CIS Control 5: Account Management | The State of Security

CIS Control 5: Account Management | The State of Security

Knowing who has credentials, how those credentials are granted, and how they are being used is the foundation of any secure environment. It begins with user accounts and the credentials they use. Maintaining a thorough inventory of all accounts and verifying any changes to those accounts as authorized and intentional vs unintended is paramount to establishing a secure environment and this includes service accounts. Establishing and maintaining visibility on all accounts can protect assets in…

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US Locks Up Call Center Scammer

US Locks Up Call Center Scammer

A fraudster who tricked and threatened thousands of Spanish-speaking immigrants into paying for educational products has been sentenced to 110 months in prison in the United States. Peruvian national and call center owner Henrry Adrian Milla Campuzano was part of a conspiracy to defraud victims using false statements and the threat of deportation or legal action in a non-existent “minor crimes court.” Milla Campuzano, a 37-year-old resident of Lima, owned and operated two call centers in Peru,…

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Building an AMI – best practices – Cloud Blog – VMware

Building an AMI – best practices – Cloud Blog – VMware

This blog post is co-authored by Soumay Das, Anish Swaminathan, Georgi Alexandrov, Dean Efrati, and Thiru Bhat AMI is Amazon Machine Image which provides the information needed to launch an instance in AWS. In this article, we look at building a custom AMI for specific service needs and the best practices when building a custom AMI. It is possible to take an existing AMI, make changes to it and save it for the future. It is also possible to bring…

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SCADAfence Partners with Keysight Technologies

SCADAfence Partners with Keysight Technologies

A new partnership aimed at amplifying the security of operational technology (OT) networks was announced today by cybersecurity company SCADAfence. Under the new pact, SCADAfence will join forces with American manufacturer of electronics testing and measurement equipment and software, Keysight Technologies, to enhance the cybersecurity of complex OT networks and boost their network visibility. Through continuous monitoring and proactive mitigation, the new partnership aims to increase the control that organizations have over their industrial environments. The union brings together SCADAfence’s…

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US Execs Tout Retaliation Over Diplomacy

US Execs Tout Retaliation Over Diplomacy

Business executives in the United States favor retaliatory action over diplomacy when it comes to preventing cyber-attacks.  A day after American president Joe Biden announced his intention to replace “relentless war” with “relentless diplomacy,” new research by Arctic Wolf shows that just 15% of US executives believe that diplomacy effectively stops future cyber-attacks.  More than twice as many US executives – 31% – believe that retaliatory cyber-attacks against foreign nations would be effective in putting a halt to digital assaults.   When…

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Ransomware now accounts for 69% of all attacks that use malware

Ransomware now accounts for 69% of all attacks that use malware

The most common targets of ransomware in the second quarter of 2021 were governmental, medical and industrial companies along with scientific and educational institutions, says Positive Technologies. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Ransomware attacks have hit “stratospheric” levels, according to a report released Wednesday by cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies. In the second quarter of 2021, ransomware accounted for 69% of all attacks involving malware, a 30% jump from the same quarter in 2020. The most popular targets…

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#IMOS21: Shoot for the Stars to Succeed in Infosecurity — Alyssa Miller

#IMOS21: Shoot for the Stars to Succeed in Infosecurity — Alyssa Miller

Cybersecurity professionals need to shoot for the stars and overcome self-confidence issues to progress in their careers. That was the message of an illuminating keynote address by Alyssa Miller, business information security officer, SMP Global, while giving the keynote address at the Infosecurity Magazine Autumn Online Summit – North America 2021. Miller began by describing her own career to date, and how she reached the heights of business information security officer at SMP Global, where…

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VMware Named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for WAN Edge Infrastructure for Fourth Consecutive Year

VMware Named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for WAN Edge Infrastructure for Fourth Consecutive Year

News Detail Company Also Scores Highest in the Cloud-First WAN Use Case in the 2021 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure Report PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure. According to Gartner, VMware was evaluated on its ability to execute and … Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:00:00 Company Also Scores Highest in…

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CVE-2021-22005: Critical File Upload Vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server

CVE-2021-22005: Critical File Upload Vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server

VMware published an advisory addressing 19 vulnerabilities, including one critical flaw in vCenter Server that is reportedly simple to exploit. Background On September 21, VMware published a security advisory addressing 19 vulnerabilities in vCenter Server, its centralized management software for VMware vSphere systems. The full list of vulnerabilities patched includes: CVE Description CVSSv3 CVE-2021-22005 vCenter Server file upload vulnerability 9.8 …

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