Improve supply chain security and resiliency with Microsoft  

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0000

The Microsoft Supply Chain Platform was just launched to help companies protect their supply chains against cyber threats.

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A week in security (April 3 – 9)

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Tags: TikTok

Tags: Super FabriXss

Tags: Twitter

Tags: macOS malware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: 2023 State of Malware

Tags: Western Digital

Tags: Android

Tags: endpoint security

Tags: ChatGPT

Tags: K-12

Tags: IoT

Tags: Facebook

Tags: targeted advertising

Tags: Google

Tags: data theft

Tags: e-file

Tags: tax

Tags: Uber breach

The most interesting security related news from the week of April 3 – 9.

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Smart home assistants at risk from “NUIT” ultrasound attack

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Tags: ultrasound

Tags: NUIT

Tags: speakers

Tags: microphone

Tags: device

Tags: IoT

Tags: assistant

Tags: alexa

Tags: siri

Tags: google

Tags: silent

We take a look at research for an IoT attack called NUIT, capable of hijacking voice assistants via ultrasonic attack.

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Leverage cloud-powered security with Microsoft Defender for IoT

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Learn how the new Microsoft Defender for IoT delivers integrated, comprehensive security for your IoT and OT environment. Powered by Microsoft cloud technology, Defender for IoT manages assets, emerging threats, and risks across connected or air-gapped environments—from enterprise networks to mission-critical networks.

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Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads Guilty

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 19:00:32 +0000

Denis Emelyantsev, a 36-year-old Russian man accused of running a massive botnet called RSOCKS that stitched malware into millions of devices worldwide, pleaded guilty to two counts of computer crime violations in a California courtroom this week. The plea comes just months after Emelyantsev was extradited from Bulgaria, where he told investigators, “America is looking for me because I have enormous information and they need it.”

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Microsoft research uncovers new Zerobot capabilities

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 20:00:00 +0000

The Microsoft Defender for IoT research team details information on the recent distribution of a Go-based botnet, known as Zerobot, that spreads primarily through IoT and web-application vulnerabilities.

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Vulnerable SDK components lead to supply chain risks in IoT and OT environments

Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

As vulnerabilities in network components, architecture files, and developer tools have become an increasingly popular attack vector to leverage access into secure networks and devices, Microsoft identified such a vulnerable component and found evidence of a supply chain risk that might affect millions of organizations and devices.

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