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AI-Powered Actions Cybersecurity Leaders Are Taking to Outwit Bad Actors
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in SecurityNewsAs a cybersecurity executive, your job is clear: protect business operations, safeguard consumers and ensure the security of your employees. But in today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, these responsibilities are more challenging than ever. The rise of AI-powered attacks demands that you take decisive, specific actions to not only improve efficiency but also enhance your……
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Hands Down Cloud Security Directive, While Threat from North Korean IT Workers Gets the Spotlight
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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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The key to growing a cybersecurity career are soft skills
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in SecurityNewsSeason 3, Episode 16: Being technical gets you a job in cyber, but investing in soft skills opens doors to make it a career. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/the-key-to-growing-a-cybersecurity-career-are-soft-skills/
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How to Retain Your GSOC’s Most Valuable Asset: Employees
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Tags: jobsHiring and retaining top talent ensures your GSOC continues to play a vital role as a strategic contributor to company operations After over forty years in the industry, the one thing I’ve learned is that tragedy forces change. For example, the murders of our diplomats abroad in the 1970s, caused my old outfit (DSS) to”¦…
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Easy Money Online? FTC Warns of Exploding >>Task Scam<< Threat
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in SecurityNewsA new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report reveals a dramatic rise in online job scams targeting consumers with promises of easy earnings for completing simple tasks. These >>task scams
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The Rise of AI-Generated Professional Headshots
It’s clear that a person’s reputation is increasingly influenced by their online presence, which spans platforms like LinkedIn, corporate websites, and various professional networks. In today’s digital age, having a quality photograph is essential rather than optional. In the past, obtaining professional headshots required booking a photoshoot, hiring an experienced photographer, and investing time and…
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HackHire Campaign Targeting Climate Activists, Government Hypocrisy on Encryption
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in SecurityNewsIn Episode 359 of the Shared Security Podcast, the team examines a shocking hack-for-hire operation alleged to target over 500 climate activists and journalists, potentially involving corporate sponsorship by ExxonMobil. They explore the intricate layers of this multifaceted campaign and the broader implications on security risk assessments. Additionally, Scott discusses the massive Salt Typhoon hacking……
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Only 41% of Businesses Have Programs in Place to Hire More Women in Tech
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in SecurityNewsNew research from ISACA has revealed that the majority (87%) of IT professionals agree that there is a lack of gender diversity in the cybersecurity sector, yet less than half (41%) of businesses have programmes in place to hire more women. Whilst troublesome, these stats are not necessarily surprising. What’s more, 74% of businesses noted…
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Time of Reckoning Reviewing My 2024 Cybersecurity Predictions
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Tags: ai, attack, automation, awareness, breach, business, chatgpt, china, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, disinformation, election, espionage, exploit, healthcare, incident response, infrastructure, jobs, law, linkedin, malware, monitoring, moveIT, phishing, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, russia, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, ukraine, update, vulnerability, warfare, zero-dayThe brutal reality is that cybersecurity predictions are only as valuable as their accuracy. As 2024 comes to a close, I revisit my forecasts to assess their utility in guiding meaningful decisions. Anyone can make predictions (and far too many do), but actually being correct is another matter altogether. It is commonplace for security companies…
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Law enforcement takes down ‘DDoSHire’ sites in Operation PowerOFF
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/law-enforcement-takes-down-27-ddos-for-hire-sites-in-operation-poweroff
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FTC warns of online task job scams hooking victims like gambling
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in SecurityNewsThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about a significant rise in gambling-like online job scams, known as “task scams,” that draw people into earning cash through repetitive tasks, with the promises of earning more if they deposit their own money. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-of-online-task-job-scams-hooking-victims-like-gambling/
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How to turn around a toxic cybersecurity culture
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Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, governance, group, guide, healthcare, jobs, password, phishing, risk, sans, service, strategy, technology, threat, training, vulnerability, zero-trustA toxic cybersecurity culture affects team turnover, productivity, and morale. Worse yet, it places enterprise systems and data at risk.In a toxic cybersecurity culture, everybody believes that cybersecurity is somebody else’s job, says Keri Pearlson, executive director for Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan (CAMS), a research consortium focusing on cybersecurity leadership and governance issues. “They don’t…
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US Indicts 14 North Koreans in IT Scam Funding WMD Programs
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in SecurityNewsDOJ Indicts North Korean IT Workers for Using Remote Jobs to Fund Weapons Programs. U.S. federal prosecutors indicted 14 North Koreans for a long-running IT scam generating $88 million by exploiting remote work with U.S. firms, a scheme prosecutors say is tied to DPRK-controlled companies that fund weapons programs through stolen identities, data theft and…
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DOJ indicts 14 North Koreans who fraudulently earned $88 million working for US firms
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in SecurityNewsThe men were ordered to earn more than $10,000 a month, with several obtaining multiple jobs at the same time, and they supplemented their earnings by stealing sensitive corporate information.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/doj-indicts-14-north-koreans-earning-88-million-at-us-firms
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Yahoo cybersecurity team sees layoffs, outsourcing of ‘red team,’ under new CTO
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in SecurityNewsYahoo laid off around 25% of its cybersecurity team, known as The Paranoids, over the last year. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/12/12/yahoo-cybersecurity-team-sees-layoffs-outsourcing-of-red-team-under-new-cto/
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How to secure third parties and spot fake job applicants: Okta’s verification tips
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/how-to-secure-third-parties-and-spot-fake-job-applicants-oktas-verification-tips
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Authorities Shut Down 27 DDoSHire Platforms, Arrest 3 Admins
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in SecurityNewsJust in time for the holidays! First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/authorities-shut-down-ddos-for-hire-platforms-arrest-3/
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Die wichtigsten Cybersecurity-Prognosen für 2025
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International crackdown disrupts DDoShire operations
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in SecurityNewsAn operation known as PowerOFF led to the arrest of three individuals and the shutdown of 27 domains. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/international-crackdown-disrupts-ddos-for-hire-operations/
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27 DDoShire services disrupted in run-up to holiday season
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in SecurityNewsOperation PowerOFF has disrupted what was anticipated to be a surge of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over the Christmas period by taking over two dozen “booter” or “stresser” websites offline. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/27-ddos-hire-services-disrupted-run-holiday-season
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27 DDoS Attack Services Taken Down by Law Enforcement
Law enforcement agencies in 15 countries cooperated in taking down 27 websites selling DDoS-for-hire services. The post 27 DDoS Attack Services Taken Down by Law Enforcement appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/27-ddos-attack-services-taken-down-by-law-enforcement/
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27 DDoS-for hire platforms seized by law enforcement
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in SecurityNewsAs part of an ongoing international crackdown known as Operation PowerOFF, international law enforcement has seized over two dozen platforms used to carry out Distributed … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/12/27-ddos-platforms-booter-services-seized-operation-poweroff/
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Operation PowerOFF: Europol Cracks Down on Global DDoSHire Platforms
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in SecurityNewsLaw enforcement worldwide has delivered a significant blow to cybercriminals with Operation PowerOFF, an international effort led by Europol to dismantle Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)-for-hire platforms. In a coordinated strike involving... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/operation-poweroff-europol-cracks-down-on-global-ddos-for-hire-platforms/
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‘AppLite Banker’ lures victims with job offers, infects devices with trojan
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Tags: jobsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/applite-banker-lures-victims-with-job-offers-infects-devices-with-trojan
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Hackers Target Job Seekers with AppLite Trojan Using Fake Job Emails
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in SecurityNewsSUMMARY Zimperium’s zLabs has shared its latest research with Hackread.com, ahead of its publishing on December 10. According… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-job-seekers-banking-trojan-fake-job-emails/
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Fake Recruiters Distribute Banking Trojan via Malicious Apps in Phishing Scam
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a sophisticated mobile phishing (aka mishing) campaign that’s designed to distribute an updated version of the Antidot banking trojan.”The attackers presented themselves as recruiters, luring unsuspecting victims with job offers,” Zimperium zLabs Vishnu Pratapagiri researcher said in a new report.”As part of their fraudulent hiring process, the First seen…