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iThreat’s new blog is for the community that wants to know more about DNS, but gets lost in the posts out there. The goal is to provide answers about domains, understanding about exposure during investigations, and knowledge along the way.
https://diggingdns.com/
“Bumble fumble: An API bug exposed personal information of users like political leanings, astrological signs, education, and even height and weight, and their distance away in miles.” #threatintelligence
Dating Site Bumble Leaves Swipes Unsecured for 100M Users
Bumble fumble: An API bug exposed personal information of users like political leanings, astrological signs, education, and even height and weight, an…
threatpost.com
“Jeff Bedser, CEO of IThreat, APTLD Member, and a prominent expert in DNS, presented on the nature and causes of DNS abuse and elaborated on possible avenues and practical solutions for ccTLDs to be able to cope with the challenge.” #threatintelligence
Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association
APTLD (Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association) is an organization for ccTLD (country-code Top Level Domain) registries in the Asia Pacific region
aptld.org
📄 #IGF2020 session report 📄
#WS317
DNS-Abuse in the Age of COVID-19: Lessons Learned
🔹 https://dig.watch/resources/igf-2020-ws-317-dns-abuse-age-covid-19-lessons-learned
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@ICANN
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@BedserJ – @iThreatInfo
@GoDaddy
@estodoubleshot
@intgovforum @igf_trust #trust #DNS #CyberSecurity
“​A ransomware group has now started to run Facebook advertisements to pressure victims to pay a ransom.” #threatintelligence
Ransomware gang hacks Facebook account to run extortion ads
​A ransomware group has now started to run Facebook advertisements to pressure victims to pay a ransom.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
CEO @BedserJ was the first of four panelists to join in on the discussion of Internet Governance Forum’s presentation on DNS-Abuse in the Age of COVID-19. #threatintelligence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1C-jTglPUo
“Cybersecurity tends to be a challenge even under normal circumstances. But the coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdown have created even greater obstacles for IT and security professionals. ” #threatintelligence
How to beef up cybersecurity in a remote work environment
The goal is to not only secure your remote devices and endpoints but to make that security part of your overall strategy, says NordVPN Teams.
www.techrepublic.com
We also discuss the recent thwarted insider malware attack at a major electric vehicle company. Check out what separated the thwarted attack from the successful ones. https://twitter.com/iThreatInfo/status/1311328990867656704
Did you miss our latest insider threats webinar? John “JT” Mendoza and Mike Gips discussed the Mallory, Manning, and Alexis cases and how to prevent them. There’s still time to view our recording! https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/oNU06TTXyvFzkCXOt4jbCRM7K7KqFeRu_au1MDei5E4KgIcwbY7ukdNPQ7EbCoA5.DFDNCbIdetxctDFo?startTime=1599764385000