I am a very practical guy. While I do appreciate industry thought leadership and can appreciate a new framework in a sea of frameworks once in awhile, I tend to always drift towards what is practical, achievable, productive and sellable to my internal organization. In my former role as a CISO, these characteristics were critical.
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Malware Can Steal Data From Air-Gapped Devices via Fans
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Continue readingLocky Campaign Ramps Up as Necurs Botnet Returns
Following a couple of weeks of relative silence, the Locky ransomware appears ready to storm unprotected computers once again, with a new infection campaign observed on Tuesday, the same day that the Necurs botnet became active once again.
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Microsoft Announces Azure Information Protection Service
Microsoft to Solve Document Cloud Compliance and Visibility Issues With Azure Information Protection
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Botnet of 3 Million Twitter Accounts Remains Undetected for Years
Not all the Twitter accounts have created by humans, and researchers recently caught wind of no less than 3 million such accounts that were all created on the same day two years ago, but which are still active today.
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Flaws Allowed Hackers to Access Uber Driver, Passenger Details
Researchers from Portugal-based security consulting and audit firm Integrity have discovered more than a dozen vulnerabilities in Uber websites and services, including issues that could have been exploited to access driver and passenger information.
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Ad Network InMobi Settles FTC Charges Over Location Tracking
Singapore-based mobile ad network InMobi will pay $950,000 after it was charged by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for tracking the location of millions of users without their consent.
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Advantech Patches Flaws in WebAccess SCADA Software
Taiwan-based industrial automation company Advantech has updated its WebAccess product to address a couple of vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems.
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GozNym Trojan Targets Major US Banks
The GozNym banking Trojan has been observed targeting the customers of some of the largest financial institutions in the United States, IBM Security warned on Wednesday.
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Preventing and Mitigating Ransomware with Cyber Situational Awareness
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