Day: November 9, 2023
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Iranian APT group launches destructive attacks against Israeli organizations
Security researchers warn that an Iran-based threat actor has launched cyberespionage attacks against Iranian organizations from the education and technology sectors since the beginning of the year. The attacks have a destructive component as the actor deploys data wipers to cover their tracks, leaving impacted systems unusable. “Our investigation revealed the perpetrators of the attacks…
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Microsoft shares threat intelligence at CYBERWARCON 2023
At the CYBERWARCON 2023 conference, Microsoft and LinkedIn analysts are presenting several sessions detailing analysis across multiple sets of threat actors and related activity. This blog is intended to summarize the content of the research covered in these presentations and demonstrates Microsoft Threat Intelligence’s ongoing efforts to track threat actors, protect customers, and share information…
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Salt Security Named 2023 CISO Choice Award Winner for API Security
Salt Security, the API security company, has been named the winner of the API Security category in the 2023 CISO Choice Awards. Judged by a panel of distinguished CISOs at large organisations across the world, the CISO Choice Awards honour security vendors who provide top-tier differentiated security solutions, valuable to CISOs and their enterprises. Salt,…
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Now is the time to insist on total visibility, enabling your organization to utilize AI strategically and comprehensively in the future
Complexity is the bane of all network security teams, and they will attest that the more dashboards, screens, and manual integration they must juggle, the slower their response time. It need not be complex, it need not be disjointed, nor does it need to require adroitness in the art of juggling. Your network makes engagement…
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BigID unveils new data risk remediation guidance feature
Data security platform BigID has announced the release of a new automated, context-based data risk remediation recommendations capability to enable security teams to make informed decisions that reduce risks and elevate data security posture management (DSPM). The capability leverages an in-app recommendation engine that provides actionable insights for addressing critical data risks across environments at…
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Record number of schoolgirls and cyber specialists to gather amid UK digital skills crisis
On 17th November a record number of Year 8 schoolgirls, government cyber specialists and business leaders will gather at one the UK’s leading cyber hotspots, for what will be the largest ever cybersecurity workshop in the UK. Now in its third year and hosted by the UK’s largest non-profit cybersecurity cluster, CyNam, this year’s #EmPowerCyber2023…
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NetRise releases Trace solution with AI-powered semantic search aimed at protecting firmware
Extended internet of things (XIoT) security platform developer NetRise has released its Trace solution, which the company say allows users to identify and validate compromised and vulnerable third-party and proprietary software assets using an AI-powered semantic search. NetRise, based in Austin, Texas, said Trace introduces intent-driven searches to enhance vulnerability detection and validation in firmware…
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Forget the spam filter: How unique phishing attempts undermine Microsoft email security
As the email dropped into my inbox, I could see clearly right away it was a phishing attempt, yet my email defenses clearly didn’t agree — at least not right away. Several hours later I would get an alert that the message had been flagged as malicious and was removed. So why, if Microsoft 365…