Zwecke schädliche Software zu entwickeln. Der Bericht basierte auf einer Präsentation, die im Zuge der NSA-Affäre um Edward Snowden offengelegt wurde. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/deutsch/2015/03/05/casper-malware-neuer-spionage-cartoon-nach-babar-und-bunny/
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What are Verified Mark Certificates how do they help authenticate emails?
Digital certificates are a vital part of securing online communications, including email. While they primarily safeguard sensitive data, they can also enhance trust and brand recognition. Verified mark certificates (VMCs) are a specialized type of digital certificate used to authenticate emails by displaying a trademarked logo next to the sender’s name. VMCs offer a variety…
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Secure Communications Evolve Beyond EndEnd Encryption
Signal, Wickr, WhatsApp, and Cape all have different approaches to security and privacy, yet most are finding ways to make secure communications more private. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/secure-communications-evolve-beyond-end-to-end-encryption
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Trump security team’s extensive Signal use for sensitive communications uncovered
Tags: communicationsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/trump-security-teams-extensive-signal-use-for-sensitive-communications-uncovered
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Veterans are an obvious fit for cybersecurity, but tailored support ensures they succeed
Security is built into just about any military role: “Veterans make great cybersecurity specialists, because they’ve had security-focused roles, whether physical or information security, no matter what branch of the service they were in,” says Bryan Radliff, a 31-year veteran of the US Army who now serves as the CyberVets program manager in the Onward…
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Google adds endend email encryption to Gmail
Google creates new email encryption model: Google took a different approach and created a new model that no longer requires complex user certificate management or exchanging keys with external organizations to decrypt messages.Google’s new E2EE Gmail implementation relies on the existing client-side encryption (CSE) feature in Google Workspace, which allows customers to use their own…
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How to create an effective crisis communication plan
Tags: access, business, ciso, cloud, communications, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, email, group, incident, incident response, infrastructure, mobile, monitoring, network, phone, risk, strategy, toolA crisis communications plan optimally prepares the company for all possible crisis scenarios. This includes clear rules of conduct and communication, prepared content, and secure communication channels and tools.Internet monitoring shows how the crisis is perceived in social networks and the media. Reputation-damaging publications can be identified early, and countermeasures can be initiated.Good communication in day-to-day business…
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ETSI releases security standard for the quantum future
ETSI launched post-quantum security standard to guarantee the protection of critical data and communications in the future. The specification >>Efficient Quantum-Safe … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/27/etsi-security-standard-post-quantum-encryption/
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CoffeeLoader: A Brew of Stealthy Techniques
IntroductionZscaler ThreatLabz has identified a new sophisticated malware family that we named CoffeeLoader, which originated around September 2024. The purpose of the malware is to download and execute second-stage payloads while evading detection by endpoint-based security products. The malware uses numerous techniques to bypass security solutions, including a specialized packer that utilizes the GPU, call…
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ETSI launches first post-quantum encryption standard
European telco standards body launches its first post-quantum cryptography cyber standard, covering the security of critical data and communications First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366621214/ETSI-launches-first-post-quantum-encryption-standard
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News alert: IDT Corp., AccuKnox partner to deploy runtime security-powered CNAPP at the edge of IoT
FinTech and Communications Leader, IDT Corporation partners with AccuKnox to deploy runtime security-powered CNAPP (Cloud Native Application Protection Platform) for IoT/Edge Security. Menlo Park, Calif., Mar. 25, 2025, CyberNewswire, AccuKnox, Inc., announced that Telecom and FinTech Leader IDT “¦ (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/news-alert-idt-corp-accuknox-partner-to-deploy-runtime-security-powered-cnapp-at-the-edge-of-iot/
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IDT Corporation Partners with AccuKnox for Zero Trust Runtime IoT/Edge Security
Menlo Park, United States, March 25th, 2025, CyberNewsWire FinTech and Communications Leader, IDT Corporation partners with AccuKnox to deploy runtime security-powered CNAPP (Cloud Native Application Protection Platform) for IoT/Edge Security. AccuKnox, Inc., announced that Telecom and FinTech Leader IDT Corporation has partnered with AccuKnox to deploy Zero Trust CNAPP. Gartner’s predictions for the Internet of Things (IoT) security landscape…
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NTT Communications bestätigt potentielles Datenleck im Feb. 2025
Ein Blog-Leser hatte mich vor einigen Tagen auf eine Mitteilung von NTT Communications hingewiesen, in der Anfang März 2025 ein potentielles Informationsleck eingestanden wird. Es ist nicht das erste Mal, wo das Unternehmen so etwas bestätigt. Hier einige Informationen zu … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/03/24/ntt-communications-bestaetigt-potentielles-datenleck-im-feb-2025/
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FCC Investigates Chinese Entities on US Government’s Prohibited List
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has initiated a new investigation into Chinese entities previously identified as national security risks to ensure these companies are not circumventing U.S. regulations. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the move today as the first major initiative led by the newly established Council on National Security within the FCC. The investigation…
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Trump shifts cyberattack readiness to state and local governments in wake of info-sharing cuts
Tags: advisory, cio, cisa, ciso, communications, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, election, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, metric, office, resilience, risk, russia, strategy, technology, threatCreating a national resilience strategy The EO requires the assistant to the President for national security affairs (APNSA), in coordination with the assistant to the President for economic policy and the heads of relevant executive departments and agencies, to publish within 90 days (by June 17) a National Resilience Strategy that articulates the priorities, means,…
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Japanischer Telekommunikationsanbieter – Cyberangriff auf NTT Communications betrifft 18.000 Kunden
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cyberangriff-ntt-communications-kundendaten-leak-a-5fed8843313ac57b2e423d5110245efd/
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FCC creates national security council to counter cyber threats from China
Tags: 5G, access, ai, attack, breach, china, communications, computing, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, espionage, government, group, hacking, incident, infrastructure, Internet, microsoft, office, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, vulnerabilityThree-pronged strategy: The council will pursue a tripartite strategy focusing on reducing dependency, mitigating vulnerabilities, and ensuring American technological leadership.First, it aims to reduce American technology and telecommunications sectors’ trade and supply chain dependencies on foreign adversaries. This goal aligns with broader government efforts to “friend-shore” critical technology supply chains and decrease reliance on potentially…
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Zoom Team Chat Decrypted, Exposing User Activity Data
Cybersecurity experts have successfully decrypted Zoom Team Chat data, revealing a wealth of information about user activities. This achievement underscores the importance of digital forensics in uncovering hidden digital evidence. The focus on Zoom Team Chat artifacts has shown that, despite encryption, crucial communications and shared files can be exposed through meticulous analysis. The decryption…
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Invisible C2″Š”, “Šthanks to AI-powered techniques
Tags: ai, api, attack, breach, business, chatgpt, cloud, communications, control, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, hacker, iot, LLM, malicious, malware, ml, monitoring, network, office, openai, powershell, service, siem, soc, strategy, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustInvisible C2″Š”, “Šthanks to AI-powered techniques Just about every cyberattack needs a Command and Control (C2) channel”Š”, “Ša way for attackers to send instructions to compromised systems and receive stolen data. This gives us all a chance to see attacks that are putting us at risk. LLMs can help attackers avoid signature based detection Traditionally, C2…
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GSMA Confirms EndEnd Encryption for RCS, Enabling Secure Cross-Platform Messaging
The GSM Association (GSMA) has formally announced support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for securing messages sent via the Rich Communications Services (RCS) protocol, bringing much-needed security protections to cross-platform messages shared between Android and iOS platforms.To that end, the new GSMA specifications for RCS include E2EE based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol First…
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The most notorious and damaging ransomware of all time
Tags: access, android, attack, backdoor, backup, banking, botnet, breach, communications, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, defense, detection, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, germany, google, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, infection, infrastructure, international, jobs, korea, law, lazarus, leak, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mobile, msp, network, north-korea, office, open-source, oracle, password, phishing, phone, powershell, ransom, ransomware, russia, service, software, spam, switch, technology, threat, tool, ukraine, update, usa, virus, vulnerability, windowsConti: History: First appearing in May 2020, the Conti RaaS platform is considered the successor to the Ryuk ransomware. As of January 2021, Conti is believed to have infected over 150 organizations and earned millions of dollars for its criminal developers and their affiliates. At least three new versions have been found since its inception.How it works: Conti uses the…
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How to secure your personal metadata from online trackers
When it comes to safeguarding your privacy online, most people focus on securing passwords, encrypting communications, and clearing browsing history. While these practices are … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/13/how-to-protect-personal-metadata/
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>>Eleven11bot” Botnet Compromises 30,000 Webcams in Massive Attack
Tags: attack, botnet, communications, cyber, cybersecurity, ddos, linkedin, network, service, threatCybersecurity experts have uncovered a massive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) botnet known as >>Eleven11bot.
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Nearly 18K orgs’ data compromised in NTT Communications hack
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/nearly-18k-orgs-data-compromised-in-ntt-communications-hack
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CISOs and CIOs forge vital partnerships for business success
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, cloud, communications, corporate, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, firewall, framework, ibm, infrastructure, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, threatVikram Nafde, EVP and CIO, Webster Bank Webster BankAs is the case at many companies, Webster Bank’s CISO Patty Voight reports into the CIO. While there is a direct line between the executive functions, Nafde says the structure is collaborative, not hierarchical, a significant evolution as the intensity of threats escalate, raising the bar for…