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Feel Relieved with Effective Least Privilege Tactics
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in SecurityNewsWhy are Least Privilege Tactics Crucial in the Cybersecurity Landscape? The question that frequently arises among cybersecurity experts is, “How can we effectively mitigate these risks?” One noteworthy strategy adopted by professionals across various industries, including financial services, healthcare, and travel, is the use of least privilege tactics. This approach is particularly valuable for organizations……
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Enterprise-specific zero-day exploits on the rise, Google warns
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Tags: access, apple, apt, attack, china, cisco, cloud, crime, crimes, cyberespionage, detection, endpoint, exploit, finance, flaw, google, group, Hardware, incident response, injection, Internet, ivanti, korea, lessons-learned, mandiant, microsoft, mitigation, network, north-korea, remote-code-execution, russia, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-daySurge in network edge device exploitation: Of the 33 zero-day vulnerabilities in enterprise-specific products, 20 targeted hardware appliances typically located at the network edge, such as VPNs, security gateways, and firewalls. Notable targets last year included Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance, Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, and Ivanti Connect Secure VPN.Targeted attacks against…
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New Framework Targets Rising Financial Crime Threats
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in SecurityNewsNew Zealand Model Brings Cyber and Fraud Teams Together to Defend Against Scammers. To help financial institutions counter crime, the FS-ISAC earlier this month introduced a major initiative: the Cyberfraud Prevention Framework. This new initiative is designed to unify cybersecurity and fraud prevention teams to more effectively protect customers and secure the enterprise. First seen…
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2025 The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
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Tags: access, attack, cloud, compliance, computer, conference, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, encryption, finance, government, group, Hardware, infrastructure, international, lessons-learned, network, nist, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, software, strategy, technology, tool2025 The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology divya Tue, 04/29/2025 – 07:48 It is no surprise that the United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ). Not only does it mark the 100-year point since quantum physics were discovered, but for those who have been following, the…
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Your NHIDR Is Getting Better”, How?
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in SecurityNewsWhy Does Improving Non-Human Identity and Data Response (NHIDR) Matter? How often do we consider the impact of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) on our data security? The management of NHIs and their accompanying secrets has become an indispensable necessity for businesses. From financial services and healthcare to travel and DevOps, professionals across various domains are realizing……
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FTC unveils updated children’s privacy rule
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/updated-childrens-privacy-rule-unveiled
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Exposure Management Works When the CIO and CSO Are in Sync
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Tags: access, ai, attack, business, cio, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, finance, infrastructure, jobs, office, risk, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayEach Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this post, Tenable CIO Patricia Grant looks at how the CIO/CSO relationship is key to a successful exposure management program. You can read the entire Exposure Management Academy series here. When I…
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Reporting lines: Could separating from IT help CISOs?
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Tags: attack, business, cio, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, finance, insurance, metric, mitigation, risk, risk-management, skills, technology, vulnerabilityReporting to the CFO can improve discussions about funding: There’s art and science to secure funding. Number matters in getting budget approval, and cybersecurity is at pains to be seen as more than a cost center. However, two-thirds (66%) of CFOs don’t fully understand the CISO role and have difficulty seeing the tangible return on…
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DDoS-Angriff auf ein elektronisches Identitätssystem in Schweden
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in SecurityNewsÖverbelastningsattack mot Bank-id – störningarna pågick i tre timmar First seen on svt.se Jump to article: www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/driftstorning-i-bankid-ligger-nere-for-manga-anvandare
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Die Bösen kooperieren, die Guten streiten sich
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Tags: ciso, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cyersecurity, finance, group, microsoft, resilience, sap, strategy, usaEine Koalition einflussreicher CISOs sieht den G7-Gipfel 2025 als ideale Gelegenheit, die G7- und OECD-Mitgliedsstaaten zu einer stärkeren Zusammenarbeit und Harmonisierung der Cybersicherheitsvorschriften zu bewegen.Da Cyberangriffe immer weiter zunehmen und internationale Banden vermehrt miteinander kooperieren, bedarf es einer stärkeren, grenzüberschreitenden Zusammenarbeit der ‘Guten”. Das zumindest behaupten Führungskräfte namhafter Unternehmen wie Salesforce, Microsoft, AWS, Mastercard, SAP…
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Darcula phishing toolkit gets AI boost, democratizing cybercrime
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Tags: ai, apt, attack, automation, awareness, china, credentials, cybercrime, defense, detection, endpoint, finance, google, government, group, infrastructure, malicious, network, phishing, resilience, risk, service, skills, smishing, threat, tool, training, updateAI creates push-button phishing attacks: With the latest update to the “darcula-suite” toolkit, users can now generate phishing pages using generative AI that mimics websites with near-perfect accuracy, and in any language.”Users provide a URL of a legitimate brand or service, and the tool automatically visits that website, downloads all of its assets, and renders…
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6 types of risk every organization must manage, and 4 strategies for doing it
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Tags: ai, attack, backup, best-practice, breach, business, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, framework, fraud, GDPR, governance, government, grc, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, intelligence, law, mitigation, office, phishing, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, startup, strategy, technology, threat, training, vulnerabilityCybersecurity risks Threats such as data breaches, phishing attacks, system intrusions, and broader digital vulnerabilities fall under the umbrella of security risks. The definition of cybersecurity risk is constantly evolving, now encompassing threats related to artificial intelligence and AI-driven systems.If you’re trying to mitigate risks in this area, you need to think not just about…
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Lesson from huge Blue Shield California data breach: Read the manual
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in SecurityNewsread the documentation of any third party service you sign up for, to understand the security and privacy controls;know what data is being collected from your organization, and what you don’t want shared.”It’s important to understand these giant platforms make it easy for you to share your data across their various services,” he said. “So…
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Beyond the Inbox: ThreatLabz 2025 Phishing Report Reveals How Phishing Is Evolving in the Age of GenAI
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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, best-practice, captcha, cloud, control, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, data, defense, detection, dmarc, email, exploit, finance, google, identity, jobs, login, malicious, malware, mfa, phishing, radius, risk, scam, spam, strategy, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trustGone are the days of mass phishing campaigns. Today’s attackers are leveraging generative AI (GenAI) to deliver hyper-targeted scams, transforming every email, text, or call into a calculated act of manipulation. With flawless lures and tactics designed to outsmart AI defenses, cybercriminals are zeroing in on HR, payroll, and finance teams”, exploiting human vulnerabilities with…
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RSAC Fireside Chat: X9 PKI emerges to help financial sector interoperate, get ready for ‘Q-Day’
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in SecurityNewsAs RSAC 2025 convenes next week in San Francisco, digital trust is poised to take center stage. Related: PKI and the IoT cloud One quiet but consequential development now taking root in the financial sector could prove pivotal: the emergence… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/rsac-fireside-chat-x9-pki-emerges-to-help-financial-sector-interoperate-get-ready-for-q-day/
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Lazarus hackers breach six companies in watering hole attacks
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in SecurityNewsIn a recent espionage campaign, the infamous North Korean threat group Lazarus targeted multiple organizations in the software, IT, finance, and telecommunications sectors in South Korea. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-breach-six-companies-in-watering-hole-attacks/
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Lazarus APT Targets Organizations by Exploiting One-Day Vulnerabilities
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in SecurityNewsA recent cyber espionage campaign by the notorious Lazarus Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, tracked as >>Operation SyncHole,
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Lazarus Hits 6 South Korean Firms via Cross EX, Innorix Flaws and ThreatNeedle Malware
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in SecurityNewsAt least six organizations in South Korea have been targeted by the prolific North Korea-linked Lazarus Group as part of a campaign dubbed Operation SyncHole.The activity targeted South Korea’s software, IT, financial, semiconductor manufacturing, and telecommunications industries, according to a report from Kaspersky published today. The earliest evidence of compromise was first detected in First…
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BrandTrends aus dem ersten Quartal 2025 Microsoft bleibt Top-Ziel, Mastercard erfährt ein Comeback
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in SecurityNewsCheck Point Research (CPR), die Threat Intelligence-Abteilung von Check Point Software Technologies hat sein aktuelles Brand-Phishing-Ranking für Q1 2025 veröffentlicht. Der Bericht hebt die Marken hervor, die von Cyber-Kriminellen am häufigsten imitiert werden, um personenbezogene Daten, Unternehmensdaten und Zahlungsinformationen zu stehlen. Er zeigt damit die Trends von Phishing-Angriffen im digitalen Zeitalter. Im ersten Quartal 2025…
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Lazarus Hits 6 South Korean Firms via Cross EX, Innorix Zero-Day and ThreatNeedle Malware
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in SecurityNewsAt least six organizations in South Korea have been targeted by the prolific North Korea-linked Lazarus Group as part of a campaign dubbed Operation SyncHole.The activity targeted South Korea’s software, IT, financial, semiconductor manufacturing, and telecommunications industries, according to a report from Kaspersky published today. The earliest evidence of compromise was first detected in First…
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Cyberkriminelle setzen bei Phishing auf Microsoft und Mastercard
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in SecurityNewsIm digitalen Raum bleibt Phishing eine der größten Gefahren für Nutzer weltweit. Dafür werden bekannte Marken zweckentfremdet. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/cyberkriminelle-bekannte-marken
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10 key questions security leaders must ask at RSA 2025
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Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, authentication, automation, business, cisa, ciso, cloud, conference, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, fido, finance, gartner, google, government, healthcare, infrastructure, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, mssp, network, nist, passkey, password, phone, programming, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, switch, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustIs agentic AI more myth than reality?: Building on 2024’s AI enthusiasm, this year will be all about agentic AI, defined as “a type of AI that enables software systems to act autonomously, making decisions and taking actions based on goals, with minimal human intervention,” according to AI itself (source: Google Gemini). We’ll see lots…
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Attackers and Defenders Lean on AI in Identity Fraud Battle
Identity verification, insurance claims, and financial services are all seeing surges in AI-enabled fraud, but organizations are taking advantage of AI systems to fight fire with fire. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/fraudsters-increasingly-use-ai-companies-look-ai
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Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity researchers are warning of a “widespread and ongoing” SMS phishing campaign that’s been targeting toll road users in the United States for financial theft since mid-October 2024.”The toll road smishing attacks are being carried out by multiple financially motivated threat actors using the smishing kit developed by ‘Wang Duo Yu,’” Cisco Talos researchers Azim…
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Critical Patch Update Announcement in April for All Oracle Products
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in SecurityNewsOverview On April 16, 2025, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Oracle officially released the Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April. A total of 390 vulnerabilities with different degrees were fixed this time. This security update involves Oracle MySQL Connectors, Oracle MySQL Server, Oracle Java SE, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Financial Services Applications, Oracle Communications Applications and…The…
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Microsoft Prevents Billions of Dollars in Fraud and Scams
Microsoft has reported significant strides in thwarting financial fraud across its ecosystem. From April 2024 to April 2025, the tech giant managed to prevent approximately $4 billion in fraudulent transactions, a testament to its robust anti-fraud measures and AI-driven defenses. AI-Enhanced Cyber Threats and Microsoft’s Defense The evolution of AI has inadvertently lowered the entry…
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Unlocking the Power of MetaTrader Your Ultimate Trading Tool
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in SecurityNewsMetaTrader is a key tool for traders, offering a comprehensive platform that supports various financial instruments. Understanding its… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/unlocking-power-of-metatrader-ultimate-trading-tool/
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Standard Chartered grounds AI ambitions in data governance
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in SecurityNewsThe bank’s group chief data officer, Mohammed Rahim, outlines how the bank is modernising its data infrastructure and governance practices to support its AI initiatives First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366622934/Standard-Chartered-grounds-AI-ambitions-in-data-governance