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Daily Crunch: Citizen Lab claims Apple’s ‘Lockdown Mode’ helped block spyware attack by hacker group NSO

TechCrunch

In Apple’s case, researchers looking into spyware vulnerabilities said its “Lockdown Mode” was able to thwart the advances of the infamous mercenary hacking provider NSO Group. One tool to rule them all : Avalor wants to unify cybersecurity tools by aggregating data, Kyle reports. Lorenzo has more.

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How to Build a Mobile-First Security Strategy

Ivanti

Not surprisingly, this has created an escalating vulnerability gap: more mobile devices means more mobile threats — and more blind spots as IT and security teams scramble to identify all those devices as they connect to their networks.

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Why stopping stalkerware confounds cybersecurity experts

The Parallax

Until recently, cybersecurity experts could overlook stalkerware because of the personal nature of how it spreads, its muddled legal status—and how it is detected. Part of the problem, cybersecurity experts at the Enigma Conference in San Francisco last month said, is that until recently, stalkerware has been hard to even define.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework Gets Major Update, as Advisories on APT29 and ALPHV Blackcat Get Rolled Out

Tenable

Check out what’s new in NIST’s makeover of its Cybersecurity Framework. Also, how to assess the cybersecurity capabilities of a generative AI LLM. 1 - NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 1 - NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 The Cybersecurity Framework at 10.and And the most prevalent malware in Q4. And much more!

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Apple releases security updates for iOS, iPadOS and macOS, fixing two actively exploited zero-days

TechCrunch

Apple has released security updates for iPhones, iPads and Macs to patch against two vulnerabilities, which the company says are being actively exploited to hack people. The technology giant rolled out new software updates, iOS and iPadOS 17.1.2, and macOS 14.1.2,

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China-based Hackers Hijack Software Updates to Implant “NSPX30” Spyware

Ooda Loop

Cybersecurity firm ESET released a report on a previously undiscovered China-based threat actor that conducted a series of adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks.

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Even North Korea has an antivirus program—but it’s used for spying

The Parallax

Malware and antivirus software usually go together like tacos and pickles. Researchers announced on May 1 that when they inspected the ingredients of the North Korean antivirus software for Windows computers, they found a mix of spyware and old code stolen from an antivirus vendor. READ MORE ON SECURITY AND GEOPOLITICS.

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