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GSA taps IBM to support next-generation federal travel and expense platform

GSA and IBM will start working with agencies this fiscal year to transition from the current platform, ETS2, to ETSNext. The post GSA taps IBM to support next-generation federal travel and expense platform first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Cybercriminals used a gaming engine to create undetectable malware loader

Threat actors are using an ingenious new way for covertly delivering malware to a wide variety of operating systems and platforms: they have created a malware loader that uses Godot Engine, an open-source game engine. The loader – dubbed GodLoader – is distributed through the Stargazers Ghost Network, an extensive network of GitHub accounts and repositories that provides malware distribution “as-a-Service”. According to Check Point researchers, over 17,000 machines have been infected with the malicious … More → The post Cybercriminals used a gaming engine to create undetectable malware loader appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ESET researchers analyze first UEFI bootkit for Linux systems

ESET Research has discovered the first UEFI bootkit designed for Linux systems, named Bootkitty by its creators. Researchers believe this bootkit is likely an initial proof of concept, and based on ESET telemetry, it has not been deployed in the wild. Bootkitty execution overview (Source: ESET) However, it is the first evidence that UEFI bootkits are no longer confined to Windows systems alone. The bootkit’s main goal is to disable the kernel’s signature verification feature … More → The post ESET researchers analyze first UEFI bootkit for Linux systems appeared first on Help Net Security.
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CrowdStrike avoids customer exodus after triggering global IT outage

The cybersecurity vendor reported $33.9 million in expenses related to the July 19 incident, which caused the company to swing to a loss.
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