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Akamai Security Research: Financial Services Continues Getting Bombarded with Credential Stuffing and Web Application Attacks

Welcome to the second State of the Internet / Security report of 2021. Whether you’re a new reader or someone who’s been reading for years, we’re glad you’re reading this issue. As always, we continuously strive to improve our work and bring you something new with every effort. You may remember our gaming security issue […]

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John Blackburn

Chairman of the Institute for Integrated Economic Research Executive Member, Australian Security Leaders Climate Group John is a consultant in the field of Defence and National Security. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW, the Institute For Regional Security, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation and the Australian Institute of Energy. He has

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WastedLoader’ Campaign Targets Unpatched IE Browsers

Bitdefender has released research on a new RIG Exploit Kit campaign targeting unpatched Internet Explorer web browsers. The campaign exploits VBScript vulnerabilities CVE-2019-0752 and CVE-2018-8174 to deliver a variant of WastedLocker minus the actual ransomware component. The new variant, dubbed WastedLoader by Bitdefender communicates with a C&C acting as a downloader for injecting various payloads

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Etay Maor

Senior Director Security Strategy at Cato Networks I am cybersecurity enthusiast with a track record both as an individual contributor and as a team and group manager. Passionate about security, threat intelligence, education and team work. I was honored to be chosen as one of 17 “IBM Rockstar Employees” by Business Insider.http://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-rock-star-employees-2015-4#dark-net-prowler-etay-maor-3 I have vast

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Mat Gangwer

Senior Director, Sophos Managed Threat Response Mat Gangwer, Senior Director, Sophos Managed Threat Response  stated “These vulnerabilities are significant and need to be taken seriously. They allow attackers to remotely execute commands on these servers without the need for credentials, and any threat actor could potentially abuse them. The broad installation of Exchange and its exposure

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Travis Reddy

Chief Executive Officer, DefendTex Pty Ltd A proven track record of delivering technical innovation, from conception to delivery across a broad spectrum of industries, including military, law enforcement, IT and retail. Specialties: Software development, research and development, video tracking, facial recognition, mobile applications, virtual reality  Mysec.TV Australian space launch capability – Rotating Detonation Engine Research

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Dr Tommaso Gagliardoni

Cryptography and Quantum Security Researcher I am a mathematician and computer security scientist, with a strong interest in cryptography and anonymity, and in quantum computing and quantum cryptography in particular. I am also a privacy hacktivist and public speaker, with connections to the world of cybersecurity and experience in network and system administration. I performed

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Algirde Pipikaite

Lead, Strategic Initiatives, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum Women in IT Security: Woman of Influence by SC Magazine, August 2019 | 100 Lithuanian Women of influence in business, politics and national security, July 2018 | Visiting Lecturer at Harvard University, Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology Executive Education | Visiting lecturer at Yale

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David Chadwick

Director – Identity & Biometrics, Asia Pacific at Unisys He is the Director for Identity and Biometrics for Unisys in Asia Pacific. He have overall responsibility for Unisys’ identity and biometric-related initiatives in the Asia Pacific region. This includes R&D, sales, consulting and delivery activities. Based in Canberra, Australia, I draw on a background that

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Terry Hartmann

Vice President, Asia Pacific at Cognitec Systems Terry’s technological insight is as acute today as it was 30 years ago when he first made an international name for himself in the application of biometrics and people identity management to national security issues. His advice is regularly sought by organizations worldwide, and he has been invited

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