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While the literature generally focuses on the different uses of AI by attackers and defenders and the resultant arms race between the two I want to talk about software vulnerabilities. All software contains bugs. The reason is basically economic: The market doesn't want to pay for quality software. The result is that any large modern software package contains hundreds or thousands of bugs. MORE
President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order requires new software security standards and best practices. The post Cybersecurity Executive Order requires new software security standards appeared first on Software Integrity Blog. MORE
Buying heavily discounted, popular software from second-hand sources online has always been something of an iffy security proposition. But purchasing steeply discounted licenses for cloud-based subscription products like recent versions of Microsoft Office can be an extremely risky transaction, mainly because you may not have full control over who has access to your data. MORE
DxOdyssey (DxO) is a Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) solution that enables secure, available, per-application connectivity between remote users, edge devices, sites, and clouds. The post Top Microsegmentation Software for 2021 appeared first on eSecurityPlanet. MORE
According to a survey : "68% of the security professionals surveyed believe it's a programmer's job to write secure code, but they also think less than half of developers can spot security holes." And that's a problem. Nearly half of security pros surveyed, 49%, said they struggle to get developers to make remediation of vulnerabilities a priority. Worse still, 68% of security professionals feel fewer than half of developers can spot security vulnerabilities later in the life cycle. MORE
When the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) developed its Software Security Framework (SSF) a few years ago, it relied on the expertise of a Software Security Task Force. Software Guidance Awareness Interview PCI DSS PA-DSS PCI SSC Third Party Risk Software Security Framework MORE
Following the IEC 62443 standard for security software development ensures quality, safety and security. The post Securing Industrial Automation and Control Systems Starts in Software Development appeared first on Security Boulevard. MORE
Over at Lawfare, Susan Landau has an excellent essay on the risks posed by software used to collect evidence (a Breathalyzer is probably the most obvious example). The software engineers proposed a three-part test. MORE
Learn what cyber security activities are critical to building secure automotive software systems using ISO/SAE 21434 as guidance. The post Practical solutions for a secure automotive software development process following ISO/SAE 21434 appeared first on Software Integrity Blog. MORE
These are important discussions to have, but we also need to address the economic incentives that led to SolarWinds being breached and how that insecure software ended up in so many critical US government networks. Software has become incredibly complicated. MORE
Risk management software can provide risk monitoring, identification, analysis, assessment and mitigation, all in one solution. There are many factors that go into choosing the best risk management software for your specific organization’s business needs. MORE
The post Can Your Data Protection Software Recover from Modern Ransomware? Your nightmare has come true. Your organization was just attacked by ransomware. MORE
With the release of the Secure Software Lifecycle (“Secure SLC”) Standard v1.1 in February 2021 and the Secure Software Standard v1.1 Software Awareness Software Security Framework MORE
I previously blogged about a Black Hat talk that disclosed security vulnerabilities in the Boeing 787 software. Ben Rothke concludes that the vulnerabilities are real, but not practical. airtravel vulnerabilities MORE
of the PCI Secure Software Standard and its supporting program documentation. The PCI Secure Software Standard is one of two standards that are part of the PCI Software Security Framework (SSF). Software Training Awareness Vendors PA-DSS PTS POI Software Security Framework MORE
Shockingly, security holes in software from vendors such as Fortinet, Microsoft, and Adobe are being exploited over and over again by hackers. We’ll cover key patch management features and buying advice below, but first, here’s our picks for the best patch management software. MORE
If this sounds to you a lot like software coding, you're right. Programmers write software through trial and error. Because computer systems are so complex and there is no real theory of software, programmers repeatedly test the code they write until it works properly. Again due to the complexity of modern software systems, "works properly" doesn't mean that it's perfectly correct. MORE
The espionage group is exploiting four newly-discovered flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server email software, and has seeded hundreds of thousands of victim organizations worldwide with tools that give the attackers total, remote control over affected systems. MORE
Boeing left its software unprotected, and researchers have analyzed it for vulnerabilities: At the Black Hat security conference today in Las Vegas, Santamarta, a researcher for security firm IOActive, plans to present his findings, including the details of multiple serious security flaws in the code for a component of the 787 known as a Crew Information Service/Maintenance System. MORE
Researchers from MTIC have confirmed that DevilsTongue malware was invented by Israel’s firm Candiru that sells software to companies that support state funded attacks. The post DevilsTongue Malware matches Pegasus Spying Software appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. MORE
I enjoyed being a guest on Software Engineering Radio: Adam Shostack on Threat Modeling. It’s a substantial, in depth interview, running nearly 80 minutes, and covering a wide variety of topics. podcasts threat modeling MORE
Security researchers have uncovered a new technique to inject a software skimmer onto checkout pages, the malware hides in social media buttons. Security experts at Sansec have detailed a new technique used by crooks to inject a software skimmer into checkout pages. MORE
Software Training Acquirers Vendors Interview PA-DSS QSA Software Security FrameworkOn 28 October 2022, the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) program will officially close. MORE
The post 3 reasons to use network diagram software appeared first on ManageEngine Blog. The post 3 reasons to use network diagram software appeared first on Security Boulevard. MORE
Notice this bit from an article on the arrest of Christopher Hasson: It was only after Hasson's arrest last Friday at his workplace that the chilling plans prosecutors assert he was crafting became apparent, detected by an internal Coast Guard program that watches for any "insider threat." The program identified suspicious computer activity tied to Hasson, prompting the agency's investigative service to launch an investigation last fall, said Lt. Scott McBride, a service spokesman. MORE
Top Password Manager Software. Bitwarden is free, open source software that can stand up to commercial alternatives. The post Best Password Management Software & Tools appeared first on eSecurityPlanet. Trends computer security password software software security tips MORE
This CISO‘s guide to secure software development can help. The post CISO’s Guide to Secure Software Development appeared first on Security Boulevard. MORE
That’s the fundamental notion behind SIEM (security information and event management) software, which is essential to the security defenses of most large and many medium enterprises. To protect your enterprise against security threats, you need maximum visibility. MORE
Knowing what’s in your open source software, whether you’re a consumer or producer, can help you manage security risks in your supply chain. The post Reduce open source software risks in your supply chain appeared first on Software Integrity Blog. MORE
“Guides for cheats will typically ask users to disable or uninstall antivirus software and host firewalls, disable kernel code signing, etc.” News article : Most troublingly, Activision says that the “cheat” tool has been advertised multiple times on a popular cheating forum under the title “new COD hack.” ” (Gamers looking to flout the rules will typically go to such forums to find new ways to do so.) MORE
A malware known for targeting macOS operating system has been updated once again to add more features to its toolset that allows it to amass and exfiltrate sensitive data stored in a variety of apps, including apps such as Google Chrome and Telegram, as part of further "refinements in its tactics." MORE
A recent blog post, “ Automotive software defects ”, from Phil Koopman, Carnegie Mellon professor and author of “ Better Embedded Software ”, talks about increasing number of software defects in automotive software that are significant safety hazards. MORE
The post Employee Monitoring Software Secures Remote Teams appeared first on Security Boulevard. Many organizations only embrace cybersecurity as a bottom-line business priority after years of unprecedented, expensive and significant data breaches and cybersecurity incidents. MORE
Tyler Technologies, a software and technology provider for U.S. We have confirmed that the malicious software the intruder used was ransomware.”. The post Governnment Software Vendor Tyler Technologies Announces Breach appeared first on Adam Levin. MORE
The post 3 razões para usar um software de diagrama de rede appeared first on ManageEngine Blog. The post 3 razões para usar um software de diagrama de rede appeared first on Security Boulevard. MORE
Security researchers have uncovered a new technique to inject a software skimmer onto websites, the malware hides in CSS files. Security researchers have uncovered a new technique used by threat actors to inject a software skimmer onto websites, the attackers hide the malware in CSS files. MORE
Our second in the series, we first looked at benefits of data quality to Software Composition Analysis (SCA). The post Effective Tools for Software Composition Analysis appeared first on Security Boulevard. MORE
Antivirus software isn’t enough to protect our devices and accounts any longer, but it still provides a key layer of defense MORE
Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to enhance the security of the software supply chain. . One of NIST’s first orders of business was to define critical software by June 26, 2021. Cloud-based and hybrid software. MORE
Building secure software using the Software Bill of Materials. The Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) directly impacts all developers. The SBOM requires third-party software companies to provide customers with the code equivalent of a “nutrition chart.” Software Developers. MORE
Zombie versions of Adobe’s troubled software can still cause problems in systems around the world. Security Security / Security News MORE
Here the scammers left a few trails with the VBS script but more importantly the first website we visited to download remote access software. The post Software renewal scammers unmasked appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs. MORE
In yet another instance of software supply chain attack, unidentified hackers breached the website of MonPass, one of Mongolia's major certificate authorities, to backdoor its installer software with Cobalt Strike binaries. MORE
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. MORE
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JUNE 29, 2021
Over at Lawfare, Susan Landau has an excellent essay on the risks posed by software used to collect evidence (a Breathalyzer is probably the most obvious example). The software engineers proposed a three-part test.
Security Boulevard
JULY 26, 2021
Building secure software using the Software Bill of Materials. The Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) directly impacts all developers. The SBOM requires third-party software companies to provide customers with the code equivalent of a “nutrition chart.” Software Developers.
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Security Affairs
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Security researchers have uncovered a new technique to inject a software skimmer onto checkout pages, the malware hides in social media buttons. Security experts at Sansec have detailed a new technique used by crooks to inject a software skimmer into checkout pages.
Security Boulevard
JULY 14, 2021
Our second in the series, we first looked at benefits of data quality to Software Composition Analysis (SCA). The post Effective Tools for Software Composition Analysis appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Security Boulevard
JULY 12, 2021
Knowing what’s in your open source software, whether you’re a consumer or producer, can help you manage security risks in your supply chain. The post Reduce open source software risks in your supply chain appeared first on Software Integrity Blog.
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 8, 2021
These are important discussions to have, but we also need to address the economic incentives that led to SolarWinds being breached and how that insecure software ended up in so many critical US government networks. Software has become incredibly complicated.
CyberSecurity Insiders
JULY 26, 2021
Researchers from MTIC have confirmed that DevilsTongue malware was invented by Israel’s firm Candiru that sells software to companies that support state funded attacks. The post DevilsTongue Malware matches Pegasus Spying Software appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
eSecurity Planet
JULY 30, 2021
DxOdyssey (DxO) is a Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) solution that enables secure, available, per-application connectivity between remote users, edge devices, sites, and clouds. The post Top Microsegmentation Software for 2021 appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
If this sounds to you a lot like software coding, you're right. Programmers write software through trial and error. Because computer systems are so complex and there is no real theory of software, programmers repeatedly test the code they write until it works properly. Again due to the complexity of modern software systems, "works properly" doesn't mean that it's perfectly correct.
Adam Shostack
JULY 14, 2020
I enjoyed being a guest on Software Engineering Radio: Adam Shostack on Threat Modeling. It’s a substantial, in depth interview, running nearly 80 minutes, and covering a wide variety of topics. podcasts threat modeling
Security Boulevard
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
This CISO‘s guide to secure software development can help. The post CISO’s Guide to Secure Software Development appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Adam Levin
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Tyler Technologies, a software and technology provider for U.S. We have confirmed that the malicious software the intruder used was ransomware.”. The post Governnment Software Vendor Tyler Technologies Announces Breach appeared first on Adam Levin.
PCI perspectives
JULY 30, 2021
With the release of the Secure Software Lifecycle (“Secure SLC”) Standard v1.1 in February 2021 and the Secure Software Standard v1.1 Software Awareness Software Security Framework
Security Boulevard
MAY 13, 2021
President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order requires new software security standards and best practices. The post Cybersecurity Executive Order requires new software security standards appeared first on Software Integrity Blog.
Schneier on Security
JULY 24, 2019
According to a survey : "68% of the security professionals surveyed believe it's a programmer's job to write secure code, but they also think less than half of developers can spot security holes." And that's a problem. Nearly half of security pros surveyed, 49%, said they struggle to get developers to make remediation of vulnerabilities a priority. Worse still, 68% of security professionals feel fewer than half of developers can spot security vulnerabilities later in the life cycle.
CSO Magazine
JULY 13, 2021
That’s the fundamental notion behind SIEM (security information and event management) software, which is essential to the security defenses of most large and many medium enterprises. To protect your enterprise against security threats, you need maximum visibility.
PCI perspectives
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Software Training Acquirers Vendors Interview PA-DSS QSA Software Security FrameworkOn 28 October 2022, the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) program will officially close.
Krebs on Security
JULY 8, 2021
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.
Zero Day
MAY 18, 2021
Antivirus software isn’t enough to protect our devices and accounts any longer, but it still provides a key layer of defense
Security Boulevard
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
The post Employee Monitoring Software Secures Remote Teams appeared first on Security Boulevard. Many organizations only embrace cybersecurity as a bottom-line business priority after years of unprecedented, expensive and significant data breaches and cybersecurity incidents.
Krebs on Security
MARCH 5, 2021
The espionage group is exploiting four newly-discovered flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server email software, and has seeded hundreds of thousands of victim organizations worldwide with tools that give the attackers total, remote control over affected systems.
Security Boulevard
JULY 19, 2021
Learn what cyber security activities are critical to building secure automotive software systems using ISO/SAE 21434 as guidance. The post Practical solutions for a secure automotive software development process following ISO/SAE 21434 appeared first on Software Integrity Blog.
Security Boulevard
JUNE 22, 2021
A recent blog post, “ Automotive software defects ”, from Phil Koopman, Carnegie Mellon professor and author of “ Better Embedded Software ”, talks about increasing number of software defects in automotive software that are significant safety hazards.
Malwarebytes
MARCH 24, 2021
Here the scammers left a few trails with the VBS script but more importantly the first website we visited to download remote access software. The post Software renewal scammers unmasked appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Security Boulevard
JULY 26, 2021
The post 3 razões para usar um software de diagrama de rede appeared first on ManageEngine Blog. The post 3 razões para usar um software de diagrama de rede appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Notice this bit from an article on the arrest of Christopher Hasson: It was only after Hasson's arrest last Friday at his workplace that the chilling plans prosecutors assert he was crafting became apparent, detected by an internal Coast Guard program that watches for any "insider threat." The program identified suspicious computer activity tied to Hasson, prompting the agency's investigative service to launch an investigation last fall, said Lt. Scott McBride, a service spokesman.
WIRED Threat Level
JANUARY 24, 2021
Zombie versions of Adobe’s troubled software can still cause problems in systems around the world. Security Security / Security News
Security Boulevard
JULY 19, 2021
Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to enhance the security of the software supply chain. . One of NIST’s first orders of business was to define critical software by June 26, 2021. Cloud-based and hybrid software.
Security Boulevard
JUNE 7, 2021
Following the IEC 62443 standard for security software development ensures quality, safety and security. The post Securing Industrial Automation and Control Systems Starts in Software Development appeared first on Security Boulevard.
PCI perspectives
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
When the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) developed its Software Security Framework (SSF) a few years ago, it relied on the expertise of a Software Security Task Force. Software Guidance Awareness Interview PCI DSS PA-DSS PCI SSC Third Party Risk Software Security Framework
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 8, 2019
While the literature generally focuses on the different uses of AI by attackers and defenders and the resultant arms race between the two I want to talk about software vulnerabilities. All software contains bugs. The reason is basically economic: The market doesn't want to pay for quality software. The result is that any large modern software package contains hundreds or thousands of bugs.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
I previously blogged about a Black Hat talk that disclosed security vulnerabilities in the Boeing 787 software. Ben Rothke concludes that the vulnerabilities are real, but not practical. airtravel vulnerabilities
Schneier on Security
APRIL 2, 2021
“Guides for cheats will typically ask users to disable or uninstall antivirus software and host firewalls, disable kernel code signing, etc.” News article : Most troublingly, Activision says that the “cheat” tool has been advertised multiple times on a popular cheating forum under the title “new COD hack.” ” (Gamers looking to flout the rules will typically go to such forums to find new ways to do so.)
eSecurity Planet
APRIL 2, 2021
Risk management software can provide risk monitoring, identification, analysis, assessment and mitigation, all in one solution. There are many factors that go into choosing the best risk management software for your specific organization’s business needs.
Security Boulevard
JULY 16, 2021
The post 3 reasons to use network diagram software appeared first on ManageEngine Blog. The post 3 reasons to use network diagram software appeared first on Security Boulevard.
eSecurity Planet
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Top Password Manager Software. Bitwarden is free, open source software that can stand up to commercial alternatives. The post Best Password Management Software & Tools appeared first on eSecurityPlanet. Trends computer security password software software security tips
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Security researchers have uncovered a new technique to inject a software skimmer onto websites, the malware hides in CSS files. Security researchers have uncovered a new technique used by threat actors to inject a software skimmer onto websites, the attackers hide the malware in CSS files.
The Hacker News
JULY 23, 2021
A malware known for targeting macOS operating system has been updated once again to add more features to its toolset that allows it to amass and exfiltrate sensitive data stored in a variety of apps, including apps such as Google Chrome and Telegram, as part of further "refinements in its tactics."
eSecurity Planet
JUNE 4, 2021
Shockingly, security holes in software from vendors such as Fortinet, Microsoft, and Adobe are being exploited over and over again by hackers. We’ll cover key patch management features and buying advice below, but first, here’s our picks for the best patch management software.
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 16, 2019
Boeing left its software unprotected, and researchers have analyzed it for vulnerabilities: At the Black Hat security conference today in Las Vegas, Santamarta, a researcher for security firm IOActive, plans to present his findings, including the details of multiple serious security flaws in the code for a component of the 787 known as a Crew Information Service/Maintenance System.
Security Boulevard
JULY 2, 2021
The post Can Your Data Protection Software Recover from Modern Ransomware? Your nightmare has come true. Your organization was just attacked by ransomware.
The Hacker News
JULY 2, 2021
In yet another instance of software supply chain attack, unidentified hackers breached the website of MonPass, one of Mongolia's major certificate authorities, to backdoor its installer software with Cobalt Strike binaries.
Krebs on Security
JANUARY 8, 2019
Buying heavily discounted, popular software from second-hand sources online has always been something of an iffy security proposition. But purchasing steeply discounted licenses for cloud-based subscription products like recent versions of Microsoft Office can be an extremely risky transaction, mainly because you may not have full control over who has access to your data.
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