Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Netlab 360 observed unidentified threat actors using a new backdoor based on the US CIA’s Project Hive malware suite. Researchers from Qihoo Netlab 360 reported that unidentified threat actors using a new backdoor based on the US CIA’s Project Hive malware suite. ” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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Google Security

AUGUST 24, 2022

Posted by Pedro Barbosa, Security Engineer, and Daniel Bleichenbacher, Software Engineer Paranoid is a project to detect well-known weaknesses in large amounts of crypto artifacts, like public keys and digital signatures. Why the Project? Note, the project is intended to be light in its use of computational resources.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The OpenSSL Project disclosed a serious security vulnerability in TLS/SSL toolkit that exposes users to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The OpenSSL Project warned of a ‘high-severity’ security vulnerability in the TLS/SSL toolkit that exposes users to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. 509 certificates.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The below list covers the key professional bodies and certifications to consider as part of an IT Audit career. The post List of IT Audit Professional Bodies & Certifications appeared first on Security Boulevard. Academic study is also very valuable, in particular any bachelors or masters degree.

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InfoWorld on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Yet I’ve also recommended projects like Kubernetes precisely because of their foundation-led community support. There is no obvious reason they should’ve succeeded, yet 10 years in , ISRG’s Let’s Encrypt has issued more than one billion certificates to secure more than 360 million websites.

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BH Consulting

APRIL 17, 2024

Industry experience and certifications may be considered in lieu. Professional security certification, such as Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) etc. Cybersecurity certification such as CISM, CISSP is desirable. is required. Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework is required.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

What is the CDPSE certification? The Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) certification focuses on the implementation of privacy solutions, from both a technical and governance perspective. The organization rolled out the new certification because of what they perceived as a gap in the industry landscape.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

GitHub, the popular software development platform, announced on Monday that it had suffered a cyberattack in December 2022 and that during the attack, three digital certificates used for the company's Desktop and Atom applications were stolen by unknown threat actors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The decision to authorize (or not) an information system to operate within an organization is the result of an on-going project that needs to be dealt effectively to be successful and prevent your business from being exposed to unwanted threats. What is more, the (ISC)² CAP certification meets the requirements of Directive 8570.1

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Google Security

MARCH 9, 2021

Today we welcome the announcement of sigstore , a new project in the Linux Foundation that aims to solve this issue by improving software supply chain integrity and verification. We understand long-term key management is hard, so we've taken a unique approach of issuing short-lived certificates based on OpenID Connect grants.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2022

Digital Currency Hit by Expired Certificate — Root Cause for Prolonged Outage. A major part of the fix was better certificate management. “As How to deal with expired certificates. Proper and timely renewal of expired certificates is key to mitigating man-in-the-middle attacks , notes Savla. brooke.crothers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The OpenSSL project fixed two high-severity flaws in its cryptography library that can trigger a DoS condition or achieve remote code execution. The OpenSSL project has issued security updates to address a couple of high-severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-3602 and CVE-2022-3786 , in its cryptography library. through 3.0.6

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The OpenSSL Project addressed three vulnerabilities, including two denial-of-service (DoS) issues and a bug in the SSLv2 rollback protection. The OpenSSL Project released security patches to address three vulnerabilities, two denial-of-service (DoS) flaws, and an incorrect SSLv2 rollback protection issue. OpenSSL versions 1.0.2x

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The OpenSSL Project team has released the patch for a significant security vulnerability identified within version 3 of the OpenSSL library. This vulnerability does not affect Sectigo certificates in any way, and therefore, no certificates need to be revoked or replaced. character (decimal 46) on the stack. CVE-2022-3602 (X.509

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The OpenSSL project has rolled out fixes to contain two high-severity flaws in its widely used cryptography library that could result in a denial-of-service (DoS) and remote code execution. 509 certificate verification by supplying a specially-crafted email

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 6, 2022

You’ll find online communication courses that teach you how to use your spoken and written communication to influence people and impact projects. Getting Your Certifications. There is now a wide range of different certifications available within the cybersecurity industry.

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Google Security

JANUARY 13, 2023

Google includes or removes CA certificates within the Chrome Root Store as it deems appropriate for user safety in accordance with our policies. The selection and ongoing inclusion of CA certificates is done to enhance the security of Chrome and promote interoperability.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 12, 2023

This article will provide an overview of the best cybersecurity certifications in 2023 and where you can sign up for them. Why are cybersecurity certifications important? Cybersecurity certifications are important to validate the skills and knowledge of professionals working in the sector.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates are what cause your browser to display a padlock icon, indicating that your connection to a websites is secure. Although the padlock may soon be hidden from view , certificates aren’t going anywhere. What is the purpose of SSL certificates? How do SSL certificates work?

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SC Magazine

MARCH 9, 2021

The Linux Foundation is launching “sigstore,” a free-to-use software signing certificate authority open to all developers. ( “Peace, Love, and Linux” by kino-eye is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ). The sigstore project opens with Google, Purdue University and Red Hat as founding members.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

However, for those that are already up close and personal with the world of cryptography and certificate authorities (CAs), let’s crack on. Cert-manager is an open source project— originally created by Jetstack —that manages X.509 509 certificates specifically for cloud native Kubernetes or OpenShift environments.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 25, 2023

Amidst this evolving landscape, attaining a cybersecurity certification continues to be an invaluable asset, opening doors to a variety of opportunities and equipping people with the knowledge, skills, and credentials necessary to safeguard critical information and navigate the realm of cyber threats. Here are some excellent examples.

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 4, 2019

We're talking about the events in Vegas, the ongoing Project Svalbard process, some very screwy messaging about certificates from Sectigo and the Irish government coming on board HIBP. I'm a bit late with this week's update but I thought I'd catch up with Scott Helme and do the video together.

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BH Consulting

APRIL 21, 2021

It decided to come to BH Consulting, as a trusted professional security provider, to guide it along the journey to ISO 27001 certification. Following the project, Our Tandem was fully prepared for its certification audit which it subsequently passed with flying colours. Outcome of ISO 27001 Certification.

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Notice Bored

JULY 25, 2022

The promo contrasts SOC2 against '27001 certification, explaining why they chose ‘27001 to gain some specific advantages such as GDPR compliance - and fair enough. The eventual marketing/promotional value of ‘27001 certification is worth thinking-through. how will the ISMS implementation project affect the workforce? I get that.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 5, 2022

However, as the article notes, many projects are open source. The liquidity of the project goes up as a result. Anyone who bought into the project is left with worthless tokens. A project called Arbix Finance has indeed pulled its site and deleted its Twitter. Do not engage, or interact, with this project.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2022

The kernel rootkit employed by the threat actors is signed with a stolen digital certificate, which is the same certificate used by the Winnti cyberespionage group. The malware uses a code based on an open-source project published by a Chinese developer to hide registry keys from users using Microsoft’s Registry Editor.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 21, 2022

Despite all the emphasis around the shift from SHA-1 to SHA-2, 35% of websites were still utilizing SHA-1 certificates as of November 2016, according to research from Venafi in 2017. The presence of wildcard SSL certificates. How can we cancel expired certificates? Website being restricted by common web browsers. Crypto-agility.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2021

509 v3 certificates, and other security standards. The vulnerability was discovered by Project Zero researchers Tavis Ormandy. Applications using NSS for certificate validation or other TLS, X.509, Applications using NSS can support SSL v3, TLS, PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11, PKCS #12, S/MIME, X.509

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It began as an internal project and morphed into this behemoth of a public knowledge base that numerous security vendors and consultants have picked up. Give your career a boost with top security certifications: Who they're for, what they cost, and which you need. More on that in a moment.). Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2021

This tripling will be a phenomenal feat to achieve in the next four years and relies upon IoT projects that are currently planned or under development to mature quickly. There are several steps – from prototype to production – businesses can take to speed up their IoT projects (no matter what the application or device might be).

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 19, 2022

cert-manager Graduates to CNCF Incubating Project. Through the project, we’ll be looking to offer solutions to complex cloud native security problems without inhibiting innovation. 509 certificates to authenticate and secure communication between Kubernetes workloads, containers, clusters and microservices. brooke.crothers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 18, 2022

Engaging in advanced certification programs and gaining new credentials may make them stand out. Professionals may protect projects’ endpoints and minimize potential threats with digital security systems. They can increase their chances of moving up the ladder by saying yes to new projects.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Attackers might potentially steal code signing certificates from legitimate developers, granting them the opportunity to release code under a trusted creator's name and enabling them to distribute malware to a greater number of victims. Check the validity of the code signing certificates. Control the code signing process.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2019

Threat actors targeted two high-profile PGP project contributors with the intent to poison certificates used by the SKS keyserver network. . Contributors to the PGP protocol GnuPG claim that threat actors are “poisoning” their certificates, this means that attackers spam their certificate with a large number of signatures.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The initiatives include scholarship funding and the creation of a cybersecurity minor for students and a cybersecurity certificate program for the broader community. Duke University runs a 10-week project-based summer coding experience for undergraduate students.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

The threat actor also setup a leak site on the Tor network reporting a countdown of about 28 days before the beginning of the public negotiations.

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