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The city of Dallas provided a detailed attack timeline that showed Royal threat actors compromised a service account a month before ransomware was deployed.
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How to disable removable media access with Group Policy
Removable media can pose serious security problems. But there is a way to control who has access to optical disks and USB drives through Windows' Active Directory.
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Risk & Repeat: MGM, Caesars casino hacks disrupt Las Vegas
This podcast episode compares the cyber attacks suffered by casino giants MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment in recent weeks and the fallout from them.
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Apple issues emergency patches for 3 zero-day bugs
Apple said CVE-2023-41992, CVE-2023-41991 and CVE-2023-41993 -- all reported by Citizen Lab and Google researchers -- might have been exploited against versions of iOS before 16.7.
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Strong identity security could've saved MGM, Caesars, Retool
Three cyber attacks that featured vishing led to compromised identities, data loss and the interruption of operations. Passwordless authentication could have prevented all three.
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Generative AI takes center stage at Black Hat USA 2023
About one year after generative AI launched into the spotlight, the technology is showing early signs of potential for security at Black Hat USA 2023 in Las Vegas.
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Sophos: RDP played a part in 95% of attacks in H1 2023
While Sophos observed increasing activity around Active Directory and Remote Desktop Protocol abuse, it recommended simple mitigation steps can limit the attack surface.
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6 reasons Cisco acquired Splunk
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Do your employees know what to do if ransomware strikes? As your organization's first line of defense, they should receive regular trainings on ransomware prevention and detection.
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How to disable removable media access with Group Policy
Removable media can pose serious security problems. But there is a way to control who has access to optical disks and USB drives through Windows' Active Directory.
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Using automation through tools such as SOAR and SIEM can improve incident response alert efficiency. One automated feature analysts can use is the SOAR playbook.
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DNS over HTTPS (DoH)
DNS over HTTPS (DoH) is a relatively new protocol that encrypts domain name system traffic by passing DNS queries through a Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure encrypted session.
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Apple issues emergency patches for 3 zero-day bugs
Apple said CVE-2023-41992, CVE-2023-41991 and CVE-2023-41993 -- all reported by Citizen Lab and Google researchers -- might have been exploited against versions of iOS before 16.7.
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Okta: Caesars, MGM hacked in social engineering campaign
Identity management vendor Okta had previously disclosed that four unnamed customers had fallen victim to a social engineering campaign that affected victims' MFA protections.
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Cyber insurance report shows surge in ransomware claims
Coalition's H1 2023 report shows ransomware activity increased and severity reached "historic" highs as businesses lost an average of more than $365,000 following an attack.