Latest Microsoft Entra advancements strengthen identity security

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Good permissions governance and protecting against identity compromise are essential strategies for keeping your people and resources safe. Learn how the new features in Microsoft Entra can support your identity strategy.

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Mac Malware MacStealer Spreads as Fake P2E Apps

Credit to Author: Qi Sun| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We detected Mac malware MacStealer spreading via websites, social media, and messaging platforms Twitter, Discord, and Telegram. Cybercriminals lure victims to download it by plagiarizing legitimate play-to-earn (P2E) apps’ images and offering jobs as beta testers.

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3CX Desktop Attack: Sophos Customer Information

Credit to Author: Editor| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:44:21 +0000

Overview Sophos X-Ops is tracking an attack against the 3CX Desktop application, possibly undertaken by a nation-state-related group. The affected software is 3CX – a legitimate software-based PBX phone system available on Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS. The application has been abused by the threat actor to add an installer that communicates with various command-and-control […]

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3 Shifts in the Cyber Threat Landscape

Credit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The threat landscape is always changing and these three major shifts are already underway. Learn to recognize them to protect your organization from cyber threats.

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Legislation to rein in AI’s use in hiring grows

Organizations are rapidly adopting the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for the discovery, screening, interviewing, and hiring of candidates. It can reduce time and work needed to find job candidates and it can more accurately match applicant skills to a job opening.

But legislators and other lawmakers are concerned that using AI-based tools to discover and vet talent could intrude on job seekers’ privacy and may introduce racial- and gender-based biases already baked into the software.

“We have seen a substantial groundswell over the past two to three years with regard to legislation and regulatory rule-making as it relates to the use of AI in various facets of the workplace,” said Samantha Grant, a partner with the law firm of Reed Smith. 

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