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Seventeen Critical-severity CVEs ready to deck your halls; also, new blog guidance for Windows Server admins

How many times have we read that paying a threat actor’s extortion demands only encourages more financially motivated crime and doesn’t ensure that the data won’t be retained or re-sold or leaked? Those making that argument appear to be generally correct, but are there exceptions? For years now, DataBreaches has gone back and forth between…

Darktrace has announced the proposed acquisition of UK-based incident investigation firm Cado Security, reportedly for up to $100 million.  The post Darktrace to Acquire Incident Investigation Firm Cado Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Joseph Cox reports: A hacking group that recently doxed hundreds of government officials, including from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has now built dossiers on tens of thousands of U.S. government officials, including NSA employees, a member of the group told 404 Media. The member said the group……

Security teams face growing demands with more tools, more data, and higher expectations than ever. Boards approve large security budgets, yet still ask the same question: what is the business getting in return? CISOs respond with reports on controls and vulnerability counts – but executives want to understand risk in terms of financial exposure, operational…

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