Netskope Threat Labs spotted a new crypto-phishing attack that aims to steal sensitive data from crypto wallets, including private keys and security recovery phrases, disguising itself as a service to revoke stolen ERC (Ethereum Request for Comments) assets. The page was created and hosted with Netlify, which is a free cloud service to create websites and apps.

SecurityScorecard, the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, commented on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or “Commission”) proposal to establish rules for incentive-based rate treatments for certain voluntary cybersecurity investments by utilities. Cybersecurity is among the greatest threats to the resilience and reliability of America’s critical infrastructure, including its electricity infrastructure.

Nightfall customers have always lauded the platform’s ease of use and simplicity, but our team is always hard at work looking for ways to improve user experience. This month, we’ve made multiple features GA across the platform, that will further your ability to further customize what content and files trigger Nightfall detectors as well as the ways you can ingest this data.

TL;DR: AWS Object Lamba can authorize requests to S3. We can create an Object Lambda that calls Open Policy Agent (OPA) to get a policy decision. This delegation allows us to implement policies using Rego and manage them in Styra Declarative Authorization Service (DAS).

Bots have been in the news a lot lately. Before committing to the Twitter takeover, Elon Musk cited huge bot numbers as a hurdle in completing the deal. Social media bots have also been blamed for interfering in elections and other political processes in recent years. Despite the current focus on bots, they’re not a new phenomenon. Bots have been around for decades — and some have caused serious damage to businesses around the world.

During the pandemic, approximately 60% of full-time and part-time employees in the U.S. worked remotely. Firms weren’t ready for their employees to work remotely, but many employers quickly realized the benefits of remote work. As remote work became more common, the number of cyber criminals increased drastically. IT professionals have never been more cautious with their work security.

On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, VMware disclosed three critical-severity vulnerabilities impacting VMware Workspace ONE Assist Server versions 21.x and 22.x. If successfully exploited, the reported vulnerabilities could lead to a threat actor obtaining administrative access to the application without the need to authenticate.

For far too long, the cybersecurity industry has subscribed to a flawed methodology — one that is based on the notion that organizations can avoid security threats through obscurity and secrecy. The assumption is that keeping security controls and processes covert makes products and data inherently more secure against cyber threats within the networks we defend. However, even the most sophisticated cybersecurity defenses are no match for well-funded, highly motivated adversaries.

Hack weeks and hack-a-thons are like foosball tables; if you don’t have them, are you even a tech company? These events, once revered for innovation, are now relegated to being blasé and often perceived as little more than playtime for engineers. As someone who’s worked in tech for longer than I care to admit, I had started to ignore them - until I came to Forward Networks.

The Medibank hack began with the theft of credentials belonging to an individual with privileged access to Medibank’s internal systems. These credentials were sold and purchased on the dark web by an unconfirmed buyer who used them to gain access to Medibank’s internal system.