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Operation Digital Eye: China-linked relies on Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnels to spy on Europen entities

Security Affairs

As a result, this technique may be challenging to detect and could evade security defenses.” Attackers utilized SSH and Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnels for executing commands on compromised systems, authenticating via GitHub accounts to establish remote connections through vscode.dev.

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Vulnerability Recap 6/3/24 – Check Point, Okta & Fortinet Issues

eSecurity Planet

“The attempts we’ve seen so far… focus on remote access scenarios with old local accounts with unrecommended password-only authentication,” the security bulletin said. The fix: Check Point provided a hotfix with instructions for users to follow when patching their Security Gateway products.

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Power Management Vulnerabilities Could Shut Down Data Centers: Researchers

eSecurity Planet

effort to secure critical infrastructure. CVE-2023-3266: Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard (Auth Bypass; CVSS 7.5) CVE-2023-3267: OS Command Injection (Authenticated RCE; CVSS 7.5) CVE-2023-3260: OS Command Injection (Authenticated RCE; CVSS 7.2) CVE-2023-3261: Buffer Overflow (DOS; CVSS 7.5)

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Vulnerability Recap 7/15/24 – Industry Patches vs Flaw Exploits

eSecurity Planet

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) However, exploitation requires authentication and specific configurations. and one high-severity vulnerability ( CVE-2024-39933 ; CVSS: 7.7).

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RSAC insights: Introducing ‘CWPP’ and ‘CSPM,’ new frameworks to secure cloud infrastructure

The Last Watchdog

“Even if your application is not patched, we are actually blocking the threats, and giving the security practitioners time to actually apply the necessary patches to their system.”. Cloud Security Posture Management, or CSPM, is another new security framework that has come along and is meant to work in parallel with CWPP.

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IaaS Security: Top 8 Issues & Prevention Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Breaking Authentication Attackers can get unauthorized access to the IaaS environment by exploiting weak authentication systems or weaknesses in the authentication process. This danger emphasizes the significance of having strong authentication mechanisms and upgrading access controls on a regular basis.

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What Is API Security? Definition, Fundamentals, & Tips

eSecurity Planet

Apps are protected from unauthorized access, data breaches, and other unwanted actions thanks to proactive defenses that prevent and mitigate vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and other security weaknesses. Integration with continuous development and integration (CI/CD) processes is also important to speed and track security fixes.