Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The popular web-based system administration tool, Webmin, has been found to harbor a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2024-12828) that could allow attackers to seize control of servers.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As part of Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2024, our “Story of the Year” centers on these pressing issues. We’ll begin by revisiting notable supply chain incidents from 2024, and then explore potential scenarios of more damaging cases and the ways we prepare for them. Let’s dive in! The Polyfill.io

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Verizons Data Breach Investigations Report showed that 74% of security breaches involve a human element, with system administrators and developers accounting for most of these errors. In 2024, human-centric security strategies will become increasingly important.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 5, 2024

As Black Hat USA 2024 gets underway here this week, a start-up called Token is getting a step closer to rolling out a new hardware solution – a ring with a biometric sensor – that is designed to shore up this exposure. . What’s more Token’s next-generation MFA was recently honored with a Fast Company 2024 “World Changing Ideas” Award.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

Between 2019 and 2024, the MirrorFace group launched three cyber campaigns targeting Japanese think tanks, government, academia, and key industries. Campaign C (2024): Delivered malware (ANEL) via email links, targeting academia and think tanks, evolving to abuse Visual Studio Code. ” reads the report published by NPA.“This

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

million in 2024 — 10% more than the previous year and the highest average ever. Meanwhile, according to non-profit trade association CompTIA’s Cyberseek tool, nearly half a million cybersecurity jobs were open between May 2023 and April 2024 in the U.S., year-over-year in 2024, demand grew by 8.1%. million workers.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 8, 2024

Developers and system administrators using Deno, the popular JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime known for its security-focused architecture, need to be aware of a critical security vulnerability that has been identified and addressed in... The post CVE-2024-34346: Deno Vulnerability Allows Privilege Elevation appeared first (..)

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Penetration Testing

JULY 10, 2024

Webmin and Usermin, popular web-based system administration tools used by millions worldwide, have been found to contain multiple security vulnerabilities, according to Japan’s CERT.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 13, 2025

Perl, a versatile programming language widely used for various tasks like system administration and web development, has been The post CVE-2024-56406: Heap Overflow Vulnerability in Perl Threatens Denial of Service and Potential Code Execution appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 2, 2024

1, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Security Risk Advisors (SRA) announces the launch of VECTR Enterprise Edition , a premium version of its widely-used VECTR platform for purple teams and adversary management program reporting and benchmarking. Philadelphia, PA, Aug. About VECTR : VECTR™ is developed and maintained by Security Risk Advisors.

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SecureList

APRIL 29, 2025

We can see that the group was idle from December 2024 through February 2025, then a spike in the number of victims was observed in March 2025. Tactics, techniques and procedures Below are the Outlaw TTPs identified from our malware analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

February 19, 2024 Microsoft Exchange Servers Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Attacks Type of vulnerability: Critical severity privilege escalation vulnerability. The problem: CVE-2024-21410 allows remote attackers to carry out NTLM relay attacks on Microsoft Exchange Servers, providing them with privileged access.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

To protect your devices, update and patch your software frequently, use strong passwords, install intrusion detection systems, and watch for any suspicious activity. September 9, 2024 RAMBO Attack Exploits Radio Signals to Steal Sensitive Data Type of vulnerability: Side-channel attack.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 15, 2024

July 8, 2024 Four Unpatched Flaws Discovered in Gogs Type of vulnerability: Multiple, including argument injection and file deletion. The problem: Four unpatched security issues in Gogs, an open-source Git service, enable attackers to exploit three critical flaws ( CVE-2024-39930 , CVE-2024-39931 , CVE-2024-39932 ; CVSS: 9.9)

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

2011 said he was a system administrator and C++ coder. “Cryptolockers made a lot of noise in the press, but lazy system administrators don’t make backups after that. NeroWolfe’s introductory post to the forum Verified in Oct. “I can provide my portfolio on request,” NeroWolfe wrote. “P.S. .

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2024

With these new fixes and updates, users impacted by these vulnerabilities should upgrade their systems as soon as possible, apply access restrictions, perform increased monitoring, and follow the general best practices for security. Vulnerability in Fluent Bit Exposes Systems to DoS Type of vulnerability: Memory corruption vulnerability.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2024

According to the Cisco Talos Incident Response Team, organizations in the education, manufacturing and financial services verticals were the most affected by identity-based attacks during the third quarter of 2024. Combined, these sectors accounted for more than 30 percent of account compromises.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Background If you have been following SpecterOpss offensive security research over the last few years, you may have noticed our interest in targeting attack paths leveraging Microsofts Configuration Manager (CM), formerly known as System Center Configuration Manager orSCCM.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Verizons Data Breach Investigations Report showed that 74% of security breaches involve a human element, with system administrators and developers accounting for most of these errors. In 2024, human-centric security strategies will become increasingly important.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 17, 2023

However, the burden of system administrators carrying this out five or six times a year should not be underestimated. Do you really think comms software vendors can revamp their software and get all their customers to upgrade their software before the end of 2024? So, 80 days is best case scenario.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2024

A few highlights include analysts, engineering roles in networking, IT system administration, pentesting, and leadership roles. Sysadmin roles can involve: Setting up networks and IT systems: These leaders manage setup processes for hardware, software, network connections, and user permissions.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 31, 2023

The OMB mandate also has a deadline – all federal agencies should implement phishing-resistant MFA by the end of the fiscal year 2024. CISA strongly urges system administrators and other high-value targeted users (attorneys, HR Staff, Top Management.) Determine the priority use cases for implementing phishing-resistant MFA.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Figure 1: Passive Requirements Continuing with site system administrator requirements , if a site system installation account is not utilized, the passive site server is required to have the same administrative rights for each site system deployed in the site (Figure 2). You can skip ahead here if you’d like.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 8, 2025

Introduction of Online Introductory Courses for NIST SP 800-53: In April 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launched a series of self-guided, online courses designed to enhance understanding and implementation of the NIST SP 800-53 security and privacy control catalog.

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