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SPECTR Malware Targets Ukraine Defense Forces in SickSync Campaign
2024-06-07 07:13

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of cyber attacks targeting defense forces in the country with a malware called SPECTR as part of an espionage campaign dubbed...

Windows 11 to Deprecate NTLM, Add AI-Powered App Controls and Security Defenses
2024-05-21 09:02

 Microsoft on Monday confirmed its plans to deprecate NT LAN Manager (NTLM) in Windows 11 in the second half of the year, as it announced a slew of new security measures to harden the widely-used...

Crook brags about US Army and $75b defense biz pwnage
2024-05-15 22:30

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Improving cyber defense with open source SIEM and XDR
2024-05-15 17:10

Developing an effective strategy is a continuous process which requires recurring evaluation and refinement Partner Content A cyber defense strategy outlines policies, procedures, and technologies...

How to Make Your Employees Your First Line of Cyber Defense
2024-05-01 11:03

There’s a natural human desire to avoid threatening scenarios. The irony, of course, is if you hope to attain any semblance of security, you’ve got to remain prepared to confront those very same...

DPRK hacking groups breach South Korean defense contractors
2024-04-23 16:56

The National Police Agency in South Korea issued an urgent warning today about North Korean hacking groups targeting defense industry entities to steal valuable technology information. The police discovered several instances of successful breaches of defense companies in South Korea involving the hacking groups Lazarus, Andariel, and Kimsuky, all part of the North Korean hacking apparatus.

Google Chrome Adds V8 Sandbox - A New Defense Against Browser Attacks
2024-04-08 13:51

Google has announced support for what's called a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser in an effort to address memory corruption issues. The sandbox, according to V8 Security technical lead Samuel...

How manual access reviews might be weakening your defenses
2024-04-05 03:30

As businesses evolve, they often experience changes in roles, partnerships, and staff turnover. This dynamic can result in improper access to data and resources.

Strengthening defenses against nation-state and for-profit cyber attacks
2024-04-04 03:30

There is an urgent need to secure tactical, operational, and strategic critical assets from the edge to the core. In this Help Net Security video, Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security, discusses the steps enterprises and critical infrastructure must take to improve their environments from for-profit and nation-state attacks.

Cloud Active Defense: Open-source cloud protection
2024-04-02 04:30

Cloud Active Defense is an open-source solution that integrates decoys into cloud infrastructure. It creates a dilemma for attackers: risk attacking and being detected immediately, or avoid the traps and reduce their effectiveness.