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FCC approves Voluntary ‘Cyber Trust Mark’ For IoT Devices

FCC CHAIRWOMAN JESSICA ROSENWORCEL

The Federal Communications Commission voted to start a program for labeling wireless consumer Internet of Things products with strong cybersecurity. This means that products meeting these standards will have a “U.S Cyber Trust Mark” label, helping consumers make better choices and encouraging manufacturers to improve cybersecurity. The Commission has adopted …

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VCURMS and STRRAT Trojans deployed via AWS and GitHub

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FortiGuard Labs found a phishing campaign that tricks users into downloading a malicious Java downloader to spread new VCURMS and STRRAT remote access trojans. The attackers stored malware on public services like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GitHub to avoid detection. They used email as its command and control throughout …

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Microsoft addresses 59 CVEs its March 2024 Patch Tuesday

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No vulnerabilities being exploited this month- Microsoft’s security update for February 2024. March’s Patch Tuesday is not as severe as previous months. It addresses 60 vulnerabilities, with only two labeled as “critical.” In comparison, last month had over 70 security vulnerabilities. January and December had even fewer vulnerabilities, particularly when compared …

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NSA Launches Top 10 Cloud Security Mitigation Strategies

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The NSA released a list of ten recommended security strategies for cloud customers. The advisory, published on March 7, 2024, includes ten strategies for cloud security, identity and access management, data security practices, and network segmentation. CISA supported the NSA with six out of ten strategies for cybersecurity and infrastructure …

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French state services hit by ‘intense’ cyber attack

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“Multiple cyberattacks targeted various French government agencies since Sunday night, according to the prime minister’s office.” The French agencies likely faced DDoS attacks, but no specific details were provided by the minister’s office. Experts from the government have stated that the attacks were not complicated. They mentioned that familiar technical …

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InfoSecCon-2024
Shared responsibility is a must ensuring digital space safety

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Shared responsibilities must be ensured to save countries digital space safety speakers said this at “InfoSecCon-2024” held at Dhaka on 9 March, Saturday. The conference included topic based sessions and panel discussions on various topic where countries leading professionals were presents. S M Tofayel Ahmad, joint director, ICT, Bangladesh Bank …

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