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Combating extortionware in 2021: A rising attack method for the modern day hacker

Drew Daniels
January 29, 2021
As the headlines showed, ransomware continued to be the weapon of choice in 2020, and extortionware is on the rise. While ransomware has become a tried and true method at this point, extortionware tactics are raising the stakes by threatening to expose sensitive information if the ransom is not paid.
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Security researchers find Azure Functions vulnerability

January 29, 2021
Intezer researchers discovered a new vulnerability in Azure Functions, which would allow an attacker to escalate privileges and escape the Azure Functions Docker container to the Docker host.
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dataprivacy

Data detoxing in the New Year

Gal Ringel
January 29, 2021
Companies hold more data on us today than ever before, and many of us are left in the dark on just where our personal, often sensitive, information lives. The daily headlines on data breaches and the mainstream attention in the form of documentaries like Netflix’s “The Great Hack” and “The Social Dilemma” have made clear to the public: it’s time we all do a data detox.
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How educators can secure their online learning environments

Ning Wang
January 29, 2021
Cybercriminals can take advantage of human weaknesses in one place and use them in other places where they can get financial or other gains. Email addresses, real names, real addresses, phone numbers, date of birth, etc., all are valuable information for cybercriminals. They can build their database with this personal information and use them in future attacks. This is why practicing good cybersecurity habits as users and as administrators is critical for all of us for all systems we use.
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Gamification for security awareness training

Leveraging gamification for security awareness training

Randy Richard
January 29, 2021

To determine whether implementing gaming techniques for security awareness training at your organization makes sense, it is important to first understand what the ultimate goal of the security awareness course is. In many cases, gaming techniques can help employees overcome initial resistance to learning.


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Fighting cybercrime with deep learning and AI

How security can use deep intelligence to fight cybercrime

Brian McCann
January 29, 2021

The recent breakthroughs in analytics, machine learning and AI have changed the way cybersecurity professionals can mitigate risks within the enterprise. There are several things to keep in mind, however, as cybersecurity team begins creating and building out a threat intelligence capability. Here’s how to make threat data relevant, actionable and effective for your organization.


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cyber data

What to prioritize this Data Privacy Day

Maria Henriquez
January 28, 2021

Data Privacy Day is a global effort — taking place annually on January 28th — that generates awareness about the importance of privacy, highlights easy ways to protect personal information and reminds organizations that privacy is good for business. Here, Security magazine compiled advice, tips and best practices for safeguarding data from many security executives.


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Tal Ben-David

5 minutes with Tal Ben-David - IoT fleet management

Maria Henriquez
January 28, 2021
We talk to Tal Ben-David, VP R&D and Co-Founder at Karamba Security, to learn about the role of the Internet of Things (IoT) in fleet management. 
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cyber hack

Europol takes down one of the most significant botnets in the past decade: EMOTET

January 28, 2021
Law enforcement and judicial authorities worldwide have this week disrupted one of most significant botnets of the past decade: EMOTET. Investigators have now taken control of its infrastructure in an international coordinated action. 
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ransomware

“Ghost” account credentials facilitate ransomware attacks

January 28, 2021
The Sophos Rapid Response team published findings from its investigations into recent ransomware attacks that reveal a failure to keep close tabs on “ghost” account credentials of recently deceased employees can give cybercriminals a discreet foothold to launch an attack.
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