Threat Actors Pivot Around Microsoft’s Macro-Blocking in Office
Cybercriminals turn to container files and other tactics to get around the company’s attempt to thwart a popular way to deliver malicious phishing payloads.
Author: CySecBot
prefix “00~” and suffix “01~” added when pasting into MacOS terminal
Been dealing with this issue as of late with my MacOS terminal (running MacOS Monterey version 12.4). Have no idea when it started, or why. Looks something like this: $ 00~stupidcopy01~ The easiest fix I have seen, that seems to do the trick is to use …
India Becomes Top Global Target for API Attacks
An increased adoption of APIs also increases the risk of API attacks. Read about how India has become a top global target for API attacks in 2022.
The Effects of the Inverted Triangle on Product Innovation in Large Corporations vs Startups
For context, I’m a bootstrap startup guy, so it doesn’t take much to considered larger. But to help build some guard rails on large, imagine it in the context of people more than money. Think an organization that has 250 + people (but certa…
Largest European DDoS Attack on Record
On Thursday, July 21st, Akamai detected and mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever launched against a European customer on the Prolexic platform.
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IoT Botnets Fuel DDoS Attacks – Are You Prepared?
The increased proliferation of IoT devices paved the way for the rise of IoT botnets that amplifies DDoS attacks today. This is a dangerous warning that the possibility of a sophisticated DDoS attack and a prolonged service outage will prevent business…
Half-a-dozen learning points from a ‘27001 certification announcement
This morning I bumped into a marketing/promotional piece announcing PageProof’s certified “compliance” (conformity!) with “ISO 27001” (ISO/IEC 27001!). Naturally, they take the opportunity to mention that information security is an integral part of the…
Resilience is …
… depending on others and being there for them when they need us most … the rod bending alarmingly … while landing a whopper … an oak tree growing roots against the prevailing wind … taking the punches, reeling but not out for the count….
Risk management trumps checklist security
While arguably better than
nothing at all, an unstructured approach to the management of information security results in organisations adopting a jumble, a
mixed bag of controls with no clear focus or priorities and – often –
glaring holes in the ar…