To fight cyber extortion and ransomware, shift left

Credit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

How can organizations defend themselves more effectively against ransomware and other forms of cyber extortion? By “shifting left” and adopting proactive cybersecurity strategies to detect attacks sooner, mitigating breaches before they cause harm.

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How Microsoft can help you go passwordless this World Password Day

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Learn how guessing, replay, phishing, and multifactor authentication fatigue attacks demonstrate the ongoing vulnerability of passwords, and why going passwordless makes your organization more secure while improving user experience.

The post How Microsoft can help you go passwordless this World Password Day appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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How to use Google passkeys for stronger security on Android

Still signing into your Google account by tapping out an actual password? That’s, like, so 2022.

Now, don’t get me wrong: The tried-and-true password is perfectly fine, especially if you’re using it in conjunction with two-factor authentication. But particularly for something as important as your Google account, you want to have the most effective security imaginable to keep all your personal and/or company info safe.

And starting this week, you’ve got a much better way to go about that.

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Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability added to CISA list as “known to be exploited”

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: Oracle

Tags: WebLogic

Tags: CVE-2023-21839

Tags: CVE-2023-1389

Tags: CVE-2021-45046

Tags: CISA

Tags: reverse shell

An easy to exploit vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server has been added to the CISA list of things you really, really need to patch.

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The post Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability added to CISA list as “known to be exploited” appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Google takes CryptBot to the wood shed

Categories: News

Tags: CryptBot

Tags: malware

Tags: chrome

Tags: download

Tags: package

Tags: packages

Tags: google

Tags: legal

Tags: court order

Tags: RICO

Tags: Pakistan

We take a look at Google’s efforts to shut down a particularly nasty set of modified Chrome installs playing host to CryptBot malware.

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The post Google takes CryptBot to the wood shed appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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