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Cyber Security
Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and even the occasional disgruntled employee are constantly looking to gain unauthorized access for a variety of purposes: theft of money, cyber espionage, personal information for sale or for use in scams, and damage to critical infrastructure for just a few of the most common.
So how does an organization mitigate an entire world full of continual cyber attacks? Just as buildings have a number of necessary elements of physical security: access control, cameras, alarms and so on; there are similar key elements of cyber security that are absolutely vital for just about any modern business.
It starts with identifying and closing the most common doors that attackers use. For example, phishing attacks on employees are far and away the most common initial point of entry. The breach of even a low-level employee account can quickly turn into an escalation in access privileges and the ability to reach sensitive information. This is also true of smart devices, which are generally more poorly secured than computers and phones.
A 19-year-old "security specialist" has found a vulnerability in third party software used by certain Tesla vehicles, which allows the remote control of certain functions such as the engine and the security system.
Manila Bulletin, the largest English-language newspaper in the Philippines, says that a serious data breach of the country's Commission on Elections (Comelec) occurred. Comelec called it "fake news" and claimed that it never happened.
As the use of cloud has grown and matured, so too has the recognition of a need for financial discipline in its management. In much the same way that DevOps applies a developer perspective to IT operations, FinOps will apply financial rigor to cloud.
New report indicates that Twitter may have great value as a vulnerability management tool. Twitter mentions are twice as good as CVSS when it comes to measuring an organization's potential exploitability.
Russia's current conflict with Ukraine is so far playing out with cyber attacks rather than physical warfare. A series of defacement attacks on government websites appears to be the opening salvo.
Historically, to become a successful hacker, you had to have the knowledge and skills to create your own attacks from scratch. However, all that has changed with the proliferation of the underground market for phishing-as-a-service.
The destructive malware that is currently being spread in Ukraine acts like ransomware in that it locks up target systems by encrypting key files, but there is no payment option.
EA introduced new security measures to prevent account takeover attacks after hackers successfully breached high-profile players’ accounts via phishing and social engineering attacks.
The REvil ransomware gang has been a point of special focus for international law enforcement and possibly been dealt a fatal blow as Russian authorities have rounded up 14 members residing in the country.