#TripwireBookClub – The Crypto Dictionary | The State of Security

#TripwireBookClub – The Crypto Dictionary | The State of Security

Welcome back to #TripwireBookClub. If you recall, the last book we reviewed was The Ghidra Book: The Definitive Guide, a book that I thoroughly enjoyed because I’m a huge fan of everything Chris Eagle writes. This time, we’re looking at Crypto Dictionary: 500 Tasty Tidbits for the Curious Cryptographer. I am by no means a cryptography expert, so I’ll share the thoughts of the rest of my team shortly. I will briefly give my opinion…

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Overcoming Compliance Issues in Cloud Computing

Overcoming Compliance Issues in Cloud Computing

The benefits of organizations moving some or all their IT workloads to the cloud are well-known and numerous. There are several challenges to successful cloud adoption, though, and one of the most important of them is compliance. Whether your cloud use case is low-cost data storage, scaling your infrastructure for critical business apps or disaster recovery, this article helps inform you about and overcome compliance issues in cloud computing. Why Compliance Matters in the Cloud…

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Proofpoint Delivers Advanced Data Loss Prevention for Microsoft Teams | Proofpoint US

Proofpoint Delivers Advanced Data Loss Prevention for Microsoft Teams | Proofpoint US

Becomes a certified Teams security and compliance partner for data loss prevention Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced Proofpoint Cloud App Security Broker (Proofpoint CASB) is now a certified data loss prevention (DLP) partner for Microsoft Teams. Available as part of Proofpoint’s Information Protection platform, organizations worldwide can now ensure real-time data security and compliance while millions of users collaborate in Teams. This is Proofpoint’s third business-critical integration with…

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New Epsilon Red Ransomware appears in the threat landscape

New Epsilon Red Ransomware appears in the threat landscape

Researchers spotted a new piece of ransomware named Epsilon Red that was employed at least in an attack against a US company. Researchers from Sophos spotted a new piece of ransomware, named Epsilon Red, that infected at least one organization in the hospitality sector in the United States. The name Epsilon Red comes from an adversary of some of the X-Men in the Marvel extended universe, it is a “super soldier” alleged to be of…

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Ransomware-as-a-service: How DarkSide and other gangs get into systems to hijack data

Ransomware-as-a-service: How DarkSide and other gangs get into systems to hijack data

Expert says all companies are at risk, but especially smaller ones who may not have very secure systems. Not all attackers are after large amounts of ransom. TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Marc Rogers, vice president of cybersecurity at Okta, about ransomware. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Karen Roby: I’ll point out just because before we were recording, I said, “Well, today’s Friday. We’re heading into the weekend.” As you made…

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Accelerate and Fuel Partner Success Through Distribution – Cisco Blogs

Accelerate and Fuel Partner Success Through Distribution – Cisco Blogs

We all knew this fiscal year ’21 was going to be different, a challenge. What we didn’t know was how many people would show up and stand out, become even more focused on connecting networks, employees, and families, and save, not only lives, but our global economy. We are not finished. There is much to be done, and with Cisco’s mission of positively impacting a billion people by 2025, we are looking for every opportunity…

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Intro to Google Cloud VMware Engine – Bastion Host Access with IAP – VMware Cloud Community

Intro to Google Cloud VMware Engine – Bastion Host Access with IAP – VMware Cloud Community

resource “google_project_iam_member” “bastion_sa_bindings” { for_each = toset(var.service_account_roles) project = var.project role = each.key member = “serviceAccount:${google_service_account.bastion_host.email}” } google_project_iam_member.bastion_sa_bindings completes the IAM-related configuration by granting roles defined in the service_account_roles variable to the service account. This service account is assigned to the bastion host, which defines what the bastion host can do. The default roles assigned are listed below, but they can be modified in variables.tf. Log Writer (roles/logging.logWriter) Monitoring Metric Writer (roles/monitoring.metricWriter) Monitoring Viewer (roles/monitoring.viewer) Compute OS Login (roles/compute.osLogin)…

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Sextortion Lands Inmate in Federal Prison

Sextortion Lands Inmate in Federal Prison

An inmate of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a deadly sextortion scheme. Wendell Wilkins, of Ridgeville, South Carolina, was serving a 12-year sentence for attempted armed robbery when he pleaded guilty to involvement in a cyber-scam to blackmail military members.  Prosecutors alleged 32-year-old Wilkins posed as young women and joined dating sites using smartphones smuggled into the correctional facility. He then allegedly contacted members…

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