Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2022

CISA added a Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-3493, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week added a Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-3493 , to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

Experts warn of a spike in the attacks that between August and October 2022 attempted to exploit a Realtek Jungle SDK RCE (CVE-2021-35394). Palo Alto Networks researchers reported that between August and October 2022 the number of attacks that attempted to exploit a Realtek Jungle SDK RCE ( CVE-2021-35394 ) (CVSS score 9.8)

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Our thanks to BSides Tallinn for publishing their outstanding choices of the Best of BSides 2021 videos on the Conferences’ YouTube channel. The post BSides Tallinn’s ‘Best Of BSides 2021’: BSides Berlin 2021 – Aditya K.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Q3 2021 brought two new DDoS attack vectors, potentially posing a serious threat, including for major web resources. The website of Brian Krebs , a well-known journalist in the field of information security, was also subjected to a brief, but powerful, M?ris — Infosecurity Magazine (@InfosecurityMag) July 26, 2021.

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Joseph Steinberg

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Rockville, MD – November 17, 2021 – Sepio Systems , the leader in Zero Trust Hardware Access (ZTHA), announced today that cybersecurity expert Joseph Steinberg has joined its advisory board. He is also the inventor of several information-security technologies widely used today; his work is cited in over 500 published patents.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, February 2021. The sudo vulnerability aka CVE-2001-3156 , seemed to go under the radar after it was announced and patches were released on 26th January 2021. Npower App Hack.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

For 2021, the judges took on a record number of submissions, identifying which products, people and companies stood out during a tumultuous year. Click here to see the full list of 2021 SC Award finalists. She also served as the deputy chief information officer of the White House.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Mirai -based Moobot botnet is rapidly spreading by exploiting a critical command injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-36260 , in the webserver of several Hikvision products. The Moobot was first documented by Palo Alto Unit 42 researchers in February 2021, the recent attacks demonstrated that its authors are enhancing their malware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 1, 2021

SALT LAKE CITY–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Venafi , the inventor and leading provider of machine identity management, today announced that the company’s Trust Protection Platform won the “Identity Management Platform of the Year” award in the 2021 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards. For more information, visit: www.venafi.com.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2021

On August 15, firmware security company IoT Inspector published details about the flaws. “On August 16th, three days ago, multiple vulnerabilities in a software SDK distributed as part of Realtek chipsets were disclosed by IoT Inspector Research Lab [1]. ” reported IoT Inspector. ” states SAM experts.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

CURA is a web-based software that manages enterprise risks, project risks, incidents, business continuity, compliance, and information security. Read more: Top Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Tools & Software for 2021. Also read: IoT Devices a Huge Risk to Enterprises. Learn more about Qualys. Visit website.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. In mid-2021, Qihoo 360 researchers reported that the botnet was composed of more 1.5 million infected systems, most of them in China (830,000). ” concludes the report.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. The UK Security Service MI5 said 10,000 staff from every UK government department and from important UK industries have been lured by fake LinkedIn profiles.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Cisco Talos experts disclose details of several critical flaws in a router monitoring application developed by industrial and IoT firm Advantech. Cisco Talos researchers discovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in the R-SeeNet application developed by industrial and IoT firm Advantech.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Resecurity notified TP-Link on November 19th 2021, and received acknowledgment the very next day. Ongoing attacks were discovered by Resecurity’s researchers while monitoring the activity of a threat actor know for targeting networks and IoT devices since early October 2021.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 21, 2022

Sunil Cheruvu, Chief IoT/Edge Security Architect, and Senior Principal Engineer, Intel Corporation. The post Purdue University’s CERIAS 2021 Security Symposium – Panel Discussion: ‘Trusted Microelectronics: The Base Upon Which All Connections Are Built’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers discovered a new variant of the Zerobot botnet (aka ZeroStresser) that was improved with the capabilities to target more Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Adopt a comprehensive IoT security solution. The IT giant is tracking this cluster of threat activity as DEV-1061.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, January 2021. Cyber Security Careers Advice. I also updated the Cyber Security Careers Advice page on The IT Security Expert website. Stay safe and secure.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

Microsoft in November fended off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in its Azure cloud that officials said was the largest ever recorded, the latest in a wave of record attacks that washed over the IT industry in the second half of 2021. IoT Devices Multiply Attacks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

The botnet targets multiple vulnerabilities in popular IoT devices, including the above issues. Since March 2023, Unit 42 researchers have observed a variant of the Mirai botnet spreading by targeting tens of flaws in D-Link, Zyxel, and Netgear devices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 13, 2021

CAP information security practitioners champion system security commensurate with organizations’ missions and risk tolerance while meeting legal and regulatory requirements. On August 15, 2021, the (ISC)² certification exam for CAP was updated. What started out as certification primarily for U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Below is the list of exploit payloads added to the bot: D-Link: CVE-2015-1187 , CVE-2016-20017 , CVE-2020-25506 , and CVE-2021-45382. “IZ1H9, a Mirai variant, infects Linux-based networked devices, especially IoT devices, turning them into remote-controlled bots for large-scale network attacks.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A new Linux malware dubbed Shikitega leverages a multi-stage infection chain to target endpoints and IoT devices. Researchers from AT&T Alien Labs discovered a new piece of stealthy Linux malware, dubbed Shikitega, that targets endpoints and IoT devices.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices. “Keksec’s EnemyBot appears to be just starting to spread, however due to the authors’ rapid updates, this botnet has the potential to become a major threat for IoT devices and web servers. LFI CVE-2018-16763 Fuel CMS 1.4.1

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2024

It attacked Bangkok Airways, a major airline company in Thailand, in September 2021, Israeli aerospace and defense firm E.M.I.T Aviation Consulting in October 2021, Kuwait Airlines in June 2022 and Air Albania in 2023 with the most recent update in March 2024.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2021

This week, IoT company Sierra Wireless disclosed a ransomware attack that hit its internal IT systems on March 20 and disrupted its production. ” Due to these disruptions caused by the ransomware attack, the company is withdrawing the First Quarter 2021 guidance it provided on February 23, 2021. ” . .

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) helps thousands of organizations around the world to better understand and improve their information security posture. It recently announced it is making new, bold pushes relating to information security and privacy for 2021 and beyond. Securing emerging technologies.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Kaspersky’s own research found that as of 2021 91% of global medical providers had implemented telehealth capabilities. Now, more than two years since the start of the pandemic, some of the homebrew telehealth projects have since grown and become more stable and secure. In 2021, the situation did not improve.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Microsoft experts believe that threat actors behind a malicious campaign aimed at Indian critical infrastructure earlier this year have exploited security flaws in a now-discontinued web server called Boa. The experts pointed out that Boa has been discontinued since 2005. ”reads the report published by Recorded Future.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This affected all levels of the cybersecurity landscape, and it has had a particularly broad impact for those in the C-Suite, specifically, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). For example, the Internet of Things (IoT) will grow to include the entire agricultural industry.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 27, 2021

Registration for the 11th annual (ISC)² Security Congress is now open! The renowned global three-day conference, focused on continuing education for cybersecurity professionals and information security specialists, will be hosted as a hybrid event for the first time in 2021. Register today! Visit [link] for more details.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 28, 2021

And not only work-from-home (WFH) employees have been affected, but also those mobile workers and all the contracted workers and supply chain workers who have largely been going under the radar of CISOs and information security departments for the past two to three decades. Believe that you have no AI use to worry about?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

A 2021 report on data breaches found that stolen credentials were the initial attack vector used in 61 percent of breaches. Using stolen passwords is an easy way to masquerade as a genuine user and access sensitive information or infiltrate deeper into your network. IoT Devices. Stolen Credentials. Conclusion.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A critical issue, tracked as CVE-2021-36260, affects more than 70 Hikvision device models and can allow attackers to take over them. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-36260, affects more than 70 Hikvision camera and NVR models and can allow attackers to take over the devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, IoT).

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 13, 2021

The post Intrigue Raises $2M to Secure the Enterprise through Attack Surface Management appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 24, 2021

Tue, 08/24/2021 - 07:28. Take the Chief Information Officer (CIO) as an example. Years before the pandemic struck, organizations first began adding Internet of Things (IoT) along with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to their networks. But they didn’t always take the proper precautions to secure those devices.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2021

Taiwanese vendor QNAP addressed a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-28809, that could be exploited to compromise vulnerable NAS devices. Taiwanese vendor QNAP fixed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-28809 , that could be exploited by attackers to compromise vulnerable NAS devices.

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