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Microsoft update on brute force and password spraying activity

Microsoft update on brute force and password spraying activity
Categories: Cyber Security

The NCSC has issued advice to UK organisations following an update from Microsoft on malicious cyber campaigns.On Friday 25th June Microsoft revealed that it had identified new activity from an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) known as NOBELIUM targeting organisations globally.The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center says that this activity was mostly unsuccessful.The NCSC has observed an increase in activity as part of …

NSA, Cybercom Leader Says Efforts Have Expanded

NSA, Cybercom Leader Says Efforts Have Expanded
Categories: Information Operations

By David Vergun, DOD News Adversaries have heavily invested in cyberspace operations and capabilities. As such, cyber operations, cybersecurity and information operations are increasingly important to the joint force, said the commander of U.S. Cyber Command, who's also the director of the National Security Agency. "The scope of what we need to defend and protect has dramatically expanded," Army Gen. …

Updated NCSC Device Security Guidance

Updated NCSC Device Security Guidance
Categories: Cyber Security

Updated Guidance for organisations on how to choose, configure and use devices securely Securing your devices is an essential part of guarding your organisation against a variety of threats which herald primarily from the internet. How exactly should you go about securing these devices, which include mobile phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, and even other connected devices? When you begin to …

DOD Wants Partners to Up Their Cybersecurity Game, Official Says

DOD Wants Partners to Up Their Cybersecurity Game, Official Says
Categories: Cyber Security

By Terri Moon Cronk, DOD News The Defense Department wants to help its partner contractors, large and small, become better at their own cybersecurity efforts, the deputy assistant of defense for cyber policy said yesterday. "We definitely want to make sure that size is not an obstacle to working with the Defense Department," Mieke Eoyang said at the Defense One …

NCSC Weekly Threat Report 25th June 2021

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Categories: Cyber Security

In this week's Threat Report: 1. Unsecured servers and cloud services leave networks exposed to cyber attacks 2. More than 700 data breaches reported by councils in 2020 Unsecured servers and cloud services leave networks exposed to cyber attacks New Analysis by Zscaler of 1500 corporate networks found exposed servers, ports and cloud services in the hundreds of thousands. The research also found over 200,000 unpatched common vulnerabilities …

High-Level Member of Hacking Group Sentenced to Prison for Scheme that Compromised Tens of Millions of Debit and Credit Cards

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Cyber Security Bad Practices

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