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Security focuses on threats. Resilience measures response and survival is the ultimate goal. That’s the mindset shift boards need. Reporting 1,200 blocked phishing attempts says nothing. But telling the board …
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Aisuru Botnet Shifts from DDoS to Residential Proxies – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
Aisuru, the botnet responsible for a series of record-smashing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks this year, recently was overhauled to support a more low-key, lucrative and sustainable business: Renting hundreds of …
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10 npm Packages Caught Stealing Developer Credentials on Windows, macOS, and Linux
by David Walker
Oct 29, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 10 malicious npm packages that are designed to deliver an information stealer targeting Windows, Linux, and …
Contractors often bypass internal safety controls, creating risks that paperwork can’t catch. Most incidents come from expired training or missed verification. Real-time tracking and system integration are key to closing …
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Why do we need a “positive duty” to prevent harm? – SafetyAtWorkBlog
by David Walker
In 2023, a Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability recommended that the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992 be amended to introduce …
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Scammers try to trick LastPass users into giving up credentials by telling them they’re dead
by David Walker
However, Roger Grimes, data-driven defense CISO advisor at KnowBe4, said it’s “far from” the oddest phishing lure he’s seen; social engineering is involved in up to 90% of all successful …
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Canada Fines Cybercrime Friendly Cryptomus $176M – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
Financial regulators in Canada this week levied $176 million in fines against Cryptomus, a digital payments platform that supports dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services. The …
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Smishing Triad Linked to 194,000 Malicious Domains in Global Phishing Operation
by David Walker
Oct 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Cybercrime The threat actors behind a large-scale, ongoing smishing campaign have been attributed to more than 194,000 malicious domains since January 1, 2024, targeting …
In Part One of this three part article about number #8 on OSHA’s annual top 10 list of their most cited standards, we started off by talking about operator training …