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Meet the shared responsibility model with new CIS resources

You can’t fulfill your end of the shared responsibility model if you don’t emphasize secure configurations. Depending on the cloud services you’re using, you’re responsible for configuring different things. Once you figure out those responsibilities, you then need to perform the hardening. Our guidance helps simplify the process. It explains how you can use the CIS Foundations Benchmarks to get started with identity and access management (IAM), logging and monitoring, and networking on the cloud … More → The post Meet the shared responsibility model with new CIS resources appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Week in review: Critical Zimbra RCE vulnerability exploited, Patch Tuesday forecast

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: October 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Recall can be recalled October arrived, and Microsoft started the month by announcing the release of Windows 11 24H2. The preview versions of this release have been in the news due to many innovations and one controversial feature. Critical Zimbra RCE vulnerability under mass exploitation (CVE-2024-45519) Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2024-45519, a critical Zimbra vulnerability … More → The post Week in review: Critical Zimbra RCE vulnerability exploited, Patch Tuesday forecast appeared first on Help Net Security.
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OSC launches $1 billion loan program to strengthen industrial base

The direct loans, ranging from $10 million to $150 million, will support the development of facilities producing technologies across 31 technology areas. The post OSC launches $1 billion loan program to strengthen industrial base first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Federal retirement backlog no longer top challenge for OPM, but IG says customer service issues remain

While there have been some improvements, OPM continues to face the challenge of addressing customer service satisfaction in federal Retirement Services. The post Federal retirement backlog no longer top challenge for OPM, but IG says customer service issues remain first appeared on Federal News Network.
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100+ domains seized to stymie Russian Star Blizzard hackers

Microsoft and the US Justice Department have seized over 100 domains used by Star Blizzard, a Russian nation-state threat actor. “Between January 2023 and August 2024, Microsoft observed Star Blizzard target over 30 civil society organizations – journalists, think tanks, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) core to ensuring democracy can thrive – by deploying spear-phishing campaigns to exfiltrate sensitive information and interfere in their activities,” Steven Masada, Assistant General Counsel at Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, explained. … More → The post 100+ domains seized to stymie Russian Star Blizzard hackers appeared first on Help Net Security.
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New infosec products of the week: October 4, 2024

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Balbix, Halcyon, Metomic, Red Sift, SAFE Security, Veeam Software, and Legit Security. SAFE X equips CISOs with integrated data from all their existing cybersecurity products SAFE X delivers CISOs real-time business impact insights into their cybersecurity posture, enabling better decision-making and risk prioritization. Powered by AI, it delivers instant answers on an organization’s cyber risk posture and offers personalized risk … More → The post New infosec products of the week: October 4, 2024 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ISC Stormcast For Friday, October 4th, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9166, (Fri, Oct 4th)

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