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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.
CISA stresses that "significant" Log4j breaches have not yet been found in the networks of federal agencies or critical infrastructure, but that it is not yet possible to assess whether the vulnerability is present across all of these disparate systems.
Hackers exfiltrated not just internal game cheats, but the source code that underpins this system for certain Riot Games titles, including League of Legends. This creates the possibility of new game cheats and exploits being developed.
Operations at numerous European airports, including the continent’s busiest, Heathrow Airport, were disrupted by a cyber attack affecting a boarding and check-in software provider.
Travelex experienced a malware attack which forced the company to take its website offline and suspend some services for at least two days, creating problems for travelers and business partners.
T-Mobile data breach second data breach of 2023 took place from February to March. Those impacted likely had their Social Security numbers, ID numbers, account pins and other sensitive data revealed.
A U.S. nuclear agency was among the victims of the SharePoint vulnerability chain, which was exploited to compromise over 54 organizations across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
AT&T customer records of calls and texts were taken from 110 customers, and the data breach may be an offshoot of the ongoing fallout from the Snowflake storage compromise that took place in April.
German banks Deutsche Bank AG, ING, Postbank, and Commerzbank’s subsidiary Comdirect, have leaked customer data via third-party service provider MOVEit data breach.
Anonymous officials from the Biden administration have told the New York Times that Chinese malware has been planted in the networks that control the critical infrastructure of military bases. The "ticking time bomb" could potentially cripple military systems in the event of a conflict between the two countries.










