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Hacker Uses Verified Microsoft Account to Compromise Users

Microsoft has a badge, sort of like Twitter and just like Twitter, apparently these badges can be hacked. Security firm Proofpoint first discovered the attack involving three rogue apps which were impersonating single signon and online meeting apps. If the user installs these rogue apps, they ask for permissions to their Microsoft 365 account, which […]

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TSA Tells Airlines to Secure No-Fly-List

The TSA has issued a security directive to all US Airports and airlines telling them to tighten up their cybersecurity procedures. This after a Swiss researcher discovered an unprotected copy of the no-fly-list and other sensitive documents belonging to United Airlines feeder carrier CommuteAir. The researcher also said that he probably could have cancelled or […]

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Security News for the Week Ending January 27, 2023

Oh, Boy, Bad Day at Work – FAA NOTAM Failure Caused by Contractor Deleting Wrong Files The FAA is now saying that the NOTAM failure earlier this month that shut down air traffic for around 90 minutes was caused by human error. A contractor was trying to fix a synchronization problem between the primary and […]

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Ya Know Your Ransomware Response Strategy – It Probably Doesn’t Work Any More

Probably many of you have created an incident response plan and possibly you have tested it. But likely, that plan and test of it is based on the assumption that hackers are encrypting your data. The solution to that is effective backups. The problem with that is whether your backups really good and how long […]

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Password Managers

Simple title; not necessarily a simple question. The current spotlight is on LastPass and its parent company GoTo. As we know, LastPass was compromised over the summer, but, it appears from what we know, that even though the hackers stole some of the password vaults, assuming your master password was strong, we think you are […]

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