Ransomware Costs at Critical Infrastructure Organizations Soar

According to Sophos, ransomware attacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI) organizations have seen a significant increase in costs over the past year, with the median ransom payments reaching $2.54 million.

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Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira to Face Military Court-Martial, Air Force Says

Teixeira, who was part of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts, worked as a cyber transport systems specialist.

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Port Shadow Attack Allows VPN Traffic Interception, Redirection

Researchers show how the Port Shadow technique against VPNs can allow MitM attacks, enabling threat actors to intercept and redirect traffic. 

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Cisco SSM On-Prem Bug Lets Hackers Change Any User’s Password

Tracked as CVE-2024-20419, the flaw enables remote attackers to set new passwords without authentication. Admins are advised to upgrade to the fixed release to protect vulnerable servers, as there are no workarounds available.

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Rising Tides: Alyssa Miller on ‘Do Better, be Better’ and ‘See Past the Technology’ to Advance Cybersecurity

Miller has been in cybersecurity for roughly 20 years and is now the CISO of Epiq Global.

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Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Secure Email Gateway, SSM

Cisco has released patches for critical vulnerabilities in Secure Email Gateway and Smart Software Manager On-Prem.

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IPVanish vs ExpressVPN (2024): Which VPN Is Better?

Which VPN is better, IPVanish or ExpressVPN? Use our guide to compare pricing, features and more.

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Weak Credentials Behind Nearly Half of All Cloud-Based Attacks, Research Finds

Credential mismanagement was the leading cause of cloud-based attacks in the first half of 2024, according to a Google Cloud report. Weak credentials and misconfigurations were responsible for 75% of network intrusions during this period.

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Proton promises that its Scribe AI writing assistant won’t mishandle your data

If you want to boost your productivity with AI but are concerned about privacy, Proton’s new writing assistant is here to help.

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Russia-linked FIN7 Hackers Sell Their Security Evasion Tool to Other Groups on Darknet

Russia-linked cybercriminal group FIN7 sells its security evasion tool, AvNeutralizer, to other criminal gangs on darknet forums. The tool helps hackers bypass threat detection systems on victims’ devices.

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