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Cloud Blog: Make IAM for GKE easier to use with Workload Identity Federation

Nov 21, 2024

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/make-iam-for-gke-easier-to-use-with-workload-identity-federation/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Make IAM for GKE easier to use with Workload Identity Federation Feedly Summary: At Google Cloud, we work to continually improve our platform’s security capabilities to deliver the most trusted cloud. As part of this goal, we’re helping our users move away from less secure authentication methods such…

The Register: Five Scattered Spider suspects indicted for phishing spree and crypto heists

Nov 21, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/scattered_spider_suspects/ Source: The Register Title: Five Scattered Spider suspects indicted for phishing spree and crypto heists Feedly Summary: DoJ also shutters allleged crimeware and credit card mart PopeyeTools The US Department of Justice has issued an indictment that names five people accused of stealing millions in cryptocurrency – and we are told they…

CSA: How Can You Strengthen Google Workspace Security?

Nov 19, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.valencesecurity.com/resources/blogs/why-application-specific-passwords-are-a-security-risk-in-google-workspace Source: CSA Title: How Can You Strengthen Google Workspace Security? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the security risks related to Application-Specific Passwords (ASPs) in Google Workspace, emphasizing their vulnerabilities and the need for stronger authentication methods. It provides practical security tips to mitigate the risks associated…

CSA: The New NIST Password Guidelines & Cloud Security

Nov 13, 2024

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Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/what-do-the-new-nist-password-guidelines-mean-for-cloud-security Source: CSA Title: The New NIST Password Guidelines & Cloud Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an insightful overview of the evolution and modern challenges of password security, particularly in the context of cloud computing. The updates from NIST suggest a significant shift in password policy,…

The Register: Amazon confirms employee data exposed in leak linked to MOVEit vulnerability

Nov 12, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/12/amazon_moveit_breach/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon confirms employee data exposed in leak linked to MOVEit vulnerability Feedly Summary: Over 5 million records from 25 organizations posted to black hat forum Amazon employees’ data is part of a stolen trove posted to a cybercrime forum linked to last year’s MOVEit vulnerability.… AI Summary and…

The Register: Alleged Snowflake attacker gets busted by Canadians – politely, we assume

Nov 11, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/11/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Alleged Snowflake attacker gets busted by Canadians – politely, we assume Feedly Summary: Also: Crypto hacks will continue; CoD hacker gets thousands banned, and more in brief One of the suspected masterminds behind the widespread Snowflake breach has been arrested in Canada – but the saga isn’t over,…

The Register: Why the long name? Okta discloses auth bypass bug affecting 52-character usernames

Nov 4, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/04/why_the_long_name_okta/ Source: The Register Title: Why the long name? Okta discloses auth bypass bug affecting 52-character usernames Feedly Summary: Mondays are for checking months of logs, apparently, if MFA’s not enabled In potentially bad news for those with long names and/or employers with verbose domain names, Okta spotted a security hole that could…

Microsoft Security Blog: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network

Nov 1, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/31/chinese-threat-actor-storm-0940-uses-credentials-from-password-spray-attacks-from-a-covert-network/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network Feedly Summary: Since August 2023, Microsoft has observed intrusion activity targeting and successfully stealing credentials from multiple Microsoft customers that is enabled by highly evasive password spray attacks. Microsoft has linked the source…

Wired: Zero-Click Flaw Exposes Potentially Millions of Popular Storage Devices to Attack

Nov 1, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/synology-zero-click-vulnerability/ Source: Wired Title: Zero-Click Flaw Exposes Potentially Millions of Popular Storage Devices to Attack Feedly Summary: A vulnerability categorized as “critical” in a photo app installed by default on Synology network-attached storage devices could give attackers the ability to steal data and worse. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details…

Alerts: Foreign Threat Actor Conducting Large-Scale Spear-Phishing Campaign with RDP Attachments

Oct 31, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/31/foreign-threat-actor-conducting-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-rdp-attachments Source: Alerts Title: Foreign Threat Actor Conducting Large-Scale Spear-Phishing Campaign with RDP Attachments Feedly Summary: CISA has received multiple reports of a large-scale spear-phishing campaign targeting organizations in several sectors, including government and information technology (IT). The foreign threat actor, often posing as a trusted entity, is sending spear-phishing emails containing malicious…

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