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Federal agencies face new zero-trust cybersecurity requirements

The OMB and CISA issue guidance to move all federal agencies to a shared zero-trust maturity model for FY22-24. The catch: No new funding.

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Cosmos DB users advised to regenerate their keys following serious vulnerability

The Azure vulnerability, which affects only those using the Jupyter Notebook feature, gives attackers access to data in databases.

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LockFile ransomware uses intermittent encryption to evade detection

This newly discovered ransomware works fast, has multiple ways to avoid detection, and preys on Windows systems with known vulnerabilities.

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China's PIPL privacy law imposes new data handling requirements

The Personal Information Protection Law will force global companies doing business in China to be more careful with cross-border flow of personal information.

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Tech giants pledge at least $30 billion to improve cybersecurity following White House meeting

Technology, financial, and education leaders commit to a wide range of initiatives to enhance the nation's cybersecurity posture in collaboration with the Biden Administration.

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OnePercent ransomware group hits companies via IceID banking Trojan

This new, aggressive ransomware group also uses Cobalt Strike to move laterally across the network.

Ransomware > A masked criminal ransoms data for payment.

4 most dangerous emerging ransomware threat groups to watch

New research identifies four emerging ransomware groups currently affecting organizations and that show signs of becoming bigger threats in the future.

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Amazon Sidewalk highlights network security visibility risks consumer services pose

Research warns consumer-grade services can undermine risk assessment of corporate networks amid remote working as Houdini malware spoofs devices to exfiltrate data.

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IoT devices have serious security deficiencies due to bad random number generation

It's not the IoT vendors' fault. Lack of a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator subsystem for the internet of things devices will be vulnerable.

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Wave of native IIS malware hits Windows servers

IIS malware presents diverse, persistent, and growing threats from old and new threat actors.

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Apple plan to scan users’ iCloud photos raises new fears of government-mandated data access

Experts argue that Apple is clearing a path for governments to gain access to their citizens' data--essentially an encryption backdoor.

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CISA unveils Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative with tech heavyweights as first private partners

The new initiative aims to provide organizations with unprecedented levels of information and context with an initial focus on ransomware and incident response for cloud providers.

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NSA, CISA release Kubernetes hardening guidance following Colonial Pipeline, other attacks

The guidance seeks to educate IT administrators about cloud security risks and best practices for implementing and maintaining Kubernetes.

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Serious flaws in widespread embedded TCP/IP stack endanger industrial control devices

Critical vulnerabilities potentially affect millions of devices, but finding and patching them will be difficult.

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Basic flaws put pneumatic tube transport systems in hospitals at risk

Multiple vulnerabilities could allow persistent take-over and ransom demands by attackers.

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Biden memo, infrastructure deal deliver cybersecurity performance goals and money

The White House initiatives and expected passage of the US infrastructure plan will set new cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure, provide money to state and local governments.

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APT group hits IIS web servers with deserialization flaws and memory-resident malware

Praying Mantis group is likely a nation-state actor that uses custom malware and is adept at avoiding detection.

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18 new cybersecurity bills introduced as US congressional interest heats up

The new bills, many with bi-partisan support, aim to increase cybersecurity funding, improve breach reporting, investigate cryptocurrencies, and more.

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Why code reuse is still a security nightmare

Despite best efforts to track software dependencies, blind spots still exist leading to silent vulnerabilities in software.

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EU takes aim at ransomware with plans to make Bitcoin traceable, prohibit anonymity

The European Commission has set out new legislative proposals to make crypto transfers more traceable. While the plans will close some existing loopholes, the impact on cybercrime is likely to be minimal, experts say.

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