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Category: Security
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Security vulnerabilities are a common occurrence in managing any business’s organizational security. The prompt patching and remediation of any new vulnerabilities are critical to reducing outside attack surface. Netizen’s Security Operations Center (SOC) has compiled five vulnerabilities from July that should be immediately patched or addressed if present in your environment. Detailed writeups below: CVE-2022-30222:…
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Overview: Phish Tale of the Week T-Mobile Agrees to $500 million in 2021 Data Breach Settlement Idaho Universities helping fill Cyber Workforce Gap How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting…
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Ever received an email telling you that you just won a brand-new car? What about a robocall saying your car’s extended warranty is about to expire? Or maybe you’ve seen a more elaborate ploy where someone included personal details such as your phone carrier and device model in an attempt to get you a free…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Lithuania Suffers a Series of DDOS Attacks Following The Ban of Kaliningrad Imports Carnival Cruise Lines Hit With $5,000,000 Fine for Cybersecurity Incidents How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance,…
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Ever wonder how your organization can immediately upgrade its security infrastructure? What about all the traffic and logs generated from devices and users on the network? Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM) combines security information management (SIM) and security event management (SEM) into one tool that provides insights into an organization’s traffic and user behavior.…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week U.S. Department of Justice reverses course on “White Hat Hacking” How Cybersecurity Could Impact the Global Food Supply Chain How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing…
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Cyberattacks have become an increasingly tricky issue plaguing small and medium-sized businesses in recent years. Hackers as far as halfway across the world or two states over are leveraging unpatched vulnerabilities to steal data, damage reputation, or extort a small business for as much money as possible. In 2021, The United States FBI disclosed that…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Bipartisan Group of Senators Proposes New Cyber Information Sharing Bill Ukraine Thwarts Russian Attack on Power Grid How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting…
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Earlier this week, IT giant Microsoft and identity management firm Okta reported that their organizations had suffered data breaches from Lapsus$. Lapsus$ is a relatively new hacking group, with indications of their activity being first reported against Samsung and NVIDIA at the end of 2021. The hacking group announced a Telegram channel on March 22nd,…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Compromise Multiple U.S State Governments Altoona Area School District Affected By Cyberattack How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting unsuspecting McAfee…
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