CyberSecure Specialist

17 Oct

Top skill-building resources and advice for CISOs

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

The role of the CISO has evolved, and so have the responsibilities. Some believe a CISO must have technical knowledge and experience as a cybersecurity professional, others think leadership skills such as being able to communicate with boards are what matters most. Ultimately, the hiring organisations will define what it needs in terms of cybersecurity to find the right person. In finance and insurance, for example, there will be specific rules that must be followed…

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15 Oct

Anti-Money Laundering Service AMLBot Cleans House

Information, Insights

AMLBot, a service that helps businesses avoid transacting with cryptocurrency wallets that have been sanctioned for cybercrime activity, said an investigation published by KrebsOnSecurity last year helped it shut down three dark web services that secretly resold its technology to help cybercrooks avoid detection by anti-money laundering systems. Antinalysis, as it existed in 2021. In August 2021, KrebsOnSecurity published “New Anti Anti-Money Laundering Services for Crooks,” which examined Antinalysis, a service marketed on cybercrime forums…

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14 Oct

CISA Releases RedEye: Red Team Campaign Visualization and Reporting Tool

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: October 14, 2022 CISA has released RedEye, an interactive open-source analytic tool to visualize and report Red Team command and control activities. RedEye allows an operator to quickly assess complex data, evaluate mitigation strategies, and enable effective decision making. For more information, CISA encourages users to review RedEye on GitHub and watch CISA’s RedEye tool overview video. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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14 Oct

Security startups to watch for 2022

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

The problems cybersecurity startups attempt to solve are often a bit ahead of the mainstream. They can move faster than most established companies to fill gaps or emerging needs. Startups can often innovative faster because they are unfettered by an installed base. The downside, of course, is that startups often lack resources and maturity. It’s a risk for a company to commit to a startup’s product or platform, and it requires a different kind of customer/vendor…

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13 Oct

New Chinese attack framework Alchimist serves Windows, Linux, and macOS implants

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Researchers have discovered a new attack framework of Chinese origin that they believe is being used in the wild. The framework is made up of a command-and-control (C2) backend dubbed Alchimist and an accompanying customizable remote access Trojan (RAT) for Windows and Linux machines. The framework can also be used to generate PowerShell-based attack shellcode or distribute malicious implants for other platforms such as macOS. “Our discovery of Alchimist is yet another indication that threat…

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13 Oct

IOTW: Hacker allegedly hits both Uber and Rockstar

Attacks, Data Breaches

It has been alleged that the hacker who gained unauthorized access to rideshare service Uber’s servers was also responsible for a similar hack into the systems of Rockstar Games, developer of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) game series. The hack into Rockstar Games was discovered on September 19, 2022 after a user called teapotuberhacker posted on Grand Theft Auto game series fan site GTAForums: “Here are 90 footage/clips from GTA 6. It’s possible I could…

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13 Oct

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022: Using Strong Passwords and a Password Manager

Insights

The key behavior that we are highlighting this week for Cybersecurity Awareness Month is using strong passwords and a password manager. In today’s blog we interviewed NIST’s Connie LaSalle, a senior technology policy advisor, and she offers four specific ways to mitigate your cybersecurity risks online while discussing the importance of adopting strong passwords. Take a look at her responses to our questions below… This week’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme is using strong passwords and…

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13 Oct

What the Uber verdict means to CISOs: You’re (probably) not going to jail

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

There seem to be two reactions to the verdict in the Sullivan case. One reaction, often from CISOs already stressed by being outside the room where it happens, is to decide that being a CISO isn’t worth the risk – it already wasn’t worth the stress. If the title is really Chief Scapegoat Officer, it’s one thing to lose your job, but your freedom? That’s across the line. The second reaction seems to be nonchalant.…

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