CyberAlerts

Description: With cybersecurity talent hard to come by and companies increasingly looking for guidance and best practices, virtual and fractional chief information security officers can make a lot of sense.

Source: Dark Reading

December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)

2 UK Hospitals Targeted in Separate Cyberattacks

Description: Alder Hey Children's Hospital got hit with a ransomware attack, while the nature of an incident at Wirral University Teaching Hospital remains undisclosed.

Source: Dark Reading

December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)

SmokeLoader Malware Resurfaces, Targeting Manufacturing and IT in Taiwan

Description: Taiwanese entities in manufacturing, healthcare, and information technology sectors have become the target of a new campaign distributing the SmokeLoader malware. "SmokeLoader is well-known for its versatility and advanced evasion techniques, and its modular design allows it to perform a wide range of attacks," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "While

Source: TheHackerNews

December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)

A Guide to Securing AI App Development: Join This Cybersecurity Webinar

Description: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a far-off dream—it’s here, changing the way we live. From ordering coffee to diagnosing diseases, it’s everywhere. But while you’re creating the next big AI-powered app, hackers are already figuring out ways to break it. Every AI app is an opportunity—and a potential risk. The stakes are huge: data leaks, downtime, and even safety threats if security

Source: TheHackerNews

December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)

Incident Response Playbooks: Are You Prepared?

Description: The playbooks that accompany your incident response plan provide efficiency and consistency in responses, help reduce downtime and dwell time, and can be a cost-saving and reputational-saving measure for your organization.

Source: Dark Reading

December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)

Mozilla really wants you to easily set Firefox as default Windows browser

Description: Mozilla is testing a fresh approach that could persuade more people to switch their default browser on Windows. [...]

Source: BleepingComputer

December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)

Microsoft Boosts Device Security With Windows Resiliency Initiative

Description: Microsoft is readying a new release of Windows in 2025 that will have significant security controls such as more resilient drivers and "self-defending" operating system kernel.

Source: Dark Reading

December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)

THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips (Nov 25 - Dec 1)

Description: Ever wonder what happens in the digital world every time you blink? Here's something wild - hackers launch about 2,200 attacks every single day, which means someone's trying to break into a system somewhere every 39 seconds. And get this - while we're all worried about regular hackers, there are now AI systems out there that can craft phishing emails so convincingly, that even cybersecurity

Source: TheHackerNews

December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)

Horns&Hooves campaign delivers NetSupport RAT and BurnsRAT

Description: Attackers are sending malicious scripts that download the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) build, known as BurnsRAT, and NetSupport RAT

Source: Unknown Source

December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)

Novel phising campaign uses corrupted Word documents to evade security

Description: A novel phishing attack abuses Microsoft's Word file recovery feature by sending corrupted Word documents as email attachments, allowing them to bypass security software due to their damaged state but still be recoverable by the application. [...]

Source: BleepingComputer

December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)

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	Does Your Company Need a Virtual CISO? Description: With cybersecurity talent hard to come by and companies increasingly looking for guidance and best practices, virtual and fractional chief information security officers can make a lot of sense. Source: Dark Reading December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)
	2 UK Hospitals Targeted in Separate Cyberattacks Description: Alder Hey Children's Hospital got hit with a ransomware attack, while the nature of an incident at Wirral University Teaching Hospital remains undisclosed. Source: Dark Reading December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)
	SmokeLoader Malware Resurfaces, Targeting Manufacturing and IT in Taiwan Description: Taiwanese entities in manufacturing, healthcare, and information technology sectors have become the target of a new campaign distributing the SmokeLoader malware. "SmokeLoader is well-known for its versatility and advanced evasion techniques, and its modular design allows it to perform a wide range of attacks," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "While Source: TheHackerNews December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)
	A Guide to Securing AI App Development: Join This Cybersecurity Webinar Description: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a far-off dream—it’s here, changing the way we live. From ordering coffee to diagnosing diseases, it’s everywhere. But while you’re creating the next big AI-powered app, hackers are already figuring out ways to break it. Every AI app is an opportunity—and a potential risk. The stakes are huge: data leaks, downtime, and even safety threats if security Source: TheHackerNews December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)
	Incident Response Playbooks: Are You Prepared? Description: The playbooks that accompany your incident response plan provide efficiency and consistency in responses, help reduce downtime and dwell time, and can be a cost-saving and reputational-saving measure for your organization. Source: Dark Reading December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)
	Mozilla really wants you to easily set Firefox as default Windows browser Description: Mozilla is testing a fresh approach that could persuade more people to switch their default browser on Windows. [...] Source: BleepingComputer December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)
	Microsoft Boosts Device Security With Windows Resiliency Initiative Description: Microsoft is readying a new release of Windows in 2025 that will have significant security controls such as more resilient drivers and "self-defending" operating system kernel. Source: Dark Reading December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)
	THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips (Nov 25 - Dec 1) Description: Ever wonder what happens in the digital world every time you blink? Here's something wild - hackers launch about 2,200 attacks every single day, which means someone's trying to break into a system somewhere every 39 seconds. And get this - while we're all worried about regular hackers, there are now AI systems out there that can craft phishing emails so convincingly, that even cybersecurity Source: TheHackerNews December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)
	Horns&Hooves campaign delivers NetSupport RAT and BurnsRAT Description: Attackers are sending malicious scripts that download the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) build, known as BurnsRAT, and NetSupport RAT Source: Unknown Source December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)
	Novel phising campaign uses corrupted Word documents to evade security Description: A novel phishing attack abuses Microsoft's Word file recovery feature by sending corrupted Word documents as email attachments, allowing them to bypass security software due to their damaged state but still be recoverable by the application. [...] Source: BleepingComputer December 2nd, 2024 (6 months ago)