Cybersecurity Essentials

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Cybersecurity is one of the hottest market for innovation and funding. These opportunities have given rise to a new ecosystem of security startups of which, some will emerge as new leaders in the years to come.

Top news of the week: 20.04.2021.

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Innovations And Trends

@hackernoon shared
On Apr 18, 2021
"Learning Cybersecurity: What is Risk Management?" by @twitter.com/AntWakVideos https://t.co/lGZau11pVQ #riskmanagement #cybersecurity
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Learning Cybersecurity: What is Risk Management?

Learning Cybersecurity: What is Risk Management?

Risk management incorporates the identification, investigation, and response to risk factors that makes part of the business lifecycle.

@LarryVNN shared
On Apr 15, 2021
RT @NSACyber: Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) cyber actors are exploiting five publicly known vulnerabilities to target U.S. and allied critical networks. Review our joint #cybersecurity guidance with @CISAgov and @FBI and apply the mitigations to stop them: https://t.co/rEC8AD7WdK https://t.co/qaIpDyMx7y
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Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Exploiting Five Publicly Known Vulnerabilities to Compromise U.S. and Allied Networks

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Exploiting Five Publicly Known Vulnerabilities to Compromise U.S. and Allied Networks

The National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) jointly released a Cybersecurity Advisory, ...

@hackernoon shared
On Apr 17, 2021
"4 Reasons To Learn Ethical Hacking" by @twitter.com/AntWakVideos https://t.co/LrKTGCs68M #cybersecurity #webapplicationsecurity
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4 Reasons To Learn Ethical Hacking

4 Reasons To Learn Ethical Hacking

In the digital world, cybersecurity and ethical hacking are arising as promising career options for IT professionals.

@DrInfoSec shared
On Apr 14, 2021
FBI blasts away web shells on US servers in wake of Exchange vulnerabilities https://t.co/Rgkh2tuZzb [kudos to the FBI... we can't have afford to leave unpatched servers at the mercy of the wind]
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FBI blasts away web shells on US servers in wake of Exchange vulnerabilities

FBI blasts away web shells on US servers in wake of Exchange vulnerabilities

Feds turn into cyberfirefighters and hose down the web shell bonfire raging on hundreds of unpatched Exchange servers.

@hackernoon shared
On Apr 19, 2021
"Top Free And Paid VPN Services In 2021" https://t.co/cMHpxl0uXm #vpn #security
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Top Free And Paid VPN Services In 2021

Top Free And Paid VPN Services In 2021

The VPN creates a secure connection over the Internet. In the simplest terms, it works as a tunnel between a computer and a server. Every time you go online...

@DrInfoSec shared
On Apr 19, 2021
Vaccination passport apps could help society reopen – first they have to be secure, private and trusted https://t.co/Fi0BGuxkuW [nicely written recap of key issues]
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Vaccination passport apps could help society reopen – first they have to be secure, private and trusted

Vaccination passport apps could help society reopen – first they have to be secure, private and trusted

How do you prove that people have been vaccinated without putting their privacy at risk? The technology and best practices to make it happen exist. It's far from clear, however, if they're ...

@hackernoon shared
On Apr 19, 2021
"3 Reasons Why Blockchain Won't #ReleaseTheKraken: An Interview with John Sebes of https://t.co/iR14HyDOk6" by @Mrbateman3131 https://t.co/EHEvh4VSq7 #blockchainvoting #decentralizedinternet
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Join the Movement

Join the Movement

You see, first, there is a set of technical problems needing to be solved to get beyond the hype, and they exist because of a conundrum that some local election officials (“LEOs”) …

@DrInfoSec shared
On Apr 15, 2021
RT @KimZetter: This action the feds did to remove the malicious shell code from infected Microsoft Exchange Servers is very similar to what they did with the Coreflood botnet a decade ago when they sent command to infected machine to kill botnet. https://t.co/ed2FYIl8YK https://t.co/mEtkhr4qeA
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Justice Department announces court-authorized effort to disrupt exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities

Justice Department announces court-authorized effort to disrupt exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities

Authorities have executed a court-authorized operation to copy and remove malicious web shells from hundreds of vulnerable computers in the United States