The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This shift is expected to place significant pressure on organizations that haven’t yet developed trusted data to manage risk effectively. Sherrets Dane Sherrets , Innovation Architect, HackerOne Well see greater industry adoption of AI security and safety standards. Failure risks fines or supplier bans.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2025

In this post, Tenable security engineers Arnie Cabral and Jason Schavel share how you can use risk-based metrics. We’re information security engineers at Tenable. It's about understanding business risk and prioritizing actions that reduce the potential for attack.

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Centraleyes

JUNE 9, 2025

Have you ever had a client ask, “How much risk are we facing?” They want risk explained in clear, unambiguous terms—and most of all, they want numbers. Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) helps MSSPs turn security work into real business value. What Is Cyber Risk Quantification?

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Joseph Steinberg

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

He is also the inventor of several information-security technologies widely used today; his work is cited in over 500 published patents. His opinions are also frequently cited in books, law journals, security publications, and general interest periodicals.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

It becomes increasingly difficult to gain complete visibility or transparency that could help security and privacy teams discover sensitive data, identify its security and compliance postures, and mitigate risks. To add to the difficulty, the advent of Generative AI (GenAI) has brought unprecedented security and privacy risks.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 23, 2025

From disgruntled employees committing sabotage to innocent mistakes, humans are one of your organization's greatest information security risks. While it's crucial for information security pros to understand human vulnerabilities, the root cause of data breaches isn't always as simple as human action.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

SentinelLabs researchers identified a North Korea-linked threat actor targeting crypto businesses with new macOS malware as part of a campaign tracked as “Hidden Risk.” SentinelLabs researchers speculate DPRK-linked actors targeting the crypto industry since July 2024 as part of the Hidden Risk campaign.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2025

In the aftermath, several alternative forums emerged, some demanded entry fees, fueling confusion and raising the risk of scams or government-run honeypots. Rumors ranged from FBI raids and the arrest of the administrator. It served as a marketplace for threat actors to buy and sell stolen data, hacking tools, and compromised credentials.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Significant Financial and Operational Costs: Healthcare providers, faced with potential HIPAA fines and the risk of service interruptions, may feel pressured to pay ransom demands. This stolen data is often exposed on both the clear and dark web, heightening risks of identity theft and further perpetuating cybercrime. Louis, Missouri.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2025

The vulnerability went unnoticed for over a decade, an attacker can exploit the flaw to take control of affected systems and run malicious code, putting users and organizations at significant risk. These campaigns show how unpatched systems remain a serious risk, especially for high-value targets. x before 1.6.11

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

So, even if a company has good intentions, there is still a risk of your genetic data being linked to your personally identifiable information (PII). This makes the information a treasure trove for advertisers, insurance companies, and Big Pharma. Data breaches happen to the best companies. I honestly hope they’re right.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

“The SEC’s order against Unisys finds that the company described its risks from cybersecurity events as hypothetical despite knowing that it had experienced two SolarWinds-related intrusions involving exfiltration of gigabytes of data. ” reads the press release published by SEC.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2024

” Recently, The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) announced it had blocked communication between the 30,000 devices infected with the BadBox malware and the C2. BadBox can also download additional payloads, amplifying the risks for the users. .” continues the report “Second, let’s talk volume.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2024

There are growing concerns among chief information security officers (CISOs) about the evolving demands of their role, with 84% advocating for a split into separate technical and business-focused positions.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

-funded CVE program, a core cybersecurity tool for tracking vulnerabilities, faces funding expiry Wednesday, risking disruption to global security. government funding for MITRE s CVE program , a key global cybersecurity resource for cataloging vulnerabilities, is set to expire Wednesday, risking disruption.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

For chief information security officers (CISOs), understanding and mitigating the security risks associated with LLMs is paramount. The post CISOs Brace for LLM-Powered Attacks: Key Strategies to Stay Ahead appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

Guidebooks are also available to instruct on how to exploit the information obtained, in order to more effectively target victims through social engineering and doxxing campaigns. The lack of a robust verification process, combined with the trust placed in authorities, increases the risk to users’ digital security and privacy.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has become one of the most critical roles in modern organizations. Stress and burnout are leading contributors, with 60% citing stress and 53% citing burnout as risks that could prompt them to leave.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The Irish Data Protection Commission found that Instagram’s default settings made children’s accounts visible to the public, exposing personal information like phone numbers and email addresses. For businesses operating internationally, staying ahead of regulatory changes is key to mitigating risk.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2025

. “That effectively means there is a built-in way to physically destroy the grid,” an anonymous informer told Reuters The rogue devices’ existence is newly revealed, with no public US government acknowledgment. The DOE said it assesses risks but faces challenges due to manufacturers’ poor disclosure.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2025

Interlock Ransomware ‘s attack on a defense contractor exposed global defense supply chain details, risking operations of top contractors and their clients. Resecurity envisions the cascading effects on the defense supply chain due to ransomware activity.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 31, 2025

A critical business function, not just a checkbox "World Backup Day acts as a crucial reminder that data loss is inevitable, encouraging us to take proactive steps to protect our information," says Emilio Sepulveda , Manager of Information Security at Deepwatch.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2024

SOC analysts, vital to cybersecurity, face burnout due to exhausting workloads, risking their well-being and the effectiveness of organizational defenses. Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst burnout is a very real problem. Mundane Work Working in a SOC that lacks AI capabilities can be extremely dull.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

5, 2024, CyberNewswire — One Identity proudly announces it has been named a winner in the Hot Company: Privileged Access Management (PAM) category in the 12th annual Cyber Defense Awards by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industrys leading information security magazine. Alisa Viejo, Calif.,

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 22, 2025

“For a company that helps other organizations identify and remediate security vulnerabilities, it’s essential that we maintain the highest standards of security in our own operations,” added Dowling.

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Anton on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Many organizations are looking for trusted advisors , and this applies to our beloved domain of cyber/information security. Let’s think about the use cases where using an untrusted security advisor is quite effective and the risks are minimized. The risks are low and the value is there.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This incident serves as a stark reminder of the critical risks posed by global IT disruptions and supply chain weaknesses. This case underscores the serious risk that social engineering and supply chain attacks pose to open-source projects. However, delegating tasks also introduces new information security challenges.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2025

VMware fixed a high-risk blind SQL injection vulnerability in Avi Load Balancer, allowing attackers to exploit databases via crafted queries. “VMware AVI Load Balancer contains an unauthenticated blind SQL Injection vulnerability.” ” reads the advisory.

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 10, 2022

While “ zero trust ” has been a buzzword for some time, the principle of zero trust, and expenditures toward getting organizational policies, procedures, and infrastructure closer to delivering it, is gaining acceptance as constituting a fundamental component of information security programs. Sampling No Longer Works.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2025

SAP NetWeaver Deserialization Vulnerability – SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer has a flaw allowing privileged users to upload malicious content, risking system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE-2025-42999 (CVSS score of 9.1)

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

While the AI-generated malware in this case required manual intervention to function, the fact that these systems can produce even semi-functional malicious code is a clear signal that security teams need to adapt their strategies to account for this emerging threat vector."

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 23, 2025

A study byISC2reveals that 73% of chief information security officers (CISOs) in the U.S. The post How SASE Empowers CISOs to Combat Stress and Burnout appeared first on Security Boulevard. reported experiencing burnout over the past year.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

all versions Migrate to a fixed release Fortinet published IOCs to detect exploitation attempts of this issue and provided workarounds to mitigate the risk of attacks exploiting this vulnerability. The vulnerability impacts the following versions: Version Affected Solution FortiManager 7.6 Upgrade to 7.6.1 or above FortiManager 7.4

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The unauthorized party also accessed hashed passwords for certain legacy systems, and we proactively rotated any passwords that we believed might have been at risk. While the threat actor did not access any passwords associated with Grubhub Marketplace accounts, as always, we encourage customers to use unique passwords to minimize risk.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Configuration secrets, credentials, and other data imported into Expedition is at risk due to this issue.” The researcher Brian Hysell reported the flaw to the security vendor. The vulnerability affects Expedition versions before 1.2.92.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Trey Ford, Chief Information Security Officer at Bugcrowd, observed, "This incident may not have been made public if it wasn't for the Form 8-K requirement." To mitigate such risks, organizations must adopt proactive measures.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Hackers reveal security flaws in smart solar systems, exposing risks to national power grids as global reliance on solar energy grows. DW investigated the risks of cyber attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in smart solar systems while the demand for solar energy grows.

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