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SpyPal Keylogger Spy 2009 5.18 is a powerful and easy-to-use tool which can secretly record all keystrokes typed on your computer. You can check logging reports by simply receiving emails or opening a web page.
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Perfect for catching cheaters, monitoring employees, children or spouse, and even investigating crimes. | http://wareseeker.com/Security-Privacy/spypal-keylogger-spy-2009-5.18.zip/4cf22ff29 |
Fintelligent provides each employee training in secure methods of accessing and storing data. All computers and applications are password-protected. Various security best practices are provided to Fintelligent employees as part of their regular training. Insurance
Fintelligent maintains privacy and network security insurance to protect the firm and its clients in the event of a data breach. | http://www.fintelligent.com/data-security/ |
Businesses have cited security concerns as the primary reason not to deploy wireless and remote computers, a new global survey has found.
More than 60 percent of companies are leery to implement such systems because of security reasons, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit survey, which was sponsored by Symantec. Meanwhile, about 47 percent of respondents cited cost and complexity as the major barriers to deployment.
The survey – polling 248 company executives and senior IT staffers – highlighted a lack of preparedness among companies to ensure safety with laptops, smart phones and personal digital assistants. In fact, only nine percent of companies have incorporated "comprehensive security architecture" to control mobile device access, the survey said.
Eighty-eight percent of companies deal with mobile security either on an ad-hoc basis, by attempting to integrate the devices into existing networks, or fail to address the issue at all, according to the survey.
The latest Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, covering the last half of 2005, said malicious code targeting mobile devices is on the rise.
"It's prudent for enterprises to gain experience in mobile deployments and security before a serious attack makes it mandatory and time-critical," said Paul Miller, director of mobile and wireless solutions at Symantec. "In today's enterprise, there are multiple end points to account for – and proper protection cannot be tackled as one-size-fits-all."
U.S. businesses appear to be trailing other global companies in securely deployed wireless and remote systems, the survey said. Fifty-five percent of Western European enterprises have implemented software to protect such devices, compared to 44 percent of Asia-Pacific businesses and just 36 percent of North American businesses.
Businesses must look at mobile security as an investment, experts said.
"Security is the one particular issue that continues to impede the widespread adoption of mobile computing in the workplace, and if it continues to be overlooked, there is a danger that some businesses will miss the advantages mobility can bring to their workforce," said Gareth Lofthouse, director of Economist Intelligence Unit custom research.
Miller recommends companies instill a "coherent strategy" by first adding protection for five to 10 percent of their mobile workforce.
"This measured approach will help tremendously in preparing for major deployment," he said. | https://www.scmagazine.com/news/endpoint-security/are-american-firms-ready-for-wireless |
Amazon has launched a full-scale attack on YouTube with its new Video Direct program for content creators.
Video Direct is aimed at both large media brands and individual creators, and offers several ways for them to make money beyond just advertising.
For example, creators can distribute ad-free videos to Amazon Prime subscribers and earn revenue based on hours streamed. They can also offer add-on subscriptions for Prime subscribers (just as streaming services such as Starz and Showtime do already.) Standalone rental and purchase options are available as well through Amazon Video, along with a basic ad-supported model.
[ Further reading: The best media streaming devices ]
To sweeten the deal for big video makers, Amazon will give away $1 million per month to the top 100 Video Direct titles on Amazon Prime. The company has already enlisted some big media brands, including Conde Nast, HowStuffWorks, The Guardian, Mattel, and Machinima. The program is available to creators now.
One big question remains, however: How does Amazon plan to put this new stable of videos in front of its users? Today, Amazon Video and Amazon Prime are geared toward major productions from Hollywood studios, not shorter clips from a long tail of content creators. Balancing these different types of video could be a major challenge as Amazon uses its existing platform to build out a YouTube rival.
Why this matters: These days, it seems everyone wants a piece of YouTube’s business. Facebook has been cultivating a video platform on its social network and is now introducing more ways to monetize, while longtime YouTube rival Vimeo recently acquired VHX to help push subscription streaming video. Verizon and Comcast have been taking shots at YouTube as well with their own short-form video services. Amazon’s pitch is unique, however, in that it already has its own streaming video services, and is letting creators make money in many of the same ways. Now it just has to get creators—and viewers—to start paying attention. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/3068175/streaming-services/amazons-new-youtube-rival-shoves-cash-at-video-creators.html |
This report details findings from research on the experiences of family violence among migrant women living in Australia on temporary visas. It is the first major study in Australia exploring the intersection of migration status and family violence. The report explores specific issues such as the ways that migration status can be leveraged in the family violence context and the range of exploitative practices that occur, including trafficking and slavery-like situations of violence. The report offers recommendations to address gaps in protection and support of this vulnerable population.
OPEN acknowledges that our offices sit on the traditional land of the Kulin Nation and we acknowledge the Wurundjeri people who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay respects to community members and elders past and present. We appreciate and celebrate diversity in all its forms. We believe diversity of all kinds makes our teams, services and organisation stronger and more effective. | https://www.outcomes.org.au/resource/temporary-migration-and-family-violence-an-analysis-of-victimisation-vulnerability-and-support/ |
TCG to Demonstrate IoT and Network Security Solutions at InterOp ITX May 16-18, 2017 April 27, 2017 by labinabentley, posted in TCG Admin PORTLAND, ORE. April 27, 2017 — Trusted Computing Group (TCG) and members will demonstrate standards-based solutions for the Internet of Things and network security at the May Interop ITX conference and exhibits (@Interop) in Las Vegas. TCG members CoSoSys, Mocana, OnBoard Security and Tempered Networks will show a variety of solutions in booth #234 in the Interop Business … Continue reading “TCG to Demonstrate IoT and Network Security Solutions at InterOp ITX May 16-18, 2017”
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Ransomware is a new concept that may be coming to a smart home device or a connected car near you. The concept of holding something for ransom isn’t new, but holding a car, or your smart home is. With a growing number of smart home devices and vehicles that are connected to the internet, they are becoming increasingly attractive targets for hackers. A recent widely publicized event had Internet of things (IoT) devices enslaved to mount a denial of service attack on servers.
That attack showed that these IoT devices are vulnerable, and the next step may be to enslave them for ransom. While it might be easy to get a new IoT thermostat installed, to remove the threat, it might not be that easy if your vehicle is infected. If that vehicle is one of the futuristic driverless vehicles with no steering wheel, you may be in trouble. See what reporter Pal Wagenseil has to say about how to handle the risk and what defenses can be used to keep the marauders at bay. | http://lojackforclassics.com/Connected-Car-Blog/February-2017/Ransomware-Coming-to-IoT-and-Connected-Cars |
A research report has highlighted the importance of what is called an 'authentication ceremony' to help mitigate the risk.
Researchers from Brigham Young University (BYU) at Utah in the US found that most users of popular messaging apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Viber are leaving themselves exposed to fraud or hacking because they are unaware of important security options like an 'authentication ceremony'.
The 'authentication ceremony' is a security practice to ensure the members involved in a communication are authentic. It is done by identifying the message recipient before sending out any sensitive or confidential information.
But because most users are unaware of the 'ceremony' and its importance, "it is possible that a malicious third party or man-in-the-middle attacker can eavesdrop on their conversations", said Elham Vaziripour, Computer Science student at BYU who led the study.
The researchers conducted a two-phase experiment in which they prompted participants to share a credit card number with another participant. Participants were warned about potential threats and encouraged to make sure their messages were confidential.
Only 14 percent of users in the first phase managed to successfully authenticate their recipient. Others opted for ad-hoc security measures like asking their partners for details about a shared experience.
In the second phase, after researchers emphasised the importance of 'authentication ceremonies', 79 percent of users were able to successfully authenticate the other party.
However, the participants averaged 11 minutes to authenticate their partners.
"Once we told people about the authentication ceremonies, most people could do it. But it was not simple, people were frustrated and it took them too long," noted Daniel Zappala, Professor, Computer Science, BYU.
Most people don't invest the time and effort to understand and use these security measures because they don't experience significant security problems. But there's always a risk in online communications.
The researchers are now working to develop a mechanism that makes the 'authentication ceremony' quick and automatic.
"If we can perform the authentication ceremony behind the scenes for users automatically or effortlessly, we can address these problems without necessitating user education," said Vaziripour. | https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/despite-end-to-end-encryption-instant-messaging-apps-still-at-risk-of-hacking-research-3924731.html |
Be cautious of emails, websites and other forms of communications purporting to represent a legitimate company or person and that ask you to provide confidential or financial information. This is called phishing.
The content of a phishing e-mail or text message is intended to trigger a quick reaction from you. It can use upsetting or exciting information; demand an urgent response or employ a false pretense or statement. Phishing messages are normally not personalized.
It is not Great-West Life’s practice to email you or ask you to provide or confirm your PIN, password, or other confidential or financial information, other than as may occur in response to an inquiry from you. If you receive such a request, or if you have any concern as to the validity of an email from Great-West Life, a website claiming to be a Great-West Life website, a digital communication claiming to be from Great-West Life and its employees, or our online security, please contact our Special Investigations Unit toll free at 1-877-751-4317 or email us
The fraudsters mail out letters indicating they are a customer survey company that is a division of London Life, Great-West Life or Canada Life, and are offering you a job as a mystery shopper. The letter also includes a realistic looking London Life, Great-West Life or Canada Life cheque, which is payable to you.
If you contact the fraudster, you are given instructions to deposit the cheque and withdraw a portion of that money in cash. Your mystery shopper job is to test the customer service of a money transfer company, and you are also instructed to send a money transfer to a specific person, usually in another country. The original cheque will eventually be returned as a fake and you are out of money from your bank account.
2. Inheritance Scam
The fraudsters mail out letters using letter head that indicates it’s from an investment company that is a division of London Life, and includes the proper London Life address and phone number. Fraudsters follow up with victims by phone, indicating you are entitled to an inheritance from a deceased person who has the same last name. Usually, the fraudsters also include in their mail outs a realistic looking London Life cheque payable to you.
The fraudster advises you this is an advance on the inheritance to pay for the fees to transfer the bank account into your name. You are then instructed to deposit the cheque at your bank and then withdraw cash and send a money transfer to a specific person to cover the fees.
3. Purchase Order Email Frauds
The fraudsters (posing as a manager at Canada Life) send out emails to legitimate companies. The email requests a price quote and refers to an attachment. Attached is a file marked “purchase orders.”
The attachment is either an attempt to defraud that company of product or the file contains a virus to infect that company’s computer. The email address that it was sent from is a generic email, but the information regarding a phone number and address may be correct.
For information on various types of email fraud, please visit the E-mail Fraud / Phishing page on the RCMP website.
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has published some tips on how to protect yourself:
Be mindful where you post your resume; scammers use legitimate websites to seek out victims.
A legitimate employer will never send funds and request a portion of it back.
Do your research. A simple search on the Internet can save you thousands of dollars.
If it sounds to good to be true, it is.
Pick a password that is unique and hard for others to guess. A strong password includes a combination of upper- and lower-case letters and numbers. Avoid passwords such as family or pet names, birthdays, or words found in dictionaries.
Memorize your password, and don’t tell it to anyone. Remember no one from Canada Life will ever call or e-mail asking for your password.
If you think anyone has had access to your password, change it immediately by logging in and clicking the Your Profile tab. From the Your Profile section, follow the simple instructions to change your password.
If you are using a computer in a public place (such as an Internet café, or an open desk at work), ensure that no one can see you type in your password, log off when you are finished using the site and clear the browser’s cache.
Run current anti-virus software and anti-spyware software on your computer. This helps ensure your computer is free of malicious programs such as viruses, worms and spyware (snooping software that collects and shares confidential information on your computer with a third party without your consent).
After using a Canada Life application, clear your browser’s cache and then close it. The cache is where a browser keeps copies of the web pages you have recently visited. By clearing it, you help ensure no one else can view these pages, including the next website you visit. | https://www.canadalifeinsure.ca/canadiantire/internet-security.html |
NHS Grampian said it remains "completely confident" no patient data was accessed in the ransomware attack, which hit 13 health boards across the country and countless nationwide, leaving some with a backlog of postponed appointments to contend with.
The Home Secretary Amber Rudd will hold a meeting of the emergency COBRA committee later today.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed there has not been a second wave of cyber attacks on NHS trusts since the attacks on Friday.
The situation in Ireland is being monitored by the National Cyber Security Centre in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
The spokesman for Dorset CCG said: "We are pleased to confirm that the Ransomware attack has had little impact on the health community in Dorset, however we continue to be vigilant".
A spokesperson for NHS Tayside said: "All 10 GP practices affected by the UK-wide cyber attack are now operating as normal with no disruption to appointments and services".
Rob Wainwright, director of the European Union's police agency (Europol), has revealed to various news agencies that the recent cyber-attack hit 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries. We have been working with 47 organisations providing urgent and emergency care who have been infected to varying degrees.
The attack involved a malware called Wanna Decryptor, which encrypts files on a user's computer, blocking them from view and demanding a payment to release them.
MalwareTech, the United Kingdom security researcher that helped limit the ransomware attack, told the BBC on Sundaythat new attacks may be imminent.
Hospitals and GP surgeries were forced to turn away patients as the ransomware seized control of computers.
"Any updates will be posted to Provide's Facebook page, Twitter account and websites".
A spokesman for the trust said: 'The NHS is now experiencing issues due to the recent cyber-attack on May 12.
"The way these attacks work means that compromises of machines and networks that have already occurred may not yet have been detected, and that existing infections from the malware can spread within networks", Britain's National Cyber Security Center said Sunday.
You can protect yourself by installing updates, running anti-virus software and using firewalls.
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Crypto.com hack impacted 483 accounts and resulted in a $34 million theft 1 day, 22 cyber crime +9
A small number of Crypto.com users reported suspicious activity on their wallet 4 days, 8 cryptocurrency +10 | https://allinfosecnews.com/topic/security-news/ |
Once it was determined that SOC2 was business critical, Chief Information Security Officer Clarke Rodgers says he analyzed the different ways of getting there and finally determined that moving to the cloud was the most efficient path. Rodgers recently shared the story with Network World Editor in Chief John Dix. SCOR Velogica Chief Information Security Officer Clarke Rodgers
Let’s start with a thumbnail description of the business. | http://www.cio.com/article/3042644/cloud-security/this-company-migrated-to-the-cloud-to-get-better-security.html |
Validate's SECURE BIOMETRIC ACCESS CONTROL (SBAC) SYSTEMS provide complete enrolment, verification and database software in a single compact fingerprint reader - designed to improve access control management of Cash & Valuables In Transit vehicles.
The system works by matching a biometric feature (fingerprint) with a second unique identifier which, utilises our own algorithm. The second identifier can be a card (Magnetic stripe or iClass), or a PIN. The card can also carry the biometric template for extra security. Specialist Readers are mounted on each specialist armoured CVIT vehicle, to control access and actual movement of the vehicle. The SBAC System is connected to the Vehicle Control System, and each time the Vehicle stops is immobilised until the unit has verified the fingerprint of both members of staff designated to drive that vehicle.
The benefits of preventing a vehicle full of cash from being driven off by unauthorised personnel are self-evident.
Reliability is the highest priority there are in excess of three thousand vehicles operating across the U.K. As the system verifies the crew after each drop-off/pick-up, these units are reliably performing almost 1.5 million “verification” transactions per week. | http://validate-id.co.uk/index.php/product-summary/23-secure-biometric-access-control-systems |
Not having any luck with the Junkware Removal, I went ahead & scanned with Rogue Killer.
I just minimized the scan results. I haven't removed anything, and will leave computer on until tomorrow.
I have four external usb drives. All seem to have disappeared at the same time. I checked one of them on another computer and it's fine. There's no error \ in the device manager, except it said that the device on one port had failed. I disabled that but left it plugged in because I don't know... Hardware & Devices "...clean your computer to prevent system crash"
Another love note from a fake Microsoft window: "Message from webpage / Microsoft Antivirus has found critical process activity on your computer. You need to clean your computer to prevent a system crash." I have not touched anything on the window, not the red X or OK. I had just clicked onto a... System Security | https://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/322877-fake-mse-clean-computer-window-3.html |
The tech media buzz surrounding big data suggests that organizations should invest huge sums into hiring and retaining highly skilled (and highly paid) data scientists. But you might not want to submit that graduate school application just yet. In reality, most firms will address their big data challenges by leveraging data analytics technology and training employees they already have to turn big data into smart data. Small Businesses, Big DataFor many smaller and mid-sized firms, the hype surrounding big data doesn't resonate, and probably won't translate into hiring, because the challenges those businesses face aren't truly related to Big Data, says Tim Herbert, director of research at CompTIA."A lot of companies don't actually have big data problems -- they have smaller challenges," Herbert says. Many of these data challenges crop up between IT and other departments such as marketing, finance, and business operations, as SMBs uncover their true business objectives and figure out how to make raw data into actionable intelligence, he says. "While they need to find ways to take their business data and translate that into business intelligence, most of these SMBs are looking at data analytics and technologies like Hadoop and realizing they don't need anything as huge, powerful and scalable," Herbert says. CompTIA's second annual "Big Data Insights and Opportunities"study, released last month, shows that many of these SMBs will instead invest in training and education for their existing employees rather than hire a formally trained data scientist. "Hiring these costly, highly trained, highly educated data scientists just isn't practical for most businesses, so they'll put their money into what resources they already have," Herbert says.
In most cases, Herbert says, CompTIA's study found that most SMBs will rely on existing business analysts and financial analysts, though these folks will need additional technical training, he says. In many businesses, this is already happening. According to the study, sales and research departments saw their participation in big data-related initiatives climb from 17 percent and 13 percent, respectively, to 27 percent and 25 percent. Based on these numbers, it seems big data already is moving from its niche in the IT department and into many other business units and departments, Herbert says, but that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. "Most companies may not realize that they have to first invest in making sure their data's in a format that can best be analyzed to derive value," Herbert says. "Finding the technology to do that is the easy part -- it's finding and nurturing the analytical talent and expertise that's hard, and that will take some more time," he says. Large Enterprises, Larger Data ChallengesInitially, says Roger Gaskell, CTO of Kognitio, the demand for data scientists will be higher at larger enterprises as these organizations try and squeeze every last drop of value out of their data and their sophisticated business intelligence solutions. Most large enterprises, looking for a competitive edge, will jump at the chance to hire folks who can use the data they've collected to try predicting the future of the markets, sales cycles and trends, and customer behavior rather than just react to what's happened, Gaskell says. "If you want some predictive analytics, you're going to need to hire a few of these data scientists, but whole armies? That'll be too expensive," Gaskell says. Instead, enterprises will find ways to train business and financial analysts, as well as the 'average business user' to perform data analytics using automated tools."The feedback we're getting from customers is that they want just a handful -- maybe three, or five, or seven -- skilled and higly educated data scientists," says Michael Hiskey, Kognitio's vice president of business development and marketing. Then, enterprises will surround those with business analysts, then surround those folks with a group of interns," Hiskey says. Kognitio itself has seen great success with such a hierarchy that it calls the Kognitio Analytics Center of Excellence (KACE), he says. Big Data Reality vs. the HypeFor now, it seems, the rush to mint highly trained, highly educated data scientists can be chalked up hype and buzz, especially since the IT industry is still in beginning stages of big data usage and relevance, according to Ankur Gupta, head of global sales and marketing at MetaScale, a Hadoop solutions provider. "Sure, enterprises are looking for folks with a statistical and predictive modeling background that can dig deep into data, understand trends and how to spot them, but they also have to have the patience to wait until trends and activity become clear," Gupta says. "Right now, we see a trend toward companies wanting and needing that human touch, the expertise to parse data and use it to make decisions. But we're in the early stage of big data development, and as technology catches up, we believe that companies will offload these functions to machines, software, to technology. You don't need to hire ten data scientists to do the job," Gupta says. Sharon Florentine covers IT careers and data center topics for CIO.com. Follow Sharon on Twitter @MyShar0na. Email her at [email protected].
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Nothing we know about the limits of science and technology tells us that a simple sensor-packed wristband can tell us how many calories we've consumed. Yet an obscure company called Healbe says it's achieved the seemingly impossible. When I heard that the Russian tech startup would be showing its controversial GoBe health tracker—or what the company calls an “automatic body manager"—to the public for the first time at CE Week in New York Wednesday, I knew I had to see it.
Healbe’s Indiegogo campaign raised more than $1 million, so its wrist-worn wearable clearly has supporters. But GoBe also has a slew of skeptics claiming there’s no way Healbe has the technology to do what it says its wearable can do. See, Healbe says GoBe can count the calories you eat—not in real time, but after your body processes them. Healbe claims that the process is completely automatic, that you never have to input another food item or look up a calorie count again.
The scientific explanation is confusing, and what I saw at Healbe’s modest CE Week booth didn’t offer enough evidence to support the company's claims. I spent 30 minutes with the device, but didn't get to use it myself. Obviously, only rigorous scientific testing can support or refute the company's assertions. For now, all I can share is what I saw, and I didn't see an activity tracker than can automatically measure my calorie intake.
GoBe is a strange-looking but not ugly device that differs from other smartwatches in that you don’t see much information, aside from the time, on your display. Its pressure and impedance sensors and accelerometer are nestled against your skin to collect all of the data that it then displays on your iOS or Android smartphone using Bluetooth.
The GoBe app for iOS and Android will display your vitals like blood pressure and heart rate as well as calorie intake.
After Healbe cofounder and managing director George Mikaberydze ate lunch, his app showed a glucose spike and corresponding rise in ingested calories (400-something prior to lunch, in the 700s after). He showed me a screenshot from his iPhone camera roll of his pre-lunch calorie levels. It seemed plausible, but I’m no medical expert and have no clue how accurate those calorie counts were.
How it works (if it works)
If GoBe can do what Healbe says it does, it would be the first wearable device to achieve such a feat. No other smartwatch or activity tracker has the ability, though plenty are capable of GoBe’s other functions, which include monitoring your blood pressure, heart rate, and sleep patterns. Healbe explains its scientific breakthrough like this: Using an impedance sensor that sends high- and low-frequency signals through your tissue, GoBe can tell how much glucose your cells have absorbed after eating. Based on how fast your cells absorb the glucose and how long glucose levels remain elevated, Healbe’s glucose curve can differentiate between fats, proteins, and carbs.
Doctors and scientists told TechHive's Jon Phillips that there’s no correlation between glucose levels and calorie count. But Healbe maintains that its algorithms can now measure calories with 86 percent accuracy, according to internal tests that Mikaberydze told me will be released next week. Third-party tests will be conducted in July and released in August.
Image: Caitlin McGarry
Healbe cofounder and managing director George Mikaberydze showed his GoBe "automatic body manager" to the public for the first time this week.
Mikaberydze told me that I couldn't use the device because each GoBe is tailored to its user: It learns your metabolic rhythms and normal glucose patterns and spits out hyper-individualized data. Mikaberydze’s own GoBe would give me completely inaccurate readings, he said, because we don’t respond to food in the same way. What's more, it takes a week for the GoBe to learn your body’s behavior, he says. Now, it's true that we all respond differently to food intake. But I remain skeptical about the core of Healbe's claims: Experts say determining calorie intake based on the sensors Healbe is using remains beyond the pale of scientific feasibility and that there's no reliable method for a "glucose curve" to diiferentiate between fats, proteins and carbs.
But the only way to know for sure is to see tests, tests, and more tests—you know, some scientific support. Mikaberydze said Healbe is meeting with eight independent medical experts next week, ranging from nutritionists to doctors, who will each receive a GoBe and evaluate it.
Meanwhile, Indiegogo backers are still waiting for their own GoBes, which were scheduled to ship in June but have been delayed until September. Mikaberydze said issues with the product’s Chinese manufacturers have caused the months-long delays. The $299 GoBe will be available in stores in October—if any retailers decide to stock the controversial product, that is. Mikaberydze showed me his business partner’s Facebook page, littered with check-ins at Apple headquarters, Best Buy, and Fry’s, as a weird kind of proof that the company is taking meetings. If the GoBe turns out to be a scam, it will have been an incredibly elaborate one.
This story, "30 minutes with Healbe's GoBe, the 'automatic' calorie tracker few believe can work" was originally published by TechHive.
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Malware writers are increasingly considering the Tor anonymity network as an option for hiding the real location of their command-and-control (C&C) servers, according to researchers from security firm ESET.
The ESET researchers recently came across two botnet-type malware programs that use (C&C) servers operating as Tor “hidden services.”
The Tor Hidden Service protocol allows users to set up services—usually Web servers—that can only be accessed from within the Tor network through a random-looking hostname that ends in the .onion pseudo domain extension.
This protocol was designed to hide the real Internet Protocol (IP) address of a “hidden service” from its clients as well as hide the clients’ IP addresses from the service, making it almost impossible for either party to determine the other’s location or identity.
The traffic between a Tor client and a Tor hidden service is encrypted and is randomly routed through a series of computers participating in the network and acting as relays.
Predictions now coming true
Using Tor to host botnet command-and-control (C&C) servers is not a new idea. The strengths and weaknesses of such an approach were discussed in a presentation at the DefCon 18 security conference in 2010.
Practical implementations of this concept have also been seen in the past. In December, researchers from security firm Rapid7 identified the Skynet botnet of 12,000 to 15,000 compromised computers that were receiving commands from an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server running as a Tor hidden service. The researchers warned at the time that other malware writers were likely to adopt the design.
Two new malware programs discovered by ESET recently suggest that their prediction was right.
“In July ESET researchers detected two different types of TOR-based botnets based on the malware families Win32/Atrax and Win32/Agent. PTA,” ESET malware researchers Anton Cherepanov and Aleksandr Matrosov said Wednesday in a blog post. “Both botnets have form-grabbing functionality for possible further fraud operations.”
Unlike Skynet, the Atrax and Agent. PTA botnets use Web, not IRC, servers hidden on the Tor network for command and control purposes.
Atrax can download, execute and inject malicious files into browser processes. Its functionality can be extended through plug-ins that are encrypted locally with an AES key generated from the hardware parameters of each infected computer.
Atrax comes with a Tor client component that gets injected into the local browser in order to route the malware’s C&C traffic over the Tor network.
The ESET researchers were able to trick the Atrax C&C server into sending two additional plug-ins to a test system infected with the malware. One of them was designed to steal information entered into Web forms and the other was capable of stealing passwords.
The other threat identified in July, called Agent.PTA, is part of a malware family known since 2012, the ESET researchers said. However, the Tor functionality is a new addition to it, they said.
Like Atrax, Agent. PTA has form-grabbing capabilities and its functionality can also be extended through plug-ins. The malware connects to Web control servers operated as Tor hidden services.
“This year we had already detected TOR-based botnets but during the summer we have observed a growth in the numbers of malware families starting to use TOR-based communications,” the ESET researchers said. “The TOR-based botnets make it really hard to pursue investigation and C&C location tracking.”
However, even if locating the real IP addresses of the C&C servers is difficult when they are only accessible from within the Tor network, analyzing the malware’s communication protocols and command and control traffic is still doable, the researchers said.
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Detroit, Mich.-based Henry Ford Health System is notifying 18,470 patients whose protected health information may have been compromised after someone gained illegal access to employees' email credentials, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.
Henry Ford first learned of the incident Oct. 3, when someone gained access to or stole email credentials belonging to a group of employees. Using the email credentials, which are name and password protected by encryption, the individual, or group of individuals, would have access to employees' email accounts containing patient health information.
Henry Ford believes this individual viewed or took patients' names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, providers' names, dates of service, departments' names, locations, medical conditions and health insurer information. No Social Security numbers or credit card information was included in the compromised email accounts.
"We are very sorry this happened. We take very seriously any misuse of patient information, and we are continuing our own internal investigation to determine how this happened and to ensure no other patients are impacted," reads a hospital statement.
The hospital notes it is strengthening its security protections and expediting its initiatives around email retention and multi-factor authentication to reduce future risks to patients and employees. It is also issuing new medical record numbers to patients upon their request. | https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/henry-ford-health-system-notifies-18k-patients-of-data-breach-involving-compromised-email.html |
When they talk about STP with respect to IOS/NX-OS, they will be implicitly referring to PVST unless they specifically mention CST (one STP instance for all VLANs). Other vendors can and do use different terms when referring to single-instance, multi-instance, and per-VLAN spanning tree (Junos refers to PVST as VSTP for example)
Unfortunately until the CCNP gets refreshed, the topics on the blueprint for the three exams will remain vague and broad. If you look at the newer versions of the CCNA and CCIE you will see that the topics on the blueprint are very specific. UplinkFast and BackboneFast is covered under SWITCH blueprint sections 1.4 and 1.5 probably. If the CBT nuggets videos don't explain the concepts, just google the theory and configuration of them as they aren't too difficult.
Alternatively, because in the grand scheme of things, legacy Cisco enhancements to a STP version that no one should be using anymore aren't super important.
I would agree with the uplinkfast and backbonefast, but not the portfast. It seems to be in use quite a bit.
I understand that uplinkfast and backbonefast aren't used in RSTP, but they are used with classic STP. Is PVST+ only used in classic STP and not in RSTP, in both, or what?
I didn't see portfast in your post, but yeah, that's an important feature. Technically, I think that portfast is an "edge port" in 802.1w but Cisco maintains the terminology from the old version. Don't quote me on that though.
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol is a standard called 802.1w. Cisco doesn't support plain 802.1w, only Rapid-PVST and MST which are based on 802.1w but has additional functionality. You could run MST with 1 instance for all vlans to essentially get the same functionality as 802.1w.
802.1w I remember the good ol' "w" for "wapid spanning tree".
I guess it was an effective learning aid, because I still remember it.
Yes, you are correct as far as I understand. In RSTP (802.1w) an edge port is considered a port where portfast is enabled. See this example
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Correct me if I am wrong but when using RPVST an edge port already behaves as if it was configured with port fast from traditional spanning tree. So long as the port is configured as switchport mode access within RPVST mode.
Yes, that is correct, but Cisco's implementation still requires the use of the portfast command. | https://community.infosecinstitute.com/discussion/comment/857245/ |
I'm looking for certs that might help me in my managment role. I've been recently promoted. I don't have a college degree so I'm looking for anything that might help me long term at my current job and possibly in future positions to offset the fact I don't have a college degree. I've thought about going back to school but at 45 honestly don't see myself doing it.
Before my promotion I was a system/network admin for 15 years and previous to that worked as a consultant.
Pure IT Management, I'd have to agree with Dave ITIL would be the biggest one. RUP, PMI, even Six Sigma etc at time mention ITIL, it's really done well in penatrating that space. It's a framework that allows other methodologies to snap into it and leverage it.
ITIL V3 Foundation would be a really good one to get. Not only is it popular in the states it's popular in a lot of countries, EU, LATAM, etc.
Do you have any certs? I hate seeing people give up on the possibility of getting a college degree... please check out WGU. They tie certs and degrees together, which could be doubly helpful for you.
I do have some certs but I have others that I have let expire over time. I have looked into WGU and it would most likely be what I would do if I were to try and get my degree.
Part of my issue is my wife just spent two years getting her Masters degree and the time spent by her really took a toll on our marriage. I don't know if going back to school would be good for us at this point in time plus at 45 I don't know if I have it in me to finish 2-3 years of schooling.
I really do like the way you think. Putting you relationship before you career, hats off you have it "figured" out.
ITIL is relatively easy and it has a nice return. It's a really good one for IT Management. No question about it. | https://community.infosecinstitute.com/discussion/comment/942187/ |
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Like every good hacker with nothing to do, I have my hand in someone elses cookie jar learning how to do something cool. This week I took some time to learn how-to use Scapy 2.0, and I wrote a script to perform a batch TCP Ping. I am sure someone will say in the back of their mind.... "there is this tool called nmap." I my response, yes I know and everyone uses that tool, I want to fly under the radar not into it. I am not saying what I did is guaranteeing I am not in that category, but its a step away from the crowd.
I wanted to control some of the data in the TCP segment (e.g. payload, sequence number, dport, sport, etc.), and I wanted something to tell me *waves hands in circles* if there was possibly an IPS or Firewall in my way that would be nice too. Basically, all this script does for the time being is takes a file to be expanded/reconned, and tcp-pings them with some randomized settings in the TCP Layer. Not novel and innovative, but a good learning exercise. There are a couple of other directions that I would like to take this, but for the time being, I figure I would share what I have and what I learned. This is for Scapy 2.0+, there was a major software change between the 2 releases. I am going to basically list the interesting parts of my code and explain what I am doing. I learn by example, and in this fast furious world of "teh netz", I am sure others do too. I have been told my posts are a tad lengthy, so I will just hit the highlights.
I know there is logic that I can put in the script to make it a little smarter and faster, but for now, it can serve as a good tutorial for others. Apparently, Google Blogger might be distorting the code a bit, but it can be seen in it's full Pythonic whitespaced beauty here
# a.haslayer(ICMP) checks if the packet has an ICMP layer # a.getlayer(ICMP) gets the instance of the layer and then # the fields for that layer can be referenced, e.g.
# a.getlayer(ICMP).type lets us access the type field
There is some other functionality hidden away in the script like scanning a set of ports randomly, scanning hosts in random order, resuming a scan (or adding hosts to a do not scan list, etc.), but I have not tested all that stuff, but its there. I also posted some code a few light years ago on OpenRCE about using Scapy. Anyway enough talk, time for bed. Hope this was helpful to some. Have a good weekend.
As always here is my code: scapy_tcpping.py
Over in LSO-Chat we were talking about SNMP Enumeration and why you would want to do that and what kind of information you could pull from...
Jenkins - decrypting credentials.xml
If you find yourself on a Jenkins box with script console access you can decrypt the saved passwords in credentials.xml in the following way...
This has been documented all over, but i like things to be on the blog so i can find them... You can gain a SYSTEM shell on an application...
What is your GCP infra worth?...about ~$700 [Bugbounty]
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In this code, no library used and everything done by standard functions of python. Simple and easy to understand.
This code reads plain text and key from text files.
In this code, the only third-party library is "secrets" which is available to download and add automatically to python libraries by executing pip command.
for more information see post pip command.
Feel free to copy and change it, But don't forget to mention the source.
2. Use Java "security" and "crypto" API to encrypt and decryption of text.
2. Use keys produced by API and use my algorithm to encryption and decryption. | https://shooreshsufiye.blogspot.se/2017/11/one-time-pad-encryption-in-python.html |
The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) will now be called the AirFuel Alliance.
The AirFuel Alliance, whose members include AT&T, Samsung and Intel, are pitted against the largest of the wireless charging groups, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), which has 222 members. WPC, which champions the Qi wireless charging standard, includes members such as LG, Sony and Verizon.
The AirFuel Alliance also has Duracell Powermat among its members, which claims it has more than 1,500 charging spots in the U.S., and through Duracell Powermat's partnership with PowerKiss has 1,000 charging spots in European airports, hotels and cafes. AirFuel has also announced wireless charging at some McDonald's restaurants.
"AirFuel is an ideal descriptor for what this organization promises today and in the years to come," Mani Parmar, vice president of business development at Duracell Powermat, said.
The A4WP-developed "Rezence" magnetic resonant wireless charging specification allows for a loosely coupled power transfer -- meaning that multiple devices can be placed on a charging pad and can be moved around with little affect to the charge.
Before the merger, the PMA had championed a magnetic inductive wireless charging technology that requires a more tightly coupled link between the charger and device. The PMA also developed an open network API for network services management.
In 2015, the A4WP and PMA announced a formal merger; the A4WP and the PMA agreed to adopt each other's specifications for different types wireless of charging.
The AirFuel Alliance, operating as a unified organization since June, said it has fully integrated its teams and committees. In October, the alliance hosted the world's first joint inductive and resonant plugfest, where 14 companies tested over 40 receivers and transmitters to gauge compliance and commercial acceptance.
The AirFuel Alliance will continue to support both inductive and resonant magnetic wireless charging standards in multimode systems. The group said it is also developing technologies that "go beyond the use of magnetics" through its Uncoupled Power Working Group.
For example, the working group is advancing development of far-field wireless power transfer, a technology acquired through a partnership with Energous Corp. and its WattUp technology, which the group claims can deliver a charge from up to 30 feet away.
"AirFuel technology is the next step in fast-tracking the commercialization of wirelessly charged products," Ron Resnick, president of AirFuel Alliance, said in a statement. "We embrace a new, inclusive ideal of wireless charging and those member companies within AirFuel Alliance are energized towards bringing wireless power products to consumers globally."
After "a suitable grace period," the brands associated with the former A4WP and PMA identities will be retired, the groups said. From that point, certified products will carry the AirFuel name and logo. | http://www.cio.com/article/3000757/emerging-technology/wireless-power-alliance-with-195-vendors-takes-new-name.html |
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First, it is a record fine for data protection offences, but more important than that, is that for the very first time we are seeing the criminal courts taking data protection seriously, says Stewart Room, partner at London law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse.
David Turley and Darren Hames pleaded guilty to offences under Section 55 of the Data Protection Act, but the fines were imposed under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Turley was ordered to pay £45,000 and Hames was ordered to pay £28,700. Both face an 18-month prison term if they fail to pay within six months.
Law gets serious about data protection offences
Room, a privacy, data protection and data security lawyer, says that until now, the courts have been imposing only derisory fines for data protection offences, so the change should not be underestimated.
"If we view this fine in the context of the monetary penalty of £120,000 imposed on Surrey County Council, then we can see that the law is now getting tough on privacy abuses," he said.
But to provide a proper deterrent we need to see the introduction of the long-awaited custodial penalty for data theft offences, Room says. "The courts should have this option for the most serious criminal breaches of data protection law," he said.
Recovering the proceeds of data crime
This case is the first time the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has applied for use of confiscation orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Information Commissioner Christopher Graham said the case marks a new chapter of effective deterrents on data crime where the courts will act to recover the ill-gotten gains.
Under the Act, a proportion of any money recovered is given to the prosecuting authority to be used in the prevention and detection of crime. The ICO has indicated that it will use its portion of the money to fund training for its investigation staff.
One way for enterprises to get a grip on an AI strategy that makes sense for them is to establish an artificial intelligence ...
Indeed.com releases top 10 most in-demand CIO skills
Job site Indeed.com has released a list of the most in-demand skills for today's CIOs, based on job postings. Experts I talked to... | https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240104750/T-Mobile-data-theft-case-why-is-it-important |
The threat of cyber-attacks is always present and the probability seems to grow daily, as the rapid adoption of new technologies brings a host of new challenges that include integration and security risks. In addition, the risk of an attack increases as organizations implement BYOD and mobile strategies for employees and customers.
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Test to best leverage the disruptive technologies. Experiment with technologies, test options on a small scale and use the learnings to develop a broader strategy. Lay out the strategic priorities in a road map for critical technologies and investments, RIOs and outcomes – yet be flexible and willing to move rapidly to capture evolving technology opportunities. A mobile-first strategy is an important component of any strategy. Next, CIOs should ensure the strategic blueprint has the approval of senior management and the board.
Invest in people and innovation. With an approved plan in-hand, the hard work begins – execution and oversight. This starts with investing in talent and having the right people at all levels, particularly those charged with application development, mobility, and security. It’s also important to create an innovative culture that includes efficient development and testing of new technologies and ideas. New technologies like 3D printing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence are opening the doors to greater monetization opportunities. If today’s IT organizations are aligned to the business strategy, have the right people, plans, and funding in place, they can enable the organization to capitalize on the value of these emerging opportunities.
Determine risk tolerance for balanced governance. A well-defined structure and understanding of the organization’s risk tolerance places the organization in a position to successfully implement the strategy. Have an overarching governance process balancing technology and innovation, risk and ROI to ensure that CIO and IT organization are working in an environment that enables their success. Align the IT governance structure with the technology roadmap to make certain the right programs are established, especially with today’s social tools.
CIOs traditionally have seen stability, consistency, and uptime as the cornerstones of a secure and effective IT organization. However, new technology and the emergence of bring your own devices (BYOD), among other disruptions, have changed all that.
KPMG surveys and conversations with company CIOs reveal a wide spread of technologies driving disruption today. [Disclosure: I am employed by KPMG.] As the Cloud computing business model continues to spur business transformation, the next wave of benefits will include incremental knowledge and data for verticals, customers, employees and suppliers that will provide new insight and predictability to for better decision-making. Mobile will continue to be an enabling technology that can increase the impact and benefit of emerging technologies and applications. Data and analytics is driving incremental business value. We expect adoption and investment in data and analytics capabilities to continue and grow quickly. IoT, artificial intelligence and robotics are emerging to leverage new opportunities. 3D printing presents opportunities to disrupt existing models ranging from manufacturing to healthcare.
CIOs are in a unique position to enable their companies to take the right steps to navigate and leverage disruptive technologies. Their ability to align IT with the broader business strategy will play a pivotal role in the long-term growth of the company. The organizations that can turn disruption into a business opportunity and quickly execute a strategy will be in better position to succeed. Those that can’t could spend a lot of time trying to catch-up, and some may never do so.
What are you doing to accelerate IT agility? Learn about the IT model that serves as a catalyst for digital transformation.
Unlock the potential of your data. How well are you harnessing information to improve business outcomes? A new CIO Playbook will help. | https://www.cio.com/article/2961061/it-strategy/cio-challenge-transforming-the-organization-to-leverage-disruptive-technologies.html |
All of the above can occur because of mistakes we make, while still living in fear of losing everything.
When it comes to crucial errors, such things as business, money, and reputation are the most vulnerable elements security-wise. The end goal is to protect our confidentiality, privacy, and finances. In other words, to protect our confidential data. But the means we use to protect it sometimes could be even more vulnerable than the data itself: if there is no defense, there is no way to protect your data.
However, have you ever thought about security mistakes you could have made but weren’t able to recognize? Well, if not, now is the time.
Find out the 7 most common security mistakes you didn’t know you were making, and undertake measures to eliminate them today.
#1. Not Disclosing Data Breaches Promptly
According to the Verizon report, the breach timeline “from the first action in an event chain to the initial compromise of an asset is most often measured in seconds or minutes. The discovery time is likely to be weeks or months.”
You may have heard of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management resignation. As a result of an identity theft attack, a considerable amount of personal information was exposed, including social numbers, names, dates, and addresses of almost 21.5 million people.
It took nearly a year to discover the breach.
So keep in mind — to save your business, you have to act fast.
#2. Not Updating Computer Security Software
Not updating your computer software is a major mistake. Nevertheless, people keep ignoring notifications and delay updating endlessly.
Being slow on updating security information is the same as leaving a door open, welcoming a hacker to come in. You have to keep computer software updated — not just the versions of programs themselves, but also the databases. Keeping the databases up-to-date helps you to protect yourself against the latest internet threats.
Make a rule of updating so you can appraise the outcomes correctly.
Preventing a disease is always better than fighting against the outcomes of it afterwards.
#3. Not Estimating The Consequences Of Cyber-Attacks
Underestimating cyber-attacks is another popular mistake in security.
Email scams led to $2.3 billion losses from October 2013 through February 2016, and a 270% increase in victims. Note, these are attacks that have been confirmed. The precise quantity of undisclosed breaches is even harder to tell.
As PhishMe research shows, 91% of all worldwide cyber-attacks start with a spear phishing email. At the same time, among social attacks pretexting represent 98%.
The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) revealed that “in 2016 one out of every 131 emails contained malware, and 61 percent of organizations were hit by a ransomware attack.”
Now, as for 2020 predictions, according to the PwC report, there is a new tendency that is visible: top managers universally remove their accounts from social networks. They do so in order to stave off possible use of personal information, which cyber-attackers could use against them in a potential email scam.
Additionally, PwC analysts found that “cyberattacks have become the most feared threat for large organizations."
But even such preliminary tactics from the CEOs side are not often enough as data is already out there.
For that, you need to instill and follow stringent cyber hygiene rules and elaborate certain habits of email security.
#4. Not Nurturing Email Security Habits
No doubt, for most people, checking emails is the same habit as brushing teeth: the health of your teeth depends on how often you brush them. If you do not do it frequently enough, you’ll inevitably get a cavity.
After social networks and instant messengers, email is the most common way to communicate over the Internet. However, along with its popularity, email became one of the most vulnerable communication methods. The “tooth decay” of any emails is cyber-attacks. Indeed, a considerable part of them target email.
The DMR report shows that the average office worker receives 121 emails per day.
When you get so many emails, it is easy not to notice another phishing email, for example. And that is what the cyber fraudsters rely on: they wait for you to make a fatal failure. You can receive an unsolicited email that seems suspicious, but you won’t be able to distinguish it from the regular one. Besides, you can’t discard the fact that many incoming emails contain links and attachments. Clicking on any is also considered a risk.
Multiple spelling or grammar mistakes in the sender’s name is another common oversight. If you don’t recognize the sender, assume it is spam and delete the message immediately. If you are not sure about the originality of this email, simply do not respond to it.
In order to be good at identifying email threats, we should do one simple thing — practice.
#5. Not Providing Training On Security For Employees
Statistics about human error speak for itself.
That’s why you have to do something about it. And training is the best way.
Phishing and social engineering techniques pose a substantial security threat to enterprises. But they can easily be recognized if you know exactly what you’re looking for.
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is another widespread practice and simultaneously a big threat to security. When employees use their devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops, or USB drives), they may use unauthorized applications, which leave room for shadow IT.
Training and educating your employees are the first steps you need to take on your way to comprehensive email security. Ongoing education helps to reshape old bad habits into new, good ones.
#6. Not Checking Email Attachments
Opening and downloading email attachments from unknown email addresses is another serious security issue.
"Most people who are going to click a phishing email do so in just over an hour," according to the 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.
Attachments may contain malware (trojans, worms, viruses). They can completely disable your device, delete files from your hard drive, or compromise your personal data. More often such a threat comes as PDF or DOC files.
The situation is getting worse, when employees start forwarding malicious embedded attachments to other colleagues. In that particular case, stopping a virus from spreading all over the network is almost impossible: this time recipients will click the attachment 99% of the time, because the email came not from the unknown person, but from someone they are familiar with.
First thing you should do to avoid this common mistake is to notify your system administrator. If you haven’t opened the attachment, other employees of your organization could have done that. Don’t forget — they also could be targets.
As you very well know, most attacks are aimed at stealing your credentials. This leads us to another popular email security mistake.
#7. Not Creating Strong Passwords and Not Changing Them Regularly
Password security is one of the primary objectives in the whole email security system of your organization. The main misleading thing here is assurance that your password is pretty complex.
Rare password changing is a weakness of security. Malicious hackers know about it. And brute-force attack is one of their “strengths”: they use this technique to compromise your password.
Besides, you don’t know for sure what can happen the next moment. Anyone could simply gain access to files with confidential information or to the devices where you store them.
Therefore, be sure to follow these next rules.
Don’t use common passwords (such as qwerty, 000000, 123456, etc.).
Don’t use birthdays in the password.
Don’t use the same password for multiple accounts.
Don’t leave sticky notes with passwords on your desk.
Don’t keep the file with passwords on your hard disk.
Change your passwords regularly (good practice is to do it every three months);
Use strong passwords (by mixing numbers and capital letters along with symbols) and set a good length (at least 8 symbols).
Add a password or pass-code on your work devices (the longer and more variation in characters, the more secure the password is).
Lock your devices when away from them.
With the fast growth of daily cyber-attacks, password policy as well as search of secure communication channels are necessary measures to keep your emails secure.
Email Security As A Rule
Instead of fearing to lose business, sensitive data, reputation, considerable money and time, protect your emails with a secure communication channel that StealthMail provides.
StealthMail is a software solution that protects your personal data and ensures security and privacy of your email business correspondence. To learn more about StealthMail, download the datasheet at https://stealthmail.com/info. | https://stealthmail.com/de/blog/7-most-common-cybersecurity-mistakes-you-didnt-know-you-were-making |
Step 1:On your Mac system, launch the Kaspersky antivirus application.
Step 2:Locate the Help tab and click it.
Step 3:Now, a drop-down menu will appear, click the Kaspersky antivirus application on it
Step 4:Click the Uninstall button available at the bottom of the dialog box.
Step 5:Now, a confirmation message will appear on the screen saying Are you sure you want to uninstall Kaspersky antivirus from this Mac?; click the Uninstall button on it.
Step 6:Enter your Mac system’s security key when prompted.
Step 7:Then, click the OK button.
Step 8:Now the Kaspersky antivirus application uninstall process begins, wait for it to complete.
Step 9:Once it is done, click the Quit button in the Uninstallation has completed successfully dialog box.
Step 10:Make sure to restart your Mac system once the uninstallation is done.
To know how to uninstall the Kaspersky antivirus MAC software using the uninstallation wizard, click the Call button available on this screen. | https://antivirus-setup.co/kaspersky-antivirus-mac-uninstall |
2) The trader fails to follow them.
To reduce your risk, you’ll need to make a precise plan and open a demat account. It should have a limit risk per trade per unit threshold. This is entirely appropriate and prudent risk management.
When it is not a part of your strategy, you should move your stop or increase your risk (adding to your position).
Your trading strategy will inevitably lead to the demise of your account. Make no impromptu plans in reaction to your trade alternatives. You need a clear plan that states that you will not increase your risk or average into positions unless the risk management part of your business plan says so.
This manner, you can trade with the least amount of risk possible in your online share trading account.
2. Maintain a maximum risk per trade of 4% of your account size.
At first look, this appears to be on the high side, but keep in mind that this is the maximum threshold. Ideally, your trading risk threshold should be below 1%, but 4% allows you to have a thorough understanding of the stock market. You already have a budget in place to cover this anticipated loss. It is carried out in a planned and calculated manner. Your main focus is on a 1% loss rather than the budgeted 4%. No one trades to lose money.
The circumstance presents itself, and everything seems to be falling into place, as well as scaling back and slowing down.
When things aren’t in sync or you aren’t in sync with yourself. No one is preventing you from utilizing a trading app to quit. Knowing the entire context and reasons for fluctuations will help you make the best option.
A take-profit point, on the other hand, is the price at which a trader decides to sell a stock in order to profit from the trade. This is done for equities that do not appear to be promising after a major support level has been reached. This typically occurs when the increased upside is constrained by dangers. It absorbs the corrections that occur as a result of a sharp increase in stock prices.
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1. KYC is one time exercise while dealing in securities markets-once KYC is done through a SEBI registered intermediary (broker, DP, Mutual Funds etc.), you need not undergo the same process again when you approach another intermediary.
2. “Prevent Unauthorised transactions in your Trading/ Demat Account —> Update your mobile numbers/email IDs with your stock brokers. Receive alerts/information of your transaction/all debit and other important transactions in your Trading/ Demat Account directly from Exchange/CDSL at the end of the day. Issued in the interest of investors." 3. Stock Brokers can accept securities as margin from clients only by way of pledge in the depository system w.e.f. September 1, 2020. Update your mobile number & email id with your stock broker/depository participant and receive OTP directly from depository on your email id and/or mobile number to create pledge.
4. Investors may please refer to the Exchange's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) issued vide circular reference NSE/INSP/45191 dated July 31, 2020 and NSE/INSP/45534 and BSE vide notice no. 20200731-7 dated July 31, 2020 and 20200831-45 dated August 31, 2020 dated August 31, 2020 and other guidelines issued from time to time.
5. No need to issue cheques by investors while subscribing to IPO. Just write the bank account number and sign in the application form to authorise your bank to make payment in case of allotment. No worries for refund as the money remain in investor’s account. | https://www.nuuu.com/blog/risk-management-techniques-for-stock-market |
The Netskope Cloud Security platform helps the world’s largest organizations take full advantage of the cloud and web without sacrificing security. Our patented Cloud XD technology eliminates blind spots by going deeper than any other security provider to quickly target and control activities across thousands of cloud services and millions of websites. With full control from one cloud, our customers benefit from 360-degree data protection that guards data everywhere and advanced threat protection that stops elusive attacks. At Netskope, we call this smart cloud security.
Netskope Cloud Security can be deployed 100% in the cloud, as an on-premises appliance, or via a hybrid configuration that includes both. Cloud and web traffic is steered to Netskope Cloud Security for inspection using our patented all-mode traffic steering technology that provides several out-of-band and inline options ensuring that you get 100 percent coverage for users on premises, mobile, and remote. For users accessing cloud services, full coverage is provided whether a browser, mobile app, desktop app or sync client is used to access sanctioned or unsanctioned cloud services. SSL-encrypted cloud traffic is safely decrypted using the Netskope cloud-scale architecture as part of the traffic steering process.
What makes Netskope different?
Patented and built in the cloud, Netskope Cloud XD™ is the brain behind Netskope. Unlike any other technology, Cloud XD understands all inputs (logs, SaaS, IaaS, web) in extreme definition and performs big data analytics on details include user, group, location, device, service, destination, activity, and content in real time. This helps enterprises eliminate the blind spots legacy vendors can’t see and make policy enforcement simple across thousands of SaaS and IaaS services, and millions of websites. Guard sensitive data everywhere through cloud DLP and encryption across SaaS, IaaS, and web. Save your security team’s time by using Netskope Cloud XD™ to reduce your inspection surface area and advanced DLP methods like exact match and fingerprinting to increase detection accuracy. Built in the cloud, Netskope works regardless of location or device and handles the direct-to-cloud and direct-to-web traffic that others miss. Advanced threat protection stops elusive attacks across SaaS, IaaS, and web. Built in the cloud and packed with real-time and deep detection engines, Netskope finds malware and ransomware that legacy tools miss. Take advantage of proactive threat intelligence from Netskope Threat Research Labs and powerful workflows to quarantine malicious files and reverse the effects of an attack. The industry’s only SaaS, IaaS, and web security platform built from the start in one cloud that’s easy to use. Unlike cobbled-together tools, Netskope eliminates policy conflict through standardized categories across SaaS, IaaS and web. Save your security team’s time by avoiding redundant DLP and threat protection configuration steps and having to switch from one tool to the next. Built in the cloud from day one, Netskope scales automatically to meet your needs.
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Modern business requires a multitude of devices and applications which are always expanding and evolving, and in many cases, stretching further than any technical team can monitor. Cyber Security is one of the most prevalent business asset risks facing organizations of all sizes today, and the threat is continuously growing and changing.
In this on-demand webinar, Intertek experts will discuss the imperative nature of taking the steps needed to implement a total cyber security assurance plan in a corporate environment and help you better understand how to identify where your risks and vulnerabilities are. Data protection serves as the most effective deterrent to asset compromise, with crucial financial, legal, and personal information being the most in jeopardy. Hacking efforts and malicious programming are continuously evolving which requires equivalent defense efforts. | https://www.intertek.com/knowledge-education/cyber-risk-assurance-webinar/ |
The Identity Theft Resource Center is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, and the funding it receives from grants, government support, and contributions from individuals and businesses helps the organization maintain a 24-hour a day, seven day a week toll-free call center. This call center means there is someone standing by to offer information and support whenever identity thieves strike.
As part of its mission to provide the most up-to-date information for education and awareness of identity theft, the ITRC tracks what types of ID theft reports are made to its offices. This information is then compared month over month and year over year in order to get a clearer picture of how identity theft impacts consumers.
For the month of February 2015, there were some surprising changes in the numbers of reports across the various types of ID theft. First of all, financial identity theft reports were actually significantly lower than the calls in January. As the most common call to the center or made through referrals to the ITRC from other agencies, financial identity theft accounted for 64.4% of the consumer complaints in January, but only slightly more than 48% of the calls in February.
But while financial identity theft reports may have decreased, the real clincher is in government identity theft. This type of crime can be anything from someone using your data to gain employment, to file for disability benefits, or one of the most common forms, to file a tax return under your Social Security number and steal your refund. With the sharp increase of nearly double the percentage of calls from January to February, it’s not hard to assume what happened: tax refund fraud. The victims of this type of crime usually only find out they’ve been cheated after they attempt to file their legitimate tax refunds, which often occurs in the first two months of the calendar year.
Despite a slightly higher reporting incidence of child identity theft from January to February, two other types—criminal identity theft and internet takeover—reported notable decreases. Criminal identity theft, which occurs when someone uses your identity to report to law enforcement at the time of a violation or crime, is particularly upsetting to victims as a crime other than the identity theft has been committed, and their good names have become attached to it. Internet takeover occurs when someone hacks into your online accounts and changes your passwords, locking you out while they wreak havoc with your online and social media presence.
However identity theft affects victims, one thing is for certain. The ITRC will continue to monitor the types of criminal activities that come in to the call center in order to help citizens, advocacy groups, and policymakers prepare for and prevent the crime from taking place. | https://www.idtheftcenter.org/identity-theft-resource-centers-call-center-what-are-consumers-calling-about/ |
Data secured in case of lost or stolen devices.
Extensive protection for the most popular computer platforms in the world, by using recommended encryption standards with full support from Microsoft and Apple.
Minimal impact on the endpoints’ performance due to the native encryption tools.
To use Full Disk Encryption, you first must make sure that this feature is activated with your GravityZone product and then you must configure it in the policy settings.
Full Disk Encryption is a feature that requires activation based on license key. To do this, go to Configuration > License and enter the license key. To check the availability of Full Disk Encryption, open the policy settings or create a new installation package and see if Encryption appears among the listed modules.
Full Disk Encryption is activated differently for customer companies with yearly and monthly licenses.
For customer companies with yearly license, Full Disk Encryption comes as an add-on that requires activation based on license key.
For customer companies with monthly license, you can allow Full Disk Encryption management for each company, without providing a license key.
Click the Add button in the action toolbar.
Fill in the required details, select Customer for company type and Monthly Subscription for license type.
Select the Allow company to manage Encryption check box.
Decrypt – decrypts volumes and keeps them unencrypted when the policy is active on the endpoints.
Under the Encrypt option, you can select the check box If Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is active, do not ask for password to encrypt. This setting provides encryption on Windows endpoints with TPM, without requiring an encryption password from users.
GravityZone supports the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) method with 128 and 256-bit keys on Windows and macOS. The actual encryption algorithm used depends on each operating system configuration.
By default, the security agent will prompt the users to configure a password to start encryption. If the machine has a functional TPM, the security agent will prompt the users to configure a personal identification number (PIN) to start encryption.
The users have to enter the password or PIN configured at this stage every time the endpoint starts, in a pre-boot authentication screen.
Note
The security agent allows you to configure the PIN complexity requirements and the users’ privileges to change their PIN through BitLocker Group Policy (GPO) settings.
To start encryption without requiring a password from the endpoint users, enable the check box If Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is active, do not ask for pre-boot password. This setting is compatible with Windows endpoints having TPM and UEFI.
The user is prompted to enter a password for encryption.
The pre-boot authentication screen appears when starting the machine.
To start encryption on boot volumes, the security agent will prompt the users to enter their system credentials.
To start encryption on non-boot volumes, the security agent will prompt the users to configure an encryption password. This password will be required to unlock the non-boot volume every time the computer starts. If the computer has more than one non-boot volume, the users must configure an encryption password for each one of them.
For boot volumes, the users must enter their system credentials. For non-boot volumes, the users must enter the password configured during the encryption process.
In case the endpoint users forget their encryption passwords, they need recovery keys to unlock their machines. For details about retrieving the recovery keys, refer to Using Recovery manager for encrypted volumes.
For a Drive Letter enter D:, or your drive letter followed by a colon.
For a Label/Name you can enter any label, such as Work.
For a GUID partition enter a value as follows: \\?\Volume{6a2d53fe-c79a-11e1-b189-806e6f6e6963}\.
Click Add to add the exclusion to the list.
To delete an exclusion, choose and item and click Delete. | https://www.bitdefender.com/business/support/en/77211-342979-full-disk-encryption.html |
Taiwan’s Asustek Computer plans to put a smartwatch on sale later this month for US$199 or €199, the company said Wednesday.
In launching the ZenWatch, Asus joins a growing number of electronics companies chasing after customers in the new but as yet untested product category.
The watch has a 1.6-inch OLED (organic light emitting diode) display with a curved and toughened Gorilla Glass face that’s surrounded by a stainless steel body, said Mitch Yang, vice president of the Asus design center, during a news conference at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin.
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It runs Android Wear, a recently launched version of Google’s Android operating system that has been customized for use on watches, with Asus-developed user interface elements. For example, the company has packed around 100 different watch face designs into the unit.
The watch is intended to be used with a smartphone, paired over Bluetooth. It can be used as a remote viewfinder for picture taking, and wearers can silence a ringing phone by covering the watch face with a hand. A tap on the screen of the watch will also force the paired phone to emit a sound—something intended to let users find phones that might be lost in the home. It’s unclear if the technology can be used in reverse to help find a lost watch.
The watch has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 4GB of storage and a built-in microphone. It measures 50.6 millimeters by 39.8mm by 9.4mm and weighs 50 grams. The strap adds an additional 25 grams.
Smartwatches are expected to be one of the major themes at this week’s IFA electronics show in Berlin.
The launch of the Android Wear software has prompted a number of companies to develop their own products as the industry tries to evaluate consumer opinion and whether the product category might score a hit with consumers. The reactions of consumers at the show will form part of that evaluation, but most important will be their reception during the end-of-year buying period. | http://www.cio.com/article/2601721/gadgets/asus-to-launch-199-smartwatch-this-month.html |
We downloaded the 32MB installation file and installed ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7 without a hitch. After a reboot, we were asked a series of questions to help us set up the application. The first question is in regards to the ZoneAlarm program control security setting, which controls the number of message alerts you'll see on your desktop. A Maximum setting flags everything until ZoneAlarm "learns" which security settings you prefer; an Auto-Learn setting starts the learning process earlier by temporarily lowering the security settings, resulting in fewer messages; and finally, a Minimum setting protects you against older, known alerts but no new threats, resulting in virtually no alerts. The default is Auto-Learn, and we left it at that setting. Next, you're asked to participate in DefenseNet, ZoneAlarm's security threat center where new alerts are recorded anonymously; you can opt out, if you prefer. After that, you'll be asked whether you have antivirus protection and, if you don't, whether you want to enable protection within ZoneAlarm. For this, we say choose ZoneAlarm's protection--not only will you manage everything through the ZoneAlarm interface, but you'll receive state-of-the-art protection from Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Finally, the program will ask whether you want to scan your PC starting immediately. After these questions, you'll need to reboot once again.
Upon our second reboot, we were invited to view a 3-minute Flash tutorial on how to use the suite. Trend Micro Internet Security 2007 also offers a tutorial, but Trend Micro's is a static Web page. ZoneAlarm walks the new user through with a lively video. Should you decide to uninstall, ZoneAlarm includes an uninstall icon in the All Programs listing--something McAfee and Norton do not. The uninstall process is smooth, first verifying that you want to do this, then disconnecting from the Zone Labs servers and removing the application. Upon reboot, we found absolutely no trace of ZoneAlarm--not in the registry, not in the system folders. We cannot say the same for McAfee, Norton, or Trend Micro. Interface
The PR material says there's a new interface in ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7, but all we saw was that the logo had changed, with the parent company, Check Point, much more prominent. Gone are the orange and red colors, replaced with a more sophisticated slate gray. ZoneAlarm's interface remains the high bar for design, at once communicating plenty of information without a lot of clutter or silly icons. Features are always visible along the left-hand navigation, and the right-hand window changes to display additional tabs of associated information. For example, under Program Control, there's an overview tab of security settings, a tab for individual program access, and a tab for component access. We like the ease of customization here, allowing us to allow, block, or ask with each program. Other firewalls make us jump through hoops or create complicated rule sets to tweak a given application.
Features
It's all here. ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7 includes all the security tools you need to keep not only your desktop PC secure, but also your personal identity safe while surfing online. What's new is the partnership with Kaspersky, but also there's a new Auto-Learn system that helps users configure the firewall quicker, as well as a feature that configures security settings for applications that are already installed. Unlike other suites we've reviewed, ZoneAlarm has fewer alerts for applications already running on our desktop. That's because Zone Labs maintains a rather large database of legitimate applications and compares the signature of what's on your system with those in its database. For the most part, ZoneAlarm only flagged unusual activity, which is what you want a good firewall to do. For example, ZoneAlarm notified us of a user who persistently attempted to scan our wireless laptop, then allowed us to block that user. Other firewalls we've reviewed only recorded these attempts in their logs. Improved features within ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7 include better antispyware protection and better protection of a user's real-world protection from identity theft. The antispyware protection is Zone Labs' own, not partnered content, and it continues to improve. The real-world identity theft program was announced with version 6.5, and it includes a real-time monitoring service that will help stop junk mail from being delivered to your home--one of the main ways identity theft occurs--and should you become a victim of identity theft, the program will help you navigate the process of reestablishing your true identity. ZoneAlarm, partnering with a company called Intersections, will monitor illegal use of your credit cards by checking shadowy black markets and Internet forums. If your personal information is found, you'll be notified and told what you can do to prevent fraud and abuse. We think ZoneAlarm's focus on identity theft in this version more than justifies the cost of the Pro version or suite.
Also, most vendors have opted out of including parental controls (or calling them such). ZoneAlarm includes a Parental Control feature in its left-hand column. While you don't have to have children in the house to want to filter Web sites and e-mail content, it's refreshing to see that ZoneAlarm continues to include it within its suite under a recognizable name. | http://reviews.cnet.com/internet-security-and-firewall/zonealarm-internet-security-suite/4505-3667_7-32309439.html |
In a context of new demands in the business world, which implied the transition to new working methodologies, the number of computer attacks has increased considerably. The adoption of effective security strategies to ensure the protection of corporate data must be a priority.
The constant changes in work habits led to an increase in cyberattacks targeting all types of companies.
The number of incidents recorded by the Portuguese National Cybersecurity Center (CNCS) increased 101% in the first half of 2019.
It is urgent to invest in prevention strategies on the part of companies, with the implementation of technological solutions to prevent the occurrence of attacks, in addition to detecting and blocking possible threats.
“Companies must choose to extend their security perimeter and guarantee the protection of all accesses, devices and users, wherever they are”, says Hélder Costa, CEO of Orbcom.
In general, any company is a possible target, regardless of its size or type of activity. Recently, the case of a portuguese company in the automotive sector was disclosed, whose computer attack forced the stoppage of its employees for two days, which resulted in a loss of 2 million euros.
In relation to the European Union, Portugal presents a greater discrepancy with regard to large companies, in which 19%, in the EU, admit having been victims of incidents of unavailability of service, while in Portugal only 11% admitted it.
The attacks are also adapting to the new reality, becoming increasingly sophisticated. An increasingly frequent type of attack is Brand Phishing, in which, in an attempt to present greater credibility to potential victims, the image of major brands is used.
According to the latest data from Check Point Research, Microsoft was the brand most used by cybercriminals for this purpose during the first quarter of 2021 and 39% of all Brand Phishing attempts were related to the technological giant. DHL is in second place in the ranking, with 18% of all attempts, and Google takes third place, with 9%.
In this context, Check Point Research (CPR), a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions, published the 2021 Security Report study on organizations' computer security and how hackers are taking advantage of the current pandemic situation to develop new methods of computer attack and develop more malicious applications and files.
According to this report, throughout 2020, companies have advanced a lot in their digital transformation process, in order to overcome some challenges in a pandemic time. In this sense, CPR states that the security of cloud storage programs has increased the concern of 75% of companies, 80% of which reveal that the current computer security systems they use are not effective or are out of date.
It should be noted that mobile devices are one of the main targets of this type of attacks, with 46% of the organizations surveyed saying that at least one employee downloaded a malicious and threatening application from the company's network and data.
Thus, cybersecurity must be considered as essential for the confidentiality and protection of your company's data, as well as to guarantee the functioning of your business activity, an investment that can also give you a competitive advantage by positioning you as a responsible online company, which attract many consumers. | https://orbcom.pt/blog/page-elements/contents/items/why-invest-in-cybersecurity-and-prevent-possible-attacks/ |
The latest document stash from whistle-blower Edward Snowden shows that the NSA has budgeted $79.7m for the development of a quantum computer capable of "owning the net."The Owning the Net (OTN) Project provides the technological means for NSA/CSS to gain access to and securely return high value target communications," one document provided to the Washington Post states.
"By concentrating on the means of communication, the network itself, and network links rather than end systems, OTN research manipulates equipment hardware and software to control an adversary's network. Research is conducted at the Laboratory for Telecommunications Sciences in College Park, MD, and supports the evolving NSA/CSS internal information infrastructure and the larger IC."
The goal behind this effort is to build a system that has been discussed for decades: a computer capable of carrying out the massive amount of processing needed to break traditional encryption systems. Unsurprisingly, this is just the kind of thing the NSA wants.
"The application of quantum technologies to encryption algorithms threatens to dramatically impact the US government's ability to both protect its communications and eavesdrop on the communications of foreign governments," according to an internal document provided by Snowden.
The documents note that while the US had been leading in research into quantum computing, other nations are catching up. The EU and Switzerland are both mentioned as competitors that have new caught up with the current rate of quantum computing developments.
That's a bit of a poke in the eye for the Canadian company that is already selling quantum computing systems to Google and NASA: D-Wave Systems. D-Wave acknowledges that they are not selling fully functioning quantum computers capable of decryption, but president Vern Brownell told The Register that the firm was able to perform quantum-speed calculations for a variety of computing tasks.
The (in)famous Shor's algorithm, originally posited in 1994 as a method of using quantum factorization, would be able to break most modern encryption systems. Shor is "a friend of ours," Brownell told us, but added that the company wasn't looking into decryption.
"Folks say to us 'you can't do Shor's algorithm,' but we don't want to do Shor's algorithm," Brownell said. "You can't build a business around decrypting."
The NSA certainly does want to do this, but based on the Snowden documents the agency is a long way from being able to manage it. The millions in research funding mentioned is being used to try and see if a Shor-based system can be built, and there's no mention of anything like a working quantum decrypter. ® | http://www.theregister.co.uk/Print/2014/01/03/snowden_docs_show_nsa_building_encryptioncracking_quantum_system/ |
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Advanced Auto Parts has begun contacting customers it has identified as potential victims of a data breach. Advance Auto Parts, a leading auto parts retailer, has begun sending letters to customers impacted by a data breach that may have exposed financial information of up to 56,000 people.
The retailer reported March 31 that a "network intrusion" had exposed financial information and was the subject of a criminal investigation. Fourteen of the retailer's stores, including locations in Georgia, Ohio, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Indiana, Virginia and New York, are believed to have been affected.
Advance Auto Parts did not specify how customer financial information had been revealed or how access had been gained to its network. In response to the incident, the company notified its credit, debit and check processors. | http://www.baselinemag.com/infrastructure/Another-Data-Breach-Advanced-Auto-Parts |
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Cyber criminals have raided the accounts of thousands of British internet bank customers in one of the most sophisticated attacks of its kind.
The fraudsters used a malicious computer programme that hides on home computers to steal confidential passwords and account details from at least 3,000 people.
The internet security experts M86, who uncovered the scam, estimate that at least £675,000 has been illegally transferred from the UK in the last month – and that the attacks are still continuing.
Out of action: The new trojan virus can empty bank accounts without their owners knowing about the theft as it shows them fake statements
All the victims were customers with the same unnamed online bank, the company said.
Last night online banking customers were urged to make sure their anti-virus software was up to date – and to check for any missing sums from their accounts.
The attack has been traced to a ‘control and command’ centre in Eastern Europe. However, the nationality of the cybercriminals is unknown.
TROJAN PROTECTION TIPS
Never open an e-mail attachment from someone you don’t know.
It is an ‘executable’ file and can do what it likes in your system.
If the bank thinks you are a genuine victim of fraud it will reimburse you.
Make sure your anti-virus software is up to date.
Keep firewalls set to the highest level.
Never double-click on an e-mail attachment that ends in .exe. If you think your machine has already been infected, contact your bank immediately. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1302062/New-trojan-virus-Zeus-v3-empties-online-bank-accounts.html#ixzz0wK4cnqlM
The attacks were carried out when hundreds of thousands of home computers were infected with a type of harmful computer code called a Trojan.
Trojans hide in websites, emails or downloads. Once installed on a computer they can record every type of the keyboard, steal confidential information or even open up a PC’s security so that it can be controlled remotely from another country.
The latest attack involved a Trojan called Zeus v3 which hides inside adverts on legitimate websites.
Once installed on a home computer, the programme waits until the user visits their online bank and then secretly records their account details and passwords – using the information to transfer between £1,000 and £5,000 to other bank accounts.
The attacks began on July 5 and are still progressing, according to Ed Rowley, product manager at M86.
‘In the vast majority of cases, if people had kept their computer’s operating systems and software such as Internet Explorer up to date they would not have been attacked,’ he said.
‘More often than not Trojans exploit known vulnerabilities that can be simply patched and fixed by downloading updates.’
McAfee, the security software maker, said production of software code known as malware, which can harm computers and steal user passwords, reached a new high in the first six months of 2010.
It said total malware production continued to soar and 10 million new pieces of malicious code were catalogued.
It also warned users of Apple’s Mac computers, considered relatively safe from virus attacks, that they may also be subjected to malware attacks in the future.
‘For a variety of reasons, malware has rarely been a problem for Mac users. But those days might end soon,’ a spokesman said.
THE RISING THREAT OF TROJAN ATTACKS
Attacks by ‘Trojan viruses’ are on the rise in Britain.
Although up-to-date anti-virus software should prevent an attack, experts say an alarming number of people leave their computers vulnerable to cybertheft.
Trojans are malicious programmes that hide inside apparently harmless computer files.
They can lurk on websites, online adverts or hitch a lift in emails.
olved in the latest attacks hides in adverts that appear on legitimate websites.
Each time someone clicks on the advert, the code is downloaded to their home computer where it lies dormant.
The code only becomes active when the computer connects to a bank website when it starts to record account details, passwords and other confidential information.
It checks to see if the account holds enough cash and then transfers up to £5,000 to a ‘mule’ account – a legitimate bank account held by a real customer.
Owners of these mule accounts operate on the edge of the law and agree to transfer sums they receive to someone else, after taking a cut.
By the time the police have investigated a Trojan attack, the recipient of the money has usually vanished without trace.
Security experts say it is relatively easy to protect against Trojan attacks by installing anti-virus software and keeping it up to date.
Computer owners should also make sure they have downloaded any updates of their operating software – usually Windows – and other programmes such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Adobe.
People should also be alert to junk emails that pretend to be from banks, the Inland Revenue or online shops like Amazon and Ebay.
The emails invite the unwary to click on a link to a webpage containing a Trojan.
‘Our latest threat report depicts that malware has been on a steady incline in the first half of 2010,’ Mike Gallagher, chief technology officer of Global Threat Intelligence for McAfee, said in the report that was obtained by Reuters.
The internet security company has passed on details of the attacks to the UK Police Central E-Crime Unit in London.
Britain‘s high street banks declined to comment on the attacks, but urged customers to protect themselves from virus attacks.
A spokesman for HSBC said: ‘There are millions of viruses and other malicious software.
‘We urge people to take basic measure to protect themselves from virus attacks.
‘Any customer who is a victim of fraud will be reimbursed by HSBC.’
Last year £59.7 million was stolen in online banking fraud, while another £440 million was lost to credit card fraud.
A Financial Fraud Action UK spokeswoman said: ‘The idea that criminals are targeting people by using malicious software or Trojans is nothing new.
keyloggers (Photo credit: Robbert van der Steeg) ‘Bank systems are hard to attack so they’re having to go through the easier link in the chain, which is the customers.
‘They’re hoping customers aren’t taking security precautions. We’ve been seeing this for the last few years and we’re constantly urging people to protect their computers to try to mitigate the risk of becoming a victim.”
Online banking customers can take measures to protect themselves by keeping their anti-virus software up to date and keeping their firewalls set to the highest level, she added.
Victims of online banking fraud usually get their money back.
Earlier this month, an internet security company Trusteer, warned that 100,000 British computers were infected with an earlier version of Zeus.
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The Clinton Administration has announced sweeping changes to U.S. encryption export policies. When implemented, the new policies will allow U.S. companies to widely export encryption commodities and software regardless of the strength of the encryption features and without requiring the manufacturers to provide "key recovery" mechanisms.
For decades, the U.S. has imposed severe restrictions on encryption exports, citing concerns about national security, terrorism, and organized crime. These policies have prohibited exports of "strong" encryption which is the most difficult to decipher, while allowing exports of less secure products for certain favored end-users or end-uses.
The new policies are described in a White House Fact Sheet and in questions and answers issued by the Commerce Department.
Under the new encryption export policies, any encryption product may become exportable without an export license after a one-time technical review by a panel of Government agencies led by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Export Administration. For the first time, the new policies will eliminate restrictions on the length of the encryption keys and on the types of information which may be encrypted. This expanded "License Exception" will authorize exports to non-governmental end-users worldwide, except for Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. A separate rule still requires export licenses for all U.S. items destined for Serbia. Export licenses may still be required for foreign governmental end-users of non-"retail" encryption items.
While pre-shipment export licensing will be reduced, post-shipment reporting will be enhanced. Exporters will be required to notify the Government of all exports of encryption items with key lengths of 64 bits or more. In contrast, the current rules require such reporting only for specified classes of end-users.
The revised rules will clarify that foreign employees of U.S. companies may work on encryption products without an export license, whether the foreign person is located in the U.S. or abroad. This will be an exception to the "deemed export" rule, which generally applies export laws to foreign persons in the U.S.
The policy announcement did not discuss "exports" of encryption know-how via the Internet, disclosures of source code, and the ban on encryption-related "technical assistance" by U.S. persons. It is not yet clear whether these areas will be affected by the new rules. In particular, the announcement did not address the free-speech concerns at issue in the continuing case of Daniel Bernstein, the university professor who recently won a federal court ruling declaring that encryption source code is "speech" that cannot be subjected to pre-export review by the Government. The Bernstein case was summarized in the August 26, 1999 Hale and Dorr Internet E-Mail Alert.
It is important to note that the new policies have not yet been implemented, and the current restrictions will remain in place until the new policies take effect. The Clinton Administration plans to implement the new policies by December 15, 1999, but that target is subject to change.
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Small companies often believe that they are not significant targets for cybercriminals, as they do not have the vast financial resources of larger organizations. However, this is far from the truth. Small businesses are a prime target for hackers as they often have limited security resources and are seen as an easy target.
Penetration testing, also known as pen testing, is an essential security practice for small companies that need to protect their assets from cyber threats. This process involves simulating a real-world cyber attack on a company’s network, applications, and systems to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
Penetration testing can raise security awareness among employees and management. By identifying vulnerabilities and sharing information about the potential risks, companies can help employees understand the importance of security measures and the potential consequences of a cyber attack.
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The Home Depot suffered from a recent data breach targeting customer debit and credit card information, and the fraudulent transactions are currently taking place. Most major banks issued their customers new debit and credit cards, with JPMorgan Chase, Capital One Financial, and other companies sending out new account holders.
It appears the malware was on point-of-sale (POS) terminals from April to September, with an estimated 56 million customers affected. It's a costly proposition for banks to send out new cards, which can cost up to $5 per card to mail out. Capital One didn't say how many account holders will receive a new debit or credit card, but it's a proactive approach to keep customers safer.
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Security researchers at Fortinet have discovered a new phishing campaign which tries to lure enterprise users with fake customer complaint reports, fake billing statements and even the offer of a phony bonus.
The campaign also uses a new variant of the Bazar trojan, which has been linked to the developers of Trickbot, that comes equipped with anti-analysis techniques to make it more difficult for antivirus software to detect.
These anti-analysis techniques include hiding malicious APIs in the code, extra code obfuscation and encrypting some strings of the code to make the trojan more difficult to analyze.
Regardless of the theme used, this new phishing campaign tries to encourage a potential victim to click on a link that redirects them to a malicious website with a downloadable PDF.
However, while the page prominently features the PDF logo, it doesn’t actually contain a document. Instead there are three links that all point to the same executable which when downloaded, installs the Bazar trojan on a user’s system. Once installation is complete, a backdoor is present on a victim’s system that an attacker can exploit on their own or sell to other cybercriminals on dark web marketplaces.
According to Fortinet, this phishing campaign remains active and attempted attacks are still being observed in the wild.
To prevent falling victim to this or other similar attacks, the firm’s researchers recommend that organizations provide training for their employees on how to identify and recognize online scams and attacks. At the same time though, organizations should also implement a patch management strategy to prevent cybercriminals from exploiting known vulnerabilities.
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Australia is constantly trying to boost its cybersecurity capabilities to mitigate rising threats of remote access scams and identity thefts. The government recently passed the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020, allowing the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) to spy on potential cybercriminals online. The coalition bill provides three exclusive warrants to AFP and ACIC to modify, add, copy, or delete data linked to cybercriminal suspects and even take control of their online accounts.
“The bill introduces account takeover warrants to enable the AFP and ACIC to take over a person’s online account to gather evidence to further a criminal investigation; and make minor amendments to the controlled operations regime to ensure controlled operations can be conducted effectively in the online environment,” the Parliament of Australia stated.
Minister for Home Affairs, Karen Andrews, stated that the new legislation gives more authority to the law enforcement agencies in the country in identifying cybercriminal activities online. “Under our changes, the AFP will have more tools to pursue organized crime gangs to keep drugs off our street and out of our community, and those who commit the most heinous crimes against children,” Andrews said.
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1. Network Activity Warrant – This warrant will enable the AFP and the ACIC to collect intelligence on the most harmful criminal networks operating online, including the dark web, and when using anonymizing technologies.
2. Data Disruption Warrant– This will enable the AFP and the ACIC to disrupt serious criminality online – authorizing the AFP and the ACIC to modify data belonging to individuals suspected of criminal activity to frustrate the commission of serious offenses such as the distribution of child exploitation material.
3. Account Takeover Warrant– This warrant powers the AFP and the ACIC to control a person’s online account to gather evidence about criminal activity, to be used in conjunction with other investigatory powers. Right now, law enforcement agencies rely on a person consenting to the takeover of their account.
All the three warrants will be supervised by the Commonwealth Ombudsman and the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security to ensure the agency uses them appropriately and reviewed by the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS).
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These days, vehicles are becoming increasingly dependent on connectivity and technology that runs complex software. There are about 100 million lines of software code in today’s vehicles, and by 2030, they’re expected to have roughly 300 million. The overabundance of complex software code within vehicles offers ample opportunity for cyberattacks.
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Remote access—Modern vehicles utilize Bluetooth technology, remote start applications and GPSs. Once hackers gain remote access, they can transfer knowledge from computers to vehicles and vice versa.
A layered approach to vehicle cybersecurity can help reduce the probability of an attack’s success and mitigate the ramifications of unauthorized system access. The following are general best practices for modern vehicle cybersecurity:
Leadership priority on product security—An emphasis on mitigating cybersecurity challenges associated with motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment should be a priority for automotive industry suppliers and manufacturers. By stressing the importance of cybersecurity from the leadership level down to the staff level, corporations can emphasize the seriousness of managing cybersecurity risks and prioritize cybersecurity throughout the product development process.
Vehicle development process with explicit cybersecurity considerations—The entire lifecycle of a vehicle—conception, design, manufacture, sale, use, maintenance, resale and decommission—should be taken into consideration when addressing cybersecurity risks, especially since there is more flexibility to design and implement protective measures early in the development process.
Information sharing—In late 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) encouraged the automotive industry to establish Auto-ISAC, an industry-driven community for sharing and analyzing intelligence about emerging cybersecurity risks to vehicles. Vehicle manufacturers, automotive equipment suppliers, software developers, communication services providers, aftermarket system suppliers and fleet managers are strongly encouraged to join Auto-ISAC and share timely information concerning cybersecurity issues.
Security vulnerability reporting program—Members of the automotive industry should make information reporting easy for the security research community and the general public to help identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Organizational incident response process—While it’s not possible to predict all future attacks, organizations can prepare their responses, processes and staff to handle incidents effectively. Organizations should develop a product cybersecurity response process that includes:
To assist companies in better understanding their cybersecurity practices and how to improve them, procedures for internal management and documentation review should also be established.
Education—Continuous education of existing and future workforces can assist in improving the cybersecurity of motor vehicles. NHTSA encourages vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, universities and other stakeholders to work together to support the educational efforts of the workforce.
Aftermarket/user-owned devices—Aftermarket devices, such as insurance dongles, and user-owned devices, such as cellphones, could present unique cybersecurity challenges. Before these devices are connected to vehicle systems through interfaces provided by the manufacturer, they should be authenticated and provided with appropriate, limited access.
Serviceability—The average motor vehicle requires regular maintenance and occasional repair to operate safely. The automotive industry should consider the serviceability of vehicle components and systems since vehicles can remain in use for over a decade. | https://www.driscarolinas.com/general-cybersecurity-best-practices-for-modern-vehicles/ |
Trend Micro is reporting that Quicktime Player can be used by maliscious people to deploy malware to users' systems using specially crafted movie files. When a user plays one of the files, their system is redirected to download a malware payload.
For more information, please see the Trend Micro story at http://blog.trendmicro.com/quicktime-player-allows-movie-files-to-trigger-malware-download/ | http://www.purdue.edu/securepurdue/news/2010/Quicktime-Player-Allows-Movies-To-Trigger-Malware-Downloads.cfm |
1. Phishing attacks are one of the most prolific and effective forms of cyber attacks as criminals exploit data breaches, current affairs, seasonal events and social media to craft seemingly personal and legitimate emails.
2. Recent reporting of data breaches highlight the need for individuals who believe their data may be comprised to remain vigilant to phishing emails.
3. Data breaches are a recurrent theme in cyber security and are often not discovered or reported until long after the initial breach. Therefore even individuals who may not have been affected by the breaches reported this week should be vigilant to the threat of phishing attacks.
4. Some examples might include:
An email claiming to be from a bank requesting you log in to verify your account due to fraudulent activity that has taken place; a link provided will direct to a website that looks similar to the genuine site which stores your genuine details once inputted.
An email stating that you have been charged for a service you didn’t use, with an attached document that is supposed to be an invoice; upon opening the attachment malicious code then installs on the computer without the user’s knowledge.
Impact
5. It is highly likely that victims of a data breach will receive targeted phishing emails using stolen personal information to make the email seem legitimate.
6. It is likely that customers of an organisation which has suffered a data breach may be targeted with phishing emails, regardless of whether their details have been compromised. This is because criminals take advantage of events in the news and so may target any customers of a breached organisation with phishing emails using a subject line regarding the breach.
7. It is highly likely that attackers are seeking financial gain. This could be through direct means such as tricking victims into sending money or downloading malware designed to steal financial credentials. Alternatively they could seek to monetize the attack indirectly, by stealing information which is then sold on and could be used to facilitate further attacks.
Mitigation
8. A phishing email will typically contain a malicious attachment or a link to a malicious website. As well as awareness, the best defence is to make sure that your devices and software are kept up to date. We recommend the following guidance: https://www.cyberaware.gov.uk/.
9. Whilst phishing emails are designed to be difficult to spot, there are some checks which users can employ in order to identify the less sophisticated campaigns:
Sender. Were you expecting this email? Not recognising the sender isn’t necessarily cause for concern but look carefully at the sender’s name – does it sound legitimate, or is it trying to mimic something you are familiar with?
Subject line. Often alarmist, hoping to scare the reader into an action without much thought. May use excessive punctuation.
Logo. The logo may be of a low quality if the attacker has simply cut and pasted from a website. Is it even a genuine company?
Dear You. Be wary of emails that refer to you by generic names, or in a way you find unusual, such as the first part of your email address. Don’t forget though, your actual name may be inferred by your email address.
The body. Look out for bad grammar or spelling errors but bear in mind modern phishing looks a lot better than it used to. Many phishing campaigns originate from non-English speaking countries but are written in English in order to target a wider global audience, so word choice may be odd or sound disjointed.
The hyperlink/attachment. The whole email is designed to impress on you the importance of clicking this link or attachment right now. Even if the link looks genuine, hover the mouse over it to reveal the true link. It may provide a clue that this is not a genuine email. If you are still unsure, do not click the link – just open a webpage and log onto your account via the normal method. If it appears to be from a trusted source, consider phoning the company’s customer service, but never follow the email’s instructions. Be aware that some companies operate policies stating they will never include links in emails and will never ask for personal information. Again, if in doubt, open a browser and check – and do not open attachments.
Signature block. The signature block may be a generic design or a copy from the real company. | https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/phishing-threat-following-data-breaches |
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Key Laboratory of Quantum Information (CAS), University of Science and Technology of China has recently demonstrated a metropolitan Quantum Cryptography Network (QCN) for Government Administration in Wuhu, China. Because of its scientific significance and social impact, the project is reported in Volume 54, Issue 17 (September, 2009) of the Chinese Science Bulletin authored by Fang-xing Xu et al.
During the process of economic globalization, information security has become more and more important for both organizations and individuals. The secure communication is the basic requirement for all the confidential solutions to defend illegal eavesdropping and tampering. However, the security of a majority of classical cryptography is based on the complexity of the cipher algorithms and the development of distributed computing and specific hacking chips. Especially the quantum computer has become as a serious threat to classical cryptography nowadays. Consequently, a brand-new generation of quantum cryptography is refined as the urgent demand of secure communication.
Quantum cryptography can distribute secret keys by encrypting the information in a quantum system, such as photons. It is founded on the principles of fundamental physics rather than assumptions about the resources available to a potential adversary, which is provably secure against any attack by eavesdroppers allowed by quantum mechanics. Combined with the quantum key distribution (QKD) and the “one-time pad” algorithm, quantum cryptography can establish unconditional secure communication between legal users, for now and the future. Moreover, in the process of QKD industrialization, networking is a milestone for the popularization of quantum cryptography service, especially a robust QCN compatible with the classical optical network which is a potential solution for the fast inflation of user number and unforeseen emergent demands of communication.
Aiming at that, the Key Laboratory of Quantum Information (KLQI) built this brand-new quantum cryptography network. Compared with the prior network projects, Wuhu QCN implements hierarchical structure with multi-levels and contains three different existing networking techniques. Nodes with different priorities and demands are set in the central backbone net or the subnet, and choose suitable networking technique. All the QKD links are based on the BB84 protocol with decoy state method which can promise the security level for the communication. Meanwhile, QKD software that all nodes run, application programs for encrypting text messages, sound and video are developed as well.
As the authors said in the paper that “In the process of QKD industrialization, the stability of the QKD system and the networking techniques are two heavy cruxes.”, the Wuhu QCN implements the Faraday-Michelson Interferometer (FMI) system, an unidirectional QKD scheme with the strict proof of its security and stability which can auto-compensate the influence of the birefringence in the transmitting channel that will jeopardize the performance of QKD system. Several field demonstrations of KLQI group including Beijing-Tianjin QKD experiment (2004), four-port star type network in Beijing (2007) and the Wuhu quantum cryptography network for Government administration (2009) clearly show that the stability and robustness of this QKD basic device is sufficient for practical implementations.
Networking is a milestone for the popularization of quantum cryptography service. However, the no-clone theorem of quantum system makes data traffic difficult to route in the net while guaranteeing the security of the protocol. The Wuhu cryptography network assembles the widely-used techniques of quantum router, active optical switch routing and trusted relay to construct a hierarchical and extendable structure. A full-mesh backbone network is built with a quantum router in the center to supply a no-congestion communication between all the gateways simultaneously, while the quantum switch based on the time multiplexing can achieve a balance for subnets between network efficiency and speed. In addition, trusted relay is a compromising method to extend the scale of the network as long as a practical quantum repeater is still missing. The whole implement of this hierarchical framework is a big step toward the actualization of practical large-scale quantum cryptography network.
How to implement quantum cryptography into the practical utility is an essential problem as well. As a solution to the basic question to distribute secure key in the classical cryptography, quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution have a splendid prospective in the Internet and communication network for secure telephony, confidential fax and VPN etc. To some extend, Wuhu cryptography network is quite a creative and interesting attempt on the electronic administration. Massive data traffic of government confidential files and personal information obviously has the right to increase the secure level to “quantum” unconditional secure level. In the future, quantum cryptography will become widely spread as the sustainable development of secure media communication with instant video, sound and text message improves rapidly.
It is the ultimate goal for all the security researchers to eliminate “Hackers” and “Trojan horses”. Quantum cryptography as the earliest utility of quantum mechanism can supply an unconditional secure communication to benefit people. In the practical realization, QKD scheme’s stability and key rate are not the only two important issues. Especially with the urgent and inflating demand of emergent quantum cryptographic service, networking and routing techniques should be taken into serious consideration, as well as the application mode of QCN. The hierarchical metropolitan QCN field in Wuhu cannot only serve public secure communication with QKD but also act as a test bed to research those problems in realizations and applications of QCN in depth.
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Complex environmental, economic, and social conditions in the places we live provide strong cues to our longevity, livelihood, and well-being. Although often distinct and evolving relatively independently, health disparity, social vulnerability and environmental justice research and practice intertwine and inform one another. Together, they increasingly provide evidence of how social processes intensify disasters almost predictably giving rise to inequitable disruptions and consequences. The domino and cumulative effects of cascading disasters invariably reveal inequities through differential impacts and recovery opportunities across communities and subgroups of people. Not only do cascading disasters reveal and produce inequitable effects, the cascade itself can emerge out of compounded nested social structures. Drawing on, and integrating, theory and practice from social vulnerability, health inequity, and environmental justice, this paper presents a comprehensive conceptual model of cascading disasters that offers a people-centric lens. The CHASMS conceptual model (Cascading Hazards to disAsters that are Socially constructed eMerging out of Social Vulnerability) interrogates the tension between local communities and the larger structural forces that produce social inequities at multiple levels, capturing how those inequities lead to cascading disasters. We apply the model to COVID-19 as an illustration of how underlying inequities give rise to foreseeable inequitable outcomes, emphasizing the U.S. experience. We offer Kenya and Puerto Rico as examples of cumulative effects and possible cascades when responding to other events in the shadow of COVID-19.
COVID-19 has vividly exposed the dynamic, complex, and intense relevance of placing social conditions and structures at the forefront of cascading disaster inquiry and practice. The intensity of social disruption and the continuation of the pandemic will, no doubt, perpetuate and magnify chasms of injustice. | https://muchanut.haifa.ac.il/index.php/en/component/k2/item/625-thomas-d-s-jang-s-scandlyn-j-2020-the-chasms-conceptual-model-of-cascading-disasters-and-social-vulnerability-the-covid-19-case-example |
U.S. banks reported over $1 billion in potential ransomware-related attacks and payments in 2021, which was over double that of 2020. It was also the most ever reported.
CNN first reported on the data, which was shared by the U.S. Treasury Department.
The U.S. Treasury says this increase on the record is likely due to banks becoming better at tracking ransomware attacks and payments.
FinCEN Acting Director Himamauli Das, said that new information shows that “ransomware, including attacks perpetrated by Russian-linked actors, remain a serious threat to our national and economic security.”
In one high-profile case, a ransomware attack in May of 2021 caused a major U.S. pipeline operator to shut down for days while the problem was sorted out.
When the Colonial Pipeline was hacked in 2021, a payment of $4.4 million was released in a desperate effort to get the pipeline back in operation.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was later able to recover about half of the money from the hackers.
The Biden administration will meet over three days in Washington to talk about ways to fight the flow of ransomware payments and protect organizations. Russia will not have a representative at those talks, CNN reported.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) discourages businesses from paying out ransoms, for fear it will encourage the practice to continue.
Some pay the ransom to keep their businesses in operation. | https://shadownews.org/us-banks-say-2021-saw-over-1b-in-potential-ransomware |
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Martin Bos: Like in every good presentation, what we really wanted to talk about here is why user awareness isn’t working. Once again, this was more on the corporate side, but things to look for in an email: do you know the sender? Is there some malicious attachment to it? Can the information in the email be used to attack you or your company? This sounds elementary, but you’ve got to really read an email if you don’t know who it’s from, especially if it asks you to take some kind of action.
I’ll just give a quick example: at our work they contracted some third-party company just to do like a compensation survey kind of thing. I mean, it’s pretty standard in the industry: “Do you think you’re being compensated correctly?” But the company that was doing this didn’t consider that they were sending it to a security company, so everybody in our group got this email the other morning that was like: “Log on and fill out this survey,” and all of a sudden the emails start flying back and forth, we’re submitting it to our IT: “Why didn’t your firewall catch this? We’ve never fallen for this,” you know, on and on and on. And it was legit, it was a totally legit email, but the thing was they didn’t validate it. And so everybody in our group was like: “There’s no way we’re filling it out,” and so even after they said it was legit, nobody still filled it out, because it didn’t come from our company.
Eric Milam: I filled it out because I told them I wanted extra 100K a year.
Martin Bos: Anyway, you know, is the link suspicious or raising any flags? We showed you we like to use the actual links, we don’t like to obfuscate our links, so a lot of times people have been taught to hover their mouse over a link, and if it tells you to go somewhere else, then it’s not legit. But even if the entire URL is not legit, as long as the link is going to where it says it’s going to go, you see that match in your mind, and you almost always go there. I know nobody here would, but anybody else might do it.
And, obviously, IT or Security would never ask for your password. Once again, a lot of this stuff sounds kind of elementary, but people are falling for this stuff every day.
Eric Milam: We wouldn’t be up here talking about it if it weren’t happening all the time.
Eric Milam: Like Martin was talking about limiting exposure: what do we want to do? One of the main things that we see when we’re at an organization is that their network segmentation is horrible. If I get on a laptop or desktop in California, I can usually see the entire organization in China, India, whatever. So, you want to think about network segmentation. And these are all the steps you want to think about: from the time that the user clicks the link until that shell gets out, like Martin’s did, to an attacking server. There’s all kinds of steps in between.
Did AV pick it up? If it didn’t, is there a host-based IPS to pick it up? The next step should be: is there IPS/IDS in place? Did that pick it up? If it gets past that, is there any type of egress filtering out there? Did that pick it up: yes or no? What exactly is out there? Is there advanced malware detection, did that pick it up? So, there’s all these steps that happen, even if the user falls for it, why don’t we say that user awareness is definitely important? We’re not saying: “Don’t educate the users,” what we’re saying is: “You guys as defenders of the network, or other individuals as defenders of the network – it’s not about testing the users. You want to test that entire path from the point that the user clicks it.”
Because if we’ve got 2000 individuals, you know at least one person is going to click it. The good thing about that is you can test that all the way through: what’s working, what’s not working, what caught it, what didn’t catch it, am I spending the money in the right places?
If you don’t have these types of items, things like, we’ll say, credential harvesting – there’s two factor authentication on OWA. Who actually has OWA exposed externally without two factor authentication? Does anybody want to raise their hand and admit it? So, basically, if you get that, and once you’ve got that, you log in to your OWA, then you do a search for the logins, and now you can just widen your spear phishing attack to everybody in the company. And you can send it internally now, from a legit email.
What you can do is you can take the email that they’ve got, we’ve done it before. Just forward it on and say: “Hey, Betty Joe, did you get this email? Can you click this link and try it and let me know?”, or send it out to a group and say: “Hey, I got this. I can’t get to it, can you guys click on this and check it out?” So, yes, user awareness is extremely important in educating them, but don’t put all your chips in that basket, because there’s lots of stuff that we defend or can use to defend within the network that we should be looking at.
Martin Bos: And network segmentation is the main thing that we don’t see. This is the stuff that is already in place in your organization: you do not have to buy a fancy appliance, you just have to get somebody who knows how to write Cisco rules or Juniper rules. And what I mean by network segmentation is, like, you know I was bashing on the HR department before, they’re blindly opening Word documents and PDFs all day long, but that’s their job. So, what can I do as an IT defender to segment the HR department, because that’s what they’re going to do, because that’s their job?
So, what I do is I take them as business units when I make combinations, and I say: “This is the HR department, and all they need to do is get to the Internet, Facebook, and there’s two or three internal applications where they enter in their customer data or their applicant data or whatever, and they need to be able to get to active directory, and that’s it.” So, I make up a list of what they need to be able to get to, and I block them from everything else in the network. And you can do every single unit in your organization that way. Is it difficult? Sure. Does it suck? Yeah, but you’re going to be protected when somebody clicks the link.
Eric Milam: And please, for the love of God, segment your dev environment. Because we destroy that; that’s the first place we’d look for, because we know shit’s going to be on the network that’s not patched.
Key points concluded
So, basically, summing it all up. User awareness should not be the end goal of social engineering. Yes, it is important, but there’re many layers that exist from the time that a malicious attacker sends that payload or does those different things before the shell gets out.
Testing should encompass all defenses of an organization: again, we’ve got lots of blinky lights. You’ve spent all this money and budget making the organization solid or solidified or fortified, whatever you want to call it – make sure you’re spending that money in the right place. If you just spend too many dollars on a blinky light device and you test it and it doesn’t work – how are you going to feel about that?
Hire a different team. And I’m saying that our company sells blinky lights stuff over here, and we’re on the pentest, we don’t have anything to do with that. But if our company sells you a device, we’re not going to have our company come in and pentest it. I mean, get a different company to do it.
Eric Milam: Plus, Martin and I, and I’m sure others in our group, have no problem blowing up our TS department. If they implemented something and we’re there to test it, we’re going to completely destroy it if we can. Not a lot of organizations are like that, but we pride ourselves on that. That’s it. | http://privacy-pc.com/articles/advanced-phishing-tactics-beyond-user-awareness-8-the-countermeasures.html |
There are not too many free programs with a complete set of features for monitoring purposes. Making a keylogger implies a lot of resources and programming knowledge, because a good keylogger should be able to record different types of data and interact with multiple Windows programs and processes.
But this one offers a very large number of free features, as presented bellow. Some important free features are: invisibility, recording of keystrokes, websites visited, screenshots, clipboard, applications used, documents. Refog is free for all these features.
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It will record screenshots and you can view them at a very good quality if you double click on them. It supports slideshow playback.
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Imagine that you have one key chain with 10 keys attached to it. One of them is to the door of your office and you don’t use the other nine keys. What would you do? Bring the whole key chain and find your office key from 10 keys, every day? I would pick out the key to my office and bring it with me, leaving the other nine at home (or throw them away).
“Show Me” in the Configuration Manager console lets you leave those keys at home that you don’t use, and bring only the one key that you need. As an example, let’s assume that you have been assigned the role-based administration security role of Asset Manager, because your job role is to collect and report on software licenses by using the Asset Intelligence feature. When you run the Configuration Manager console, would you prefer to see everything, or only objects that are relevant to this role?
Automatic custom Configuration Manager console.
Shows the administrative user only the objects and actions that they need to perform their job.
The reduced display makes it easier and more efficient for administrative users to manage Configuration Manager.
How “Show Me” works “Show Me” behavior is the result of configuring role-based administration in Configuration Manager 2012. First, your Windows user account is granted access to the Configuration Manager console as an administrative user. Then, when your account opens the Configuration Manager console, only the nodes and objects that you have permission to manage are displayed. Objects you do not have permission to view or manage are hidden. This is controlled by the association of security roles, security scopes, and collections to your administrative user configuration:
Security roles define the actions, or permissions, you have for different object types. For example, a security scope can grant an associated user the right to create, deploy, and delete an application. Access and visibility to the following are controlled by security role configurations:
Security scopes are sets of objects. Each securable object in Configuration Manager 2012 must be assigned to at least one security scope. When you are associated with a security scope, you gain access to manage the specific objects that are assigned to that security scope.
Collection associations determine which collections are displayed when you take actions such as deploying content or viewing a list of collections.
Workspace: A workspace is hidden if the administrative user doesn’t have any permissions to view or operate any node in that workspace.
Node: A node is hidden if the administrative user doesn’t have permissions to create, modify, delete, view, or configure anything in that node.
Object: Objects are hidden if the object is not in a security scope associated with the administrative user. Objects are also hidden when the security roles do not provide any permissions to this object type.
Action: Actions are hidden if the administrative user doesn’t have permission to operate the specific action for the object. Permissions to take actions on objects are granted by the administrative users’ associated security roles.
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Action: There are two scenarios when an object or action is disabled (not available).
1) First, you might have permissions to an object and specific actions, but the action is displayed as disabled. The action is shown as disabled because the action is not currently available, but might become available if prerequisites are met or changed.
For example, in the following picture, the action Enable or Disable Asset Intelligence Synchronization Point is disabled because the Asset Intelligence synchronization point is not installed. However, when the Asset Intelligence synchronization point is installed, the administrative user’s assigned security roles grants them permissions to enable or disable this site system role.
You can’t see the workspaces, nodes or actions that you expect to see.
Solution: Make sure that your administrative user account is associated with a security role that grants permissions to the correct object types. | https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/2011/06/08/role-based-administration-provides-show-me-behavior-in-configuration-manager-2012-beta-2/ |
Tony Anscombe, AVG Product Evangelist, makes web security their life’s work. For over 20 years, his job happens to be to speak directly to buyers and boost awareness about cyber-security dilemmas by writing blog posts and articles and providing lectures worldwide.
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As their family members’ resident IT guy, Tony said the guy uses AVG Internet protection to control every person’s pc software, occasionally working a scan for his son or updating the software program for his parents. “I come to be their unique remote IT supervisor, and that I is capable of doing all of that from my telephone,” he said. “there is a whole number of security items to choose from.”
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With twenty years of back ground working as a specialist and consumer supporter, Tony has actually many knowledge regarding just how to date securely on line. He takes their security-conscious perspective every-where he goes.
Seated on airport during the phone interview, the guy looks around and views individuals on their mobile phones, almost certainly utilizing community Wi-fi to browse on line. Unless it is encoded, the guy told united states, that traffic can easily be converted into general public details.
“particularly when you are internet dating, you’re giving plenty of individual email address back and forth,” the guy mentioned. “All of that is actually streaming in free texts. Its like delivering a love page via postcard. Every person along side delivery practice might be likely to read it.”
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Tony is joyfully married but informs singles if the guy had been online dating, his first action could well be “to actually go out on the world wide web and find out what exactly is on the market about me personally currently.”
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2. Create another Email Account With exclusive Password
When you actually setup your internet dating profile, you need to have an escape route mapped aside, in case. That means creating a profile that’s totally different from your own different online identities: new e-mail membership, brand-new username, and brand new password.
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“If every thing fails on the dating internet site,” Tony stated, “you can kill your life.”
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You may not want to transmit your location when you post a photo, but for someone who understands where to look, that might be what takes place.
Thanks to geotagging, as soon as you deliver your prospective match a simple selfie, you might also be sending your precise whereabouts.
“some Internet security can be a lot about knowledge together with person acting sensibly as it’s about the innovation. Our very own technology could there be as a line of safety to compliment your own great behavior.” â Tony Anscombe, AVG Item Evangelist “You will need to start contemplating if you’re advertising your local area,” Tony revealed. “if you should be delivering a photo in raw format, along with your local area environment activated on the camera, the GPS coordinates tend to be mounted on it.”
If you are not ready to discuss your property target with someone you came across using the internet, make sure to draw out that information from any media you send.
4. Spend With a Burner Credit Card
“i’d in addition advise someone get a burner charge card to pay for an internet dating profile,” Tony stated. “That way it keeps people from your permanent existence.”
You can pick up a prepaid credit card in the grocery store or get a virtual visa using the internet. You do it, the main point is maintaining your main charge card safe from hacking. This way, if company is actually hacked into â as AshleyMadison was at 2015 â the repayment info defintely won’t be affected.
“Be sure, whatever you decide and’re doing, you’re making use of various, intricate passwords,” the guy included. “you dont want to end up being the after that prey of a data violation.”
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Rik Ferguson: [00:00:00] yes. I didn't even wait for the music to end. We are live. Um, in fact, I wanted to directly quote from, uh, the fantastic diamond David Lee Roth. We are live in front of your naked steaming eyes and ears. Um, it is season two episode two of let's talk security. Um, I just wanted to start by saying that I was absolutely overwhelmed with the response to last week's, um, episode.
The number of people that we had, um, viewing live across all of the various channels was, uh, mind blowing. So, thank you all for joining us. I hope you're all back today. Um, it's, it's, um, it's an absolute pleasure, uh, to have the chance to speak with you every week. Um, I might even try and persuade them to let me do more than six episodes this time.
Uh, who knows. Um, we had a fantastic chat last week, uh, with Alyssa or we have nothing less, uh, for you this week as well. I have made a conscious effort. Uh, I think in this season to bring you the wisdom, the thoughts, the journeys, the points of view of people that you may have been less exposed to than the people I spoke to in the first season.
Um, because I think I, I, I like to make up, uh, pithy, uh, almost worthless phrases and post them on Twitter, but I think we all like to do that. And today I said, um, less, more of the same, it's more skin in the game. So, I think it's really important that we bring in more voices into the global conversation.
And the first voice that I want to bring in today is a coder is a scientist is a researcher, is a hacker and is now a Forrester analyst and she is Allie Mellen.
Allie Mellen: [00:06:46] Hi
Rik Ferguson: [00:06:48] Welcome to let's talk security. Thank you so much for agreeing to, to come on and talk to us.
Allie Mellen: [00:06:53] Thank you so much for having me.
Rik Ferguson: [00:06:55] Um, so I said a whole load of words about you just then coder, scientists, researcher, hacker.
Uh, I could have said material scientists actually, I think, and now, um, analyst at Forrester. So first of all, I think for, for the benefit of all is who is, who is Allie? Who are you?
Allie Mellen: [00:07:14] That's a big question. Um, well, at this time I am a Forrester analyst covering security operations. Um, I have been in this role for almost six months now, which is pretty exciting.
I do love, um, security. I love public speaking. Um, I love talking about and helping our clients with their security strategy and it's something that I think I'm the most passionate about and feel very lucky that I found a job that I really love. Um, but then there's that whole outside role of me. That's not tied to my work, um, which we get also get into, but I don't want to, you know, spend the whole hour just hearing me talk.
Rik Ferguson: [00:07:57] Hey, everybody else does. That's why they're here. Don't be shy. Don't be backwards about coming forward. Right. So, you're your first analyst. You're right now um covering XDR and SOC and those kinds of technologies. And you've been in the role, um, for this year basically. And you start at the beginning of this year. So, um, that's I mean, the first question then is how was that?
How was onboarding it and organization, you know, the size and scale and reputation of, of Forrester. How has it been onboarding during a time? Have you met anybody face to face?
Allie Mellen: [00:08:31] I have met one-person face to face and it was wonderful. It was one of my colleagues who covers compliance. Her name is Allah Valenti.
And actually, so we both live in New York city and she invited me over and made me spaghetti and meatballs. And we hung out in her backyard and it was like, it was such a nice moment to actually see another human face to face. Since we're both vaccinated.
Rik Ferguson: [00:08:55] That sounds like the best onboarding ever turning up in a, in a office where no one knows who you are to look at a second hand laptop on the desk in front of you.
I mean, I liked the idea of spaghetti and meatballs and boarding in the pandemic for the win.
Allie Mellen: [00:09:08] No, but really, um, the onboarding process with Forrester was really, really great. Um, I was joining at the same time as another one of my colleagues, Steve Turner, and, um, my boss, Joseph Blankenship was kind enough to introduce us before we started.
So, we got to kind of know someone going into it. And, um, I've just had the best time with this team, such a smart team, such a fun team. Um, it's been really great.
Rik Ferguson: [00:09:32] So what's the journey been up until now? I mean, a lot of people will be looking at you thinking, how do I do that? What's my, what's my trajectory.
If a lot of people have a goal of working for, uh, an analyst organization, for example, or being a public spokesperson for an organization, a lot of people have a lot of stored knowledge, wisdom, um, that they want to share with everybody else. And, and we need to hear from them. So how do people, what was your journey?
How did you get to where you are?
Allie Mellen: [00:09:59] Yeah. So, one of the interesting things that I find with security, especially more than I think any other field is, there are no traditional trajectories. People just kind of end up here in these very weird ways, whether they have a technical background or not. And, um, it's, it's kind of amazing.
It really shows how much creativity we need to bring to the situation that we can have people who specialize in all of these different things, contributing to security in some fashion for me. Um, I really got started in security, uh, back when I was in college. I, so I started my career doing research out of MIT, on material science and the department of material science and engineering specifically on liquid metal battery research, which was so cool because this was a while ago.
I'm not going to tell you how long I don't want to date myself, but really at the time. Um, and I think still even now grid scale energy storage is so pivotal as we look to, to help out our environment. And so there really, we were solving a problem that really still needs to be solved. And that was so cool to have the opportunity to work in that lab.
Um, at the same time I was going to Boston university studying computer science and I liked computer science, but it was very theoretical to me. And, um, there's a big divide at Boston university between the computer science department and the computer engineering department. And so, I switched to computer engineering.
Um, and that was, that ended up being my degree was computer engineering at BU and senior year. This is where the fun part starts senior year. Um, I took a cybersecurity class. It was like the only one available in the entire, um, in the entire university. And it was so freaking cool. It was. The beginning sucked, but then we got to things like our midterm, we had to hack a server.
That was, it was just, it was so real and it was so exciting and fun and we get to apply all the boring stuff we had learned, and I just loved it. And, um, for that, um, for that class, I had to do a, uh, mid-year assignment and my assignment was to either recreate someone else's security research or to do some of my own.
And so with a couple of colleagues, I, um, we worked to ultimately hack the square Veeder and turn it into a credit.
Rik Ferguson: [00:12:25] This is what led to the blackout talk. Right?
Allie Mellen: [00:12:28] Yeah. And so, um, it was really just a Thanksgiving break need to get the project done. So, we can, you get an A type of decision, um, after some very long nights.
And, um, our professor was so thrilled. He was like, you should submit this to black hat. And it was just like, I think maybe like a month until the deadline for submissions and we submitted and got accepted. And so that was my real first experience in cybersecurity. Was Vegas. What?
2015 Blackhat, right?
2015 Blackhat. Yeah. Yeah. Going to Vegas, um, presenting at black hat, getting to meet the really awesome and crazy community, um, being on CNN and CNBC. And I was like, my God, I love this. How could I not, you know?
Rik Ferguson: [00:13:20] I was going to say how was it because we've never met in person. Um, in fact, um, we've only spoken on two occasions prior to this broadcast.
Um, but you strike me as being a relatively fearless person. Um, and maybe taking those first steps needs that kind of character or were you nervous?
Allie Mellen: [00:13:40] I was nervous as hell. Oh my God. I was like, so I ended up going with one of my, um, one of my good friends who was also doing the research with me. And we went to my parents' house for like two weeks before because they live in Florida.
So, it was a nice, nice place to prepare for black adult put it that way. But my sister, we would stand in front of her and do the presentation and she would write down every single arm or like hopeless. And then she would tell us the count. And she was like, this is a pinnacle. We had to keep doing it over and over again.
Um, I have never, historically I've had a really hard time public speaking. Uh, as a definite introvert, um, it's one of those things that just scared the hell out of me, but actually because of the pandemic, that was where I really started to hone my public speaking skills. Um, because like we were doing conferences every week, you know?
And so, there were so many opportunities to speak in front of other people. And I just was like, I'm just going to do this until it doesn't suck anymore. Which is pretty much my life it's.
Rik Ferguson: [00:14:49] Yeah, it's been kind of, it's been a lot like that for me as well too. I mean, the, the volume of events actually went up during pandemic, which is what we expected initially, so.
Okay. And then, so you, you, you went through that, you did your blackout presentation, you did some, uh, you did some work at cyber reason and from cyber reason, you're into Forester and you're focused on XDR. Now I found a quote, uh, from you relating to XDR. Um, uh, I think it was published on tech target, but as far as I know,
Allie Mellen: [00:15:17] You did your research.
Rik Ferguson: [00:15:19] Yeah. A lot of vendors are saying we enable faster detection, faster response and better integration. So, we must be XDR, but that's not what XDR is, which is a great quote, but it doesn't help me understand what XDR is. So maybe we should start there. What is XDR why is it important? And actually, I've got a ton of more questions.
So, let's stick with that. What is it? Why is it?
Allie Mellen: [00:15:44] Yeah, so XDR is a term that's been around for a few years now. Um, but it hasn't really been a term with a strict definition in part because the term kind of originated at Palo Alto networks. I was such, I feel like when these terms come up at a vendor, they're very outcome focused, which is really important for clients, but at the same time, the marketing language, it can be difficult to parse through that and understand what exactly is happening.
And I think, especially in security, we have this mix of really, really technical people and really, really skeptical people who they want to understand. What's actually going on under the hood before they're really comfortable with saying, okay, this is going to be better. This is not just someone saying, Hey, I'm throwing AI on the problem and it's going to be great.
Yeah. So, but that doesn't answer your question about what XDR is. So, I'm getting that's a set up. Yeah. So I, um, since I started at Forester, actually kind of since before I started Forrester or even I've been doing research into what XDR is, I interviewed over 40 different vendors and talk to a wide array of end users, as well as other leaders in the space that might not be affiliated with a vendor, but, um, keep, uh, keep a good tab on the industry.
And based on all of that research, I came to the understanding that XDR is really the next evolution of endpoint detection and response. And it makes a lot of sense when you think about it because EDR technology has had really impressive market adoption, but at the same time has been limited to the end point, which while a very important, uh, source for detections doesn't include things that would give an analyst a lot more context about what's happening in the environment and how they can respond.
They still need the SIM. They still need the soar in order to orchestrate those response actions. So what XDR looks to do is to bring in other sources of telemetry to aid investigation, and also to allow, um, XDR to act as an orchestrator for response actions on these other control points, so we'll be replacing
Rik Ferguson: [00:17:53] SIM and saw, or is it complimentary to, or what's the, yeah,
Allie Mellen: [00:17:58] right now it's complimentary to there are, but I think in the next five years, we're going to see it outright.
A main competitor to security analytics platforms, combination of SIM soar and, uh, UMBA and all of that. But really what XDR looks to deliver are improvements to three different issues that we see security teams facing today. The first is alert, fatigue and too many false positives in the SOC and the way that it does this is by instead of taking that more nebulous approach of let's put all the data in one place and perform security analytics on top of it to figure out what's going on XDR is like, Nope, what we're going to do instead is continue to base detections in these high efficacy, uh, telemetry sources, like the end point and soon like cloud, and then enrich that with telemetry from other security tools in order to, um, not only make the alerts themselves higher efficacy, but also aid in the investigation in that response.
The other two are on the investigation side. Um, which is really pivotal. And we've kind of talked about this already, just in these few minutes where analysts need more context. And so by bringing in those other sources of telemetry, um, XDR can, can give them that. And it's not just about bringing in all of this data, but it's also about being mindful about how it's presented and presenting it through automated root cause analysis to say, this is where the attack started.
This is where it's been going. These are all the effected assets that need help.
Rik Ferguson: [00:19:36] And it's about presenting stuff as a story, right? For me, it's one of the things that strikes me as being really key to effectiveness of an XDR type solution is being able to take a whole bunch of discreet events and present them as a narrative and say it started here.
It went in all these different directions and it had these different outcomes and you can follow the path of every single one and you can follow it back as well. So you've not only have you got effective mitigation, you can do root cause analysis. Um, and you can even, I guess, hone in on, um, the kinds of tactics that may be beneficial to the organization for behavioral change as well, which has gotta be a key part of it.
Right. I think to be honest, that stuff is missing from this is, this is me thinking out loud right now. This is literally, um, I think a lot of that stuff is missing from XDR platforms as they stand today, because it's a, it's a key part of a security response. Isn't just responding to the events on end points.
Um, the code level events, the process level events. It's also responding to the behavioral events that make attacks successful. And I would love to see that integrated in XDR type platforms. Not only, you know, the following files were dropped and DLLs were hooked and processes and so on. Analytics say, for example, of a phishing email, these were the, you know, the ones that have been most successful in your environment were the ones that had this kind of message.
And, you know, ML can do that kind of analysis on email content already, or we're not asking for the moon on a stick, but it would be, you know, that would be good functionality to begin throwing into XDR I just invented something live on air marvelous.
Allie Mellen: [00:21:16] Well, no, it's a really great point. And we're seeing this, this is especially happening with MDR providers right now, but some XDR providers are also doing this where it's not just about the response in that moment, but you can also recommend either resilience or mitigation recommendations.
And this kind of ties back to MITRE shield where they're building out that, um, that framework in that library of things. Um, analysts can do in order to make their environment more secure. Why aren't these tools helping us with that they really should be. And this also ties really well with what you were talking about.
Um, what we were talking about a little earlier on, uh, like the nontraditional paths you take to get into security, we need to give people more time to be creative in the SOC. Um, we need to give them time to like, say, Hey, that didn't look quite right. And I actually have time to investigate why and enable them to use the different perspectives that they bring to the table in the SOC.
I think that's so incredibly important and it's something that we can really help support if we can make these tools.
Rik Ferguson: [00:22:22] And I think that's one of the key things. And I just want to, by the way, reassure you William Markham, I've seen your question and I am going to address your question. I'm just waiting for the context to address it in the, in the right place.
So, despair not, and we welcome any other questions to come in live while you're watching. If anything, just pops into your cranium that you want to get an answer to now is the time now is your chance. You don't get a chance with the first analyst like this very often. So, take it. Um, I talking of SOC I in, in one of the last sort of in-person presentations I did before the world, a lot to sought down, I was talking about SOC and alert fatigue, and that was trying to quantify it.
And I found a survey. I think it was a survey carried out by over men. It was a survey of the financial sector, uh, and it was something like, um, 66% of respondents to this survey in the financial sector said that they regularly dealt with more than $100,000. In every 24-hour period. So, it was a huge number of respondents with this massive volume of alerts.
And I thought, what does that actually mean? What w what is, what is happening then in the SOC, if that's the volume of data. And so, I tried to quantify it with numbers. Um, if you take 25 minutes to deal with every alert, because you've got to look for false positives, you've got a downgrade, you've got to correlate, you've got to do the triage.
Basically, say it takes 25 minutes per alert for a hundred thousand alerts. That's 41,667 hours of work to do in every 24-hour period. But if you have, I mean, this is the whole thing of alert, fatigue. This is why it's a real thing, but a lot of people talk about it, but it's real. And it's borne out by the numbers.
So, if you wanted a SOC team that was big enough to do just that triage with that volume of work, you'd need over 1700 people in your SOC to be sure that you weren't missing. And I think for me, that's the biggest, uh, driver, the biggest argument for XDR type technologies. Right?
Allie Mellen: [00:24:23] Yeah. I think that what's interesting about that is really, I see the goal of XDR as being an automation engine in the SOC and an optimization engine.
Moreover, it's not about making an autonomous SOC. I really, really despise that terminology. Um, because I think that humans are really important in the SOC but it's about being able to give the analyst everything they need to make that decision really quickly and not have to worry about, um, doing deeper investigation.
In most cases, like there are things that we should be able to automate that we're not automating in an optimal way right now. I guess I should say
Rik Ferguson: [00:25:03] we, we did some, um, research that we published, um, at RSA, actually a couple of weeks ago, project 2030, um, which was looking at the next 10 years of technology and security and trying to.
Arrive at a vision of the future. Uh, one of the tools we use for testing our assumptions was a whole bunch of survey questions to InfoSec professionals, but also professionals in lots of other industries, too. One quote that Springs to mind right now that was a survey respondent said to us, was that in five years’ time, every SOC analyst will be a data scientist.
Do you think that's a fair characterization?
Allie Mellen: [00:25:39] I really hope not. I don't. I mean, so I think that data science is incredibly important in the SOC. There should be a data scientist that the team is able to consult and is able to work with them. But I don't want any, there is no room for all people in the SOC all people in security to be the same way and to be built the same way and to have the same background.
That is the thing that I am afraid that we are moving towards with comments like that, because ultimately there's a lot of creativity that you have to bring to this problem. And that's why I love it. And I think it would just be, yeah, a shame to see it kind of all, all be put into one single box where you're doing this task and you know exactly the, the tasks that you need to fill in.
You're doing that. You know?
Rik Ferguson: [00:26:28] So when the, when the baseline stuff is not automated, but more automated where machine learning is doing a better job when XDR is, is fully mature and fully deployed, however many years that takes, you know, we, we will reach that point for sure. What's the role of the SOC analyst at that point,
Allie Mellen: [00:26:48] they get to do the cool stuff.
So, this is something interesting. Um, I've been doing some research with one of my colleagues, Jeff Pollard, and the conversation, uh, has been around threat hunting and. It's really interesting to hear perspectives on threat hunting and on, um, when a SOC should be choosing to start threat hunting. These things that we do, because our tools cannot meet those needs, use cases and meet those needs.
That's the creative stuff. That's where a human gets to come in and say, this is interesting. I don't know why my intuition is telling me this is interesting and I need to investigate deeper and kind of become a researcher way. And so, I think that's, that's the point that I really want us to get to where we can bring people into these situations with diverse backgrounds and say, okay, take a look at what's going on in this environment.
And, um, find something that we can't find with the tools that we have right now. So, I really, with the improvements to XDR, I want to give analysts time to start growing as people and growing in their skillset and their capabilities and to find their niche. Um, I think. One of the things that we need the most to address the skills gap that we're seeing.
And, um, w what I really like to say about this is I have this running joke that I say where I'm like all, um, tech innovation is just an abstraction of human thought. Like, just like, let's raise it up so that it's easier for someone without a technical degree to get into this field and to start using the creativity that they have in their own weird way.
Let's make this more of an art than a science.
Rik Ferguson: [00:28:30] You know, what's crazy is that for people of a certain vintage, who said staring intently, Uh, when we, when, when I got my start in this industry, there was no, there was no formal way in. So, if you talk to people of a similar age to me, if they've been in this industry for a similar amount of time, there is a huge diversity of backgrounds.
And actually, it's that diversity of backgrounds and routes into the industry that got us to where we are today, which, which is, you know, is, is a period, the past 25 years more of course, more, but within cyber security, the past 25 years has been a period of massive, uh, innovation and invention and expansion and new ways to address all problems and new solutions to new problems.
So, I mean, the, the evidence is there that says that, that, that, um, diverse way, diverse ways into the industry is, is really significantly important. You, you, you spoke about the, uh, or we spoke about onboarding during the pandemic. I wanted to address a William's question that he reached on LinkedIn. Um, because I think it is related to, uh, the role of the SOC analyst as well, because the SOC analyst to a large extent is seeing the outcome of the challenges.
So, William's question was what are the main challenges of people working from home in regards to security? So, what has the, what is the pandemic and the lockdown done from a security perspective? What are SOC analysts having to deal with now?
Allie Mellen: [00:29:59] Yeah, this is a complicated question because the easy answer is, oh, there's no perimeter anymore, which I know a lot of people like to say, but really, it's.
Um, it has, I think that there are a couple of things that are really important here. First, it's forced. Insecurity to take a different, a bit of a different approach and a different angle to the security problem. Um, specifically making it more around the individual users around the end points that they're using, that they're allowed to use when they need to connect to the VPN, things like that, making sure that even from rural, we can make sure that we're patching and updating people's machines.
Like all of these basic things that when you're in an office, you can always like walk around and say, Hey, I need your computer for 20 minutes, but you can't really do that when everyone is remote. The second thing is that I think is the bigger piece picture and the more critical picture of what the pandemic has shown us is the importance of the ability to be adaptable and.
It, which was really showcased over the last year because the people who were built to be adaptable, who were built to allow people to work from home versus working in the office, we're able to make this transition a lot easier than others. And this ties back to what our state conference this year was about, which is resiliency.
Um, I think really it ties in really well, and it was the focal point of the presentation that I did with, uh, with Persa Varma, CSO from old mutual. There are, I don't know, to what depth do you want to get into the technical points? But I think that there are elements of this that impact the broader way that we think about security from an adaptability standpoint, and then from like an individual security standpoint, it, it raises implications about the other things that are available in your network.
The way, like from a social engineering standpoint, how you're actually using your personal laptop versus your work laptop, where the crossover is, where the potential for your kid to get on your laptop and install malware by accident is things like that.
Rik Ferguson: [00:32:02] Yeah. And for me, the other challenges, I suppose, in answer to your question, William is definitely about an increase in attack surface and the diversification of criminal, um, opportunities and, and methods and opportunities that the threat actors are taking.
So, every corporate end point, that's now in a home environment than everything else in the home environment becomes a security concern to the enterprise where. It wasn't at all. So suddenly I hesitate to say her name because she's in the house somewhere, suddenly things like Alexa, um, shush um, uh, become a problem as well, or your, your smart TV, which is basically running Android or your, all of these connected devices become a part of the, the attack surface that an enterprise does have to worry about.
Um, and, and, and the other thing was looking at vulnerabilities that have been targeted throughout, throughout last year. Um, you know, we see vulnerabilities. Year in year out growing numbers of vulnerabilities year on year. Uh, and there only a certain, very small percentage of those vulnerabilities that are ever exploited.
And they tend to be in very predictable areas and sectors, like if it's a Microsoft windows, vulnerability, and it's particularly effective, it's going to be exploited. But what we saw last year was vulnerabilities in VPN gateways, for example, suddenly seeing mass exploitation, which they wouldn't have seen the year before, because criminals know that those VPN gateways have been deployed, uh, in these enterprises to, as a stop gap solution in some cases to solve the immediate problem of how do I get my dispersed workforce, um, connected and, and working from home.
So definitely
Allie Mellen: [00:33:37] it, it speaks to the rise in cloud attacks. We're seeing as well. It's like as the, as the environment shifts, the attackers. Target the thing that's being used the most, it's the same thing with why hospitals have been hit with so many ransomware attacks, which is horrifying and awful, but also it makes a lot of sense because we need them to be running a hundred percent of the time.
And without that, it's a dire situation that you'd gladly pay out to, to not have to deal with anymore. Yeah. Yeah, for sure. I mean, on, on the, the ransomware front, it's, here's a question for you, which, um, um, might allow you to be polemic or might allow you to, to shy away from it. It's your choice? Um,
I'm excited.
Rik Ferguson: [00:34:21] So ransomware was a huge problem, was a huge problem. Um, 20 14, 15, I'm trying to remember the dates, uh, when we saw, you know, exponentially growing new numbers of new families, of ransomware being created exponentially growing numbers of detections of ransomware events. Uh, but it was all focused on consumers or massively focused on consumers by, I think it was 2016, maybe 17 as an industry.
And as practitioners, we were looking at it thinking maybe we beat this. Maybe the criminals are moving away from this now because the numbers are going down and the attacks are becoming less frequent. Maybe all the education work, maybe the people finally implementing good backup strategies has really helped.
You know, people, you know, there's a lot of awareness raising and ransomware is at least receding a bit. Um, and then now happened and now has been happening for probably a couple of years, uh, maybe three years where ransomware threat actors. Change their modus operandi. They're focusing much more on enterprise, um, uh, victims, much, much bigger orders of magnitude, bigger ransom demands being made, you know, multiple millions of dollars per attack.
So bigger bang for the buck, fewer victims. Why are organizations? And it's not in one particular industry vertical, you know, even in recent times, you know, we see oil and gas, we see, uh, manufacturing, we see healthcare being hit by ransomware. Why are organizations continuing to fall victim to these attacks what's changed or what hasn't changed?
Allie Mellen: [00:35:54] I wouldn't. So, I wouldn't say so much that this, the reason that ransomware dropped off was necessarily a change with or solely a change that could be attributed to the defender side. I think that attackers really took the time to. Like almost rethink how they were approaching ransomware. We now see that it's, it's not just about the ransom.
It's also about the data, data exfiltration, um, so that they can, they can attack your multiple ways. But I think that over the past few years, it's really picked up for a couple of reasons. The first being, um, you can really use business continuity as like a stab in the back for these companies where if they can't access their systems, they can't, they can't do virtually anything.
And that's just what's happened because of the technological innovation we've been going through in the last like 30, 40 years. But, um, on the other side of that, I completely lost where I was going to say
Rik Ferguson: [00:36:53] that happens to me all the time. You're like I have a series of free points and I'm going to do this one first.
Allie Mellen: [00:37:01] I'm just not enough. Like I don't have that thing where I can hold them in my brain.
Rik Ferguson: [00:37:05] I have exactly the same holes, the same calendar. Allie Mellen: [00:37:11] Cropping malware as a service cropping up has made this a lot easier for non-technical and non-technical criminals to become cyber criminals by utilizing ransomware as a service, which we've seen with dark side.
Um, for example, and it also makes these ransomware gangs or malware gangs a lot of money because they can kind of like just expand their operations exponentially and then just treat it like a S like any other startup, except with this one, you don't have to pay taxes.
Rik Ferguson: [00:37:40] Yeah. And you know, the other thing about the, as a service model, I mean, if you look back through the history of.
Industrialized cyber, you know, the past 20 odd years where, where it really became a global business, um, you can see the lessons that they've picked up and learned from legitimate business and things like the affiliate model is absolutely one of those like selling through affiliates. But one of the really attractive things from a criminal perspective, I think with the affiliate model is that it removes you one step that you, the, the, the, the author of the ransomware or the, the person offering the service, it removes you one step from the crime, because actually, if you're not the person carrying out the intrusion, uh, carrying out the encryption in arguably you're not the person committing the crime and it makes enforcement activity against you much less likely to succeed, but it means you still get to reap the financial rewards of criminal activity.
Allie Mellen: [00:38:32] Totally. Yep. And it also kind of takes you away from your, or you could make the case in your brain that it takes you away from the guilt.
Rik Ferguson: [00:38:42] Yeah. Yeah. I, I guess, I guess that's, that's also a thing. Yeah. Um, oh, I can see William is active again. We have a question from Michael Stone. First of all, I wonder if that's the same Michael Stone that I used to work with, if it is hi, I'm Michael.
Uh, I have to admit to being puzzled by Michael's question. So, I'm hoping that you can understand it. If you just stop just a mechanical Turk. I don't even know what a mechanical turkey.
Allie Mellen: [00:39:12] Oh, so there's this. I do know what this is because I used to work for Sam Curry. He's the CISO at Cybereason. And, um, he loved the phrase mechanical Turk.
So, I, I know this through that. Um, but mechanical Turk is basically, there was this machine that, um, that was made that was supposed to be able to do all these amazing things, but it turns out there was just a man inside pulling all the pulling all the gears. So that's the mechanical part. Um, I think that ultimately, I'm a mechanical Turk.
I wouldn't say that's the right way to put it. I think that you, if you're saying it from the aspect of you will need people in the SOC in the future, I absolutely think that's the case. And I think it's for good reason. If what you're saying is, uh, the technology won't actually be able to do anything and the analysts are going to be the ones doing all that work.
And it's just gonna be a massive number of people really hope. And I don't think that's where we're headed. Um, but ultimately having humans do the creative stuff, which I think kind of takes it away from that mechanical Turk idea, um, is, is what it should be in the future. But we shouldn't just automate this whole process away.
That's not something we do with other departments, like, um, marketing. Yeah.
Rik Ferguson: [00:40:34] So you think the SOC role isn't under immediate threat from machine learning? You wouldn't put it on the list of jobs that will be.
Allie Mellen: [00:40:41] No, not at all. Yeah. I think, honestly, this is the reason why I don't like the autonomous SOC phrasing is because it's like first off, what does that even mean?
Second off. Um, we need people to do these things. There's, there's no way around that. If, if we default to the technology, then attackers have their way to very easily bypass it. Like they, this is what they do for a living is look for ways to bypass these technologies. So if we don't have another human who's thinking creatively about how to fend them off, then we might as well just like roll over and let them hit us with ransomware.
Rik Ferguson: [00:41:18] So what do you think about this for a threat model in the near future? Uh, you know, speaking of ransomware, um, things are inevitably becoming more interconnected, inevitably becoming more automated and inevitably I think. Uh, relying more on machine learning and AI that, you know, that's a technology, which is only increasing in importance and relevance, uh, in every industry and in every way, actually not confined to security.
So in, in this future, highly automated world of say five to 10 years’ time, um, instead of, uh, data, um, encryption attack or effectively a denial of service attack on your data. Um, what about the scope and possibility for data manipulation attacks or even, um, in that same vein, imagine the scenario where you have a data lake within your organization, which is very important, and most of your automated activities are based on learning from the data lake.
If an actor comes to you as an organization and says, Hey, by the way, I've poisoned your data lake and all the things that rely on it are now not, not operating the way that you think. We don't have any visible evidence of the threat. There's no encrypted file to go, oh, I can't access my encrypted files.
But do you have any choice as an organization? Um, you know, whether or not you say I have to shut down this process because I can't guarantee its integrity. Is that, is that a huge concern? Do you think going forward or am I way off target, right?
Allie Mellen: [00:42:49] No, I think that is a huge concern now and moving forward, but the conversation there, I've had a few conversations with people where I asked them like, okay, you were under attack.
Do you know that data was accessed? Do you know if it was altered? And they're like, no idea. Um, and that has a huge impact. Now on, on a small scale, if it's like, oh one, one piece of information was changed, it, it maybe won't have as big an impact. But when you take that up to the amount of data that.
Seeing these companies process in a given day, then it can really have an impact on their operations, on the recommendations they provide to people on whatever their application is that like data integrity is really important.
Rik Ferguson: [00:43:39] So, so let's talk solutions then. I mean, stick with that subject for now, because one of the things that I'm acutely aware of whenever I have a conversation, um, with anybody else who works in this space, or whenever I give a presentation myself, is that it's really easy to be dystopian.
It's really easy to be doom and gloom. And it's very easy to talk only about the problem, just like when you're making music. It's for me, it's really easy to write a sad song. It's really difficult to write a happy song. I find that a continuous challenge. Um, so let's shift from purely characterizing the problem.
Um, although I think it was a really valuable discussion. So, sticking with what we were just talking about. I don't know that right now, there are too many solutions, technologies, even projects that would help in that sort of five years from now scenario. Am I wrong? Or is there things that people, are there things that people could be thinking about or doing already on that kind of level for, for data integrity protection?
Allie Mellen: [00:44:42] That's a good question. Um, I, this is not my area at all, so I don't want to butcher it, but, um, my colleague, um, Heidi Chay, she, she talks about this a lot and this is actually the space that she covers. So I would definitely read her work for more information on data, maintaining data integrity. But I think it's something that security teams are thinking about to some capacity and especially those that are, uh, more mature, but yeah.
On the smaller level. I think that's where we're going to see it be a bit of a challenge to address, especially when you take into account, how many other tools you already need in the SOC your biggest concern is going to be the business disruption aspect more than the potential minor data manipulation.
Unless of course you are in a country that is, that is regulating breaches and, and basically setting up regulations that you need to meet in the event of a breach. In which case, then it might be more
Rik Ferguson: [00:45:43] yeah. Or unless you do the industry, you're in has a huge potential for health and safety concerns. If you're in an automated factory type environment or whatever, and you think, okay, I have to shut things down because I don't know if someone's going to die or not as a result of this threat.
Right? So it's a future where even. The rumor of an attack or the threat of an attack might be enough to interrupt business. Unless we start thinking about solutions right now. William Markham has another question. How do we protect the link from laptops to home wifi? Uh, and you also mentioned letting other people like children use your, um, your, um, work device and doing things like accepting, uh, cookies or, or installing, I guess, untrusted software, basically.
What, what options are out there for enterprises who are in this situation now? Um, luckily my, my two year old doesn't know my password yet. Um, but I'm sure that they will come. Um, w what options are out there to, for enterprises large and small, um, to, to help secure, help employees secure themselves when they're in this distributed environment.
Allie Mellen: [00:46:51] Yeah. Um, I'd say that the majority of enterprises tend to, if they don't have it as a listed policy, tend to, um, heavily dissuade their employees from letting children use their work laptops or really using work laptops or any other purpose than work. Um, I think there have been exceptions that we saw that last year, where for a lot of parents, there was no other option and they didn't have another laptop for their kid to do, do their zoom classes or whatever, whatever the child needed.
So in those cases, it's kind of a, it's an imperative. The, um, there are a couple of really minor things that we can do. And I like to talk about this in the context of, um, do you know that it's not really a fable, but that story about the two men that are walking through the woods and they come across a bear.
Rik Ferguson: [00:47:43] Okay.
Allie Mellen: [00:47:46] And, um, It sits down to pray and the other one starts like making sure his shoes are tied. And the guy's like, what are you doing? You can't outrun that bear or lion. And the guy's like, I don't have to outrun him. I just have to outrun you. Yeah, yeah. That is what we have to do insecurity, especially right now is like, just do things as basic as making sure that the default password on your browser, isn't it, isn't still active.
And that you've changed that it's, um, things like making sure you have a secure wifi network and are keeping track of what devices are actually accessing it. Um, and then on the enterprise side, there are of course more complex things that you can do to monitor end points and make sure that there's no malware on endpoint specifically.
Um, but typically that be. Along with the basics that we kind of like talk about, but then we're like, oh, but look at the coolest, shiny tech, but ultimately like you can have the cool, shiny tech and you can still eat in a load of trouble if you aren't doing the basics. Right.
Rik Ferguson: [00:48:48] Um, problem of cool, shiny tech.
I mean, I definitely hear anecdotally, um, well from the horse's mouth and, and, and, uh, and word of mouth about the problem of companies buying tech and then not deploying it for one reason or another, uh, didn't realize how much effort it was to deploy. Uh, don't have enough people to be able to manage it once it is deployed.
I mean, there's, there's a ton of reasons. How big a problem do you think that is? I mean, you, part of the role of an analyst is to dialogue with your customers, right? So is that something that people come to you and say, I can't handle another technology. I already have five that I'm not using. Yep.
Allie Mellen: [00:49:27] Definitely a problem. Um, not so much on the, like, I can't handle another tech. Um, I already have too many to use, but more along the lines of, should I be adopting this new technology? And then we really get into a conversation around like, what are you doing with everything else? How has your relationship with the it team?
What does that look like? What are like, what is your patching schedule? Do you have a patching schedule? And that's where things start to kind of break down. Um, a lot of times, sometimes not sometimes it's like, there's an organization that's just. Doing the cutting edge, of course. And then we have some really fun conversations about the new tech, but really there's a divide here, I think between, um, those organizations and organizations that are like, okay, we'll get these defensive measures in now.
And then in parallel, we'll work on the cyber and it hygiene stuff. But it, it kind of, in some cases, I think Lowes them into a false sense of security. Those other things that they need to do on the hygiene side are really hard. And, um, so it kind of becomes this, this bit of a mess where they're like, okay, now I have this tool, but I also have this big hairball of a project that I don't want to work on.
So I'll just rely on the tool.
Rik Ferguson: [00:50:40] So if you, if you had, um, if you had to, I'm totally going to put you on the spot. I Al I already feel bad, so I apologize, but I'm going to put you on bio that you had to give. Five coming out of pandemic recommendations. So we all know where we've been for the past. Well, almost 18 months now.
Um, professionally we know what's happened to the workplace. What's happened to us as individual employees. We haven't been working from home. We've been living at work. And I think, you know, there's a huge difference between those two dynamics. Um, if you had to make, uh, to, uh, to a CISO to a CIO, to a head of InfoSec, that kind of person five recommendations, five is really unfair.
Three recommendations, things to consider as we come out of pandemic, what would those three things be? Where should attention be focused?
Allie Mellen: [00:51:37] I mean, I think initially the attention needs to be focused around what, um, employees could be bringing back into the office. And thinking about it from that standpoint, not from the COVID side, but, um, depending upon the infrastructure that you have in place, if they come back into the office and they've been used to working on their machine and they bring malware back into the office, what do your controls look like to prevent that from happening?
Or have you adopted more of the internet cafe style where, um, these individual end points are protected on their own? And the connection that you make to the, to the corporate network is, um, just untrusted by default. But this really ties into, um, something that I love talking about as a Forrester analyst, which is zero trust.
Um, ultimately like no matter where the conversation, um, started, it does at some point end up when you're talking about best practices to think about in the concept of. Where are you on your journey to zero trust? What does that look like for you? Um, my colleagues have written a couple of papers on this that give a lot of really prescriptive advice, which is helpful.
And I also like to think of it in the context of security operations, um, especially around like where is the data that you need to protect and how are you protecting it? Um, the, the other thing that I think people should be thinking about not so much, because they're going back to the office, but because, um, of the change that being out of the office has caused is how are you protecting the cloud?
What are you doing to predict the cloud? This is something that a lot of CISOs have been talking about for the last few years, but I think it's become almost an imperative for any organization to, to consider, um, beyond just like the cloud protects itself.
Rik Ferguson: [00:53:22] Yeah. I think there's been a massive upswell of cloud adoption during the pandemic.
Right. Because a lot of companies have had to work out. How do I take into. Facing resources and make them externally available for my dispersed workforce. So I think that's a really valid point. I think when, as we go back into the office that no one's going to put the cloud back in the box, all the cloud stuff that, that you deployed over the past 18 months, um, is it secured?
Is it, is it as fit for purpose as you want it to be? That's a really, that's a really solid point. Thank you.
Allie Mellen: [00:53:50] I think it's also a time. This would be a good time for a retrospective analysis on what went well and what didn't and why. Um, because as we kind of were talking about in the beginning, a lot of the challenges that organizations faced when making the shift to remote work was just not having the resilience in place that they needed, um, when it comes to like being adaptable to, to new adverse situations.
And so definitely this is the time to be doing a retrospective, as you should, with any incident, also making sure your incident response plans are available, updated. Everyone's aware of them. Things like that.
Rik Ferguson: [00:54:29] You did some other work. I said, I'd been stalking you in the best possible sense. I'm like I have to do with anyone who I'm going to talk to.
I got to find out what your areas of expertise are. Um, I watched, uh, a really interesting webinar of yours. Um, it made me think, wow, a lot of, um, a lot of Allie's stuff is three words, uh, adapt or die, and I watched a trust, but verify your work on, uh, election security and influence operations. Um, which was really interesting.
I want to ask you a little bit about the future. So as we, as, as AI advances and, um, deep fakes become ever more credible. And I think as we approach a world where we are talking about. Uh, actors not necessarily having to appear in films, but just licensing their image, um, so that they can be deep faked into a film.
I think that's, that's, you know, why would an actor not want to act in six films at the same time and make six times the money? Right. So I think that kind of thing is coming. I think we'll see the same thing with deep faked. Um, politicians, why would you, why would you risk, um, not looking great in front of the camera where you can just have the whole thing, deed, faked and record your voiceover, or even maybe have AI do your voice over for you.
And I think we'll see, this is one of the things in project 2030, we'll see the rise of synthetic influences rather than, rather than Instagram celebrity influencers or whatever synthetic inferences will be just as viable. So thinking back to your work on election security and influence operations and that kind of stuff.
How, how concerned are you about that from an influence ops perspective, you know, using video, using audio using fully immersive AR VR things to alter people's beliefs. Yeah.
Allie Mellen: [00:56:15] So this sounds like an episode of black mirror, but, um, no. So on the one hand I am concerned about it. Absolutely. Because I think that it's going to be used as the, the new and improved form of disinformation, which we've already seen, can really tear countries apart.
Um, but I also think that it, it ties back to a piece of research that my colleagues put out recently called the trust imperative, and which talks about how and why trust is going to be so pivotal in the next 10, 20, 30 years. Um, more so than it's ever been. And, and it kind of links back to what you're saying, where it's like, okay, politicians can, can license their, their image and use that instead of having to show what they actually look like that day or something like that.
Those are instances where I think that has the potential to really deeply degrade trust. And, um, so I think that there's going to be. Um, paths kind of like we've seen on like Twitter when someone is verified pants, to make sure that certain videos are verified to be of that person, or, um, ways that social media companies in particular, given the vitality of disinformation are going to need to be able to give some type of proof or validity to certain videos and images to make sure that people know which ones are the real ones and which ones maybe aren't.
Rik Ferguson: [00:58:07] Yeah. And I think, you know, the more, the more of that we see, um, and if you just, the first thing that really shocked me to thinking about it was seeing princess leia in, in the, the final Star Wars film, right. Who she was there and they finished the film, but she was dead. Right.
The actress, Carrie Fisher was no longer with us. Um, and we're still at the point where you can just about say, yeah, that looks a little bit more like PlayStation four footage than movie footage, but those days are rapidly in the rear-view mirror. And I think that even if it's verified, right, even if we have verified celebrities and verify politicians and, and, and everyone gets a blue tick, what it does do is it desensitizes the population to, um, being able to tell the difference one from another and then enables things like influence of, so we definitely need as a society, as a security industry and as nation, state, state, I think devote some brain space to thinking, what, what do we do about this problem?
How do we detect deep, fake audio, deep, fake video? And what do we do when we detect it? Because recognizing it is only half the battle, right? How do we combat the fallout from that? We already know what fake news looks like, but we really don't know what to do about it.
Allie Mellen: [00:59:21] Yeah, no, I think it's really interesting too, because it's like, if there's a, um, Tik Tok account that is a deep fake of, um, oh my God, I lost his name.
Rik Ferguson: [00:59:31] Tom Cruise.
Allie Mellen: [00:59:31] Very, very convincing. But I wonder how much of what we see online with deep fakes can be used consistently because there's a lot more to it. Recognizing someone than just how their face looks and making sure that it looks like it's actually on their body, but it's also like about those individual movements that you see and the way that they speak.
And so I wonder what the future is going to look like in those terms, because I feel like part of me watches those Tom cruise videos and I'm like, damn, that looks so much like him, but there's something that still isn't quite there.
And, um, my experience
Rik Ferguson: [01:00:10] with that recently. And anyone following me on Twitter might have seen the tweets.
Um, there is a genealogy research website called my heritage and they. Um, introduced not very long ago, a little bit of, um, AI GAN uh, um, generated animated footage from a photograph, right? They say, you can upload a photo of your dead ancestors, uh, and we can make them, uh, we can bring them to life for you, which if you have a, an ancestor who died in 1834, and you want to see the black and white person move, or even be recolored or whatever, I'm sure.
That's very interesting. But I thought I would try with a picture of my dad who died when I was 26.
Allie Mellen: [01:00:48] That's heartbreaking.
Rik Ferguson: [01:00:51] But just to see, right. Just to see what is like, and what I learned from that, what I wasn't expecting actually is particularly because I was 26, quite a long time ago, uh, how strong the memory is that the memory imprint is of someone's mannerisms.
Exactly what you're talking about, not just the fact that they're moving, but how they move. And it was a really odd experience to see an animated photo of my own father from a day when I know that no moving footage exists. But he looked like a broken human. It looked like someone who wasn't quite working correctly, you know, it was just like weird.
And my dad never moved in that way. So I think that for people that we know, well, the ability to tell fake from real will stay with us for a very long time for people that like Tom cruise. Um, I have no idea what's fake and what's real, all ready with those
Allie Mellen: [01:01:43] you clearly are not watching enough of his movies
Rik Ferguson: [01:01:48] Well we use the phrase bad actor, a lot in the information security.
I always think of Tom cruise whenever anyone says that. And what, what can you say? Um, although he was one of my favorite ever films, the outsiders must be credited for that, but he still had his imperfect teeth back then. Clearly, I could go on about Tom Cruise for a long time. We don't have time for me to do that.
I have one more, one more question for you, Allie. Uh, because we're rapidly approaching, believe it or not an hour gone by while we've been sitting here chatting, um, 2020 to 21 has been an odd time for everybody. And we've all had to, um, I can see a question coming from a colleague, Andre, uh, dare I ignore it or not.
No, I can't ignore it. Can security vendors keep pace with AI?
Allie Mellen: [01:02:36] with AI offense?
Rik Ferguson: [01:02:38] So if criminals and to the best of my knowledge, they're not weaponizing AI yet. Uh, I absolutely expect them to, um, particularly for automated reconnaissance, uh, for the finding of new vulnerabilities or, uh, poor configurations, those kinds of things.
I fully expect all of that to be, um, to be automated, uh, at some near future and also fully expect to see AI used in anger, in, um, obfuscation techniques to make the identification of infrastructure and of bad actors. Uh, Yeah. So AI will definitely have a role to play in offense. Do you think security vendors will be able to keep pace with that?
Uh, or do you think it will be a constant catch up and that the, the bad actors will always be ahead. I'm stuck on bad actors now. Yeah.
Allie Mellen: [01:03:31] Um, so, uh, we are definitely seeing them and to some, this is like more of a minor or not a minor, but it's, it's less common than I think it will be just kind of speaking to what you're saying, but like with, with bot management, that's a great place where they're starting to use AI to appear more like actual people, as opposed to being, uh, being bots.
They're trying to gather information. So, uh, but I think that. Security vendors can keep pace with AI being used for offensive purposes. Um, very much so like the, the kind of tug of war that we have today with, with malware. Um, the challenge is, and I think the challenge that we're seeing already with malware generally is the community aspect and making sure that the information sharing is happening to keep us ahead of them because ultimately the attackers in many ways rely on their community in order to help them, um, help them continue to evolve.
And also of course, things like nation state bleed, which can help them evolve even when they're technically not able to. So, I think that community aspect, threat Intel sharing all of that is going to be very critical in order to keep all of us ahead, as opposed to some of us have.
Rik Ferguson: [01:04:48] Very cool. Now I'm going back to the question I was going to ask you, which was my closing question, how we all know it's been a bit odd and a bit different and a bit weird.
20, 20, 20, 21. You're a person, uh, to the best of my intelligence gathering activities who loves to travel and loves to be active. Your, you know, you're not a person to be sat on your sofa, um, drinking the Kool-Aid. So, what have you done? What have you adopted change learned? What have you done to cope with, to deal with the changes in the world of 20, 20, 21, before we go back to normal, how did you survive?
Allie Mellen: [01:05:26] It was really hard. Um, I love to travel. Like I'm obsessed with traveling. I spent time as a digital map, just bouncing around between cities, um, European cities and in Africa as well, and not being able to do that for the past year and a half has been very challenging uh, the first thing that I did was move from Boston to New York because I was like, I can't, I don't think I can be in Boston for another second.
Um, and that helps having a new place to explore, but I also, I'm a big believer in the importance of meditation and also the importance of yoga and mindfulness. And so, I've been doing a lot of that and, um, it's just helped me appreciate the life that I have here and the, the beauty that's in the life that I have in this place, as opposed to trying to chase that beauty in other countries.
Rik Ferguson: [01:06:17] Wow. What a profound note to end on. Thank you, Allie. Very much. That was a perfectly orchestrated ending. And I mean, that was, that was proper wisdom. Thank you very. Um, I'm really grateful to you for accepting the invitation to come and talk to me today. Um, I hope that the people who've been watching will continue the conversation with you online Allie's Twitter handle is there right under her, uh, image.
Uh, I guess you're on LinkedIn as well. Um, and, uh, thank you very much for joining us. Um, coder scientist, researcher, hacker analyst, Allie Mellen thank you.
Allie Mellen: [01:06:57] Rik Ferguson: [01:07:00] There you go. Uh, another hour of your lives has flown by in the, in the company of, of Allie Mellon, um, guest speaker today and forest analyst.
Um, I am consistently amazed by the capacity. People I have never met before. Certainly, never met in person, uh, to have so much to impart so much knowledge, so much experience, so much wisdom to impart. Uh, and every single guest has more to share and we have more to learn from. So, stay tuned. There are more episodes coming.
I have more fantastic guests to unveil, um, particular focus. Like I said on people you may not have heard from before, but people who are very definitely practitioners in the space, I'm talking not only to, uh, you know, to, to researchers, but I'm talking to your peers, people in positions who knows, I might even be talking to you, if you would like to be a guest, let me know, reach out, drop me a drop me a message.
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LastPass is often the first name mentioned when people discuss password managers. Founded in April 2008, when the major contenders in end-user password management were RoboForm, 1Password and KeePass, LastPass works on virtually every operating system. On the desktop, it installs on the browser as an extension, so you might need to provide explicit permission to let it run.
LastPass automatically fills out forms, allows for import and export, and permits sharing of passwords through the Internet (a better alternative than using plain text email, which is insecure). It also lets you create and keep simple notes, generate complex passwords, and create a USB key using Google Authenticator Support.
The premium version of LastPass costs $12 a year, which buys you mobile support even for WebOS. You also get multi-factor authentication via YubiKey, which you use like a USB thumb drive. LastPass also offers a credit monitoring service that will send email alerts when your credit report is modified.
Finally, LastPass for Android has a custom input method that automatically fills in your username and password when you log into apps such as Facebook.
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Keepass is a nice tool for the freebie seekers. However, it lacks in features compared to RoboForm. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. Great for PC's or thumb drive users. I use the thumb drive at work AND nothing is installed on the PC (leaves no trace). Feature rich: biometric fingerprint authentication, Microsoft document login, popup login, secure notes, secure contacts, etc.
~ I first encrypt the thumbdrive (password protected to unlock the drive). Once I launch the app from the thumbdrive (it integrates with Firefox, Chrome, Opera or Explorer), I have to enter a password one more time from the browser before it will allow me to use it. It can also timeout if you forget to retrieve it at the end of the day.
I also selected to sync the passwords using the online RoboForm server but you can just as easily make the default as the thumbdrive or the one installed at home on your browser.
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In recent times, cybercriminals have changed their cyber-attacks tactics. In the past year, they unleashed well-coordinated and highly advanced attacks. The threats today are more complex and executed in multi-stage operations. Both micro and macro businesses are affected in different ways.
The latest reports show the top cybersecurity threats and trends are evolving fast. Malware attacks are top of the list. It is followed by ransomware, phishing, and social engineering. MacBooks are usually more secure compared to other computers. However, you need to stay protected to be safe from cyberattacks. Here are the top security threats faced by MacBook users in 2023.
Social Engineering
Social Engineering is a highly dangerous hacking strategy used by cybercriminals. In 2022, 90% of cyber-attacks involved various social engineering components. The attack takes advantage of human errors instead of technical weaknesses. The attack is considered dangerous to MacBook users because it is easier for users to be tricked.
The cybercriminal tries to manipulate, influence, or deceive you with false security. If you fall into their trap, the cybercriminal gains access to your system. They then steal your sensitive information, such as passwords and bank details. To be safe, avoid opening messages that you are not sure about their source. Use the best cleaner apps to keep your computer clean from suspicious apps, links, and files. This will keep you free of any distractions and potential threats online.
Phishing attacks
Phishing attacks are a leading form of cybersecurity threat. Cybercriminals mainly target victims through spam emails. 2022 reports show internet criminals sent 3.4 billion phishing emails daily. About 48% of emails that you receive on your MacBook could be spam emails.
Reports show 70% of phishing emails contain no subject line. To protect yourself from phishing attacks, avoid opening suspicious emails. They could be emails with links, attachments, or emails from unrecognized sources. Practice password hygiene on your MacBook and use anti-phishing tools.
Ransomware and malware attacks
Cyber attackers use ransomware to deny you access to the files on your MacBook. They encrypt your files and demand a ransom payment. Sometimes they threaten to publish your sensitive data in public spaces. 66% of all cyberattacks in 2021 and 2022 were ransomware attacks. In a malware attack, criminals install malicious software on your MacBook. They then start executing unauthorized actions on your computer.
By the start of March 2023, there were 562,000 new types of malware detected daily. To protect your MacBook from such attacks, keep your applications and operating system updated. Avoid downloading software and media files from unknown sources. Try your best to use Apple-approved software.
Cloud attacks
MacBook users often store their data in cloud-based platforms such as google drive. Cloud attacks target data stored in the cloud, such as SaaS, PaaS, and company networks.
If you use your MacBook to connect to your company network, you could be vulnerable to cloud attacks. Mostly, cybercriminals execute side-channel attacks. They place a malicious virtual network on the target host. This way, the criminal gets access to your cloud-based data.
In 2022, 80% of organizations have experienced one or more cloud attacks. In the same period, 45% of cybersecurity breaches were cloud attacks. To keep yourself safe, choose cloud-based platforms that encrypt data. Get the help of an IT specialist to set up your privacy settings. Avoid saving your sensitive data in the cloud. Always remember to use multi-factor authentication and use strong anti-malware software.
Distributed Denial of Service
DDoS is a cybersecurity breach where internet criminals block server access. They do it by flooding the server with too many requests from multiple sources. The server becomes overwhelmed and fails to respond to genuine requests. Latest statistics show DDoS attacks might increase by more than 300% in 2023.
You might experience a DDoS attack if you use your MacBook as a work tool in your job. Statistics show companies may experience 20 to 50 DDoS attacks each month. To protect yourself, use security strategies such as firewalls and anti-malware solutions. Other security solutions include IDS/IPS and blocking regions where threats might be more. | https://blog.koddos.net/top-cybersecurity-threats-to-look-out-for-in-2023-and-how-to-stay-protected-how-macbook-users-can-protect-themselves-from-the-latest-cybersecurity-threats-such-as-phishing-malware-and-ransomware/ |
Hurricane Harvey has been creating havoc for almost a week now. There have been at least 28 deaths related to the hurricane and tons of property damage.
The destruction from the historic storm is heartbreaking and there could be more to come. Now, cybercriminals are starting to pile on and cause more problems.
DHS warning about malicious cyber activity
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning everyone to watch out for "malicious cyber activity." Phishing attacks related to Hurricane Harvey are spreading across the U.S. at a rampant pace.
What's happening is, scammers are trying to capitalize on interest in the massive storm. DHS warns that you need to watch out for any email with the subject line, attachments, or hyperlinks related to Hurricane Harvey, even if it appears to come from a trusted source.
That's because fraudulent emails are being sent that contain links or attachments that direct victims to phishing or malware-infected websites. There are also emails requesting donations from phony charitable organizations. Unfortunately, this is common following major natural disasters like this.
DHS is encouraging everyone to use caution with emails dealing with Hurricane Harvey. Take the following preventative measures to protect yourself from phishing scams and malware campaigns:
Do your research before donating
We warned you earlier this week about numerous scams associated with this hurricane. You really need to choose the organization to which you're donating wisely so you don't get scammed. Click here to review the Federal Trade Commission's information on wise giving in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
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Microsoft has revealed it has discovered threat actors using exploits from the ZeroLogon Netlogon elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in Windows Server disclosed last month.
The vulnerability, which was patched during last month’s Patch Tuesday, can also potentially be exploited to enable initial access into a network if a domain controller is internet exposed, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has warned in an advisory.
Proof of concept code to exploit the vulnerability has been made freely available online and integrated into common exploit frameworks and tools, the advisory states.
The ACSC is urging organisations to apply Microsoft’s fix for the vulnerability immediately. Where this cannot be achieved, the ACSC recommends organisations implement additional mitigations to prevent the threat of immediate exploitation.
These include ensuring logging is enabled for events including an account successfully logging on or a computer account being changed. Events that list the security ID and account name fields as “anonymous login” and account domains as “NT authority” must be immediately assessed. But some legitimate legacy devices may use the functionality.
Even if a system is patched, organisations should log events related to insecure connection attempts, whether they have been denied or have been successful.
Organisations at greater risk of exploit have meanwhile been urged to implement additional “defence-in-depth” measures to ensure protection against exploitation, such as ensuring all administrative access protocols, ports and Domain Controller access is not available externally.
Most recent firewall products will also be able to perform Deep Packet Inspection to detect network traffic that is attempting to exploit the vulnerability, the ACSC said.
Tenable research engineering manager Scott Caveza said proof of concept scripts exploiting the vulnerability started to emerge hours after security company Secura published a detailed technical breakdown of the vulnerability.
“In the hours and days that followed, we saw an increase in the number of scripts available to test and exploit the flaw and they continued to expand upon previous code to add further automated and sophisticated attack scenarios. We anticipated attackers would seize the opportunity and begin exploiting the flaw very quickly, which we’re now seeing play out,” he said.
“Given the flaw is easily exploitable and would allow an attacker to completely take over a Windows domain, it should come as no surprise that we’re seeing attacks in the wild. Administrators should prioritise patching this flaw as soon as possible.”
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The Food and Drug Administration has issued its final guidance on protecting medical devices like pacemakers and insulin pumps from cyberattacks. To start with, it wants manufacturers to boost their cybersecurity measures by incorporating a way to monitor and detect vulnerabilities into the products they make. The FDA also wants them to establish a process for receiving information about potential vulnerabilities from cybersecurity researchers. If they do detect any exploitable flaw, the agency wants the companies to assess the risk it poses to patients. Finally, it wants the medical device makers to issue software patches to fix any vulnerability it finds.
According to the FDA, this final guidance “recognizes today’s reality” that “cybersecurity threats are real, ever-present and continuously changing.” It applies to all medical devices, including those already out on the market such as those manufactured by St. Jude Medical. The agency is currently investigating St. Jude’s products after an investment firm and a cybersecurity company claimed that they lack even the most basic form of cybersecurity.
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In this podcast, Tony Kirtley, director of incident command at Secureworks, discusses how incident response helps with the art of detecting and containing a breach before damage is done, how organizations can minimize the impact of a breach when one occurs, and more.
Kirtley has more than 21 years of experience in information security. He has built and led cybersecurity incident response teams for Fortune 500 companies in the private sector and the U.S. military. In 2018, he became Secureworks’ first incident commander, focused on managing major cybersecurity incidents for its customers. He has since led the response to many data breach and ransomware incidents for large and small customers. | https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/interviews/podcast-lets-talk-soc-i-5066 |
At first, I thought the e-mail was real, but after a few brief moments, I saw it for what it was: a scam. I received the following message Thursday night with the subject line "Help!"I'm writing this with tears in my eyes, my family and I came down here to Wales, United Kingdom for a short vacation unfortunately we were mugged at the park of the hotel where we stayed, all cash, credit card and cell were stolen off us but luckily for us we still have our passports with us.
"We've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all and our flight leaves today but we're having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle the bills..... I need your help financially let me know if you can help. I'm freaked out at the moment."
The message was signed by an ex-colleague. And, it came from what looked like his Yahoo e-mail account.
What made it plausible, at least for a few seconds, was the fact that my adult daughter fell victim to a burglary while traveling in Europe this summer. (She's fine, but had her luggage stolen.) But that plausibility vanished on closer examination of the message. The name of the e-mail account that used my friend's full name was altered with an extra letter thrown in. Also, my former work companion is a professional writer, as well as a man in his 50s who's a take-charge guy, so the anguish voiced in the message didn't sound like something he would write.
This scam may have been around for years, but it's the first time I saw it, and for the briefest moment, I thought it might be true. Fortunately, my wits returned quickly, but the incident made me realize why some people fall for similar scams. Unlike many others that exploit an individual's greed, this one was aimed at the heart.
The e-mail I received is one part of a growing online epidemic of cybercrime. A study released earlier this week by computer security software provider Norton says nearly two-thirds of Internet users worldwide, and almost three quarters in the United States, have fallen victim to cybercrimes, including computer viruses, online credit card fraud and identity theft.
How do victims react? According to the study, 58 percent feel anger, 51 percent annoyance and 40 percent cheated. Nearly 80 percent of respondents don't expect cybercriminals to be brought to justice. In releasing its findings, Norton quoted Joseph LaBrie, an associate professor of psychology at Loyola Marymount University:
"We accept cybercrime because of a 'learned helplessness.' It's like getting ripped off at a garage - if you don't know enough about cars, you don't argue with the mechanic. People just accept a situation, even if it feels bad." | https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/blogs/help-e-mail-from-troubled-friend-p-700 |
Would you like to work with a business to implement a strong privacy culture? You will be interacting with the entire organisation to provide guidance to the business, coordinating all activity related to data privacy.
This team is building out the function in line with its growth plans within the technology space. It is a really exciting time to be joining this new business venture.
Life of the Data Protection Manager...
Act as the Subject Matter Expert to ensure the organisation is compliant with the GDPR, the UK's DPA 2018 and other regulations that will impact the business.
Undertake data protection audits in line with processing activities company wide.
Each new project, system or process needs encouragement to implement a culture of privacy by design.
Carry out DPIAs with each business unit to ensure implementation.
Collaborate with the team to investigate breaches and monitor record-keeping.
Step up to head up the team and support the team when others are not present. For example, be the liaison with the ICO to perform regulatory duties that are required.
Provide advise and guidance to staff who process Individual Rights Requests. Liaise with customers and employees who have raised concerns with their individual rights.
Advise on Privacy requests from third parties.
Prioritise data protection risks with the Privacy Champions across the business.
Maintain policies and procedures.
Make sure that buisness units understand the expectation under GDPR and advise those on how to overcome the risk.
Act as an ambassador to promote and support the core values of the company.
In depth understanding of the GDPR and the DPA 2018.
Operational experience carrying out DPIAs, SARs, employee monitoring, third party contracts and breach management.
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The development of cross-platform malware is not new, however, we continue to observe a number of malware that were previously documented only targeting Windows now targeting the Linux platform. One of these threats is IPStorm.
In May 2019, researchers from Anomali discovered a new Golang malware targeting Windows, which they dubbed IPStorm (InterPlanetary Storm). IPStorm is a botnet that abuses a legitimate Peer-to-peer (p2p) network called InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) as a means to obscure malicious traffic. It was found the malware eventually allowed attackers to execute arbitrary PowerShell commands on the victim’s Windows machine.
Our research team recently identified new Linux variants of IPStorm targeting various Linux architectures (ARM, AMD64, Intel 80386) and platforms (servers, Android, IoT). We have also detected a macOS variant. The macOS variant and most of the Linux samples are fully undetected in VirusTotal at the time of this publication. IPStorm is written in Golang, which enabled Intezer Analyze to detect cross-platform code connections between the Linux samples and the Windows malware first reported by Anomali.
The Linux variant has additional features over the documented Windows version, such as using SSH brute-force as a means to spread to additional victims and fraudulent network activity abusing Steam gaming and advertising platforms. The Linux variant has adjusted some features in order to account for the fundamental differences that exist between this operating system and Windows.
In this post, we will present a code relations graph between the IPStorm Windows and Linux samples, analyze one of the Linux variant’s behavior, and compare its features and capabilities to the old Windows samples to track its evolution. Following we will take a deeper dive into some notable features and explain how to respond to this threat.
Technical Analysis
Most of the IPStorm Linux samples were fully undetected before we submitted them for genetic analysis in Intezer Analyze.
In this post, we will focus on the 658638c6bef52e03e6aea4b6c1b2b3b8d81ad40144b56b2122d96e6957c33117 Linux sample.
658638c6bef52e03e6aea4b6c1b2b3b8d81ad40144b56b2122d96e6957c33117 sample undetected in VirusTotal.
Because IPStorm is written in Golang, not only can we observe strong code connections between the different Linux variants, we can also identify connections to IPStorm’s Windows samples uploaded to our system in 2019.
The following map emphasizes code similarities between the different versions and operating systems. The nodes represent the individual samples and the lines are the code relations between them. All samples are linked to each other in some way:
The Linux variant symbols are stripped. Using the plugin IDAGolangHelper we retrieved the file’s symbols and saw exactly which packages the malware contains. A package in Go is a bundle of Go source files which make up a specific functionality. Every Go source file belongs to a package.
The Linux malware’s main logic is implemented in a package called storm_starter, a new package that was not in the Windows version. All logic was implemented via the main function in the Windows version.
Both versions have similarities in the way the main flow is implemented, however, the Linux instances have additional features and adjusted some logic due to the differences that exist between the two operating systems.
The Linux iteration starts by disabling the out-of-memory (OOM) killer in order to prevent it from terminating the malware. It then proceeds to check for any processes related to Antiviruses or other security tools that may prevent further execution of the malware. Next the malware generates and saves pubkeys in a file called strom.key. The location of where this key is saved is based on privileges that the malware was executed with. If the malware was executed with root privileges, the key will be stored at /etc/storm.key. Otherwise, it will be saved at /tmp/storm.key. The malware then tries to establish connections with other nodes in the peer to peer network.
The malware sends HTTP requests to different services such as diagnostic[.]opendns[.]com/myip, ifconfig[.]io/ip, and myip[.]dnsomatic[.]com to receive the external IP address of the victim server. If the malware is running as root, it will create a service under systemd to achieve persistence and copy itself to /usr/bin/storm. Otherwise, it will be copied to /tmp/storm. The malware will then relaunch itself from the new installation path.
This new process is responsible for executing the main features of the IPStorm malware, including reverse shell, which was previously seen in the Windows variant—maintaining connection with other peers in the P2P network and a new feature for spreading the malware to other victims.
node Responsible for advertising the node, getting the external IP, and maintaining connection with other nodes. + powershell In Windows, in charge of the powershell artifact in the backdoor. In the Linux variant, the package has only one function copied from the Windows version and is used for achieving reverse shell. +
The Linux variant attempts to spread and infect other victims on the internet by using SSH brute-force. Once a connection is established, the malware will check if the victim server is a honeypot by comparing the hostname of the attacked server to the string “svr04”, which is the default hostname of Cowrie SSH honeypot. If the malware identifies a honeypot it will close the connection, otherwise it will proceed to download the payload and infect the server.
Validation of whether the server is a honeypot or not.
Another spreading method that is unique to the Linux version is searching for potential Android victims. The malware checks for devices connected with ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to the victim node. Once identified, it will upload an Android version of IPStorm to the device, which was previously downloaded from the P2P network.
Screen capture from the log of the storm service showing the downloaded file.
Antivirus Evasion
Both IPStorm Windows and Linux versions implement features related to detection evasion and each variant uses a different technique. In the Linux version, the package in charge of this logic is called storm_malware_guard. The file iterates through all current running processes in order to find and terminate ones that might detect the malware’s activity.
The function under the storm_malware_guard package that implements this technique is called KillSuspiciousProcesses. Other functions in this package are responsible for obtaining information about the CPU and memory usage, number of I/O ports, and functions that return information about processes and threads.
In the Windows version, the AV evasion logic is implemented in a package called avbypass.
This technique is based on random sleep times and multiple function calls. The purpose of this method is to make tracing the original process harder for Antivirus solutions.
It appears that due to the different operating systems, each IPStorm version has its own way to evade detection.
Reverse Shell
Both IPStorm versions use the name backshell to refer to the feature of reverse shell.
The backshell functions of the Linux variant are identical to those of the Windows variant.
The Windows variant has a package called powershell which contains functions for achieving reverse shell. The same package is present in the Linux variant but it contains only one function: storm_powershell__ptr_Backend_StartProcess. The function is used to get a reverse shell on the infected system.
The implementation of the reverse shell is a clear example of the code reuse connections between the two IPStorm variants. The screengrabs below demonstrate changes in the file names and the identical function names found in the two versions:
The Linux version will attempt to gain persistence only if it was executed with root privileges. The Windows version, on the other hand, will always look to gain persistence. It is evident that each variant of the malware, Linux and Windows, uses a different technique to gain persistence since the operating systems they target are fundamentally different.
The Windows variant achieves persistence by copying itself to a random location and adding the program to the: HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunregistry key.
The Linux version achieves persistence by creating a systemd service under /etc/systemd/system/storm.service.
Steam is a popular gaming service from Valve Corporation and is used by hundreds of millions users worldwide. It also provides an API for developers who want to use Steam data on their own websites.
As part of the monetization process for game developers, Steam users can buy and sell different items such as equipment, skins, and other in-game elements. This platform is so popular that it has become a hot target for cybercriminals. A known method used by attackers is creating phishing websites to lure users to submit their Steam login credentials. With access to a user’s credentials the attacker has full access to the account, API key included.
We noticed IPStorm generates a large amount of traffic to Steam’s API, querying data pertaining to various Steam users and using multiple valid API keys.
We suspect these are stolen accounts that are being monitored as part of a fake trade scam. Browse here for more information about this scam.
Ad Fraud
The malware generates requests which imitate fake advertisements clicks. All the ads we have traced are related to pornographic websites. The malware crawls through different predefined sites, searches for advertisement iframes, and imitates a user “click” by browsing through the iframes.
Example of a request the malware generates to an ad platform.
Websites the malware crawls through.
IPStorm will usually run with multiple threads.
Check the services that run on your system, since if the malware was executed with root privileges it would create a service for persistence.
Run: sudo systemctl status strom.service
Check if IPStorm’s files exist in your system.
Check the open ports on your system and the processes that are associated with them. Run: sudo ss -tulpn
In the screen capture below a number of processes that belong to the IPStorm malware listen on specific ports.
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Summary
IPStorm now with Linux malware is the latest example of a cross-platform malware developed in Golang. Platforms that are compromised by IPStorm are not only exposed to a backdoor to their services but are also added to the IPStorm Botnet which attempts to spread to other victims. The attackers behind IPStorm are very active evidenced by the frequent release of updated versions with new features and improvements, as well as the expansion to several different platforms and architectures.
IPStorm is part of a growing list of Golang ELF malware that have been spotted attacking live servers in the past six months alone, together with Kaiji, Kinsing, and FritzFrog.
We want to give a special thanks to Paul Litvak and Michael Kajiloti for their help contributing to this analysis.
Both IPStorm Linux and Windows samples are indexed in Intezer Analyze and you can detect this and other cross-platform malware with the code reuse feature for Golang, just by uploading a file or hash to the system. Below is the analysis of one of the Linux samples. | https://www.intezer.com/blog/research/a-storm-is-brewing-ipstorm-now-has-linux-malware/ |
MPEG LA, the one-stop shop for motion video patent licenses, yesterday announced a call for patents essential to the VP8 video compression algorithm—the algorithm that is fundamental to Google's WebM video format. MPEG LA is asking organizations that hold patents believed to cover integral, unavoidable parts of the VP8 algorithm to come forward and submit those patents to the licensing company. The patents will in turn be analyzed by MPEG LA, and those deemed to be relevant will be pooled together. The pooled patents will then be available to license as a single convenient bundle.
In its promotion of WebM and VP8, Google has insisted that all the relevant patents were developed by codec company On2, which Google purchased last year. The patents can be licensed from Google without payment of any royalties or any restrictions on usage. Google has been heavily promoting WebM for use with the HTML5 <video> tag, which allows plugin-free video to be embedded in webpages, and the royalty freedom is a key part of WebM's value proposition.
Competitive codecs such as the open and industry standard H.264 require royalties to be paid by software and hardware developers. Companies like Opera and Mozilla, as well as the W3C group that is developing the HTML5 specification, deem these royalties be an unacceptable impediment to their usage. They have no such qualms about the royalty-free WebM.
If MPEG LA is successful in assembling a patent pool, that royalty freedom could come to an end. The company is soliciting patent submissions until March 18th. Once the submissions have been made, it will determine which patents are essential to VP8; only those patents that are unavoidable can form part of the patent pool. The owners of those selected patents will then decide on the license conditions they wish to impose, and these conditions could include royalty payments.
Whether this will happen, of course, is the big question. MPEG LA might fail to form a patent pool altogether: it may receive no relevant patent submissions, in which case the patent pool process will likely end. Such an outcome still won't mean that WebM is in the clear—a company may feel that it's more lucrative to avoid a patent pool and allow WebM usage to become more widespread before asserting claims—but it would probably imply that there aren't dozens of potential claimants just waiting to come forward.
This sort of outcome might well see Microsoft's current neutral stance towards WebM (it will work in Internet Explorer 9, just as long as a suitable third-party codec is installed) become more overtly positive. Redmond might start shipping a WebM codec of its own, for example.
If MPEG LA does form a patent pool, the license terms will be critical. MPEG LA exists to monetize patents, however, so it's unlikely that any patent pool would permit the kind of indiscriminate royalty-free license that Google currently offers. More likely, they would choose terms similar in kind to those of H.264; Web video may be free, but decoders still incur a royalty. This would put WebM implementors in a difficult position—either drop WebM support, pay up, or risk going to court to fight a patent infringement suit.
An infringement suit is an unappealing prospect: even if you win, the drain on your financial resources can mean that ultimately, you lose. This is especially problematic for organizations like Mozilla, since Google offers no indemnification for users of WebM—if Mozilla gets sued, Google won't step in to help. As such, the safest, most conservative option for Opera and Mozilla would be to drop support. Google has deeper pockets and can better sustain a legal attack, but even there, the company has to weigh its options carefully. A lost court case could cost tens of millions of dollars. Paying up just to avoid the problem may very well be the better option.
But paying up is problematic too. VP8 is, for most purposes, inferior in quality to H.264. H.264 is much more widespread in software tools, hardware accelerators, and so on: it's enormously widespread already. If VP8 loses its key feature—royalty freedom—implementers may very well decide that, since they have to pay anyway, they'd be better off paying for the superior, more widely used H.264 license, and abandoning WebM entirely.
Whatever happens—and it will probably be many months before we find out—this is bad news for WebM. The formation of a patent pool directly undermines Google's claims about the codec—and yet, even if MPEG LA fails to create a pool, question marks surrounding the codec will remain.
Regardless of your pedantry, the difference in size and degree between Rockchip and TI is massive. So what if Rockchip is smaller than TI, you made a blanket claim about availability which was entirely incorrect - the size difference is irrelevant to your being quite wrong on this issue.
If you cannot fathom that difference, the problem lies with you.
An yes, your universal response to truth, calling it pedantry. So what if Rockchip is smaller than TI,
Because one small vendor makes it exactly pedantic.
Calling someone/something 山寨 is not the same thing as your choice word of comparison.
Mm-hum. That's not what my Hong-Kong Chinese housemate says.
You were comparing a % difference on the SSIM, a value which is non-linear and asymptotic at 1, using values close to 1, to the numbers of others who are not doing this because they're not so fucking dumb.
What you said above as justification is just jibberish. Since the SSIM metric is monotonic increasing, then deltas are comparable even though absolute values may or may not be.
Even as the plots approach the asymtope towards the right hand side of the graph, the individual plot lines retain the same order with respect to each other and even retain a similar separation.
You sound as if you should know all this and I am surprised that you apparently do not.
Funny, goalposts have moved now you've been shown by that pesky evidence thing to be wrong. For a SoC provider shipping means sending out the chips to companies so they can be integrated into designs. Of course, you will promptly deny this on the basis you can't be wrong.
The products. All of this is true.
The products.
Yup, and Rockchip are shipping their chip. Products based on it are due out soon. The rest is your squirming when exposed to the truth.
Doesn't matter what? Of course "better" is "better", but that has nothing to do with the fact you have zero understanding of the materials you linked yourself. What even worse is that this complete failure is pointed out, you go complete Kruger Dunning, so you'll never ever learn from your mistakes.
It doesn't matter because both deltas where deltas of the same metric, SSIM.
Both the russian site and the webmproject reported on changes in values of the SSIM metric.
No, the russian site reported 20-30%, not the retarded <1% you were claiming. WebM is pretty obviously also not using your retarded metric.
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"Approaching 1 asymptotic" does affect absolute values, but deltas are still deltas, and a relative improvement is still a relative improvement, and a larger relative improvement is still a bigger difference than a smaller relative improvement.
Yes, the fact there is a difference is trivial. The problem is how to quantify that difference. You can do it in a sane way like everyone else or your retarded way. Regardless, you still can't compare the different numbers between those two.
There's no explanation for your racism, true, you've just spouted off with it. I'm not interested in your self-justifications as to why your attitude is acceptable, it isn't.
Acting like a sorry piece of shit who posts garbage after he gets exposed for lying doesn't improve your despicable position. Now you're just a liar AND a piece of shit.
It's great, in fact.
And heh, I also enjoy you watching defend PSNR as a measure of video quality, an outdated mechanism which does not directly relate into visual quality.
Yes. The companies Rockchip have shipped their chips to are putting products out soon. Simply because you have failed to specify "end users", is typically sloppy of you, the fact remains it disproves your original claim. As I said, truth meet tzt... and watch him squirm.
Show where they've shipped out anything except samples.
See, the problem is that when you get exposed to be a pathological liar, nobody believes anything you say anymore.
And if the user "Nobody" believes that, he can tell me. Until then, you're simply a racist claiming imaginary friends.
Whatever you say, I ENJOY being ragged on by self-proclaimed racists. Uh, the only thing I've said about PSNR is that it's a poor metric that favors blur.
SSIM is not PSNR for exactly that reason.
Calling me a racist won't fix your pathology. The problem you're going to have is that all this is recorded. In future threads, I can just link to this as substantive evidence that you lie shamelessly.
The products. As the demonstrator said, the products on show were shipping. The products. hal thought he identified a shipping product in something that had a 2818 because he's a idiot and you followed along.
I said they announced and demoed only at CES. At the time the Android version shipped (Android 2.2 Froyo I think it was) didn't support WebM, but the RK2818 SoC hardware within did. It's like the vp8 fanboys are competing to see who can act like the biggest imbecile.
The products. Here is an announcement of the Archos 70 and Archos 101 tablet releases, which include an RK2818 SoC.
Upgrade the device OS to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and hey presto ... hardware acceleration of VP8.
Rockchip themselves herald the RK2918 as their first chipset to include vp8 hw support. Colour me surprised, this is a first for this thread, but there it is.
Nevertheless, it does not change the fact that the Tegra 2 SoC is shipping now with VP8 support (for encoding and decoding) embedded in hardware, or the fact that devices based on the Tegra 2 SoC have been shipping since late last year.
The products. Except for the fact that it isn't true. "On the market" was the phrase he used.
These devices went to market around November last year. Go argue with them.
Actually, it does seem there are some conflicting reports on this depending on which article you read, so you may be right about Rockchip RK2818 vs RK2918, and I may have been mislead. Vp8 encoding, "conflicting reports", first time you're wrong, lol. The tegra was already spoken for above, btw. You're pretty much the poster child for Kruger-Dunning, but Dawn Falcon has you beat on sheer dishonesty.
The really sad thing is that these people will go away with their little internal excuses for why they appeared so clueless on this topic. Dawn Falcon will cry himself to sleep at night thinking I was only better because of "racism" and an being an insider. Hal will probably think it's my rude treatment of idiots that empower me instead of that people much smarter and educated than him are everywhere. But the sad thing? At best video codecs are a minor interest when I ripped and encode some blurays because I was too cheap to buy them and rented through netflix instead. That and I read a few papers on codec research a while back. Hell, I'm not even the smartest guy at any place I've worked. No, the main advantage here is that I'm not an imbecile, but that's a huge advantage when arguing against that ilk.
Yea, I mean shit, little excuses like "I can find stuff on a website". Terrible, that.
And no, I'm going to sleep content in the knowledge I'm teaching at University tomorrow, actually.
Incidentally, Racism doesn't make you "better" than anyone else.
This fits your apparent persona very nicely indeed, in all aspects, but in particular with "being out of touch with reality".
Terrible, that.
No, but that was your latest excuse+lie to yourself once you ran out of anything coherent on the topic. Sort of like how lying about terrible Arstechnica is and the writers in the comments makes you feel better for getting reprimanded. All akin to a butthurt child lashing out after his punishment.
"extreme haughtiness or arrogance. Hubris often indicates being out of touch with reality and overestimating one's own competence or capabilities"
That's funny, I've been the only one here as of late not making shit up about what I know.
I don't know for sure that any of those are used in shipping devices just yet, however. Perhaps the Broadcom VideoCore Mobile Multimedia Processor is, since it has been shipping for almost a year now.
The reality is that even if nobody's done (many seem to be working on it or at least pretending to namedrop in their marketing material), it's not like anyone claimed no one will ever get it out the door.
It's a classic case of too little, too late. If this happened preferably before vc-1's timeframe, maybe something would've come out of it, but almost a decade after the fact with a substandard product? It's like still trying to herald pre-Fedora Redhat as the new standard in OS's, with even worse HW support.
Pure fabrication.
Another was this claim: "for anyone to take you seriously you need some kind of precedent, even it's not exact" when there are 440,000 hits for the phrase "tortious interference", and no less than 93,500 hits for the phrase "tortious interference" together with the word "patent".
A compulsive liar will always believe that everyone else is lying.
I'm not sure what exactly you're trying to prove.
For a start, it proves that within this very thread you have been making up "shit", and pertending that it is fact ... such as your assertion for example that "There are no HW encoders for vp8". Pure fabrication.
So, where are your encoders? I've asked this several times with no reply. Recall a decoder is not an encoder.
These are just a couple of quite a large number of things that you got utterly wrong ... either that or it was a couple out of a few dozen whoppers that you have tried on in this thread alone.
So instead of constructing a valid argument, you're pointing to the number of google hits as a suitable replacement.
"Psychological projection or projection bias is a psychological defense mechanism where a person unconsciously denies his or her own attributes, thoughts, and emotions, which are then ascribed to the outside world, such as to other people. Thus, projection involves imagining or projecting the belief that others have those feelings."
No, a liar is someone who doesn't tell the truth. For example, you've never shown a vp8 encoder exists in the thread after being questioned about it numerous times, but feel compelled to lie that you have.
That description above does fit you perfectly. Instead of producing evidence for claims that you lied about and got caught with, you feel it excuses that behavior by lashing out instead and claiming I was being dishonest when it's clear what happened from the record above. It's something that Dawn Falcon does all the time, but I see you've caught onto it from his classes.
You didn't even remotely understand reply after numerous explanations. That graph is basic to the entire point of lossy compression. It doesn't matter which metric is on the left, it's still a metric of quality. The article even fucking explains why they used what they used, and if you understood that you'd know the numbers would not magically fucking flip if people were used.
Whilst it is "a" metric of quality I find it amazing (well not in your case) that you can suggest that a computational metric of quality is guaranteed to be the equivalent of a human/user metric of quality, without proof of such. Yes the article attempts to justify the use of SSIM and the truth is the only reason to use it is it is cheaper than actually making a valid study. BT.500?
Jeeze especially on the main case people are crying out for h.264 (mobile hardware support), you could at least consider the idea that the subjective (human non computational perception of) quality of something will also be dependant on the quality of the output devices and the environment it is observed in.
If these metrics will always be the same why would the ITU define ITU-R Rec. BT.500?
Again, I've not said it's "equivalent", that's your own half-ass misunderstanding. I've said unless it's so fucking broken that does the exact opposite of what you see, which is clearly not true in this case, the fundamental principle of the graph still applies.
You clearly still do not understand the nature of the graph, and no further progress can be achieved until you do.
Oh no how could that be, suggesting that the value of a feature in a product is mostly down to people seeing some utility in it and not the fact that the manufacturer has put it there...
It has utility whenever a video is watched. Your claim is essentially that you don't or won't watch video so it doesn't matter. The guy who does in his bus ride to work and still wants to make phone calls the rest of the day care. People who don't want to be caught off guard later if they ever want to browse youtube for a bit care. Comparing something that takes a concerned engineering effort to develop in order to solve a substantive problem to a gimmick feature is completely disingenuous.
Not equivalent but the results will basically be the same, interesting you are not one for science are you.
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That's why it's in every fancy media capable phone.
You really needed that strawman as you're argument is basically done.
I suggest the magnitude of the utility is dependant on how much video is consumed on mobile, how humans perceive any difference in quality (and objective measure/value of power saving) the format/HW provides and how many web users benefit, as we're discussing the needs of all web video users.
If you still think that equates to SSIM and that a lot of Mobiles have it you are suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect, as were many MP3 detractors.
OK I've given one point that a computational metric such as SSIM isn't accounting for (the environment of the user including output device quality) but you can assure me (without a study) that this basically can't really affect the results. Audiophiles said the same of MP3 and CDs before, people didn't care about a computational metrics then either.
Again, you're simply repeating what you said, which has already been addressed.
I mean, geez, even hal came around to understanding that one.
Where did you address that the computational metric for quality (SSIM) doesn't even account for the environment or output device quality? In what way is this computational metric normalised to human perceptions. Many computational metrics would place MP3 as far lower than human counterparts as they do not account for it's psychoacoustic model for which information to discard.
tzt wrote:
If you fix the x point, the advantage is in the y. That's how the graph works. For example, AAC is superior to MP3 in compression not because the latter cannot achieve the same results in quality, but cannot achieve them without a higher bitrate. It's really quite simple.
As above: at the same bit rate what do humans think of the subjective quality difference of AAC to MP3 on generally low quality output devices in ambient noise filled environments? Clearly not enough to make it a successful audio format at the moment. Do users know or care about the computational higher quality of OGG/Vorbis or AAC, or is the difference in most use cases, for most users, not really an issue? These 2 formats (VP8/H.264) are not so far apart as to even be generational in codec terms as OGG/Vorbis and AAC are to MP3. In summary I'm calling for a study called VP8/h.264 web streaming video quality, who gives F*CK!
tzt wrote:
See, now you're just mouthing off incoherently because you're frustrated that you're confused by a simple graph. The only thing confusing me is how you can make claims about relative human perception in various environments on various output hardware remaining inline with computation quality metrics, with zero evidence to support that claim.
I'm at a lose why you're having such trouble with the nature of the relationship in that graph.
IOW, that entire study (and all studies like it), are bunk.
Again, you're just waving your hands and claiming that it's all subjective and not quantifiable, when it's simply your ignorance of prior efforts that is the problem.
You have been given this link already.
Nvidia claims a lot of things for Tegra. A worddrop is not the same thing as real support. Look up why Boxee dropped them. They can't even fucking run the decoding right much the more complex work the other way around.
Also, you need to remember that when adults talk about hw encoding, they're usually talking about substantive parts of the pipeline, similar to perhaps that used in broadcast, not that a few generic operations here and there can potentially be offloaded. Otherwise you might as well claim SSE is existing HW support.
Oklahoma Jury Tags Patentee $1.5M for Tortious Interference for Asserting Patent
Yes, you'll notice they go along with a patent suit that you win against (or your countersuit, rather). Notice there's not even a patent suit yet.
You don't sue your boss for unjust termination when you find him looking for resumes. Actually, maybe someone like you does.
Again, the absolute best you can do is a word on press material somewhere. Can you even find a single instance of Nvidia demoing this much less ship?
In a way, I guess it's unfair to blame someone who can only reply on this very limited material when marketing lies to him, but hey, you gotta nut up and take pitfalls of being ignorant.
You're essentially claiming that SSIM is in no way related at all to perceivable quality. tzt wrote:
This is clearly not true, as if you've read what they had to say, SSIM came about because PSNR was examine and found to be flawed in very specific aspects, and this fixes that discrepancy.
I haven't said that SSIM isn't an attempt to alleviate issues observed with PSNR, I'm asking in what way any gap between these two relatively high performing, same generation video codecs, has been normalised to environment and human perception. This after all is exactly where the final value judgement is made.
tzt wrote:
I can see that doing that type of study is likely more expensive, that fact doesn't make this study any better as a measure.
tzt wrote:
For example, implicit in your claim is that the features in baseline+ are ineffective even though they're plainly shown to work. That's a rather strong assertion that I doubt you realize you've made much less able to defend.
An assertion I don't believe I've made. I'm asking if people can't see the value of the features over another high performing codec, perhaps due to their output hardware or environment they're in, what difference do they actually make?
Thanks for the strawman, I clearly didn't say computational metrics/studies are bunk and that they are in no way related to perceivable quality I asked: "how you can make claims about relative human perception in various environments on various output hardware remaining inline with computation quality metrics, with zero evidence to support that claim."
SSIM correlated.
That's fundamental to lossy compression.
No hand waving and no claim that it's all "subjective". Just a suggestion that a blind selection, human perception of quality study, is likely to give a far more accurate descriptor of the value assigned to the application of any video codec. After all humans pay for/choose them. Again, you're assuming the metric is completely random. It's not. Yes up to a certain point it doesn't matter (just pick the SSIM value), but that's an irrelevant argument as explained above.
Both questions are already answered, you simply didn't understand the answer. And instead of probing about the latter, you keep repeating the same thing as if the answer will different if you do it enough.
utter garbage, there is no evidence that SSIM has accounted for the viewing environment and you know it, nor have you shown that it does and you definitely haven't addressed user value of ogg/vorbis or AAC versus mp3.
tzt wrote:
SSIM correlated.
The "normalization" is irrelevant. Simply pick any cutoff on the x axis and the filesize savings are on the y. tzt wrote:
It's not. Aha respond with an even bigger strawman, I'm saying even if (forget video for a second) 2 images are vastly different after decompression 1 (h.264) is near identical to the original, 2 (VP8) is full of artefacts, the quality of the output device and the environment will have an impact on the users ability to perceive that (do not try and run with this as its to demonstrate the fact but - enough glare or a bad enough screen and you can hardly see either image), how does SSIM figures take this into account. Oh wait they don't and therefore are not the final word on choice based on quality when watching web video, especially on mobile.
tzt wrote:
Actually it's a first principle you've implicitly argued against. Just because you're not aware of it doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Oh I said it/meant it but I don't know it, please enlighten me about my mind with a quote of where I said something that implicitly means what you think, as opposed to what I think.
tzt wrote:
Again, the problem is you don't understand the central tradeoff in lossy compression. You trade quality for size.
Thats right I've continually asked for same bit rate video to be compared like for like in blind selection human quality perception test because I don't get that...
The viewing enviro is nothing but a low-pass filter at best, and yes that was addressed.
AAC vs mp3 I fully explained numerous times. I make that claim because it makes no difference which metric in the X axis as long as it's reasonably correlated. SSIM correlated.
The titanic un sinkable, the environment can have a big impact. Why not actually correlate to user value to test the suggestions of this study, even on a small scale it would improve the validity of the results for each use case you suggest it is useful for...
Again, this isn't exactly the first quantifiable metric that's ever been used. Again, the "environment" is not some magical place were unknowable and mysterious things happen.
Even the shittest algorithm is capable of any given quality if you give it enough filesize. The better ones are able to do so more efficiently.
It's not. A better SSIM means a closer result to the source image. AGain, you can cut off the metric on the X at any arbitrary point. The advantage at this point and below it is still the same.
Thats right Exactly. That's pretty simple.
You're confusing your lack of understanding with my lack of addressal. Keep repeating this, it's not as if I've been calling for a blind selection, user preference study on fixed bit rate files before I'm fully satisfied that quality difference is a factor. Your answer is that the environment is a low pass filter at best, that is just total garbage.
tzt wrote:
If you're imply both are the same somehow, it automatically implies that the additional compression features are useless, which is wrong, because they're independantly useful as easily shown by the efficacy of HP vs BP.
The difference in quality may be measurable, but if in practice if it can't easily be perceived it is for all intents and purposes irrelevant. Are you disagreeing with that?
tzt wrote:
Exactly. The answer to that question perfectly exists in data presented within the graph. You don't understand what it says, so of course you're ignorant. And of course you're completely incapable of admitting your lack of understanding, so you'll probably never get out of this hole.
It's not a case that I'm professing either understanding or lack of understanding of what is on the SSIM graph. The better alg is better in quality at the same bitrates and smaller in size at the same quality.
And if no one can perceive the difference at the same bitrate in playback on their hardware the "on paper" quality difference would be fairly irrelevant.
Yes, and the better codec can also cut back to that quality level and save more space. That's how compression works.
Nor did I say the environment was, I ask directly how and what does SSIM do to address the varied environments users watch web video, especially in relation to mobile.
Something like SSIM is exactly used to keep the measurements objective and keep out environmental factors. This isn't audio coming from loudspeakers in shitty listening environments. Let's say the environment is good and they can percieve quality all the way up there. Again, it's all been told to you, you just don't understand it.
Oh no wait thats exactly what Ive been saying for the last 5 pages...
You don't seem to understand. A "user preference" metric creates the same type of quality/size tradeoff. It's not some magical procedure that turns lossy compression metrics upside down.
You don't seem to understand attributing things to me that I have never said isn't a debate, its a man talking to a voice in his head online.
I'm talking fixed size/bit rate, blind selection, user quality preference studies. I have made clear examples (if deliberately extreme for emphasis) where a user would not be able to perceive the computational quality difference. Again, if they're half blind and can only appreciate vp8 at 0.9, you can adjust h.264 encoding param to that, too, and it still saves space. That's what the graph means.
No I haven't implied this anywhere, I have stated, if blindly selected test users, in real world use cases can't tell the quality difference at identical bit rates then the SSIM is not that relevant. If you can't see shit, it just means the top end of the graph is going to be flat. But just as waste bits on vp8 to encode to a standard that's not percievable do so for h.264 either and the latter is first principles more efficient as is technically known and the tests show.
Exactly. I'm asking whatever the difference (it appears small in comparison to AAC/oggVorbis/MP3) if in typical environments on typical H/W users simply don't perceive it what does it matter in this debate?
Again, just cut off the top of that graph. SSIM as a synthetic metric is quite decent. Let's say you do so at 0.93 because you have fog machine at home. Anything over 0.93 is a waste of time. Everything under there is still valid. Get it?
Unless you believe the "environment" is magic non-uniform pixie dust.
Our high acuity with video is not necessarily a good thing when considering the complexity of this task, 1. The exact differences between successive frames are a major issue understanding how the brain handles motion compensation techniques is non trivial. 2. The perceived brightness/visibility of areas with artefacts/differences is a serious issue. 3. Colour perception varies between people massively and the way colours are banded or changed may also cause a major issue that is disproportionate to the difference with an uncompressed image.
tzt wrote:
In any case it doesn't matter. Look at the fucking graph. See on the left where it's 0.96? Even assuming that the degradation of quality of output due to the environment is easily measured and fits perfectly with the graph, (as I've said) what realistic use case scenario does this have. To my mind web video/audio is/are generally encoded to a max bitrate that the distributor hopes his/her audience can handle in terms of bandwidth. Heck for MP3 people mostly just choose a power of 2 128, 256 etc are AAC Ogg/vorbis now being delivered at 101 and 213 due to comparative efficiency to mp3, based on some metric based on testing that accounts for average hardware quality? Anecdotally I thought vorbis did sound better (well at least different) on some of my hardware at the same bit rate, but not all. tzt wrote:
Here's an idea, how about a study at fixed bitrates, on most typical use case hardware, in most typical environments, with blind selections of perceived quality, by most typical users. This could establish some facts that either re enforce or call into question the value of our developing computational metrics.
I'm glad you've come around to my way of thinking, unless of course you have some good science to quote that proves this isn't needed before we can say what impact environmental effects may have either way.
Again, that SSIM is on that axis is only a suggestion. Surely we both agree different encoding schemes can show large variations in their methodologies for encoding and displaying data. I'm saying that individual perception of what is closer to the original VIDEO is likely also be variable as are our eyes and brains. Yes I accept that SSIM is an ATTEMPT to improve the disparity of human perception of quality in video versus computed difference, this does not make it perfect which is why the ITU have created specifications for human subject tests. If this study was correlated to such real world test cases the article may even have enough clout to suggest a bit rate difference observable at not just a computational level. No it's not. The ideal (easily modelled function) low pass filter doesn't even exist, this fact is objectively/repeatedly observable. There is no pixie dust here however environmental factors are rarely uniform/linear and easy to plonk into such a simple piece of maths.
No, in video it mostly is. This isn't audio, and especially not loudspeakers.
They might select a given quality level and use the better codec to save themselves money, but that's entirely up to them.
Or if you cared to take a look at sites like youtube, they might offer several sizes, each of which would offer savings over an inferior format.
Our visual acuity is far better and more direct than audio. Either the artifacts are relatively comparable between two takes or they're not.
Yes SSIM attempts to give objective figures for video quality and its development has grown from techniques to compare difference between compressed still images from their original. 2. My questions are not to state that SSIM has zero merit but where it has been developed to try to reduce the disparity between earlier computational metrics versus human perception I'm asking. How has this taken into account any differences in the environment of web video viewing as compares to viewing broadcast media such as cable TV where the whole computational metrics had previously been focused?
That's complete jibberish and innuendo in light of everything else that's already been explained. Just look at how much you've stopped beating your wife with that last sentence. See, to make an argument, you actually have to make a specific claim, not ask loaded questions hoping that it carries some point without actually making any.
Yes, if you view anything in a poor environment, you would not be able to percieve the higher end of the quality metric because you wouldn't be able to discriminate nuances that it ascribes. Technically any 1d metric would not be able to account for everything and anything, but using any weighing in the metric on the X would still produce the same results anyway. It's really pretty simple.
Actually let's touch on that last bit. Another problem with your miserable misunderstanding is that you're not even asking the right questions. The proper question here is that since h.264 is essentially a superset of vp8, do the extra features provide results in a suboptimal environment. The answer is of course yes, but I'm not going to waste any more fucking time explaining simple technical shit to a moron who takes 3 pages of thread to figure out that Amdahl's law is a superset of law of diminishing returns.
h.264 beats vp8 in size. Now say the weather is shit outside and it's hazy. That means viewers can percieve up to 0.92. h.264 still beats vp8 in size.
Even though it is suggested that it was generationally better than MP3, to my ears it really wasn't a big deal.
If they're using odd number like that, it's probably either based on their belief of a "ratio" to mp3 that this new codec is advantaged by, or their encoder has a constant quality setting (like x264) which the sw targets. The "odd" number might be the byproduct of how something reports their variable bitrate.
Unless you believe you know of environmental factors that affect different codec significantly differently (and remember these are all block-based, and vp8 / h.264 quite similar), what you're saying makes no sense.
I really don't know all the effects of environment, or if they affect one codecs output more than another. No, actually we do know the "factors". It can reduce contrast, or reduce details. If you're so inclined you can look at the SSIM math to see what that does. Or rather, the more proper solution is to analyze the effects of the stuff between baseline and high and estimate correlation to SSIM if any (it's not as they just picked random algs out at random and stuck them in the standard). That's what smart people do. They figure shit out. I'm not going to do your homework for you anymore since it's a fucking lost cause.
I've said we can put your eye up there and it makes no difference. OK you've said the same thing a lot. Why when discussing the value of h.264 over VP8 you can't see this as a valid suggestion I don't know.
I say if h.264 is the real thing, take the pepsi challenge!
Just because you can pull the country bubba "we don't need these stinkin' fancy mathomaticals when we gots heres our eyeballs" act doesn't mean you're worth indulging, especially when it's pointed out numerous times already it's largely irrelevant to the argument which metric is used. | https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2011/02/mpeg-la-starts-the-search-for-vp8-patents/?comments=1&start=400 |
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For now here at Stephens and Scown we are going to keep our servers in the UK and strictly above ground but watch this space….
Kathryn Heath is an Associate in the IP & IT team at Stephens Scown and can advise you on all issues relating to data servers, GDPR, international data transfers and IT outsourcing contracts. Kathryn can be contacted on 01872 265100, email [email protected] or visit www.stephens-scown.co.uk. | https://www.stephens-scown.co.uk/data-protection/data-centres-under-the-sea-is-an-atlantis-style-city-of-data-servers-the-future/ |
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Gartner defines the first Use Case as being focused on the needs of organizations with a broad mix of applications and development methodologies and thus requiring a comprehensive approach to application security. Put another way, if your team builds software that isn’t your product but is instead the primary enabler of your business (e.g., it is the means by which your customers access your products or services), this Use Case applies to you (even if you aren’t a large organization).
The complex make up and delivery of enterprise applications requires that security be addressed for all application components and at all stages of the application lifecycle. To address these needs, organizations are increasingly taking a supply chain risk management approach, where multiple tools are used in concert to provide visibility and control of security risks across proprietary, open source, and third-party software and services, as well as the DevOps and cloud infrastructure used to deliver applications to end users.
DevSecOps is perhaps the most used yet least understood term in information security. Gartner indicates simply that this Use Case is focused on the requirements of organizations investing heavily in DevOps and the fast-moving, iterative software development and delivery that goes with it.
Not surprisingly, for application security testing (AST), the emphasis is also on tools that support modern, developer-centric, automated security analysis. Building security into DevOps requires that teams prioritize three things:
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Risk-based vulnerability correlation, helping teams cut through the noise of their automated security test results to focus remediation on what matters most to the business.
Here is where the Use Cases start to overlap a bit. Gartner indicates that this third Use Case focuses on the needs of organizations wanting to integrate AST with their CI environment and/or wanting to make sure their testing adapts to the changing attack surface of their applications. Many organizations have heavily automated testing programs but may not consider themselves “DevOps shops,” or at least not yet.
Organizations in this category may be looking to shift from a manual dynamic application security testing (DAST)-centric testing model to some combination of automated static AST (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and DAST. However, many traditional DAST solutions don’t fit well in automated CI pipelines. Interactive AST (IAST) has emerged as an automation-friendly alternative to traditional DAST, allowing teams using test automation solutions like Selenium to convert their automated functional tests into dynamic application security tests.
There is also considerable overlap between Gartner’s prescriptions for cloud-native applications and DevSecOps. The main difference is that DevSecOps places a bit more emphasis on developer enablement, while cloud-native applications place a bit more emphasis on Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and the containers that are central to most cloud application environments.
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As the label implies, the fourth Use Case is focused on software that runs on a client piece of hardware. For Gartner, this means mobile applications, which often require specialized testing tools and techniques to emulate the target mobile device(s) for the application.
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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTtxtfileshellopencommand (the correct crucial value ought to be: %SystemRoot%system32NOTEPAD. EXE%1) 3) Function the steps: start-> run-> netstat -an, then check whether there are abnormal network organization. For example, the IP is 192. 177. 22. 155 but I discover there is certainly 192. 177. 22. 155: 4294 and 192. 177. 22. 155: 4295 network connections set up. It is rather possible that will your computer continues to be monitored by the virus/Trojan. | https://pluspointvlog.top/2022/07/01/virus-on-computer-virus-scan-fail-how-my-partner-and-i-know-my-pc-continues-to-be-affected-by-a-virus-privately/ |
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Any website if not professionally managed can be open to security risks. We protect your website with integrated security solutions that minimise risks and give you peace of mind. Our web security systems block hackers, protecting your website and your information.
Hackers are constantly trying to compromise your website. They’ll often try to use your server to send spam emails or serve illegal files. Many companies fall victim to data theft. Our web security systems protect your website against any attempt to breach it and our expertise will maintain your web security for the long term.
An SSL or Secure Sockets Layer Certificate is a security tool that encrypts your data when it’s transferred over a server. SSL Certificates help to protect data like credit card details, passwords, usernames and all the sensitive information we transfer over the web.
In January 2017 Google changed its policy on SSL certificates. Any website containing any type of form must have an SSL Certificate or the web address will be marked with a red triangle and the words “Not Secure”. At Flint Studios we advise our customers that an SSL Certificate is a pre-requisite on all websites. | https://flintstudios.co.uk/services/integration/web-security/ |
If you’re anything like me, Google’s big Android announcement earlier this month was big news for a couple of reasons: Gingerbread, and, almost more importantly, the fabled Nexus S. Why this is important news to you may differ from me, though.
I see the phone itself as nothing special, really. I already have a Galaxy S (Captivate), so I already own the same basic hardware. The same thing that makes it nothing special is also what makes it so exciting, though. The various folks that build custom ROMs for these devices are also very excited--so much so that they've already rooted the Nexus S. I’m hoping with every fiber of my being that this means we'll soon see a custom ROM for Gingerbread on my Captivate. (I currently use Designgear’s Perception Build 7.UGJK3.)
The excitement is almost palpable. One look over at one of the various threads on XDA Forums shows you what I mean. To bring home the point, here’s an update I just got via Twitter regarding Android 2.3 already running on a Droid Eris. Before things get too crazy, though, let me explain my original point.
If you bought a Galaxy S phone (on whatever carrier), what you got was Android 2.1 on a fast and beautiful device. Android 2.2 was a huge upgrade, and Samsung made sure to tease about how Froyo was coming “soon”. Months later (in the Captivate’s case) there’s no Froyo to be seen, and the Galaxy S line shipped with a couple of hot issues (GPS was broken, for starters) that Samsung was extremely slow to deal with. It left many customers feeling like Samsung didn’t care about them.
Couple that with phone carriers and their draconian usage contracts and you get some serious resentment from the very customers you live on. For good measure, Samsung released the phone with Touchwiz, an iPhone looking UI for Android that doesn’t even rate against other carriers own bloated UIs (Sense, Motoblur). Just a bad scene.
Until now. The Nexus S has almost the exact same hardware as in other Galaxy S series phones, except it has a front facing camera and an NFC chip. With the Nexus S getting updates as frequently as the Nexus 1 does, there’s very little stopping devs from porting those updates immediately to the Galaxy S line. And that will mean fresh, clean Gingerbread without Touchwiz for everyone and Android updates hot off the wire; I mean, everyone willing to root their devices and install custom ROMs. But, considering how long Galaxy S users have had to wait for a single update to their smartphones, don’t you think at this point customers will be rooting in droves?
I do. I wonder if Samsung had in mind that this new-fangled “Google phone” collaboration might free their customer base to choose vanilla out of the box Android instead of their vision of it. I sincerely hope Google did. | https://www.pcworld.com/article/213151/reverse_engineering_the_nexus_s.html |
Researchers at Symantec have recently disclosed the presence of a highly sophisticated malware platform known as ‘Regin’. This new strain of malware instantly joins Stuxnet, Flame, and Duqu on the list of some of the most advanced malware ever seen. And like the other members of this elite state-sponsored fraternity, Regin malware appears to be purpose-built for espionage with the ability to quietly infect, spread, and persist within a target network for long periods of time.
As you might expect, the malware developers went to great lengths to keep the malicious payload and its actions well hidden from security solutions. The sample itself was somewhat of a matryoshka doll in which the actual malware functionality was nested within multiple layers with each requiring successive decryption before the true functionality was revealed. Likewise, the malware employed a variety of tricks to keep its communications hidden such as hiding commands within HTTP cookies and proxying traffic through multiple infected hosts to exfiltrate data.
The malware spread through the network by compromising system administrators, and using their credentials to spread laterally across Windows administrative shares. In fact, additional research from Kaspersky found the malware was able to compromise a telco provider and spread through the network all the way to GSM base-stations where the malware could monitor calls.
This sort of stealthy, multi-stage attack is precisely the type of threat that Vectra is uniquely able to detect so it can be stopped. In fact, many of the same traits that allow Regin to evade traditional security are some of the keys that Vectra uses to pinpoint the attack. Here are three examples:
Focusing on the Inside of the Network Regin and those who used it were so masterful in bypassing traditional perimeter controls that even after considerable analysis, a specific infection vector has yet to be confirmed. Furthermore, Regin specifically targeted sys-admins who are typically the most security conscious individuals in a network. This is a clear sign that those behind Regin were supremely confident in their ability to breach the perimeter without detection.
However, once it evaded the perimeter, Regin needed to spread to other strategic points in the network, collect information and ultimately exfiltrate data. Vectra AI focuses on this long, ongoing portion of the attack by applying data science to all internal network traffic to reveal lateral spread, data acquisition and exfiltration of an ongoing attack. Specifically, when malware such as Regin uses administrative shares to spread malware internally, Vectra’s continuous monitoring of the internal network and machine learning is able to automatically identify this lateral movement.
Later on, when it came time to exfiltrate data, Regin would proxy the data through multiple compromised hosts before uploading the data to a waypoint on the Internet. While such internal behavior is typically invisible to traditional security, Vectra’s intelligence tracks this staged data transfer across multiple hosts and clearly reveals a very serious attack.
Data Science Over Signatures Like most advanced attacks, Regin communications were highly customized in order to avoid triggering traditional security signatures. Regin used Remote Access Tunnel (RAT) tools for ongoing administration of the attack and was able to download a variety of additional payloads to extend the functionality of the malware. While traditional security solutions can build sophisticated signatures to identify specific RATs and downloaders, new and customized tools can easily bypass these signatures. Vectra uses data science and machine learning to identify the telltale patterns and behavior of RAT tools so that they can be identified regardless of the specific RAT tool that was employed. This enables security teams to identify the presence of a RAT in their network even when the specific tool hasn’t been seen before.
In addition, Regin was able to hide commands in seemingly benign communications. In particular, the malware and its remote attackers were able to communicate through commands hidden in HTTP cookies. Vectra identifies this and many other hidden tunnels within HTTP as well as other protocols, again finding a smoking gun of an advanced attack. Needless to say, the ability to manage the attack and update the malware is the lifeblood of a sophisticated attack, and Vectra uniquely empowers security teams to detect and disrupt this critical stage of an attack.
The Sum is Greater Than the Parts The examples covered above are just a few of the indicators of compromise (IOCs) that are possible with the Vectra X-series platform. However, the point of Vectra is to take the myriad IOCs, correlate them to the host under attack and tell a story about what the attacker is doing as well as the current phase of the attack so that security teams can take action confidently. This is where Vectra most significantly turns the tables on sophisticated attackers. While an advanced attack may leave behind a variety of anomalies or clues, they are often inconclusive when viewed individually. Too often, the relevance of those uncorrelated clues is only obvious in hindsight.
Vectra addresses this problem by connecting the entire lifecycle of the attack into a single integrated view. Quite literally, Vectra gets stronger as the attack becomes more complex. From a single view, security teams can see the command and control, internal reconnaissance, lateral spread, and exfiltration phases of an attack as an integrated whole. The more dangerous the attack, the more it stands out in the Vectra user interface. Instead of hiding in the noise of a busy enterprise network, Vectra is able to coalesce vast amounts of data to reveal the threat detections that truly matter. | https://www.vectra.ai/blog-post/applying-vectra-to-the-regin-malware |
Amazon has announced that it has rebranded its Twitch Prime service to Prime Gaming, lining its signage up with its other premium subscription offerings.
While the service itself has received a surprise rebrand, the purpose of Prime Gaming will be almost identical to its predecessor. You’ll still be able to gain access to a variety of digital freebies from games such as Apex Legends and PUBG.
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, it’s worth taking advantage of Prime Gaming if you’re an avid player of popular multiplayer titles or simply want to access its growing library of free games, which grows with new additions each and every month.
“Prime members already get the best of TV, movies, and music, and now we’re expanding our entertainment offerings to include the best of gaming,” said Larry Plotnick, general manager of Prime Gaming. “We’re giving customers new content that makes playing their favourite games on every platform even better. So no matter what kind of games you love, and no matter where you play them, they’ll be even better with Prime Gaming.”
Related: Best PS4 Games
Amazon Music is now the only major component of Amazon’s arsenal which doesn’t possess Prime in its name, so perhaps this will change moving forward so everything lines up perfectly. If you want to take advantage of Prime Gaming, an Amazon Prime membership currently costs $13/£8 per month or $119/£79 per year.
If you’re already a member, at the time of writing there’s a number of worthwhile freebies on the service right now ranging from cosmetics for the biggest games to a bunch of classics you can download directly and keep forever. Hopefully this rebrand will bring with it an expansion of incentives to keep an eye on Prime Gaming moving forward.
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A company name ending with the word “Limited” or “Ltd” is required for incorporation of a private limited company. The name you select will obviously be determined by what best fits your business, however, there are some legal factors which should inform your decision. As a general rule, if someone in a similar field to yours is already using a particular business or organisation name, you should not use it, nor should you use a name that would be confusingly similar. Choose a name for your business that is distinctive, not one that is generic or similar to the name of another similar business. Consider protecting your chosen business name as a registered trade mark to protect it from infringement.
By law, if a business (Business A) has developed a reputation in connection with particular goods or services which it offers, then Business A will be entitled to prevent any other business from representing that its goods and services are those of Business A by means of an action for passing off. Just as this protection can be relied upon by Business A, it is available to other businesses against Business A, should it seek to pass-off. Similarly, you cannot use a logo or name which is similar to a registered trade mark, providing similar or identical goods or services, without running the risk of a trade mark infringement claim.
Your chosen name must not contain any words deemed sensitive by Companies House (for example the word “holdings” can only be used where the company is in fact a holding company of one or more subsidiaries).
Company names cannot be reserved in advance of incorporation. | https://www.tughans.com/services/inward-investment/data-protection-and-ip/choosing-company-name/ |
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It is not uncommon for companies to lose data, including national ID and Social Security numbers. But in many cases, corporate secrets are leaked by malicious insiders.
Recently, an employee of the National Security Agency (NSA) was accused of sharing top-secret information with an unauthorized individual.
The Department of Justice’s indictment alleges that a 60-year-old man from Maryland willfully transmitted classified national defense information on 13 occasions between 2018 and 2020 to another person who was not entitled to receive it. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment for each of the 13 counts.
While most organizations experience data loss or exfiltration caused by an employee mistake, malicious insiders are responsible for 27% of incidents, new research from Tessian and the Ponemon Institute revealed.
After surveying 614 IT security practitioners across the globe, the researchers found that nearly 60% of organizations experienced data loss or exfiltration caused by an employee mistake on email in the last 12 months.
The most common types of information that companies lose include customer information, intellectual property, consumer data, and user-created data, such as credit cards, national ID, and Social Security numbers.
Data loss - whether accidental or intentional - is a major threat and should be treated as a top priority,
Tessian Chief Information Security Officer Josh Yavor said.
Corporate data loss induces reputational damage and persecution for non-compliance with data protection regulations. A previous Tessian study revealed that almost one-third of businesses lost a client or customer because of an employee sending an email to the wrong person.
“Organizations cannot protect what they can’t see. A lack of visibility of sensitive data that employees transferred from the network to personal email was cited as the most common barrier (54%) to preventing data loss,” the new research reads.
As a result, it takes security teams 72 hours, on average, to detect and remediate a data loss and exfiltration incident caused by a malicious insider on email, and almost 48 hours to detect and remediate an incident caused by a negligent employee.
“Our findings prove the lack of visibility organizations have into sensitive data, how risky employee behavior can be on email, and why enterprises should view data loss prevention as a top business priority,” Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of Ponemon Institute, said.
Due to the huge spike in voluntary resignations at the height of the COVID pandemic, the threat of malicious insiders could only become worse. Earlier in 2022, another research by Beyond Identity found that as much as 56% of workers used remaining account access to harm their ex-employer. This value increased to 70% for fired employees.
According to a 2020 report cited at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), 63% of workers who quit their jobs said they had used data from old roles in their new positions – and since then, of course, the overall number of people joining the Great Resignation has only increased.
With around 4.5 million resigning last November alone, the WEF appears justified in its assertion: “the Great Resignation could actually be one of the biggest insider threats facing organizations in a generation.” | https://cybernews.com/news/spiteful-employees-cause-over-a-quarter-of-data-loss-incidents/ |
Cyber attacks are on the rise in Australia, particularly those which target businesses – often with quite sophisticated methods.
Late last year, we gave some practical tips on how to minimise the risk of a breach of your business’ cyber security.
In this alert, we set out what a business must and can do legally if its cyber security is compromised.
If you fall victim to a cyber attack, the next step you should consider is reporting the incident to the Australian Cyber Security Centre, which is part of the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department and shares information with the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Australian Signals Directorate.
Moreover, if you are the victim of an online fraud or scam, you are encouraged to report the incident to the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN). Any report which is made to the ACORN may be referred to the relevant State’s police force for consideration and possible investigation.
Victims of cyber attack are on average unable to access their systems for 25 hours. As you would anticipate, this alone can result in significant business losses.
In an attempt to recoup that loss, it may be possible to start a civil court proceeding against the hacker for trespass to your personal property (i.e. unauthorised access to your data), detinue (withholding possession of your data despite demand for its return) and/or conversion (i.e. using that data contrary to your ownership rights). However, identifying the hacker is likely to present a large practical hurdle.
While there have been no Australian cases against hackers, one US company filed a suit against their ‘John Doe’ hacker and then successfully applied for a pre-trial discovery order, allowing them greater powers to attempt to determine the hacker’s identity.
Australia is subject to the most cyber attacks of any nation in the Asia Pacific region, with the number of small businesses affected topping 500,000 in 2017. As the threat of cyber attacks continues to rise, cyber attack insurance is becoming increasingly widespread and can cover your business in a number of surprising ways.
Many traditional business insurance areas (Public and Product Liability, Business Interruption, Professional Indemnity, Management Liability, etc) exclude protection for cyber attacks, rendering specific cyber protection even more important. Cyber liability insurance can cover cyber extortion (e.g. ransomware), business interruption costs and mandatory data breach notification expenses, but may also cover public relations and data recovery costs.
The relative novelty of cyber attacks mean that companies are often caught unaware and without adequate protection, often dissuading them from taking steps to recover loss or indeed letting their clients know about the attack. However, we have found that proactively informing stakeholders of the incursion Clifford Gouldson experienced has only strengthened our relationships with them.
As the targeting of employers is on the rise, we recommend they begin to implement cyber attack management programs in their workplaces to heighten awareness, reduce vulnerability and maximise preparedness should an attack occur. Such employee education might also improve the employer’s eligibility to claim on their insurance.
Future director liability?
Legal developments on cyber crime are expanding to meet the challenge head-on and many sources believe that an increased legal focus in the field will eventually filter down from regulators to company directors.
Just as understanding the totality of their company’s financial position is a critical director duty, it is thought that cyber risk management will eventually form an integral part of the legal obligations a director owes their company.
Commentators suggest that enlivening director liability for preventable cyber breaches is a sure-fire way to accelerate cyber security development and increase protection of the ever-expanding sensitive personal data that individuals entrust to companies.
Directors should consider cyber security awareness an important part of their professional development. Such awareness can lead to decreased vulnerability, lower losses from attacks, quicker data recovery and reputational repair, and greater protection from liability.
If you’ve encountered a hacking event in your business, our Litigation + Dispute Resolution team can help you notify affected individuals and the Australian Information Commissioner, identify who’s responsible, the quantum of any claim and advise on your legal options to pursue recovery of any loss. | https://www.cglaw.com.au/cyber-attack-in-your-business-legal-obligations-options-and-liability/ |
Scanguard is actually a free anti-virus application which can protect approximately three devices. In addition , if you need, you can purchase an extra license to free antivirus software https://slipnet.org/mobile/free-antivirus-software-for-everyone/ preserve more devices. The software is a entire malware coverage suite and offers strong features that can detect and delete damaging hazards. It can tidy up your data that help prevent personal information theft, among other things. You can also mount Scanguard in your smartphone or tablet to defend your level of privacy and data during the travel.
Scanguard is among the most well-liked anti-malware courses. The software runs your computer for the purpose of malware and other threats and removes these kinds of. The program also offers customer support and excellent support services. Its client is aesthetically pleasing, using colors like green, gray, and white to produce an attractive software. You can travel through its food selection easily due to color-coded possibilities. While the app is generally sophisticated, some users report that this includes pointless bar charts and graphs. Nevertheless, the software will probably be worth a try if you need to protect your computer.
Customer care is also the most impressive things about this antivirus. Scanguard is easy to use, and if you may have problems getting, you can always download a trial version from a third-party website. The down load process is not hard and fast. You don’t need to have got insurance to download this program. Scanguard can be described as free and comprehensive anti-virus solution that offers a wide variety of features. In addition to its remarkable customer support, Scanguard is also without charge. | http://teamrenovatesd.com/scanguard-antivirus-assessment/ |
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