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New Insights into Privileged Access Management (PAM) Best Practices

The increasingly sophisticated and persistent nature of cyber threats underscores the importance of protecting your privileged accounts, along with their respective privileged users and privileged credentials. Privileged accounts, by their very nature, tend to be the sort of digital “crown jewels” that are much sought-after by hackers. Best practices for Privileged Access Management (PAM), the […] The post New Insights into Privileged Access Management (PAM) Best Practices appeared first on Hysolate. The post New Insights into Privileged Access Management (PAM) Best Practices appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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15.5.2020

Outdated Access Rights

Microsoft Buys Corp.com So Bad Guys Can’t

Whoever controls corp.com can passively intercept private communications from hundreds of thousands of computers that use this “corp” designation in their Active Directory domain.

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15.5.2020

CyberNow

Googlers Fired for Breaking Security Policy

Supporters say sacking was motivated by their union activity

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15.5.2020

Employee Negligence

December cyber attack costs New Orleans $7 million, so far

A ransomware attack targeting the city of New Orleans has inflicted $7 million in losses so far, with more to be incurred in coming months, Mayor Latoya Cantrell said in a recent update. At 5 a.m. on December 13, New Orleans was becoming the latest victim in a long string of ransomware attacks directed as […] The post December cyber attack costs New Orleans $7 million, so far appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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15.5.2020

Ransomware

Convicted murderer wins ‘right to be forgotten’ case

Google must remove details of a convicted murderer from its search results in Europe following a German court ruling, it emerged last week.

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15.5.2020

Violations of Data Subject Rights

Hackers Begin Uploading 30 Million Cards from Wawa Breach

Stolen data being sold by one of the underground’s most popular crime shops

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15.5.2020

Illegal Personal Data Processing

Israel Accuses Hamas of ‘Catfishing’ Soldiers to Plant Malware

Hamas said Israel hacked one of its Telegram groups and posted doctored photos.The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City this month.Credit...Mohammed Abed/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesFeb.

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15.5.2020

Malware

Ransomware attacks Canadian Military Contractor

Ransomware attackers claimed to stolen 60GB of data from Canadian defence contractor after ransomware attack in December 2018. The threat presented by ransomware continues to be evidenced in 2020 after an attack on a major Canadian defence contractor Bird Construction. The Canadian construction firm that provides service for the Canadian military was apparently attacked by cyberattackers […] The post Ransomware attacks Canadian Military Contractor appeared first on IT Security Guru.

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15.5.2020

Ransomware

Tor Browser Bug Executes Uncalled for JavaScript Codes!

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15.5.2020

Unpatched Vulnerabilities