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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations face an ever-growing array of security risks and IT threats. Ensuring business continuity in the face of risks such as ransomware, service downtime, etc., calls for a proactive approach to disaster recovery, which will help minimize data loss, enable maintaining critical operations, and allow swift recovery from disruptions. Also, with the introduction and widespread adoption of cloud computing and storage, Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) has emerged as a transformative solution.Within EC-Council’s latest whitepaper, “Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS): A Key to Cyber Resilience,” we embark on a journey to understanding…

The Travelers Companies announced Travelers Cyber Risk Services, a suite of capabilities added to all cyber liability policies designed to help lower both the risk of a cyberattack and the cost to recover from one. In addition to always-on threat monitoring and tailored alerts, key benefits of Travelers Cyber Risk Services include: Cyber Risk Dashboard: This 24/7 tool gives consumers the ability to monitor risks and track progress over time, view customized recommendations ranked by impact and access a network of preferred vendors that cover a wide range of cyber-related services. Expert Guidance: A dedicated team is available to provide…

Apple backported fixes for three actively exploited flaws to older devices Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2025 Apple backports three critical vulnerabilities actively exploited in attacks against older iOS and macOS models. Apple has backported fixes for three actively exploited vulnerabilities to older devices and OS versions. The three vulnerabilities are: CVE-2025-24085 (CVSS score: 7.3) – In January, Apple released security updates to address 2025’s first zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085, actively exploited in attacks targeting iPhone users. The vulnerability is a privilege escalation vulnerability that impacts the Core Media framework. The Apple Core Media framework supports multimedia tasks like playback, recording,…

Originally Aired on August 2, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: 00:00 – BHIS | Talkin’ Bout News 2021-08-02 — Gold Foil Hats 05:18 – Story # 1: https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-printnightmare-hack-grants-windows-admin-privileges 10:40 – Story # 2: https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-hit-with-record-eu-privacy-fine-11627646144 28:43 – LINK : Social Zombies – https://vimeo.com/6307559 31:54 – LINK: The Great Hack – https://youtu.be/iX8GxLP1FHo 32:24 – Story # 3: https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/solarmarker-infostealer-malware-once.html 43:58 – Story # 4: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/31/opinion/sunday/russia-ransomware-hacking.html 54:33 – [Post]Show Banter™ – Goldfoil Ready to learn more? Level up your skills with affordable classes from Antisyphon! Pay-What-You-Can Training Available live/virtual and on-demand

Understanding Today’s Privacy Landscape  In our interconnected world, data privacy has become increasingly important. The Cisco 2025 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, which gathered perspectives from 2,600+ privacy and security professionals across 12 countries, paints a dynamic picture of the state of privacy today. Ninety percent of organizations believe local data storage is inherently safer than globally distributed storage despite higher operational costs. However, 91% — a five-percentage point increase from the past year — recognize global providers are better positioned to safeguard their data. This reflects the compromise that businesses face when deciding where to store data: balancing the desire…

Over 400 billion PDF files were opened last year, and 16 billion documents were edited in Adobe Acrobat.  Over 87% of organizations use PDFs as a standard file format for business communication, making them ideal vehicles for attackers to hide malicious code. Malicious PDFs have been cyber criminals’ favorite gateways for years but have now become even more popular. While 68% of malicious attacks are delivered through email, PDF-based attacks now account for 22% of all malicious email attachments, according to Check Point Research. This makes them particularly insidious for businesses that share large quantities of these files in the…

The Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) was presented with an interesting threat chain and malware sample for analysis that involved a known cyberthreat along with some interesting twists in targeting and obfuscation. In this article, we’ll dissect the complex malware delivery chain and tactics. The focus will be on a multi-stage infection process involving Visual Basic Script (VBS), a batch file, and a PowerShell script, ultimately leading to the deployment of high-profile malware like DCRat or Rhadamanthys infostealer. Initial Infection: The Deceptive Email Attachment The infection begins with a seemingly innocuous email. The message contains a RAR archive attachment, cleverly…

In the cybersecurity landscape, the rapid advancement of technology has led to a surge in cyberthreat, due to the introduction of new attack surfaces and associated vulnerabilities. Thus, to safeguard critical network infrastructures, organizations need to implement a robust cyber threat data analysis framework. This process of threat intelligence capability involves evaluating policies, identifying vulnerabilities, and proactively analyzing threats. Within EC-Council’s latest whitepaper, “From Data to Defense: A Guide to Cyber Threat Analysis,” we aim to understand the overview of cyber threat data analysis, its relationship with threat intelligence, and its crucial role in strengthening cybersecurity. The whitepaper explores key…

Steam gift card scams have been among the most successful phishing scams in recent years and are expected to gain traction over the coming years. There are two main variants of this scam, and both involve receiving messages through Steam itself or other social apps, such as Discord, that are popular with gamers. In this post, we’ll review both variants, explain how they work, and offer tips on how to avoid them. Let’s start. The “friend” variant This Steam gift card scam begins with you receiving a message that appears to come from one of your friends on Steam or…