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December 27, 2024 View in your browser. Help Net Security weekly newsletter Latest news: Week in review: 48k Fortinet firewalls open to attack, attackers "vishing" orgs via Microsoft Teams North Korean IT workers are extorting employers, FBI warns Nearly half of CISOs now report to CEOs, showing their rising influence GUI frontends for GnuPG, the free implementation of the OpenPGP standard Deepfakes force a new era in fraud detection, identity verification New infosec products of the week: January 24, 2025 Juniper enterprise routers backdoored via "magic packet" malware Cisco fixes ClamAV vulnerability with available PoC and critical Meeting Management flaw SonicWall SMA appliances exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2025-23006) Defense strategies to counter escalating hybrid attacks Web Cache Vulnerability Scanner: Open-source tool for detecting web cache poisoning CISOs are juggling security, responsibility, and burnout Stratoshark: Wireshark for the cloud – now available! Mirai botnet behind the largest DDoS attack to date 48,000+ internet-facing Fortinet firewalls still open to attack China-aligned PlushDaemon APT compromises supply chain of Korean VPN Acronis CISO on why backup strategies fail and how to make them resilient Privacy professionals feel more stressed than ever Cybersecurity books on ransomware you shouldn't miss Ransomware attackers are "vishing" organizations via Microsoft Teams Scam Yourself attacks: How social engineering is evolving Addressing the intersection of cyber and physical security threats Fleet: Open-source platform for IT and security teams Cybersecurity jobs available right now: January 21, 2025 CERT-UA warns against "security audit" requests via AnyDesk Decentralization is happening everywhere, so why are crypto wallets "walled gardens"? AI-driven insights transform security preparedness and recovery One in ten GenAI prompts puts sensitive data at risk Videos: Funding soars in a milestone year for Israeli cybersecurity NDR's role in a modern cybersecurity stack Industry news: Aviat Networks enhances software cybersecurity offering Appdome Threat Dynamics analyzes and ranks mobile threats DigitalOcean Per-Bucket Access Keys boosts object storage security Bitsight Instant Insights accelerates vendor risk assessments Persona helps businesses detect and prevent AI-driven fraud Rimini Protect AHS safeguards against security breaches Lookout Mobile Intelligence APIs identifies cross-platform attacks DataDome DDoS Protect detects application layer-based threats Xona Platform simplifies user access deployment EnGenius Cloud Managed ESG320 VPN Router improves security and network performance Inversion6 launches service to help companies combat cyber threats Entrust unveils AI-powered facial biometric authentication capability Consilio Guided AI PrivDetect reduces privilege review time Copyright © 2025 Astus d.o.o. (Help Net Security), All rights reserved. You are receiving Help Net Security newsletter because you opted in at our web site located on www.helpnetsecurity.com. Help Net Security newsletter contains weekly overview of all the latest information security news. Our mailing address is: Astus d.o.o. (Help Net Security) Kastav Kastav 51215 Croatia Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list