Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered design weaknesses in Microsoft’s Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen that could enable threat actors to gain initial access to target environments without raising any warnings.
Smart App Control (SAC) is a cloud-powered security feature introduced by Microsoft in Windows 11 to block malicious, untrusted, and potentially unwanted apps from being run
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Organizations in Kazakhstan are the target of a threat activity cluster dubbed Bloody Wolf that delivers a commodity malware called STRRAT (aka Strigoi Master).
“The program selling for as little as $80 on underground resources allows the adversaries to take control of corporate computers and hijack restricted data,” cybersecurity vendor BI.ZONE said in a new analysis.
The cyber attacks employ
Mozilla has joined Google in no longer trusting Entrust as a root certificate authority due to compliance failures and inadequate responses. Google was the first to make this decision, citing concerning behaviors from Entrust.
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Adopting a military mindset toward cybersecurity means the industry moves beyond the current network protection strategies and toward a data-centric security approach.
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The U.S. and German law enforcement have seized the domain of the Cryptonator crypto wallet platform, indicting its operator, Roman Boss, for money laundering and running an unlicensed money service business.
Protect AI, a Seattle-based AI and ML security company, raised $60M in Series B funding led by Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from 01 Advisors, StepStone Group, Samsung, and existing investors.
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Ultimately, a more cyber-secure world requires a global governing body to regulate and campaign for cybersecurity, with consistent regulatory requirements in the various regions around the world.
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Researchers Uncover Flaws in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have uncovered design weaknesses in Microsoft’s Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen that could enable threat actors to gain initial access to target environments without raising any warnings.
Smart App Control (SAC) is a cloud-powered security feature introduced by Microsoft in Windows 11 to block malicious, untrusted, and potentially unwanted apps from being run
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Kazakh Organizations Targeted by ‘Bloody Wolf’ Cyber Attacks
/in General NewsOrganizations in Kazakhstan are the target of a threat activity cluster dubbed Bloody Wolf that delivers a commodity malware called STRRAT (aka Strigoi Master).
“The program selling for as little as $80 on underground resources allows the adversaries to take control of corporate computers and hijack restricted data,” cybersecurity vendor BI.ZONE said in a new analysis.
The cyber attacks employ
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Mozilla Follows Google in Distrusting Entrust’s TLS Certificates
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