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  • NCSC Feed: The problems with forcing regular password expiry

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    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/problems-forcing-regular-password-expiry Source: NCSC Feed Title: The problems with forcing regular password expiry Feedly Summary: Why the NCSC decided to advise against this long-established security guideline. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article discusses the shift away from mandatory password expiry policies, advocating instead for user-friendliness and better detection methods to improve security.…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Phishing campaign impersonates Booking .com, delivers a suite of credential-stealing malware

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/13/phishing-campaign-impersonates-booking-com-delivers-a-suite-of-credential-stealing-malware/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Phishing campaign impersonates Booking .com, delivers a suite of credential-stealing malware Feedly Summary: Starting in December 2024, leading up to some of the busiest travel days, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a phishing campaign that impersonates online travel agency Booking.com and targets organizations in the hospitality industry. The…

  • Hacker News: ESP32 Undocumented Bluetooth Commands: Clearing the Air

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    Source URL: https://developer.espressif.com/blog/2025/03/esp32-bluetooth-clearing-the-air/ Source: Hacker News Title: ESP32 Undocumented Bluetooth Commands: Clearing the Air Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text addresses security concerns related to undocumented HCI commands in the ESP32 Bluetooth controller, dismissing claims of a backdoor while outlining the nature of these commands and their implications for security.…

  • The Register: Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime ‘affiliates’ have commoditized ransomware

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/commoditization_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime ‘affiliates’ have commoditized ransomware Feedly Summary: Which is why taking down chiefs and infra behind big name brand operations isn’t working Interview There’s a handful of cybercriminal gangs that Jason Baker, a ransomware negotiator with GuidePoint Security, regularly gets called in to respond…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/06/cisa-releases-three-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released three Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on March 6, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-065-01 Hitachi Energy PCU400 ICSA-25-065-02 Hitachi Energy Relion 670/650/SAM600-IO  ICSA-25-037-02 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure (Update…

  • Anton on Security – Medium: A Fair Weather SOC: 5 Signs It’s Time to Panic (and Fix It!)

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    Source URL: https://medium.com/anton-on-security/a-fair-weather-soc-5-signs-its-time-to-panic-and-fix-it-93c2bd8e0ed9?source=rss—-8e8c3ed26c4c—4 Source: Anton on Security – Medium Title: A Fair Weather SOC: 5 Signs It’s Time to Panic (and Fix It!) Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the concept of a “fair-weather SOC” (Security Operations Center) which is inadequately prepared for real security incidents, likening it to compliance-driven…

  • The Register: Ransomware criminals love CISA’s KEV list – and that’s a bug, not a feature

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/28/cisa_kev_list_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware criminals love CISA’s KEV list – and that’s a bug, not a feature Feedly Summary: 1 in 3 entries are used to extort civilians, says new paper Fresh research suggests attackers are actively monitoring databases of vulnerabilities that are known to be useful in carrying out ransomware…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Two Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/27/cisa-releases-two-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Two Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released two Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on February 27, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-058-01 Schneider Electric Communication Modules for Modicon M580 and Quantum Controllers  ICSMA-25-058-01 Dario Health…