Tag: office
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Chinese hackers targeted sanctions office in Treasury attack
Chinese state-backed hackers have reportedly breached the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a Treasury Department office that administers and enforces trade and economic sanctions programs. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-targeted-sanctions-office-in-treasury-attack/
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Five Things To Know On The ‘Major’ US Treasury Department Hack
A China-linked breach tied to the compromise of BeyondTrust’s remote support tool has reportedly led to the breach of multiple offices within the U.S. Treasury Department. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2024/5-things-to-know-on-the-major-us-treasury-department-hack
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Data Breaches in the USA in December 2024: 8,172,797 People Impacted
Analyzing the Maine Attorney General’s data For December 2024, IT Governance USA’s analysis of the Office of the Maine Attorney General’s data breach notifications found the following: We look at what’s reported to a regulator to help us identify significant real-world trends and patterns. We chose the Office of the Maine Attorney General as this…
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Blown the cybersecurity budget? Here are 7 ways cyber pros can save money
Tags: access, advisory, ai, automation, business, cio, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, governance, group, guide, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, office, risk, service, skills, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementIt’s hard to find a CISO or cybersecurity leader who has the money they need to pay for all the work they want to do.A majority of CISOs (57%) said they expect to see an increase in their cybersecurity budgets over the next one to two years, according to Deloitte’s Global Future of Cyber Report,…
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The Dark Side of Virtual Offices: How Criminals Exploit Flexibility
Security researcher Lewis Henderson from Team Cymru unveils the shadowy underbelly of virtual office services. Praised for their ability to offer cost-effective flexibility to businesses, these services have become an... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/the-dark-side-of-virtual-offices-how-criminals-exploit-flexibility/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: What Looms on Cyberland’s Horizon? Here’s What Tenable Experts Predict for 2025
Tags: access, ai, attack, best-practice, breach, business, cisa, ciso, cloud, computer, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, exploit, flaw, guide, hacker, ibm, incident response, intelligence, lessons-learned, monitoring, office, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustWondering what cybersecurity trends will have the most impact in 2025? Check out six predictions from Tenable experts about cyber issues that should be on your radar screen in the new year, including AI security, data protection, cloud security… and much more! 1 – Data protection will become even more critical as AI usage surges…
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How Will Health Data Privacy, Cyber Regs Shape Up in 2025?
Washington and Nevada were among states enacting new data privacy laws in 2024, and that trend among states will likely continue into 2025 as the next presidential administration comes into office promising to reduce federal regulations, said attorney Melissa Crespo of law firm Morrison Foerster. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/how-will-health-data-privacy-cyber-regs-shape-up-in-2025-i-5431
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7 biggest cybersecurity stories of 2024
Tags: access, ai, alphv, at&t, attack, authentication, breach, business, china, cio, ciso, citrix, cloud, credentials, crowdstrike, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, detection, email, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, google, government, group, hacking, healthcare, incident response, infection, insurance, intelligence, international, jobs, lockbit, malicious, malware, mandiant, mfa, microsoft, network, nis-2, north-korea, office, phishing, phone, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-management, scam, service, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, ukraine, update, vulnerability, windowsCybersecurity headlines were plenty this year, with several breaches, attacks, and mishaps drawing worldwide attention.But a few incidents in particular had far-reaching consequences, with the potential to reshape industry protections, shake up how vendors secure customers’ systems, or drive security leaders to reassess their strategies.Longer-term trends such as increased cybersecurity regulations and the impact of…
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State Department’s disinformation office to close after funding nixed in NDAA
The Global Engagement Center, which tracks and exposes foreign disinformation narratives in foreign countries, will see its authority to operate expire Dec. 24. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/state-departments-disinformation-office-to-close-after-funding-nixed-in-ndaa/
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Microsoft fixes bug behind random Office 365 deactivation errors
Microsoft has rolled out a fix for a known issue that causes random “Product Deactivated” errors for customers using Microsoft 365 Office apps. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-bug-behind-random-office-365-deactivation-errors/
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ICO Warns of Mobile Phone Festive Privacy Snafu
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned that millions of Brits don’t know how to erase personal data from their old devices First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ico-warns-festive-mobile-phone/
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Enhance Microsoft security by ditching your hybrid setup for Entra-only join
Tags: ai, authentication, business, cloud, compliance, conference, credentials, email, firewall, group, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, microsoft, network, ntlm, office, powershell, risk, service, switch, technology, tool, vpn, windowsArtificial intelligence is top of mind for nearly everything Microsoft is doing these days, but there’s another goal the company would like to see its users strive to attain, one that may not be easily obtained, and that’s to be Entra-joined only.That means no more Active Directory (AD) and no more traditional domain: instead, your…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Hands Down Cloud Security Directive, While Threat from North Korean IT Workers Gets the Spotlight
Tags: access, ai, authentication, best-practice, business, china, cisa, cisco, cloud, computer, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, framework, fraud, google, government, guide, hacker, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, jobs, korea, kubernetes, law, lessons-learned, linux, login, malicious, microsoft, mobile, monitoring, network, north-korea, office, password, regulation, risk, risk-management, russia, service, software, tactics, technology, threat, tool, updateCheck out the new cloud security requirements for federal agencies. Plus, beware of North Korean government operatives posing as remote IT pros. Also, learn how water plants can protect their HMIs against cyberattacks. And get the latest on the U.S. cyber incident response framework; the CIS Benchmarks; and local and state governments’ cyber challenges. Dive…
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Managing Threats When Most of the Security Team Is Out of the Office
During holidays and slow weeks, teams thin out and attackers move in. Here are strategies to bridge gaps, stay vigilant, and keep systems secure during those lulls. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/managing-threats-when-security-on-vacation
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UK ICO Criticizes Google Advertising Policy Update
Data Protection Authority Says Change Isn’t Green Light for Device Fingerprinting. The U.K. data regulator blasted Google Thursday for a changes to policies governing online advertising the government agency says amount to bestowing permission to track users by the indelible fingerprint of their devices. Businesses do not have free rein to use fingerprinting, the office…
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Microsoft 365 users hit by random product deactivation errors
Microsoft is investigating a known issue randomly triggering “Product Deactivated” errors for customers using Microsoft 365 Office apps. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-365-users-hit-by-random-product-deactivation-errors/
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We told Post Office about system problems at the highest level, Fujitsu tells Horizon Inquiry
Tags: officeState-owned retail company was not subordinate to Japanese multinational in technical matters, legal rep says First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/12/18/we_told_post_office_about/
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Recorded Future CEO Calls Russia’s “Undesirable” Listing a “Compliment”
Cybersecurity firm Recorded Future has been listed as an “undesirable” organization by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/recorded-future-russia-undesirable/
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IAM Predictions for 2025: Identity as the Linchpin of Business Resilience
Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, authentication, banking, breach, business, cloud, compliance, corporate, credentials, crime, data, deep-fake, detection, finance, iam, identity, malicious, microsoft, mobile, office, passkey, password, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, supply-chain, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityIAM Predictions for 2025: Identity as the Linchpin of Business Resilience madhav Thu, 12/19/2024 – 05:33 As we look toward 2025, the lessons of 2024 serve as a stark reminder of the rapidly evolving identity and access management (IAM) landscape. The numbers tell the story: The latest Identity Theft Resource Center report indicates that consumers…
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Moscow lists Recorded Future as ‘undesirable’ organization
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office declared Record Future “undesirable,” a designation prohibits Russians from working with the cybersecurity company.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/recorded-future-undesirable-russia-prosecutor-general
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New VIPKeyLogger Via Weaponized Office Documenrs Steals Login Credentials
The VIPKeyLogger infostealer, exhibiting similarities to the Snake Keylogger, is actively circulating through phishing campaigns. Delivered as attachments disguised as archives or Microsoft 365 files, it employs malicious Microsoft Office documents to spread through command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. It targets sensitive data, including login credentials, financial information, system data, and personally identifiable information, posing a significant…
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That cheap webcam? HiatusRAT may be targeting it, FBI warns
Webcams have been a key part of business and home offices everywhere, especially since the COVID pandemic hit. But they are not often high-quality products, especially if used only sporadically, as many consumers and remote workers are content with a cheap one from China. This not only causes regular hardware problems, but it can also be…
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Playbook advises federal grant managers how to build cybersecurity into their programs
The guidance comes from the Office of the Director of National Cybersecurity and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/playbook-advises-federal-grant-managers-how-to-build-cybersecurity-into-their-programs/
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XDR provider Arctic Wolf buys BlackBerry’s Cylance suite
Tags: ai, business, ceo, ciso, cybersecurity, detection, edr, endpoint, government, infrastructure, office, phone, risk, service, soc, technologyUS provider Arctic Wolf has struck a deal to buy BlackBerry’s Cylance endpoint security suite, which it will integrate into its Aurora extended detection and response (XDR) platform.Arctic Wolf said this morning that if the deal is approved by regulators, the company will be able to offer one of the largest open XDR security platforms…
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Security leaders top 10 takeaways for 2024
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, corporate, crowdstrike, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, email, finance, fraud, governance, group, guide, hacker, identity, incident response, infosec, ISO-27001, office, okta, phishing, privacy, programming, regulation, risk, risk-management, saas, security-incident, service, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityThis year has been challenging for CISOs, with a growing burden of responsibility, the push to make cybersecurity a business enabler, the threat of legal liability for security incidents, and an expanding attack landscape.As the year comes to a close, CISOs reflect on some of the takeaways that have shaped the security landscape in 2024.…
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Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack
State officials said hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents could be affected by a cyberattack on the state’s online portal for social services, with a “high probability” that personally identifiable information was breached. According to an update from Governor Dan McKee’s office, the attack targeted RIBridges, which Rhode Island residents use to apply for…