Microsoft Expands Free Logging Capabilities for all U.S. Federal Agencies
Sunday, 25 February 2024
by Ayman Hamam
Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities to all U.S. federal agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit irrespective of the license tier, more than six months after a China-linked cyber espionage campaign targeting two dozen organizations came to light. “Microsoft will automatically enable the logs in customer accounts and increase the default log retention period from 90
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Agent Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations in Middle East, Africa, and U.S.
Sunday, 03 December 2023
by Ayman Hamam
In a recent analysis, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researcher Chema Garcia revealed a targeted cyber threat affecting organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. The unknown threat actor is distributing a sophisticated backdoor named Agent Racoon, developed using the .NET framework. The malware exploits the domain name service (DNS) protocol to
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