February 2022 – Page 15 – PossibleThreat Articles

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Microsoft: Slow MFA adoption presents “dangerous mismatch” in security

February 9, 2022 0 Comments 2fa, azure active directory, cyber signal, Google, grzegorz milka, MFA, Microsoft, multi-factor authentication, npm, security world, twitter, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:55:24 +0000

Microsoft says its corporate users are not using MFA, another layer of security that keeps accounts safe. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated problem.

Categories: Security world

Tags: 2fa Azure Active Directory Cyber Signal Google Grzegorz Milka mfa microsoft multi-factor authentication npm twitter two-factor authentication

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2022 Edition

February 8, 2022 0 Comments allan liska, andrew cunningham, ars technica, cve-2022-21989, cve-2022-21996, cve-2022-22005, greg wiseman, immersive labs, kevin breen, print spooler, rapid7, recorded future, Time to Patch, win32k

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:38:16 +0000

Microsoft today released software updates to plug security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software. This month’s relatively light patch batch is refreshingly bereft of any zero-day threats, or even scary critical vulnerabilities. But it does fix four dozen flaws, including several that Microsoft says will likely soon be exploited by malware or malcontents.

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A Cloud Native Application Protection Platform Guide

February 8, 2022 0 Comments trend micro devops : article, trend micro devops : cloud native, trend micro devops : expert perspective, trend micro devops : multi cloud

Credit to Author: Michael Langford| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In this article we explore CNAPP, the latest industry acronym coined by Gartner, and why devs need to know about it.

Security Sophos

Sophos hosts cyber insurance event: March 16, 2022

February 8, 2022 0 Comments Compliance, cyber insurance, products & services

Credit to Author: stephenlawton| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:46:26 +0000

Learn how to optimize your cyber insurance position from industry experts

MalwareBytes Security

Meta blows safety bubble around users after reports of sexual harassment

February 8, 2022 0 Comments facebook, Malwarebytes news, meta, vr

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:41:07 +0000

Meta has enabled a security boundary as a default in its virtual realm after reports of sexual harassment.

Categories: Malwarebytes news

Tags: facebook meta vr

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Security Sophos

At last! Office macros from the internet to be blocked by default

February 8, 2022 0 Comments macroi viruses, malware, melissa virus, Microsoft, office, security threats, vba

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:34:30 +0000

It’s been a long time coming, and we’re not there yet, but at least Microsoft Office will be a bit safer against macro malware…

MalwareBytes Security

Microsoft takes macros out of the equation for five Office apps

February 8, 2022 0 Comments ads, macros, Microsoft, motw, Reports, vba

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:16:00 +0000

Microsoft says it is going to disable macros in five Office apps by default.

Categories: Reports

Tags: ads macros microsoft motw VBA

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Security Sophos

Sophos Announces Plans for New Data Centers in India and Brazil

February 8, 2022 0 Comments brazil, india, products & services, Sophos Central

Credit to Author: Sally Adam| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:00:15 +0000

The new data centers would expand Sophos’ existing base of data centers around the world in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Germany, Japan, and Australia.

MalwareBytes Security

“We absolutely do not care about you”: Sugar ransomware targets individuals

February 8, 2022 0 Comments cl0p, cl0p ransomware, encoded01, encoded01 ransomware, marcelo rivero, peter antonov, Ransomware, revil, revil ransomware, scop encryption algorithm, simeon maltchev, stream cipher, sugar ransomware

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:04:51 +0000

They call it Sugar ransomware, but it’s not sweet in any way.

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Cl0p Cl0P ransomware Encoded01 Encoded01 ransomware Marcelo Rivero Peter Antonov ransomware revil REvil ransomware SCOP encryption algorithm Simeon Maltchev stream cipher Sugar ransomware

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Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy Is Now a Scrap Over Phone Records

February 8, 2022 0 Comments Business, business / telecoms, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Morgan Meaker| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:00:31 +0000

Norwegian Telecoms giant Telenor wants to leave Myanmar. Activists say its exit risks putting their data— and their freedom—at risk.