Recent Security News
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Wiz-Securonix Partnership Promises Unified Threat Detection
November 30, 2023 at 09:31AM Securonix and Wiz have partnered to offer a comprehensive security solution across cloud and on-premises environments. Their integrated system combines Wiz’s cloud analysis with Securonix’s threat detection to improve enterprises’ risk visibility and threat response. The goal is to enhance security teams’ abilities to detect threats and understand their impact…
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Google Unveils RETVec – Gmail’s New Defense Against Spam and Malicious Emails
November 30, 2023 at 08:30AM Google launched RETVec, a multilingual text vectorizer to enhance Gmail’s detection of harmful content such as spam and phishing emails. RETVec counters evasion tactics like typos or homoglyphs and supports over 100 languages. It improved spam detection by 38%, reduced false positives, and cut computational costs. Here are the key…
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Black Basta ransomware operation nets over $100M from victims in less than two years
November 30, 2023 at 08:24AM Since April 2022, the Black Basta ransomware group has amassed over $107 million, with at least 90 out of 300+ victims paying ransoms. Likely evolved from Conti, the group uses Qakbot for malware deployment and shares typical ransomware-as-a-service payment structures. Its breach of Capita sparked widespread legal action. Meeting Takeaways:…
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Rundown of Security News from AWS re:Invent 2023
November 30, 2023 at 08:12AM During AWS re:Invent 2023, Amazon Web Services announced new AI-focused features and security enhancements. It expanded Amazon GuardDuty with EC2 and ECS Runtime Monitoring for improved threat detection. AWS Secrets Manager now allows batch retrieval of secrets. AWS introduced generative AI into security tools like Amazon Inspector and Detective for…
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US Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixer Sinbad for Aiding North Korean Hackers
November 30, 2023 at 07:54AM The US Treasury imposed sanctions on Sinbad, a cryptocurrency mixer used by the North Korean hacker group Lazarus to launder millions in stolen funds, including significant portions from recent heists. Sinbad masks transactions and is linked to diverse illegal activities, continuing a pattern of financial crimes by Lazarus to fund…