Tag: network monitoring

  • Hacker News: Developing inside a virtual machine

    Source URL: https://blog.disintegrator.dev/posts/dev-virtual-machine/ Source: Hacker News Title: Developing inside a virtual machine Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text describes an individual’s experience setting up a secure and efficient development environment using a virtual machine (VM) on a MacBook Pro. It highlights the benefits of containerizing development tools and dependencies within…

  • The Register: Scattered Spider, BlackCat claw their way back from criminal underground

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/scattered_spider_blackcat_return/ Source: The Register Title: Scattered Spider, BlackCat claw their way back from criminal underground Feedly Summary: We all know by now that monsters never die, right? Two high-profile criminal gangs, Scattered Spider and BlackCat/ALPHV, seemed to disappear into the darkness like their namesakes following a series of splashy digital heists last year,…

  • Schneier on Security: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/iot-devices-in-password-spraying-botnet.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet Feedly Summary: Microsoft is warning Azure cloud users that a Chinese controlled botnet is engaging in “highly evasive” password spraying. Not sure about the “highly evasive” part; the techniques seem basically what you get in a distributed password-guessing attack: “Any threat actor…

  • CSA: Emulating Cryptomining Attacks: A Deep Dive into Resource Draining with GPU Programming

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/emulating-cryptomining-attacks-a-deep-dive-into-resource-draining-with-gpu-programming Source: CSA Title: Emulating Cryptomining Attacks: A Deep Dive into Resource Draining with GPU Programming Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text addresses the rising threat of cryptojacking in the context of cryptocurrency mining, outlining how attackers exploit organizational resources for malicious cryptomining activities. It provides a detailed explanation…

  • The Register: Marriott settles for a piddly $52M after series of breaches affecting millions

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/marriott_settlements_data_breaches/ Source: The Register Title: Marriott settles for a piddly $52M after series of breaches affecting millions Feedly Summary: Intruders stayed for free on the network between 2014 and 2020 Marriott has agreed to pay a $52 million penalty and develop a comprehensive infosec program following a series of major data breaches between…

  • The Register: How to spot a North Korean agent before they get comfy inside payroll

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/24/mandiant_north_korea_workers/ Source: The Register Title: How to spot a North Korean agent before they get comfy inside payroll Feedly Summary: Mandiant publishes cheat sheet for weeding out fraudulent IT staff Against a backdrop of rising exposure to North Korean agents seeking (mainly) US IT roles, organizations now have a cheat sheet to help…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Tightens Digital Defenses with Sweeping Security Overhaul

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/09/23/1841218/microsoft-tightens-digital-defenses-with-sweeping-security-overhaul?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Tightens Digital Defenses with Sweeping Security Overhaul Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has introduced a comprehensive set of security reforms and enhancements through its Secure Future Initiative, addressing previous criticisms regarding its security practices and infrastructure. Significant upgrades to its security systems and protocols…

  • Cloud Blog: UNC1860 and the Temple of Oats: Iran’s Hidden Hand in Middle Eastern Networks

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc1860-iran-middle-eastern-networks/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: UNC1860 and the Temple of Oats: Iran’s Hidden Hand in Middle Eastern Networks Feedly Summary: Written by: Stav Shulman, Matan Mimran, Sarah Bock, Mark Lechtik Executive Summary UNC1860 is a persistent and opportunistic Iranian state-sponsored threat actor that is likely affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security…