SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Oddly enough, the fake email's subject line read "Urgent: Threat actor in systems.". Upon further investigation of the technical details, it shows a vulnerability in the FBI's Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP) may have opened an opportunity for the hacker to send the emails about a hoax cyberattack. November 13, 2021.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In the second of this three-part blog series, we look at some more highlights from our annual “ Defending Against Critical Threats ” webinar covering Log4J, Emotet, and the rise of Mac OS malware. The Cisco Talos Incident Response team (CTIR) were on the front lines of helping our customers tackle the Log4J vulnerability at the end of 2021.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

February 2024 is off to a ripping start for security research. This month we’re focusing on a piece of open source CMS software, not because of its supreme popularity, but because the XSS vector it’s vulnerable to is pretty interesting. Fill up your coffee and drop to a command line as we cover the trending CVEs of February.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

NSO Group has argued for years that Pegasus is meant to help governments and law enforcement agencies fight back against global threats like crime and terrorism, but it’s becoming apparent that the software has been weaponized by hostile parties too. Mobile Security, Privacy at Issue. Journalists, Government Officials Targeted.

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response), MDR (Managed Detection and Response), and XDR (Extended Detection and Response) are either security softwares, technology stacks or services offered by providers that aim to detect threats and facilitate response to security incidents. What Is EDR? 

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

. “Companies large and small alike are going back and looking through their environments and their processes,” said Jerry Davis, founder of risk management firm Gryphon X, LLC and former chief information security officer at NASA and the U.S. Of course, there can also be unexpected repercussions from performing these threat assessments.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In the rush to move to a work from home (WFH) workforce — maintaining security remotely took a backseat to productivity and survival and risk. “In In the future — which is now, actually — ‘remote access’ will just become ‘access.'" — Wendy Nather, head of advisory CISOs at Cisco's Duo Security The Remote Access Guide Version 3.0

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DoublePulsar

MARCH 2, 2020

I’m joining Microsoft’s Threat Protection division to bring what’s needed to threat intelligence: scale-y porgs. Windows XP (Gossi Edition) I’m incredibly grateful, and a little scared, to say that soon I will be joining Microsoft Threat Protection as a Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, working with the team in Redmond.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The unexplained and seemingly paranormal are actually a year-round phenomenon in IT Security. Then we’ll see if we can devise a quick and basic enterprise blueprint that can serve as our magical IT Security dagger, sending those wearing their dark cloaks back howling from whence they came. This year has been no exception. Ransomware.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

APIs are vital in our mobile digital world, but the consequences of API security flaws have yet to be seen. During the pandemic sales of the Home Fitness cycle peloton grew massively, given its popularity, it's natural that security researchers would want to take a look. So how hard is it to hack APIs? Not very hard.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

APIs are vital in our mobile digital world, but the consequences of API security flaws have yet to be seen. During the pandemic sales of the Home Fitness cycle peloton grew massively, given its popularity, it's natural that security researchers would want to take a look. So how hard is it to hack APIs? Not very hard.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 27, 2021

If you’re struggling to understand how to get your application security testing program off the ground, you wouldn’t be the first. The cyber security market has found that this principle is applicable in software security risk management as well. KNOWN VULNERABILITIES (CVEs). ZERO-DAY VULNERABILITY.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 27, 2021

If you’re struggling to understand how to get your application security testing program off the ground, you wouldn’t be the first. The cyber security market has found that this principle is applicable in software security risk management as well. KNOWN VULNERABILITIES (CVEs). ZERO-DAY VULNERABILITY.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2022

Perhaps LAPSUS$ thought they could find in the source clues about security weaknesses that could be used to further hack these companies and their customers. The logs show LAPSUS$ breached T-Mobile multiple times in March, stealing source code for a range of company projects. ” CONSIDER THE SOURCE.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Sharing good security practices and raising awareness of the risks is a bit like coaching young footballers: when they’re confident in their ability, they learn to stay composed, resist the opponent’s pressure, and put their foot on the ball before choosing the right pass and escaping the danger. Put ’em under pressure.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Passwords that are easily detectable or reused often are vulnerable to phishing attacks. Marvel are no strangers to facing monumental threats. A smart user, when faced with the risk of stolen credentials, knows better than to face this threat alone. At the end of the day, security teams face a dilemma.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For companies writing and maintaining software at scale today, SAST (Static Application Security Testing) has become an essential tool for increasing code security and reducing cyber risk. Attackers are also exploiting the window between when a vulnerability is announced and when a patch is released. Definition: What is SAST.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 8, 2023

Needless to say, we’re not banking on this persistent education sector threat going away anytime soon. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) even released a detailed report on Royal and ALPHV in mid-January 2023 outlining the dual threat to the US health sector.

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