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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Says Midnight Blizzard Swiped U.S. Gov’t Emails During Microsoft Hack, Tells Fed Agencies To Take Immediate Action

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Plus, a new survey shows cybersecurity pros are guardedly optimistic about AI. The attack against Microsoft began in November 2023, when Midnight Blizzard – also known as Nobelium, Cozy Bear and APT29 – compromised a legacy, non-production test account that lacked multi-factor authentication protection.

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How to use your Android as a 2FA key

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or later, you are a few steps away from turning it into a two-factor authentication key , the company announced at its annual I/O developer conference here on May 7. It is much safer than one-time code systems, including SMS or authenticator code systems, as this is based on the FIDO 2.0 How to FBI-proof your Android.

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An expanded attack surface: The cybersecurity challenges of managing a hybrid workforce

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Glenn Johnstone, Vodafone NZ’s Head of ICT Practices, highlighted the findings of their Disconnection report in which 30% of those surveyed said they would move roles if their employer didn’t offer remote working. As a result, the potential for malware to become resident on home computers is increasing.”.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Cyber Teams Adopt GenAI, Integrated Suites To Boost Defenses 

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That's one of many findings from the “2024 Global Digital Trust Insights” report from PwC, which surveyed 3,800 C-level business, technology and security executives from 71 countries and across a variety of industries. Out: Tool sprawl from individual security products that don’t play well together.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: New Guide Details How To Use AI Securely, as CERT Honcho Tells CISOs To Sharpen AI Security Skills Pronto

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And a global survey shows cyber pros weighing pros and cons of AI. Cyber agencies from multiple countries published a joint guide on using artificial intelligence safely. Plus, CERT’s director says AI is the top skill for CISOs to have in 2024. Plus, the UK’s NCSC forecasts how AI will supercharge cyberattacks. And much more!

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Log4j Anniversary, CI/CD Risks, Infostealers, Email Attacks, OT Security

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Get the latest on the anniversary of the Log4j crisis; OWASP’s top CI/CD risks; a surge of infostealer malware; the fund transfer fraud — business email compromise connection; and more! . 3 - Attackers boost use of infostealer malware. Infostealers Malware Advertisements and Pricing from July to October 2022.

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Defending against ransomware is all about the basics

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An attacker plants malware on your system that encrypts all the files, making your system useless, then offers to sell you the key you need to decrypt the files. A survey on O’Reilly’s website 1 showed that 6% of the respondents worked for organizations that were victims of ransomware attacks. The concept behind ransomware is simple.

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