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Content tagged with Advanced Threats posted in July 2020
Dark Web Travel Fraudsters Left Hurting From Lockdowns
News  |  7/30/2020  | 
Shadow travel businesses that depend on loyalty program fraud have been impacted just like the legitimate travel orgs they prey on.
Using the Attack Cycle to Up Your Security Game
Commentary  |  7/30/2020  | 
Like the universe, the attack surface is always expanding. Here's how to keep up and even get ahead.
Technical Challenges of IoT Cybersecurity in a Post-COVID-19 World
Commentary  |  7/29/2020  | 
Effective management of vulnerabilities can be done only when information about supply chain dependencies is accurate and recent.
The Future's Biggest Cybercrime Threat May Already Be Here
Commentary  |  7/29/2020  | 
Current attacks will continue to be refined, and what may seem a weakness now could turn out to be a disaster.
Autonomous IT: Less Reacting, More Securing
Commentary  |  7/28/2020  | 
Keeping data secure requires a range of skills and perfect execution. AI makes that possible.
Deepfakes & James Bond Research Project: Cool but Dangerous
Commentary  |  7/23/2020  | 
Open source software for creating deepfakes is getting better and better, to the chagrin of researchers
8 Cybersecurity Themes to Expect at Black Hat USA 2020
Slideshows  |  7/23/2020  | 
Here are the trends and topics that'll capture the limelight at this year's virtual event.
North Korea's Lazarus Group Developing Cross-Platform Malware Framework
News  |  7/22/2020  | 
The APT group, known for its attack on Sony Pictures in 2014, has created an "advanced malware framework" that can launch and manage attacks against systems running Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic
Commentary  |  7/22/2020  | 
How does cybersecurity support business and society? The pandemic shows us.
Leading Through Uncertainty: Be Proactive in Your Dark Web Intelligence Strategy
Commentary  |  7/21/2020  | 
Having a strong Dark Web intelligence posture helps security teams understand emerging vulnerability trends.
What Organizations Need to Know About IoT Supply Chain Risk
Commentary  |  7/20/2020  | 
Here are some factors organizations should consider as they look to limit the risk posed by risks like Ripple20.
Third-Party IoT Vulnerabilities: We Need a Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift
Commentary  |  7/16/2020  | 
The only entities equipped to safeguard Internet of Things devices against risks are the IoT device manufacturers themselves.
Crypto-Primer: Encryption Basics Every Security Pro Should Know
Commentary  |  7/14/2020  | 
With so many choices for encrypting data and communication, it's important to know the pros and cons of different techniques.
Decoding the Verizon DBIR Report: An Insider's Look Beyond the Headlines
Commentary  |  7/13/2020  | 
To truly understand cybersecurity trends, we must look beyond the headlines and ask more of the data. What you learn might surprise you.
4 Security Tips as the July 15 Tax-Day Extension Draws Near
Commentary  |  7/10/2020  | 
We're continuing to see cybercriminals take advantage of COVID-19, and the extension of Tax Day will be the next technique used in their sophisticated method of attacks.
Using Adversarial Machine Learning, Researchers Look to Foil Facial Recognition
News  |  7/9/2020  | 
For privacy-seeking users, good news: Computer scientists are finding more ways to thwart facial and image recognition. But there's also bad news: Gains will likely be short-lived.
Pen Testing ROI: How to Communicate the Value of Security Testing
Commentary  |  7/9/2020  | 
There are many reasons to pen test, but the financial reasons tend to get ignored.
Framing the Security Story: The Simplest Threats Are the Most Dangerous
Commentary  |  7/7/2020  | 
Don't be distracted by flashy advanced attacks and ignore the more mundane ones.
How to Assess More Sophisticated IoT Threats
Commentary  |  7/6/2020  | 
Securing the Internet of Things requires diligence in secure development and hardware design throughout the product life cycle, as well as resilience testing and system component analysis.
Another COVID-19 Side Effect: Rising Nation-State Cyber Activity
Commentary  |  7/1/2020  | 
While financial institutions and government remain popular targets, COVID-19 research organizations are now also in the crosshairs.


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I Smell a RAT! New Cybersecurity Threats for the Crypto Industry
David Trepp, Partner, IT Assurance with accounting and advisory firm BPM LLP,  7/9/2021
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Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer,  7/7/2021
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It's in the Game (but It Shouldn't Be)
Tal Memran, Cybersecurity Expert, CYE,  7/9/2021
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Highlight is an open source, full-stack monitoring platform. Highlight may record passwords on customer deployments when a password html input is switched to `type="text"` via a javascript "Show Password" button. This differs from the expected behavior which always obfuscates `ty...
CVE-2023-33194
PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web.The platform does not filter input and encode output in Quick Post validation error message, which can deliver an XSS payload. Old CVE fixed the XSS in label HTML but didn’t fix it when clicking save. This issue was...
CVE-2023-2879
PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file