CSO Magazine

MARCH 30, 2021

Cybercriminals have honed in on the influx of new devices connected to the home network as an opportunity to execute ransomware attacks, steal information, or compromise public school district’s security defenses.

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Google Security

JULY 22, 2020

Posted by Artur Janc and Lukas Weichselbaum, Information Security Engineers With the recent launch of Chrome 83, and the upcoming release of Mozilla Firefox 79, web developers are gaining powerful new security mechanisms to protect their applications from common web vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2020

The United States National Security Agency (NSA) is warning of risks posed by location services for staff who work in defence or national security. The United States National Security Agency (NSA) published a new guide to warn of the risks posed by location services for staff who work in defence or national security.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The new rules are designed to enhance a firm’s risk management and data protection capabilities. AdviserCyber’s suite of services includes: •Risk Assessment & Management: Comprehensive evaluations to identify vulnerabilities and ensure that all regulatory requirements are met in order to help RIAs make risk-informed decisions.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Consider these factors: Sensitive data handling: Determine whether your company handles customers’ personally identifiable information (PII), proprietary software code, product designs, or any other unique creations crucial for your company’s competitive edge. Analyze the storage’s security protocols and scalability.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The risk associated with each vulnerability is identified based on its severity score. The security gaps are closed through patching, virtual patching, configuration, debugging, etc. To keep your risks limited to tolerance levels and protect your assets, you must regularly perform vulnerability assessments. In Conclusion.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The two vulnerabilities currently being exploited are CVE-2023-36761 , an information disclosure flaw in Microsoft Word with a CVSS score of 6.2; The two vulnerabilities currently being exploited are CVE-2023-36761 , an information disclosure flaw in Microsoft Word with a CVSS score of 6.2;

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Attack surface management aims to automate the process of discovering, assessing, and prioritizing vulnerabilities and third-party, digital supply chain, and cloud risks. It addresses both internal and external (EASM) risks. CAASM (cyber asset ASM) and DRPS (digital risk protection) are also related terms and elements of ASM.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a set of security solutions that identify and monitor information content across storage, operations, and networks. They apply policies dynamically, manage business data rights, and automate data processes to effectively protect sensitive information.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Each step builds on the previous step to increase the quality of the information, the organization of the findings, and the usability of the report for stakeholders. Plan: Outlining the testing and creating report templates in advance acts both as a checklist of information needed and as a repository for testing details.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Vulnerability management is a critical element of information security. The technology surrounding information security is developing at a rapid pace and vulnerabilities are inevitable. After all, vulnerability scanning and mitigation is only one step in implementing a holistic risk mitigation strategy.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 10, 2024

This lets threat actors change setups and access sensitive personal information of millions of Cox customers, such as MAC addresses and Wi-Fi passwords. They performed a follow-up security review to ensure that the vulnerability had not been exploited previously. To reduce the risk of exploitation, update to ThinkPHP version 8.0.

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Webroot

APRIL 4, 2022

Our threat research analysts have complied the latest threat intelligence data to bring you the most cutting-edge and insightful information about the most recent cyber threats and what they mean for you. The manufacturing, public administration and information sectors experienced higher-than-average infection rates.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This important feature uses header information from established communication connections to improve overall security. An understanding of how stateful inspection works, the key pros and cons, and its use cases provides important insight into how stateful inspection can be used successfully in a security stack.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Compliance madhav Tue, 09/19/2023 - 05:17 It is essential for any business that stores, processes, and transmits payment card information to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

These insights emphasize the critical importance of remaining alert and adopting comprehensive security measures to mitigate the risks posed by the evolving landscape of phishing threats. This scam cleverly manipulates trust and the routine nature of order confirmations to breach personal security.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Orca Security published a blog post about the vulnerabilities — its researchers discovered and reported the issues in Fall 2023, and Microsoft quickly patched them. Orca has now released further research information. Fortinet provides the following upgrade information for affected versions: FortiOS 7.4 Connect Secure 9.1R17.3

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Our ransomware readiness assessment is designed to analyze the customer’s security posture with respect to ransomware from the perspective of prevention, containment and restoration.”. GuidePoint’s targeted Ransomware Readiness Assessment will help customers: Identify gaps in their security defenses. About GuidePoint Security.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Major cloud service providers have generally had good security , so cloud users can be pretty confident in the security of their data and applications if they get their part right. Data encryption in transit guarantees that information stays private while being sent across networks.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Organizations of all sizes need to review the active exploits and announced patches and ensure that vulnerabilities in all of their high value and high risk systems are mitigated. SAP released patches to fix 13 new vulnerabilities including a critical information exposure vulnerability rated CVSS 9.9 and iPadOS 15.7.9 (as

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: HTTP/2, WordPad, Skype The zero-day flaws addressed by Microsoft are: CVE-2023-36563 , an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft WordPad with a CVSS score of 6.5 This CVE should be treated as a higher severity than Important due to the risk of exploit.”

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

This method involves using emails, social media, instant messaging, and other platforms to manipulate users into revealing personal information or performing actions that can lead to network compromise, data loss, or financial harm. These details allow attackers to assess their target’s roles, relationships, and behavior.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Container registry security tools help users manage image-level security, adjust user privileges, scan images for vulnerabilities, audit image libraries to identify outdated or problematic images, and mitigate supply chain risks. The best-known example of a container orchestration solution is Kubernetes.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

The attackers leave a ransom letter in the compromised directories to give the victim information on how to get a decryption tool. After a severe ransomware assault has hit them, they devote the necessary time and money to strengthening their cyber security defenses. How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 17, 2022

“Seems like a potentially significant national security risk, considering that many end users might have elevated clearance levels who are using PIV cards for secure access,” Mark said. Amazon said in a written statement that it was investigating the reports.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 13, 2024

Small business owners tend to adopt Tinyproxy and also tend to use part-time IT resources which potentially threatens related supply chains with third-party risk. will contain the security fix, but the fix can be pulled from GitHub and manually applied for at-risk deployments exposed to the internet.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

computers, phones, routers, security cameras) need to communicate, they send data packets to each other. Each data packet consists of three components: a header to provide information about the data packet, a payload of data, and a trailer to show the end of the packet.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Gather All Relevant Data Pull all necessary information before you start the actual audit. By organizing this information in advance, you’ll be less likely to run into a snag halfway through the audit because you’re missing data or guidelines for team members. Run vulnerability scans on your NGFWs, too.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

“The original version was published without a RSRC section, which contains resource information for a module,” Microsoft stated. but taking a risk-based approach this should be treated as a higher priority this month,” he wrote. exe and hvciscan_arm64.exe), “The new version addresses this issue.”

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Cloud security issues refer to the threats, risks, and challenges in the cloud environment. Risks include potential damage from cyber threats and vulnerabilities. Challenges are gaps and barriers to attaining good security. APTs seek to steal critical information and retain long-term access.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

in the DNS cache for more efficient delivery of information to users. This additional and unsecured traffic can cause traditional DNS servers to struggle to meet the security standards for any organization to prevent attacks. enable integrity of the DNS process by providing authoritative and authenticated DNS sources.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Infrastructure as a service security is a concept that assures the safety of organizations’ data, applications, and networks in the cloud. Understanding the risks, advantages, and best practices connected with IaaS security is becoming increasingly important as enterprises shift their infrastructure to the cloud.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Finally, deploy the firewall and perform regular monitoring and maintenance to provide an ideal security posture and effective network protection. Prepare for Installation The first stage in setting up a firewall is to prepare for installation after evaluating the type of firewall you need via the risk assessment listed above.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

See the Top Patch and Vulnerability Management tools October 23, 2023 Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Under Active Attack Type of attack: Active exploitation of the high-risk Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability ( CVE-2023-4966 ) disclosed on October 10, 2023 and now known as Citrix Bleed.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

While cloud service providers (CSPs) offer their own native security, CWPP offers an additional layer of customized protection and management to fit the demands of workloads. It provides full cloud security management, reducing risks and protecting assets. Unusual patterns prompt observations and further investigation.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Remote access security is critical for protecting increasingly distributed work environments, ensuring that only authorized users can access your valuable information regardless of their location. In the role of a superhero protector, remote access security keeps our digital world secure even while we are thousands of miles away.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2023

The source code for the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit has been published on GitHub and experts warn of the risks of proliferation of custom versions. Researchers from ESET discovered in March a new stealthy Unified Extensible Firmware Interface ( UEFI ) bootkit, named BlackLotus , that is able to bypass Secure Boot on Windows 11.

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