eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 21, 2023

Here’s a roundup of the week’s major vulnerabilities that security teams should mitigate or patch. A few small errors in the implementation of AES Encryption allows for unauthenticated ACE, and the security firm GreyNoise notes a significant spike in attackers trying to exploit this vulnerability.

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Encryption Cybersecurity Security Defenses Software 80

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2024

These devices exist outside of direct corporate management and provide a ransomware gang with unchecked platforms for encrypting data. Ransomware remains just one of many different threats and as security teams eliminate key vectors of attack, adversaries will shift tactics. How does remote encryption work?

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Ransomware Encryption IoT VPN 112

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

We’ve compiled some recently active vulnerabilities — both old and new — for security teams to monitor, mitigate, patch, or even remove from your infrastructure altogether. August 21, 2023 Ivanti finds another vulnerability For the third time in a month, Ivanti’s has reported a vulnerability in a mobile device management platform.

VPN 70

VPN Authentication Mobile Firewall 70

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Ransomware is a sly, silent, and vicious criminal. It quietly makes its way past your security defenses into the heart of your data and keeps it hostage until you pay a ransom. To defend against it you need to understand how you get ransomware in the first place?

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Ransomware Security Defenses 40

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

An old Microsoft Windows spooler flaw is added to the CISA KEV list, and the Cactus Ransomware gang currently pursues unfixed Qlik Sense servers with a vulnerability patched in September 2023. Only after additional testing in May 2023 did Brocade accept the vulnerabilities existed, but did not issue patches until December 2023.

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Firewall Software Ransomware Penetration Testing 93

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware divya Thu, 02/16/2023 - 06:10 Ransomware perpetrators are adopting more sophisticated attack techniques with much success. The problem is that businesses are not yet aware of double or triple extortion ransomware and how these tactics can affect their data protection strategies.

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Ransomware Encryption Backups Cyber Insurance 71

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for September 2023 includes 59 vulnerabilities, five of them rated critical and two currently being exploited in the wild. The two vulnerabilities currently being exploited are CVE-2023-36761 , an information disclosure flaw in Microsoft Word with a CVSS score of 6.2;

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Engineering Security Defenses Risk Cybersecurity 105

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Akira ransomware vulnerabilities have also surfaced in older Cisco products, and SolarWinds patched some remote code execution flaws in its Access Rights Manager product. Your IT teams should regularly check your vendors’ security bulletins for any vulnerability news or updates. The vulnerabilities affect version v2023.2

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VPN DNS Ransomware Software 98

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 29, 2024

The problem: Mandiant revealed possible 2021 exploitation by Chinese espionage attackers for CVE-2023-34048, an out-of-bounds weakness in protocol implementation first publicly reported in October 2023. The fix: Deploy the Apache security upgrades available since November 2023.

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Software Authentication CSO Accountability 88

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

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Internet Internet Cybersecurity Malware 72

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 19, 2024

Frequent Ransomware Target QNAP Discloses 3 Vulnerabilities Type of vulnerability: Improper authentication, injection vulnerability, SQL injection (SQLi). Ransomware gangs, notably Deadbolt, Checkmate, and Qlocker, actively targeted QNAP vulnerabilities in the past. The vulnerability, CVE-2023-48788 , earns a critical CVSS score of 9.8

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Authentication VPN Software DDOS 102

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Network security is another big theme this week: Whether it’s a VPN connection or an enterprise-grade networking platform, patch management solutions typically won’t update network devices, so admins may need to keep an eye on any flaws there too. score of 9.8 out of 10.0, are format string vulnerabilities. 31 and updated Sept.

VPN 109

VPN Firmware Authentication Phishing 109

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Akira ransomware group made news too, expanding its attacks to include Linux-based systems, and Trend Micro issued a fix for a zero-day vulnerability in its Apex One endpoint security tools. An attacker can use policies for scheduled security scans to run a pipeline in GitLab, posing as another user. severity rating.

Ransomware 99

Ransomware Antivirus Penetration Testing Telecommunications 99

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

September 29, 2023 Patch WS_FTP Now: 10 / 10 RCE Vulnerability Revealed Type of attack: Attackers can exploit unpatched vulnerabilities to perform remote code execution (RCE), directory traversal, cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection , cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and file enumeration attacks. RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-42117 = 8.1

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DDOS Encryption Software Ransomware 97

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

CSP’s Professional Security Expertise CSPs’ professional security expertise substantially contributes to the security capabilities and improvement of the general resilience of cloud storage. They cited lower risk, enhanced security, and cost savings as they go through migration.

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Risk Backups Encryption DDOS 118

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization Get the Free Cybersecurity Newsletter Strengthen your organization's IT security defenses by keeping up to date on the latest cybersecurity news, solutions, and best practices. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Software 128

Software Phishing Mobile Threat Detection 128

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

sectors in 2023, which raised concerns about its main goal: a widespread disruption. Analysts and security software frequently struggle to spot malicious activity disguised as normal ones, complicating intrusion detection and mitigation efforts. Want to strengthen your organization’s digital defenses?

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Internet Internet Cybersecurity Network Security 104

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

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Penetration Testing Social Engineering Software Cyber Attacks 103

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

23, 2023 Read next: Vulnerability Patching: How to Prioritize and Apply Patches Is the Answer to Vulnerabilities Patch Management as a Service? Get the Free Cybersecurity Newsletter Strengthen your organization's IT security defenses by keeping up to date on the latest cybersecurity news, solutions, and best practices.

Software 87

Software Mobile IoT Antivirus 87

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. 2023 cybersecurity issues will continue: Weak IT fundamentals, poor cybersecurity awareness, and ransomware will still cause problems and make headlines.

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Cybersecurity CISO Government Technology 139

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 12, 2023

Trellix researchers are disclosing a number of critical data center power management platform vulnerabilities at DEFCON 2023 today. Here are the vulnerabilities they discovered, including their CVEs, CVSS scores, and a brief description of each: CyberPower DCIM: CVE-2023-3264: Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CVSS 6.7)

Authentication 91

Authentication Spyware DDOS Cybersecurity 91

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Two common examples of the use of malicious encryption include ransomware and encrypted communications with command and control servers. Ransomware attackers will use encryption programs to lock hard drives, folders, and data to prevent legitimate access. It was updated by Chad Kime on December 7, 2023.

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Encryption Passwords IoT Firewall 101

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

The 2023 vendor surveys arriving this quarter paint a picture of a cybersecurity landscape under attack, with priority issues affecting deployment, alert response, and exposed vulnerabilities. Sophos: Noted that 43% of all 2023 malware signature updates are for stealers, spyware, and keyloggers often used to steal credentials from devices.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 94

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Also read: Top Code Debugging and Code Security Tools Top Application Security Tools & Software API Breach Examples Unfortunately, major API security breaches happen all the time. Duolingo In August 2023, news broke that the personal information of 2.6 Financial institutions were hit the hardest.

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Authentication Architecture Firewall Threat Detection 94

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

State actors actively attack Ivanti, Ubiquity, and Microsoft’s Windows AppLocker, and ransomware attackers probe for unpatched ScreenConnect servers in this week’s vulnerability recap. February 27, 2024 Ransomware Gangs Target Unpatched ScreenConnect Servers Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass and path traversal.

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IoT Internet Internet Ransomware 108

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

We have seen firsthand that it takes more than an individual task force to combat ransomware and other related threats such as phishing, insider threats and more. Have hope that through the hard work and brilliant minds behind these security defenses that 2022 will not be a repeat of such high level attacks.

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Data breaches Ransomware Government Cybersecurity 142