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Cybercriminals Weaponizing Ransomware Data for BEC Attacks

Attacked once, victimized multiple times: Data marketplaces are making it easier for threat actors to find and use data exfiltrated during ransomware attacks in follow-up attacks.

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Patch Madness: Vendor Bug Advisories Are Broken, So Broken

Duston Childs and Brian Gorenc of ZDI take the opportunity at Black Hat USA to break down the many vulnerability disclosure issues making patch prioritization a nightmare scenario for many orgs.

Software Supply Chain Chalks Up a Security Win With New Crypto Effort

GitHub, the owner of the Node Package Manager (npm), proposes cryptographically linking source code and JavaScript packages in an effort to shore up supply chain security.

Novel Ransomware Comes to the Sophisticated SOVA Android Banking Trojan

Unusually, SOVA, which targets US users, now allows lateral movement for deeper data access. Version 5 adds an encryption capability.

How to Clear Security Obstacles and Achieve Cloud Nirvana

Back-end complexity of cloud computing means there's plenty of potential for security problems. Here's how to get a better handle on SaaS application security.

Microsoft: We Don't Want to Zero-Day Our Customers

The head of Microsoft's Security Response Center defends keeping its initial vulnerability disclosures sparse — it is, she says, to protect customers.

Krebs: Taiwan, Geopolitical Headwinds Loom Large

During a keynote at Black Hat 2022, former CISA director Chris Krebs outlined the biggest risk areas for the public and private sectors for the next few years.

After Colonial Pipeline, Critical Infrastructure Operators Remain Blind to Cyber-Risks

In her keynote address at Black Hat USA 2022, Kim Zetter gives a scathing rebuke of Colonial Pipeline for not foreseeing the attack.

Supply Chain Security Startup Phylum Wins the First Black Hat Innovation Spotlight

Up-and-coming companies shoot their shot in a new feature introduced at the 25th annual cybersecurity conference.

Cyber-Insurance Fail: Most Businesses Lack Ransomware Coverage

Even among businesses with cyber insurance, they lack coverage for basic costs of many cyberattacks, according to a BlackBerry survey.