Building the SOC of the Future
Digital transformation, cloud-focused attacks, and a worldwide pandemic. The past year has changed the way business works and the way security teams operate.
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Threat Monitor
Tactical advise on defending yourself against the newest and most dangerous information security threats.
Florida Water Utility Hack Highlights Risks to Critical Infrastructure
The intrusion also shows how redundancy and detection can minimize damage and reduce impact to the population.
Source: Dark Reading – Threat
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Microsoft Fixes Windows Zero-Day in Patch Tuesday Rollout
Microsoft’s monthly security fixes addressed a Win32k zero-day, six publicly known flaws, and three bugs in the Windows TCP/IP stack.
Source: Dark
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How Neurodiversity Can Strengthen Cybersecurity Defense
Team members from different backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, and neurological abilities are best equipped to tackle today’s security challenges.
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Microsoft & Facebook Were Phishers' Favorite Brands in 2020
Cloud services was the most impersonated industry, followed by financial services, e-commerce, and social media, researchers report.
Source: Dark Reading – Threat
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Iranian Cyber Groups Spying on Dissidents & Others of Interest to Government
A new investigation of two known threat groups show cyber actors are spying on mobile devices and PCs belonging to targeted users around
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Emotet Takedown: Short-Term Celebration, Long-Term Concerns
Security researchers examine how and when Emotet’s operators may resurface, and the threats that could evolve in the meantime.
Source: Dark Reading
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Malicious Code Injected via Google Chrome Extension Highlights App Risks
An open source plug-in purportedly introduced tracking and malicious download code to infect nearly 2 million users, reports say.
Source: Dark Reading
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Android App Infects Millions of Devices With a Single Update
The popular Barcode Scanner app, which as been available on Google Play for years, turned malicious with one software update.
Source: Dark
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Cartoon Caption Winner: Insider Threat
And the winner of Dark Reading’s January cartoon caption contest is …
Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence – Cartoon Caption Winner:
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