October 24, 2023 at 04:19PM Password manager 1Password is the second victim of Okta’s recent customer support breach. Okta, a cloud-based identity and access management service, suffered a cyberattack that compromised access to customer support systems, allowing the attacker to infiltrate some customers, including 1Password. Fortunately, no user or employee data was compromised. Okta has … Read more
October 24, 2023 at 04:23AM SANS has developed a training and certification program focused on cloud security. They are offering a free webinar called ‘Bridge to the Clouds: Unifying Worlds with Entra ID in Hybrid Landscapes’ on November 7th. The webinar will explore how Microsoft’s Entra ID improves identity and access management in hybrid cloud … Read more
October 18, 2023 at 08:15AM A new campaign called Qubitstrike has emerged, targeting exposed Jupyter Notebooks to mine cryptocurrency and breach cloud environments. The threat actor, likely from Tunisia, uses the Telegram API to steal credentials and launch the attack. The primary payload is a shell script that executes a cryptocurrency miner, establishes persistence, and … Read more
October 18, 2023 at 06:04AM Researchers have discovered a Tunisian hacker using Jupyter Notebook and malware to engage in cryptomining and compromise cloud systems. The incident highlights the importance of prioritizing cloud security as advanced productivity tools are increasingly adopted. Jupyter Notebook is an open-source platform for creating notebook documents that is used in data … Read more
October 16, 2023 at 03:07AM Zero trust, a security concept, is crucial for protecting cloud environments due to the increasing prevalence of data breaches and cyberattacks. Traditional security models that rely on securing the network perimeter are ineffective in cloud environments where data is dispersed and accessed from anywhere. Zero trust emphasizes continuous verification, least … Read more