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Kaseya Left Customer Portal Vulnerable to 2015 Flaw in its Own Software

Krebs on Security

The attackers exploited a vulnerability in software from Kaseya , a Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. “It’s a patch for their own software. “It’s not like they forgot to patch something that Microsoft fixed years ago,” Holden said.

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Log4J: What You Need to Know

Adam Levin

The entire technology industry received a sizable lump of coal in their collective stocking earlier this week in the form of two major security vulnerabilities in a widely-used software tool. Log4J is an open-source software tool used to log activity on internet-based services and software. What is Log4J? How bad is it?

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VulnRecap 2/26/24 – VMWare, Apple, ScreenConnect Face Risks

eSecurity Planet

Urgent patching and prompt updates can protect systems from unauthorized access, data breaches, and potential exploitation by threat actors. To secure sensitive data, cybersecurity specialists, software vendors, and end users should encourage collaborative efforts against malicious activities. and iPadOS 17.3.

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Top IT Areas You Need to Check to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity Insiders

That is why most companies hire professional information security services to mitigate the risks arising from data breaches. This article discusses top areas in IT where you need to strengthen cybersecurity measures to avoid data breaches and information loss: Networks. Data Security. Data Backup.

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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Krebs on Security

“The command requires Windows system administrators,” Truniger’s ads explained. According to Constella Intelligence , a data breach and threat actor research platform, a user named Semen7907 registered in 2017 on the Russian-language programming forum pawno[.]ru

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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

Microsoft, supplier of the Windows operating system used ubiquitously in enterprise networks, recently disclosed that fully 70% of all security bugs pivot off what the software giant refers to as “memory safety issues.”. They can be purchased from data theft rings or they can be directly spear phished by the attacker.

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The Implications of the Uber Breach

Security Boulevard

This tactic is called social engineering and is one of the key methods used in attacks that result in data breaches. These types of "unauthorized access" attacks account for 50% of all data breaches and can cost companies as much as $9.5M dollars to remediate per incident. Build Strong Policies and Procedures.