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Kia denies facing $20M DoppelPaymer Ransomware Attack

Earlier last week Kia Motors USA was experiencing a nationwide IT outage. The outage started on 13th February when the Kia Owners Portal went offline and began displaying the following error message on their website: “Kia is experiencing an IT service outage that has impacted some internal networks.” As per BleepingComputer reports, Kia Motors USA had reportedly been with a DoppelPaymer…
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Microsoft launches Microsoft 365 Attack Simulation Training Capability

In a recent announcement, Microsoft said that certain subscribers to the Microsoft Defender for Microsoft 365 service can now access a new “attack simulation training” feature. The feature first introduced at the RSA conference last year has finally been made available to customers. The feature is a result of Microsoft collaborating with Terranova Security in an attempt to keep phishing…
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France President to shell out €1 billion to strengthen National Cybersecurity Strategy

Following ransomware attacks on two French hospitals late last month, French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to invest €1 billion in a national cybersecurity strategy. The hospital at Dax and Villefranche-sur-Saône were the two hospitals hit by a file-encrypting malware that blocked the telephone systems. This severely affected the patient care provided by both the hospitals. The…
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Solarigate attacks: Here’s what Microsoft wants you to do

Following the SolarWinds Orion-based software attack, Microsoft last month recommended security measures for IT pros to consider. Microsoft has been compiling a list of tips to identify such attacks at its Microsoft Security Response Center’s Solorigate page. The articles on security recommendations were mostly written by Alex Weinert, director of identity security at Microsoft.
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CISA and CrowdStrike Tools Make Detecting Compromised Microsoft 365 Accounts Easier

CISA and CrowdStrike Tools Make Detecting Compromised Microsoft 365 Accounts Easier The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released a PowerShell-based tool to help organizations detect compromised accounts and applications in Microsoft Azure and 365. Following the SolarWinds attack in late 2020, which used malicious SolarWinds files that could have given…
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Microsoft 365's Next Big Feature is Called Viva - The Intranet, Reborn

Microsoft 365’s Next Big Feature is Called Viva – The Intranet, Reborn Keeping employees engaged is a critical component to the long-term success of the individual but with resources often scattered to various ends of your intranet, finding content can be challenging. Microsoft is looking to tackle this problem with its new Employee Experience Platform or EXP for short. Microsoft…
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