Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2024

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-0200 (CVSS score 7.2), allowed access to the environment variables of a production container and the company confirmed that all affected credentials have been rotated. After GitHub became aware of a vulnerability through its bug bounty program, the Microsoft-owned company rotated some credentials.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 10, 2024

The Compliance Countdown – A Roadmap Through Phases 1 & 2 madhav Thu, 04/11/2024 - 05:17 While compliance mandates can sometimes feel burdensome, PCI DSS 4.0 Let's break down the key steps you should be taking right now to meet the 31 March 2024 deadline and explore ways to streamline your compliance efforts for the long term.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2024

January 16, 2024 Open-Source UEFI Implementation Sees 9 Vulnerabilities Type of vulnerability: Weaknesses in the network boot process of UEFI’s network implementation. Affected keys included some encryption keys and the GitHub commit signing key. The authenticated user must also be logged into an account on an instance of GHES.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2024

March 13, 2024 Fortra Vulnerability Could Result in Remote Code Execution Type of vulnerability: Directory traversal in Fortra’s FileCatalyst workflow, potentially leading to remote code execution. The directory traversal vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-25153 and has a critical rating of 9.8. and 9.19.0, and 9.19.1)

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. In this article, we revisit the LockBit 3.0

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 10, 2024

The Compliance Countdown – A Roadmap Through Phases 1 & 2 madhav Thu, 04/11/2024 - 05:17 While compliance mandates can sometimes feel burdensome, PCI DSS 4.0 Let's break down the key steps you should be taking right now to meet the 31 March 2024 deadline and explore ways to streamline your compliance efforts for the long term.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2022

will get some exclusive data safety features even if their respective iCloud accounts experience data breaches. The company has expanded its end-to-end encryption to 23 of iCloud data categories that include cloud backups, notes, and photos along with Apple Music Sing, and Freeform. Apple iPhone users using iOS 16.2

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The deadline is fast approaching The PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was developed in 2008 to standardize the security controls that need to be enforced by businesses processing payment card data in order to protect cardholder data and sensitive authentication data wherever it is stored, processed, or transmitted. Requirement 3.2

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

” In February 2024, a court order allowed US authorities to neutralize the Moobot botnet, a network of hundreds of small office/home office (SOHO) routers under the control of the Russia-linked group APT28. APT28 group deployed Python scripts on compromised EdgeRouters to collect and validate stolen webmail account credentials.

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SecureList

MAY 7, 2024

Additionally, we take a close look at several noteworthy vulnerabilities discovered in Q1 2024. The number of newly registered CVEs, 2019 — 2024. The decline in 2024 is due to data being available for Q1 only ( download ) As the chart illustrates, the number of new vulnerabilities has been steadily increasing year over year.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Proofpoint’s 2024 data loss landscape report reveals 84.7% Sample access restriction from SolarWinds’ access rights management dashboard Encrypt Data This practice entails using data encryption tools to keep sensitive data confidential and safe from illegal access or exploitation, even if the device is lost or stolen.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 3, 2024

To enhance Europe’s resilience against existing and emerging cyber threats, the NIS2 Directive introduces new requirements and obligations for organizations in four key areas: risk management, corporate accountability, reporting obligations, and business continuity. Initiate these steps promptly to mitigate the risk of delays.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

is clearly failing to protect cardholder account details effectively in today’s environment. The Council gathered input from 200+ organizations and announced the updated requirements in March 2022, which will become mandatory on March 31, 2024. Protect stored account data. The current version, PCI DSS v3.2.1, and PCI v4.0:

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 29, 2024

Internet security best practices mandate unique credentials for each online account; doing so would be impossible without a solid password manager like Dashlane. You can also set up compromised password alerts that will proactively look for leaked passwords or vulnerable accounts across your company. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Possible attack vectors Parents app The robot needs to be linked to a parent’s account before it can be used. After the robot’s software was updated, the aforementioned requests, which previously had been transmitted through the insecure HTTP protocol, started using the secure encryption protocol HTTPS.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 18, 2024

QR Code Scams: What You Need to Know About This Phishing Tactic madhav Tue, 03/19/2024 - 06:10 In a world where individuals and organizations alike are increasingly dependent on digital processes, cybercriminals are constantly looking for and developing new ways to exploit technology to take advantage of their targets.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

These breaches left contact information, account passwords, credit card numbers, private photos, and more exposed. Gartner reports that by 2024, more than 45% of IT spending on infrastructure, application software, and business process outsourcing will shift from traditional solutions to the cloud. Reliance on cloud computing grows.

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NopSec

MAY 1, 2024

Let’s drop to a command line, clone some Git repos and demystify the trending CVEs of April 2024. Palo Alto PanOS RCE CVE-2024-3400 It feels like the first quarter of 2024 has been defined by a string of SSL VPN command execution vulnerabilities and Palo Alto has jumped on the wagon. h3, < 11.1.1-h1, h1, < 11.1.2-h3

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

National Implementation Deadline: Member states are mandated to incorporate the provisions of the NIS2 directive into their national laws by October 17, 2024. Own Your Risks: Ensure Ownership and Foster Responsibility Ensure clear governance and accountability over risk ownership.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 22, 2021

To mitigate this threat, strong encryption of data – and accurate authentication of those given access to it, must be guaranteed by telecom operators, even in the most demanding, performance intensive environments. Estimations from the GSMA predict that by 2025, 5G will account for 21% of total mobile connections , with around 1.8

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 13, 2024

madhav Tue, 05/14/2024 - 05:47 Thales and Microsoft: a long partnership in Identity Security Thales and Microsoft recently celebrated their long-term partnership at the Microsoft Security Excellence Award Ceremony during RSA Conference 2024, as Thales won the Identity Trailblazer Award.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 17, 2023

in March of 2024. These changes are backed by extra guidance to help organizations tackle PCI audit requirements and secure account data today and in the future. Important Note: PCI DSS current version, Version 3.2.1, is being phased out and will be replaced by the newly-released version, PCI DSS version 4.0, On that date, PCI DSS v4.0

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Passwords Computers and Electronics Software Risk 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

While multi-factor authentication (MFA) generally protects against common methods of gaining unauthorized account access, not all multi-factor authentication methods can defend against sophisticated attacks. The three types of authentication factors are something you know, something you have, and something you are.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Protecting Against the Risks and Managing the Complexities of a Quantum World with Thales and IBM Consulting madhav Thu, 01/25/2024 - 11:03 Contributors: Ollie Omotosho - Director, Strategir Partnerships, Thales Antti Ropponen, Head of Data & Application Security Services, IBM Consulting In the world of business, data security is paramount.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2023

Period-tracking app users scrambled to find the most secure app online , and one period-tracking app maker promised to encrypt user data so that, even if law enforcement made a request for their data, the data would be unintelligible. Probably because that major rollout was delayed yet again —this time to 2024.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

They sent me a file with 207k scraped records and a URL that looked like this: [link] But they didn't send me my account, in fact I didn't even have an account at the time and if I'm honest, I had to go and look up exactly what Spoutible was. nZNQcqsEYki", Oh wow!

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The initial disclosure involved two CVEs (CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2023-21887) allowing a remote attacker to perform authentication bypass and remote command injection exploits. Active audit of privileged accounts that were recently created or updated. Users are advised to apply this patch promptly to secure their systems.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

This number does not account for drone platforms operated by amateur pilots or hobbyists that do not require professional licensure or those that operate under weight limitation thresholds (typically <250 grams = no licensing/registration requirement.) that require registration with local or federal authorities. Aerial trespass.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

It looks like Atomic Stealer was updated around mid to late December 2023, where its developers introduced payload encryption in an effort to bypass detection rules. Some samples from crack websites made their way to VirusTotal around that time frame, followed by a malvertising campaign we observed in January 2024.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 26, 2023

New Phishing-Resistant Authenticators for Microsoft Azure Active Directory At the RSA Conference, Thales also launched the SafeNet eToken Fusion series, a new set of USB tokens combining Fast IDentity Online 2.0 FIDO2) with PKI/CBA in a single authenticator. The SafeNet eToken Fusion Series is available for use today.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The biggest news is the deadline: The memo requires agencies to meet “specific cybersecurity standards and objectives by the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 in order to reinforce the Government’s defenses against increasingly sophisticated and persistent threat campaigns.” Devices – Are the devices authenticated and managed?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

According to the White House order , agencies have until the end of the government’s fiscal year 2024 to reach the target goals laid out in the strategy and based on a zero-trust model developed by the U.S. All traffic must be encrypted and authenticated as soon as practicable.”. Verification Over Trust.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For example: a user enumeration vulnerability, a weak password policy, and a lack of brute force protection and lockout can still lead to an attacker gaining access to an account. Use AES encryption. Encrypt in transit. Confidentiality stops someone from reading the content of a message: Figure 8: Encryption and decryption.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

Let's delve into the rewind of 2023, exploring five influential trends and threats that molded the cyberthreat landscape and are poised to resonate throughout enterprises in 2024. Ransomware gangs also got stealthier in 2023, with ThreatLabz observing an increase in encryption-less extortion attacks. The solution?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This is done by enforcing multi-factor authentication at the network layer.”. Some next-generation firewalls can perform a full-packet inspection on encrypted traffic. By 2024, Gartner expects at least 40 percent of companies to adopt SASE or be in the process of doing so. Jump to: What is a network firewall?

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SecureList

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2023, for instance, there was a significant rise in posts offering login credentials and passwords for various personal and work accounts. The ongoing evolution of loaders on dark markets is likely to see the introduction of new versions written in modern programming languages like Golang and Rust in 2024.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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