F5 BIG-IP vulnerability is now being used to disable servers

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 12:51:25 +0000

At least one group of threat actors is using the recently patched vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP to wipe the file system of vulnerable devices.

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DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 11:00:30 +0000

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorized access to an agency portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. KrebsOnSecurity has learned the alleged compromise is tied to a cybercrime and online harassment community that routinely impersonates police and government officials to harvest personal information on their targets.

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College closes down after ransomware attack

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 10:21:16 +0000

Lincoln College is the first US college or university ransomware affected so badly that it could not cope and had to close shop.

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The Difference Between Virtual Machines and Containers

Credit to Author: Chris Van Den Abbeele| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Discover the key differences, use cases, and benefits of virtual machines and containers.

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S4x22: ICS Security Creates the Future

Credit to Author: Kazuhisa Tagaya| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The ICS Security Event S4 was held for the first time in two years, bringing together more than 800 business leaders and specialists from around the world to Miami Beach on 19-21 Feb 2022. The theme was CREATE THE FUTURE.

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Center for Threat-Informed Defense, Microsoft, and industry partners streamline MITRE ATT&CK® matrix evaluation for defenders

Credit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The Center for Threat-Informed Defense, along with Microsoft and industry partners, collaborated on a repeatable methodology and a web-based calculator, aiming to streamline MITRE ATT&CK® use for defenders.

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Update now! Microsoft releases patches, including one for actively exploited zero-day

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 14:36:23 +0000

May’s Patch Tuesday includes one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and some other interesting ones.

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