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The Concerning Statistics About Mental Health in Cybersecurity

Michael York Reading, PA Syndicated Stories, The Security Ledger

Are cyber professionals as good at protecting their mental health as their IT environments? Thomas Kinsella, COO of Tines, talks about the worrying mental health statistics in cyber and how to protect your team.

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TXOne Networks, a joint venture between cybersecurity firm Trend Micro and industrial networking solutions provider Moxa, has banked $70 million in new venture capital funding. The company, which maintains dual headquarters in Texas and Taiwan, said the Series B round was led by TGVest Capital and brings the total raised to $94 million. read more [...]

Universal ZTNA is Fundamental to Your Zero Trust Strategy

18 August 2022

Universal ZTNA ensures that every user and device has secure access to the applications they need to do their jobs read more [...]

Estonia Blocks Cyberattacks Claimed by Russian Hackers

18 August 2022

Estonia on Thursday said it had thwarted a major wave of cyber attacks against public and private institutions, as Russian hackers claimed responsibility. "Yesterday, Estonia was subject to the most extensive cyber attacks it has faced since 2007," Undersecretary for Digital Transformation Luukas Ilves said on Twitter. read more [...]

Russian Use of Cyberweapons in Ukraine and the Growing Threat to the West

18 August 2022

Cisco has announced patches for a high-severity escalation of privilege vulnerability in AsyncOS for Cisco Secure Web Appliance. Formerly Web Security Appliance (WSA), Cisco's Secure Web Appliance is an enterprise protection solution designed to block risky sites and provide application visibility and control. read more [...]

North Korean Hackers Use Fake Job Offers to Deliver New macOS Malware

18 August 2022

Researchers with cybersecurity company ESET have observed a new macOS malware sample developed by the infamous North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) actor Lazarus. read more [...]

Evasive 'DarkTortilla' Crypter Delivers RATs, Targeted Malware

18 August 2022

Secureworks security researchers have analyzed ‘DarkTortilla’, a .NET-based crypter used to deliver both popular malware and targeted payloads. read more [...]

SynSaber Raises $13 Million for OT Asset and Network Monitoring Solution

18 August 2022

SynSaber, a startup that specializes in protecting industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT), announced on Thursday that it has raised $13 million in Series A funding. read more [...]

Russian Man Extradited to US for Laundering Ryuk Ransomware Money

18 August 2022

A Russian national has been extradited from the Netherlands to the United States, where he faces charges related to his alleged role in the Ryuk ransomware operation. The suspect is 29-year-old Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov, whose trial is scheduled to begin on October 4. read more [...]

DigitalOcean Discloses Impact From Recent Mailchimp Cyberattack

18 August 2022

Cloud infrastructure provider DigitalOcean this week announced that the email addresses of some of its customers might have been impacted in a recent cyberattack targeting Mailchimp. read more [...]

Lincoln’s latest EV concept is a grand tourer land yacht with a sprinkle of 1920s nostalgia

19 August 2022

Lincoln revealed Thursday during Monterey Car Week its vision for future EVs — while commemorating its centennial year — with the debut of the Lincoln Model L 100 concept, an autonomous, battery-electric grand tourer that pays homage to the brand’s first luxury vehicle, the 1922 Model L. The futuristic and massive concept has an aerodynamic, […] [...]

Bolt founder Ryan Breslow isn’t going away

18 August 2022

Ryan Breslow has had a tumultuous 2022. It’s not slowing him down. Few outside of Breslow’s world even knew his name a year ago. Then Bolt, a “one-click” checkout tech company that evolved from an earlier idea of his, announced $355 million in Series E funding at a reported $11 billion valuation. Suddenly, the startup […] [...]

Daily Crunch: HBO Max is pulling 36 shows this week — Here’s the list

18 August 2022

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. [...]

Federal, state regulators put pressure on Tesla’s Autopilot safety

18 August 2022

Tesla is coming under fire from federal and state regulators over both the safety and the capabilities of its Autopilot advanced driver assistance system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asked Tesla on Thursday to answer questions about its cabin camera as part of an ongoing probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles that include Autopilot. […] [...]

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review

18 August 2022

I have been carrying both of Samsung’s new foldables on my person when I leave the house for the last few days. It’s mostly for testing purposes, of course, but there’s also a fun game I like to play when I see people I know. I pull them both out, stick them in front of […] [...]

Facebook is losing its grip as a ‘Top 10’ app as BeReal and TikTok grow

18 August 2022

Facebook this year has been struggling to maintain its position among the Top 10 apps on the U.S. App Store, according to an analysis of iPhone App Store data. As younger consumers shift to newer social networking experiences like TikTok and now BeReal, the tech giant’s big blue app has lost traction in the App […] [...]

Cameo now lets you have 10-minute calls with celebs

18 August 2022

The dream to find out what actually happened on your favorite show last week, spill the tea with the Real Housewives or learn about your favorite artists’ creative process is now underway as Cameo launches a new feature, Cameo Live. This new 10-minute video calling feature allows users and their friends to have a live […] [...]

FDA decision to allow over-the-counter hearing loss technology will be a catalyst for innovation

18 August 2022

The FDA on Monday announced that hearing aids and other hearing technology can now be sold over the counter, ending a system that mandated a prescription. [...]

Do Kwon’s Terra trauma and drama lives to see another day

18 August 2022

There are some events in your life that you look back on and think to yourself, “Wow, that was a really tough time.” We all have memories like that and I think the crypto community definitely shares one (or more) of those experiences together. For example, the Terra/LUNA collapse back in May. So when Terraform […] [...]

These 5 investors are betting on helping you live longer and better

18 August 2022

"Longevity tech is only getting started now and will infiltrate all aspects of our life in the next five to 10 years." [...]

Researchers Detail Evasive DarkTortilla Crypter Used to Deliver Malware

18 August 2022

A .NET-based evasive crypter named DarkTortilla has been used by threat actors to distribute a broad array of commodity malware as well as targeted payloads like Cobalt Strike and Metasploit, likely since 2015. "It can also deliver 'add-on packages' such as additional malicious payloads, benign decoy documents, and executables," cybersecurity firm Secureworks said in a Wednesday report. "It [...]

China-backed APT41 Hackers Targeted 13 Organisations Worldwide Last Year

18 August 2022

The Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) actor tracked as Winnti (aka APT41) has targeted at least 13 organizations geographically spanning across the U.S, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, and China against the backdrop of four different campaigns in 2021. "The targeted industries included the public sector, manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, hospitality, education, as well as the media and [...]

Hackers Using Bumblebee Loader to Compromise Active Directory Services

18 August 2022

The malware loader known as Bumblebee is being increasingly co-opted by threat actors associated with BazarLoader, TrickBot, and IcedID in their campaigns to breach target networks for post-exploitation activities. "Bumblebee operators conduct intensive reconnaissance activities and redirect the output of executed commands to files for exfiltration," Cybereason researchers Meroujan Antonyan and [...]

Penetration Testing or Vulnerability Scanning? What's the Difference?

18 August 2022

Pentesting and vulnerability scanning are often confused for the same service. The problem is, business owners often use one when they really need the other. Let's dive in and explain the differences. People frequently confuse penetration testing and vulnerability scanning, and it's easy to see why. Both look for weaknesses in your IT infrastructure by exploring your systems in the same way an [...]

Apple Releases Security Updates to Patch Two New Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

18 August 2022

Apple on Wednesday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS platforms to remediate two zero-day vulnerabilities previously exploited by threat actors to compromise its devices. The list of issues is below - CVE-2022-32893 - An out-of-bounds issue in WebKit which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code by processing a specially crafted web content CVE-2022-32894 - An [...]

Cybercriminals Developing BugDrop Malware to Bypass Android Security Features

18 August 2022

In a sign that malicious actors continue to find ways to work around Google Play Store security protections, researchers have spotted a previously undocumented Android dropper trojan that's currently in development. "This new malware tries to abuse devices using a novel technique, not seen before in Android malware, to spread the extremely dangerous Xenomorph banking trojan, allowing criminals [...]

New Google Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability Being Exploited in the Wild

17 August 2022

Google on Tuesday rolled out patches for Chrome browser for desktops to contain an actively exploited high-severity zero-day flaw in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2022-2856, the issue has been described as a case of insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents. Security researchers Ashley Shen and Christian Resell of Google Threat Analysis Group have been credited with reporting the flaw on [...]

Researchers Link Multi-Year Mass Credential Theft Campaign to Chinese Hackers

18 August 2022

A Chinese state-sponsored threat activity group named RedAlpha has been attributed to a multi-year mass credential theft campaign aimed at global humanitarian, think tank, and government organizations. "In this activity, RedAlpha very likely sought to gain access to email accounts and other online communications of targeted individuals and organizations," Recorded Future disclosed in a new [...]

Lean Security 101: 3 Tips for Building Your Framework

17 August 2022

Cobalt, Lazarus, MageCart, Evil, Revil — cybercrime syndicates spring up so fast it's hard to keep track. Until…they infiltrate your system. But you know what's even more overwhelming than rampant cybercrime? Building your organization's security framework. CIS, NIST, PCI DSS, HIPAA, HITrust, and the list goes on. Even if you had the resources to implement every relevant industry standard and [...]

Malicious Browser Extensions Targeted Over a Million Users So Far This Year

18 August 2022

More than 1.31 million users attempted to install malicious or unwanted web browser extensions at least once, new findings from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky show. "From January 2020 to June 2022, more than 4.3 million unique users were attacked by adware hiding in browser extensions, which is approximately 70% of all users affected by malicious and unwanted add-ons," the company said. As many as [...]

Episode 241: If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable a Conversation with Mikko Hyppönen

18 August 2022

We speak with Mikko Hyppönen on the sidelines of the DEF CON Conference in Las Vegas to talk about his new book, “If its Smart it Vulnerable." The post Episode 241: If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable a Conversation with Mikko Hyppönen appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Roberts. Click the icon below to listen. Related StoriesEpisode 241: If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable a Conversation wit Mikko HyppönenFeel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber RiskDEF CON DOOM Patrol: Deere Jailbreak Raises Questions on Security, Competition [...]

UPDATE DEF CON DOOM Patrol: Deere Jailbreak Raises Questions on Security, Competition

15 August 2022

A researcher presented the results of a year-long effort to reverse engineer John Deere hardware to run a version of the DOOM first person shooter. He also discovered a number of security flaws along the way. The post UPDATE DEF CON DOOM Patrol: Deere Jailbreak Raises Questions on Security, Competition appeared first on The Security Ledger with...Read the whole entry... »Related StoriesFeel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber RiskEpisode 241: If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable a Conversation with Mikko HyppönenEpisode 241: If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable a Conversation wit Mikko Hyppönen [...]

Episode 240: As Stakes Of Attacks Grow, Can Cyber Policy “Shift Right”?

25 July 2022

In this episode of the podcast (#240) Lauren Zabierek, the Executive Director for the Cyber Project at the Belfer Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School joins us to talk about the need for a re-think of national cybersecurity preparedness, as major hacks like the attack on Colonial Pipeline put the focus on resilience and public safety. The post ...Read the whole entry... »Click the icon below to listen. Related StoriesFeel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber RiskEpisode 241: If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable a Conversation with Mikko HyppönenEpisode 241: If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable a Conversation wit Mikko Hyppönen [...]

Hybrid Work Is Here: Is Your Security Strategy Ready for It?

19 July 2022

An “everywhere,” hybrid workforce is no longer concept, but reality. But securing hybrid workplaces requires big changes to how IT security gets done, argues Jason Lee, the CISO of Zoom in this Expert Insight. The post Hybrid Work Is Here: Is Your Security Strategy Ready for It? appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Roberts. Related StoriesTapping into the Power of the Security CommunityThe Future of Attack Surface Management: How to PrepareThe Concerning Statistics About Mental Health in Cybersecurity [...]

The Future of Attack Surface Management: How to Prepare

6 July 2022

Upwards of 70% of organizations have been compromised because of an unknown, unmanaged, or mismanaged visible asset. Improving your Attack Surface Management capabilities is critical, says David Monnier, a Fellow at Team Cymru. The post The Future of Attack Surface Management: How to Prepare appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F....Read the whole entry... »Related StoriesHow Vulnerability Management Has Evolved And Where It’s Headed NextIdentity Fraud: The New Corporate BattlegroundHybrid Work Is Here: Is Your Security Strategy Ready for It? [...]

How Vulnerability Management Has Evolved And Where It’s Headed Next

29 June 2022

The blocking and tackling work of scan management is becoming a commodity, writes Lisa Xu, the CEO of NopSec in this Expert Insight. What organizations need now is complete visibility of their IT infrastructure and business applications. The post How Vulnerability Management Has Evolved And Where It’s Headed Next appeared first on The Security...Read the whole entry... »Related StoriesThe Future of Attack Surface Management: How to PrepareIdentity Fraud: The New Corporate BattlegroundUnderstanding the Economic Impact of Credential Stuffing Attacks [...]

The Concerning Statistics About Mental Health in Cybersecurity

24 June 2022

Are cyber professionals as good at protecting their mental health as their IT environments? Thomas Kinsella, COO of Tines, talks about the worrying mental health statistics in cyber and how to protect your team. The post The Concerning Statistics About Mental Health in Cybersecurity appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Roberts. Related StoriesHybrid Work Is Here: Is Your Security Strategy Ready for It?Identity Fraud: The New Corporate BattlegroundUnderstanding the Economic Impact of Credential Stuffing Attacks [...]

Episode 239: Power shifts from Russia to China in the Cyber Underground

20 June 2022

Naomi Yusupov, a Chinese Intelligence Analyst at the threat intelligence firm CyberSixGill talks to host Paul Roberts about that company’s new report: The Bear and the Dragon: Analyzing the Russian and Chinese Cybercriminal Communities. The post Episode 239: Power shifts from Russia to China in the Cyber Underground appeared first on The...Read the whole entry... »Click the icon below to listen. Related StoriesFeel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber RiskEpisode 240: As Stakes Of Attacks Grow, Can Cyber Policy “Shift Right”?Episode 238: Robots Are The Next Frontier In Healthcare Cyber Risk [...]

Identity Fraud: The New Corporate Battleground

14 June 2022

The pandemic accelerated the migration to digital services, with millions of U.S. consumers turning to the internet for everything from medical care to shopping and banking. But as consumers increasingly move their transactions online, criminals enjoy a landscape ripe for identity fraud, John Buzzard of Javelin Strategy writes in this Expert...Read the whole entry... »Related StoriesThe Future of Attack Surface Management: How to PrepareUnderstanding the Economic Impact of Credential Stuffing AttacksEpisode 241: If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable a Conversation with Mikko Hyppönen [...]

Episode 238: Robots Are The Next Frontier In Healthcare Cyber Risk

25 May 2022

In this episode of the podcast (#238) we speak with Daniel Brodie, the CTO at the firm Cynerio. about his firm’s discovery of a string of critical security flaws in an autonomous medical robot, TUG, that is already deployed in hundreds of clinical settings and the growing issue of medical device insecurity and cyber risks to healthcare...Read the whole entry... »Click the icon below to listen. Related StoriesFeel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber RiskEpisode 235: Justine Bone of MedSec on Healthcare InsecurityEpisode 241: If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable a Conversation with Mikko Hyppönen [...]

I am once again asking you to update your Apple devices

18 August 2022

Most updates are like this now, but that doesn’t make them less important. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Well, here we are again: I’m writing an article to tell you that you should really update your iPhone, iPad, or Mac as soon as possible, because the latest software for them fixes some pretty nasty bugs. The security notes for iOS / iPadOS 15.6.1 and macOS 12.5.1 describe fixes for bugs in the OS’ kernel (basically the core that controls everything) and WebKit that could allow attackers to run malicious code on your device. The notes also… [...]

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18 August 2022

The MacBook Air equipped with Apple’s M1 processor is our favorite affordable laptop and is often on sale. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge If you want a great laptop, you’re going to have to fork over a ton of money, right? Not necessarily. There are dozens of good laptops on the market at various price points. While it can feel overwhelming to find the right one for your needs (some are better suited for, say, college students, whereas others are ideal for gamers), that’s why we’ve come up with this list of some of the best laptop… [...]

Here’s what Embracer Group can (and can’t) do with Lord of the Rings

18 August 2022

Image: New Line Cinema Embracer Group’s purchase of Middle-earth Enterprises opens up a wealth of opportunities to put all kinds of new spins on the characters, stories, and places of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth. I am a horse girl at heart, and so a video game company purchasing the various rights to the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit universe means my dreams of a horse game involving the Rohirrim are that much closer to fruition. But Embracer didn’t just buy the gaming rights to Middle-earth; it bought (almost) all the rights. What else can Embracer do with all those… [...]

A new way to smash the ‘forever’ out of ‘forever chemicals’

18 August 2022

Absorbent booms are used to contain aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) from spilling into the surface water in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, on February 7th, 2019. AFFF used in fighting fires can contain PFAS. | Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers / NurPhoto via Getty Images “Forever chemicals” have a reputation for being indestructible, persistent, and just about everywhere — including many places where they shouldn’t be, like our drinking water. But now, there’s excitement about a new way to essentially smash these molecules to bits so that they don’t cause environmental and health problems. It’s described in research published today in the… [...]

Some Rivian customers aren’t happy the company canceled its most affordable electric truck

18 August 2022

Basically a price hike. | Photo by Mitchell Clark / The Verge Rivian canceled the entry-level version of the R1T, effectively raising the price of its base model electric truck by over $6,000, according to an online forum for customers and later confirmed by the company. The company said in an email to customers that it was canceling the base “Explore” model, which started at $67,500, in favor of the $73,000 “Adventure” trim. Customers can either upgrade to the more expensive trim level or cancel their orders, the company advised. Rivian has also “discontinued” the less expensive trim for its… [...]

Sony’s back with another PS5 restock

18 August 2022

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Update August 18th, 4:00PM ET: Sony has started another restock event, giving you another change to score a PlayStation 5. Click here to join the queue. It’s been a minute since Sony last offered the PlayStation 5 via its digital storefront. Last month, the company ran public restocks three days in a row, allowing anyone with a PlayStation Network account to line up online for a chance to buy one. And frankly, recent restock events have been fairly easy to breeze through and nab a console. So now is the time to line… [...]

John Fetterman’s Senate campaign has officially joined TikTok

18 August 2022

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Def Con banned a social engineering star — now he’s suing

18 August 2022

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It looks like streaming ruled monthly TV viewing for the first time ever

18 August 2022

There are many, many streaming services that people are spending their time with. | Image: Comcast More people spent their TV time watching a streaming service than cable or broadcast last month, according to a report from Nielsen (via The Wall Street Journal). The audience measurement company says that this is the first time ever that streaming services have accounted for the biggest chunk of people’s viewing habits. The report says that services like Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu made up 34.8 percent of people’s watch time, while cable made up 34.4 percent. Broadcast TV made up for 21.6 percent. Added… [...]

Lego’s new motorized lighthouse has a working fresnel lens

18 August 2022

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18 August 2022

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18 August 2022

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18 August 2022

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18 August 2022

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