eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2024

Microsoft Patch Tuesday takes center stage in this week’s vulnerability news, with a notable SharePoint Server vulnerability that’s been seen alongside Qakbot malware. Federal agencies have until June 6 to patch D-Link router vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects natural language processing applications.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

If patches are not deployed in a timely manner, vulnerabilities remain exploitable by the bad guys. Patch Prioritization: Figure out what patches apply, and then, lay them out in terms of their CVSS rating and other scores. Here are the best practices you need to follow for an effective patch management program. Asset discovery.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 22, 2023

A new version of the file archiving software WinRAR fixes two vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to execute code on a target system. After receiving a report about the vulnerability in June, a new version of the software was published on August 2, 2023. The vulnerability lies in how the software processes recovery volumes.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 25, 2024

Now, let’s shift gears and discuss choosing the right Vendor Risk Management (VRM) solution. Who are you, and what are your goals? What do you need to do to reach those goals? What risks are you facing? What compliance standards do you need to meet? Your VRM solution should be tailored to these questions.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 4, 2024

To add to the complexity, hackers relentlessly hunt for vulnerabilities on the attack surface to gain entry for malicious purposes. Regular vulnerability assessments are a cybersecurity best practice and an essential proactive measure to safeguard your organization’s digital assets. What is a Vulnerability Assessment?

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Firms are also deploying new types of devices as part of digital transformation initiatives, further exacerbating the growing attack surface, leading to management challenges, vulnerabilities, and potential system compromises. Security posture management challenges are driven by the growing attack surface.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2024

From data privacy regulations to payment card security standards, businesses of all sizes must scramble to implement new protocols and strengthen their defenses against cyber threats. March 29, 2024: California Privacy Rights Act enforcement begins Get ready, California! March 31, 2024: First compliance phase for PCI DSS v4.0

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NetSpi Executives

MAY 1, 2024

Organizations require visibility into assets that need to be protected, prioritization of issues to remediate first, and easy-to-understand reporting on proactive security measures. It prevented small healthcare providers from getting compensated for their services, wiping some of them out of business.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Critical vulnerabilities have been discovered across multiple systems, including Microsoft Exchange Servers, the Bricks Builder Theme for WordPress, VMware, ScreenConnect, Joomla, and Apple Shortcuts. Urgent patching and prompt updates can protect systems from unauthorized access, data breaches, and potential exploitation by threat actors.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 2, 2020

You can get a full drill down on our discussion in the accompanying podcast. Here are a few key takeaways: Quickening investigations Enterprises are drowning in an ocean of threat feeds; SOAR offers a lifeline. Right now what you are seeing in the SOAR space is just scratching the surface,” Shuja points out.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2022

Sometimes you’d get a 500-question questionnaire and that would be one out of 5,000 you’d get over the course of a year,” Stapleton says, referring to a scenario that a large payroll processing company had to deal with. The good news is that TPRM solution providers are innovating to meet this need, as will be showcased at RSA.

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NetSpi Executives

JANUARY 30, 2024

As your company’s external attack surface expands and threat actors remain relentless, Attack Surface Management (ASM) solutions can help level up your proactive security measures by enabling continuous pentesting. This is achieved via the attack surface operations team, who manually test and validate the exposures found.

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Anton on Security

APRIL 28, 2022

Q: When do you think the industry will understand what XDR entails? Q: How do you define ‘XDR’ and what role does SIEM play here? You can review my ideas on the topic in this blog series “Anton and The Great XDR Debate, Part 1” “Anton and The Great XDR Debate, Part 2” “Anton and The Great XDR Debate, Part 3.”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Table of Contents Toggle When Should You Incorporate a DLP Strategy? 12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices 3 Real Examples of DLP Best Practices in Action How to Implement a Data Loss Prevention Strategy in 5 Steps Bottom Line: Secure Your Operations with Data Loss Prevention Best Practices When Should You Incorporate a DLP Strategy?

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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. The problem: Akamai security researchers discovered a high-severity vulnerability in which insecure function calls and lack of user input sanitation can allow RCE.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Ransomware is getting worse. Cybersecurity analysts have been screaming this sentiment from the rooftops for years, but now new research examining the expanding landscape of software vulnerabilities leveraged in ransomware attacks offers up some hard numbers that put the depth of this problem into context.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

By exploring the top eight issues and preventative measures, as well as shedding light on the security benefits of IaaS, you can better secure your cloud security infrastructure. Whether you’re a seasoned cloud expert or just starting out, understanding IaaS security is critical for a resilient and secure cloud architecture.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

FireMon: Built for Compliance Reporting Real-Time Compliance Management at Scale Advanced Asset Discovery In Conclusion Get a Demo In today’s digital age, cybercrime has become big business and no industry is immune. Furthermore, banks and payment processors also reserve the right to terminate the relationship with the company.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

We’ll give you an overview of what can be achieved with Kali Linux using a short selection of pre-installed tools. We’ll give you an overview of what can be achieved with Kali Linux using a short selection of pre-installed tools. Also read: 24 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools What Is Penetration Testing?

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2021

In a day and age when the prime directive for many organizations is to seek digital agility above all else, cool new apps get conceived, assembled and deployed at breakneck speed. As a nod to security, nominal static analysis and maybe a bit of penetration testing gets done just prior to meeting a tight deployment deadline.

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Anton on Security

MARCH 16, 2022

I am not going to spout clichés like “what gets measured gets done” here, but metrics and SLIs/SLOs will to a large extent determine the fate of your SOC. If you equate MTTD with “time to address the alert” and then push the analyst to shorten this time, you will not have a good time … while the attacker will.

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NopSec

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Choosing a risk-based vulnerability management (RBVM) solution can be daunting. Where do you begin? Knowing the right questions to ask before choosing an RBVM platform is crucial. Each organization is distinctive, so your needs, strengths, and weaknesses are as unique as your threats, vulnerability, and risk appetite.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 28, 2021

Patching vulnerabilities is a constant battle for organizations, which is why threat actors frequently exploit dated and publicly known vulnerabilities. The advisory notes that one of its key findings is that four of the most targeted vulnerabilities in 2020 involved remote work, VPNs, or cloud-based technologies.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure and a surge in exploited vulnerabilities are getting the attention of U.S. cybersecurity agencies, which highlighted the threats in a pair of warnings issued in recent days. Also read: Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2022. The 15 Vulnerabilities Explained.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 9, 2021

In the wake of the SolarWinds incident, an increasing number of health care institutions are embarking on threat-hunting missions to seek and destroy exploitable vulnerabilities. In the meantime, however, Tony Cook, head of threat intelligence on GuidePoint Security’s consulting team, sees another approach growing in popularity.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2024

DNS data from HYAS Protect allows organizations to identify their riskiest users and prioritize proactive security measures. Network breaches will inevitably happen, so organizations need systems that neutralize threats before they cause damage. For example, you can block or allow specific domains as part of a company-wide use policy.

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NopSec

OCTOBER 31, 2023

We are excited to announce the release of a new and improved NopSec platform – NopSec Cyber Threat Exposure Management. The new features and capabilities of this new vulnerability management solution are a direct reflection of gathered feedback we’ve collected from numerous parties over the last year. Why the Redesign?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 24, 2023

The researchers reported earlier this month that the VSCode editor could be vulnerable to attacks targeting its extensions. If a user typed “pretier” in the search bar, they wouldn’t even get the legitimate extension in the list, as only the typosquatted version has this name. The lack of time excuse is not acceptable in the end.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Older, Unpatched ERP Vulnerabilities Continue to Haunt Organizations. This Halloween, don’t let unpatched vulnerabilities be a problem for your organization. Earlier this year, researchers from Sygnia’s Incident Response team released a report detailing the activities of a threat group Elephant Beetle. maaya.alagappan.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

One of the Strobes VM use cases is to provide a way for customers to prioritize vulnerabilities in their organization using vulnerability intelligence. Our goal is to make sure the data is as accurate as possible so it helps in prioritizing vulnerabilities efficiently for our customers. ?. Strobes VI Rest API.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 23, 2022

We’ve all heard the stories: Organizations getting breached like there's no tomorrow thanks to threat actors exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities. From prioritizing what to patch to getting a common view of all the vulnerabilities across their customer environment, patching is no cakewalk for MSPs.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 19, 2023

Just as you’d be cautious in a crowded place, you need to show caution online. Many threats lurk in its corners. What are these threats? Then there’s phishing , in which scammers trick you into disclosing personal information. Another threat is ransomware , which locks your files and asks for money to unlock them.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Category News, Vulnerabilities Risk Level. The Log4Shell vulnerability can be exploited remotely by any hackers if certain pre-conditions are met, allowing them to execute arbitrary code, known as “remote code execution” or RCE for short. There are three steps you need to take immediately: 1. But how does the exploit work?”

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We will also post updates on [link] pic.twitter.com/MhQmM67l6b — Tallahassee Memorial (@TMHFORLIFE) February 3, 2023 Tallahassee Memorial's official Twitter account said in a statement on Friday: "We are reviewing each of our IT systems now, prioritizing them and bringing them back online one-by-one. Patch as soon as you can.

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Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

But I would add that it’s not just cybersecurity, but up-to-date cybersecurity – a security strategy that can truly prepare and defend your enterprise against the modern threat landscape. Whether it’s old technology or outdated attitudes, current threats and vulnerabilities require an updated approach to defense.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Vulnerability scans play a vital role in identifying weaknesses within systems and networks, reducing risks, and bolstering an organization’s security defenses. Step 1: Define the Scope and Objectives It is critical to specify the scope and objectives before beginning a vulnerability screening procedure.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2022

Attacker Reachability (or “Attackability”), is a concept in open source software vulnerability management. It’s a way to understand if, 1) a vulnerability is present, and 2) Can an attacker actually get to it. At every point where there is a potential for risk, you need to think about fortifying the new mini-perimeters.

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