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As social media becomes more intertwined with our daily routines, cybercriminals are using it to trick people with fake job offers. What are these social-media recruitment scams, and how can you spot the red flags? With unemployment surging in many countries around the world, in particular countries like South Africa, which is currently at the top of the highest unemployment list in the world at over 32%, it’s no wonder that scams targeting job seekers are becoming more common.

A new phishing campaign tries to trick email recipients into pasting and executing malicious commands on their system that installs DarkGate malware. Security researchers at Ahnlab have discovered a new phishing campaign that leverages a unique user interaction. Normally, phishing campaigns simply need users to open an HTML attachment.

Two vulnerabilities—stored XSS and insecure file upload— have been detected in the Alpha 0.5 version of CervantesSec. This article will outline what CervantesSec does, the vulnerabilities found, and its current status.

A password policy is a set of rules that are usually a part of an organizations security regulations to improve computer security. These policies can be formal regulations or part of security awareness training programs that outline requirements such as minimum length, complexity and unique characters. A password must comply with these password strength rules to be set for an account.

Over the last half-decade or more, the prevalence of cyberattacks on the government has only increased. Moreover, it’s not just attacks on the government agencies themselves that matter, but also attacks against the contractors and subcontractors working with those government agencies.

One of the most important aspects of modern cybersecurity is managing access to IT systems and data. Indeed, organizations that lack robust access management are putting a lot on the line, from customer trust to business revenue. This article explains access control management, explores its key components, and provides best practices for implementation.

TL; DR – Multiple versions of OpenSSH are vulnerable to remote code execution. There is no working public PoC, and researchers have only been able to exploit the vulnerability under unique lab conditions. Cato Sockets by default do NOT have a publicly exposed SSH interface, it is always recommended to keep Cato Sockets LAN interface exposed only internally and use comprehensive network access controls to manage SSH access.

Nowadays, cryptocurrency is a buzzword in society. It’s mostly seen as a high-risk investment or associated with fast profit-making schemes. Despite this, its adoption has surged in recent years, and according to crypto.com, the number of cryptocurrency holders has now hit 580 million. Unfortunately, not all of them hold it for legitimate reasons. We are at a juncture where criminals have the knowledge, services, and tools to channel their illicit profits through cryptocurrencies.

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