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Microsoft Adds Default Protection Against RDP Brute-Force Attacks in Windows 11

By Ravie Lakshmanan — July 25th 2022 at 15:43
Microsoft is now taking steps to prevent Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) brute-force attacks as part of the latest builds for the Windows 11 operating system in an attempt to raise the security baseline to meet the evolving threat landscape. To that end, the default policy for Windows 11 builds – particularly, Insider Preview builds 22528.1000 and newer – will automatically lock accounts for 10
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Racoon Stealer is Back — How to Protect Your Organization

By The Hacker News — July 25th 2022 at 08:52
The Racoon Stealer malware as a service platform gained notoriety several years ago for its ability to extract data that is stored within a Web browser. This data initially included passwords and cookies, which sometimes allow a recognized device to be authenticated without a password being entered. Racoon Stealer was also designed to steal auto-fill data, which can include a vast trove of
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An Easier Way to Keep Old Python Code Healthy and Secure

By The Hacker News — July 22nd 2022 at 09:00
Python has its pros and cons, but it's nonetheless used extensively. For example, Python is frequently used in data crunching tasks even when there are more appropriate languages to choose from. Why? Well, Python is relatively easy to learn. Someone with a science background can pick up Python much more quickly than, say, C. However, Python's inherent approachability also creates a couple of
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