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 January 13, 2022
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New Cyberattack Campaign Uses Public Cloud Infrastructure to Spread RATs
An attack campaign detected in October delivers variants of Nanocore, Netwire, and AsyncRATs to target user data.
Critical Infrastructure Security and a Case for Optimism in 2022
The new US infrastructure law will fund new action to improve cybersecurity across rail, public transportation, the electric grid, and manufacturing.
Patch Management Today: A Risk-Based Strategy to Defeat Cybercriminals
By combining risk-based vulnerability prioritization and automated patch intelligence, organizations can apply patches based on threat level. Part 2 of 3.
Flashpoint Acquires Risk Based Security
Flashpoint plans to integrate Risk Based Security data and technology into its platform to boost threat intelligence and vulnerability management.
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Rethinking Cybersecurity Jobs as a Vocation Instead of a Profession
The prevailing mindset is that security practitioners are professionals, and thus, require a college degree. But there are some flaws in that logic.

How to Proactively Limit Damage From BlackMatter Ransomware
Logic flaw exists in malware that can be used to prevent it from encrypting remote shares, security vendor says.

Microsoft: macOS 'Powerdir' Flaw Could Enable Access to User Data
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass the macOS Transparency, Consent, and Control measures to access a user's protected data.

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Microsoft Kicks Off 2022 With 96 Security Patches
Nine of the Microsoft patches released today are classified as Critical, 89 are Important, and six are publicly known.
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Why Is Cyber Assessment So Important in Security?
All the pen testing and tabletop exercises in the world won't help unless an organization has a complete and accurate understanding of its assets.
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Check If You Have to Worry About the Latest HTTP Protocol Stack Flaw
In this Tech Tip, SANS Institute’s Johannes Ullrich suggests using PowerShell to identify Windows systems affected by the newly disclosed vulnerability in http.sys.
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    In the wake of COVID-19, many IT departments find themselves managing more remote and work-from-home systems than ever before. What does this mean for cybersecurity? In this webinar, top experts discuss methods for rethinking remote access and end user systems ...

  • Beyond Spam and Phishing: Emerging Email-based Threats

    Even as enterprises adopt real-time messaging tools and platforms, email remains the hub of enterprise communications. Adversaries are increasingly targeting the enterprise email inbox, and security teams need to look further than just spam and phishing attacks. In this webinar, ...

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