Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A new Linux malware has been exploiting 30 vulnerabilities in outdated WordPress plugins and themes to deploy malicious JavaScripts. 1, that compromises WordPress websites by exploiting 30 vulnerabilities in multiple outdated plugins and themes. Newspaper Theme on WordPress Access Control (vulnerability CVE-2016-10972).

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Centraleyes

MAY 5, 2024

Murphy’s Law in Modern Risk Management Murphy’s Law is a timeless reminder of life’s unpredictability. This reality invites a critical examination of manual versus automated risk management practices. How do traditional manual methods fare against today’s digital threats?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

That also makes it the biggest source of vulnerabilities targeted by hackers. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), more than a third of all actively exploited vulnerabilities so far this year have been flaws in Microsoft systems. Also read: Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 29, 2021

“In addition to SolarMarker, the Menlo Labs team has seen a rise in attacks designed to target users, as opposed to organizations, bypassing traditional security measures,” the researchers wrote in a blog post this week. Another WordPress plugin recently was found by Wordfence threat researchers to be vulnerable to attack.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It signaled a significant shift in the approach to digital risk management for financial entities and select ICT service providers. It places the ultimate responsibility for managing ICT risk squarely on the shoulders of the management body within DORA finance entities.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The regulatory technical standards aim to establish a uniform and harmonized legal framework in the domains of ICT risk management, reporting major ICT-related incidents, and managing third-party risks associated with ICT. The first batch of policy products was released for public consultation in June 2023.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 12, 2024

In cybersecurity, audit management involves assessing the effectiveness of security measures, identifying vulnerabilities, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Risk Identification and Mitigation Audits uncover potential risks and vulnerabilities, allowing businesses to address and mitigate them proactively.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Using a WordPress flaw (File-Manager plugin–CVE-2020-25213) to leverage Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472) and attack companies’ Domain Controllers. Recently, a critical vulnerability called Zerologon – CVE-2020-1472 – has become a trending subject around the globe. How this vulnerability has been abused by criminals.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This tool, from Cofense, proactively engages employees via simulated attacks based on real-time threats for various phishing tactics. Organizations select the phishing templates and landing page for simulation. The charts are shared with management. Management can track employee’s progress with real-time reporting.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a cornerstone of cloud security, deeply rooted in the NIST 800-53 rev. The Dynamics of FedRAMP Revision 5 FedRAMP Revision 5 introduces substantial changes, with a notable emphasis on threat-based methodology. Revision 5 brings significant FedRAMP changes to the table.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 26, 2022

This threat actor has been active for more than a year and continues to evolve its tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs); we believe with high confidence that the threat actor is associated with Lazarus Group, a sophisticated North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) group. Attack chains. Attack chains.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 6, 2021

Together, these differences keep DevOps and security apart, a reality which costs more time and effort when vulnerabilities inevitably arise after a piece of software has already rolled out. Take the templates used by developers and DevOps teams to configure their cloud infrastructure, for example.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. DevSecOps means countering threats at all stages of creating a software product. Eliminating vulnerabilities at the stage of application development significantly reduces information security risks. The DevSecOps process is impossible without securing the source code.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 21, 2021

A July 2021 report from F5 Labs gives insight into how malicious actors use vulnerabilities in applications as part of their attacks and the impact it has on businesses, noting: 56% of the largest incidents in the last 5 years were linked to a web application security issue. Session management. Respond to vulnerabilities (RV).

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 18, 2024

In the next section of this blog, we’ll examine the fundamental principles of effective risk management, providing a comprehensive third-party due diligence checklist to aid in recognizing, measuring, and mitigating the risks linked to external partnerships. Use a third-party risk assessment template to facilitate this task.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 3, 2024

By understanding your specific compliance landscape and using tools like a compliance risk assessment template, questionnaire, and a well-structured compliance risk assessment report, you can tailor your compliance risk assessment to address your business’s unique challenges.

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NopSec

JULY 5, 2013

On this blog post of the SANS Critical Control series I comment on two critical controls that at the first glance might not seem to fit Unified VRM’s capabilities. Unified VRM deals with vulnerability management component of security and therefore it might at a first glance not be related to availability.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Phishing, ransomware, site defacement and SEO spam are just some of the most common threats SMBs face online. Using this list as guide, you can focus on growing your home business instead of fighting off security threats. A website, which you can build with a site builder like Wix or a content management system (CMS) like WordPress.

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McAfee

APRIL 6, 2020

Cloud-native threats stem from the new context and configuration requirements you have in a cloud environment. They are a template for you to build from. . All cloud providers have capabilities to manage credentials for resources in your cloud-native applications. Scan for code vulnerabilities.

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Notice Bored

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Transmission of information through broadcasting, training and awareness activities, reporting, policies, documentation, seminars, publications, blogs etc., Internal communications within the organisation, for example between different business units, departments, teams and/or individuals, or between layers in the management hierarchy.

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NopSec

JULY 18, 2017

With that in mind, in this blog post we’re covering 13 out of the 20 controls. We chose them because these particular controls map out directly to what our vulnerability management and risk measurement platform, Unified VRM powered by E3 Engine , covers. Mail Servers vulnerabilities and misconfigurations are checked.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Phishing attacks are a major threat to organizations, they remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims. Zphisher ships with over 30 pre-built templates containing login pages impersonating known brands like Microsoft, Instagram, and Dropbox.

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Fox IT

JUNE 30, 2020

About the Research and Intelligence Fusion Team (RIFT): RIFT leverages our strategic analysis, data science, and threat hunting capabilities to create actionable threat intelligence, ranging from IOCs and detection capabilities to strategic reports on tomorrow’s threat landscape.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 29, 2022

In part one of this issue of our Black Hat USA NOC (Network Operations Center) blog, you will find: Adapt and Overcome. There were few other options, given the short timeframe to plan, supply chain difficulties in procuring the networking gear and assembling a team of network engineers, to join the Cisco Secure engineers and threat hunters.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Our analysis of the rogue firmware, and other malicious artefacts from the target’s network, revealed that the threat actor behind it had tampered with the firmware to embed malware that we call MoonBounce.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 29, 2022

In part one of our Black Hat USA 2022 NOC blog, we discussed building the network with Meraki: Adapt and Overcome. Talos Threat Hunting, by Jerzy ‘Yuri’ Kramarz and Michael Kelley. Cisco Secure Malware Analytics (formerly Threat Grid). Cisco Secure Threat Intelligence (correlated through SecureX).

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Cisco Security

MAY 26, 2022

In part one of this issue of our Black Hat Asia NOC blog, you will find: . Meraki MR, MS, MX and Systems Manager by Paul Fidler . Seven Meraki MS cloud-managed stackable access switches. Cisco Meraki Systems Manager mobile device management and security. Meraki MR, MS, MX and Systems Manager by Paul Fidler.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 27, 2021

In this blog, we’ll walk through the spectrum of risk and the types of solutions that are strongest at addressing each risks. The cyber security market has found that this principle is applicable in software security risk management as well. KNOWN VULNERABILITIES (CVEs). ZERO-DAY VULNERABILITY. Unknown to Self.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 27, 2021

In this blog, we’ll walk through the spectrum of risk and the types of solutions that are strongest at addressing each risks. The cyber security market has found that this principle is applicable in software security risk management as well. KNOWN VULNERABILITIES (CVEs). ZERO-DAY VULNERABILITY. Unknown to Self.

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Notice Bored

JUNE 23, 2022

Having recently blogged about the dreaded SoA , 'nuff said on that. Risk owner(s); Casually hinting at what can be a very useful governance approach and risk management mechanism - except the hint is so subtle as to be easily overlooked. Today I'm picking up on the SoA 's shy little brother, the R isk T reatment P lan. In what manner?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

As observed during the last few years, several threats share a lot of TTP and code, and that is a clear signal of cooperation between malicious groups. Since the details online about this threat are scarce, after a tweet of the malware hunter @JAMESWT_MHT on Twitter, we decided to go through the details of this specific trojan.

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Fox IT

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Recently, two critical vulnerabilities were reported in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway; where one of them was being exploited in the wild by a threat actor. The exact version information is helpful to determine whether a server is still vulnerable to particular vulnerabilities. Authored by Yun Zheng Hu. NETSCALER-13.1

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NopSec

JUNE 18, 2013

Obviously, Unified VRM is a Vulnerability Risk Management solution and not a silver bullet covering every single control in the 20 critical security controls list. We will address one control on each blog post. Prior to launching a network scan, the scan configuration template can be modified so that: 1.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

For more than four years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. The evidence suggests that the threat actor behind the attack, DarkHalo (aka Nobelium), had spent six months inside OrionIT’s networks to perfect their attack.

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SecureList

JULY 29, 2021

For more than four years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. Readers who would like to learn more about our intelligence reports or request more information on a specific report are encouraged to contact intelreports@kaspersky.com.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

For five years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. On March 22, Volexity released a blog post related to new activity targeting a Tibetan minority, attributed to Storm Cloud, a threat actor we track under the name Holy Water.

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