How the regreSSHion Vulnerability Could Impact Your Cloud Environment
July 5, 2024
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Malicious Versions of Cobalt Strike Taken Down, While Microsoft Notifies More Orgs About Midnight Blizzard Email Breach
July 5, 2024Check out the results of a multinational operation against illegal instances of Cobalt Strike. Plus, more organizations are learning that Midnight Blizzard accessed their email exchanges with Microsoft. Meanwhile, Carnegie Mellon has a new report about how to fix and mitigate API vulnerabilities. And two new reports shed light on cyber insurance trends. E molto altro ancora!
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Memory Bugs Pervasive in Open Source SW, While Car Dealership Chaos Persists After Ransomware Attack
June 28, 2024Check out why memory vulnerabilities are widespread in open source projects. Plus, get the latest on the ransomware attack that’s disrupted car sales in North America. In addition, find out why a majority of organizations grew their cyber budgets this year. And learn how confidential data from U.S. chemical facilities may have been accessed by hackers. E molto altro ancora!
Tag, You’re IT! Tagging Your Way to Cloud Security Excellence
June 26, 2024To manage your cloud resources effectively and securely, you need to consistently tag assets across all your cloud platforms. Here we explain tagging’s main benefits, as well as proven strategies and best practices for tagging success.
CVE-2024-5806: Progress MOVEit Transfer Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
June 25, 2024Progress Software has patched a high severity authentication bypass in the MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT) solution. As MOVEit has been a popular target for ransomware gangs and other threat actors, we strongly recommend prioritizing patching of this vulnerability.
Understanding Customer Managed Encryption Keys (CMKs) in AWS, Azure and GCP: A Comparative Insight
June 25, 2024Explore critical differences in handling customer-managed encryption keys (CMKs) across AWS, Azure and GCP to avoid security misconfigurations and protect your data effectively.
CVE-2024-28995: SolarWinds Serv-U Path/Directory Traversal Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
June 21, 2024Following the publication of proof-of-concept exploit details for a high-severity flaw in SolarWinds Serv-U, researchers have observed both automated and manual in-the-wild exploitation attempts; patching is strongly advised.
Cybersecurity Snapshot: FTC Believes TikTok Broke U.S. Law, Asks Justice Dept. To Intervene, while French Cyber Agency Warns About Nobelium / Midnight Blizzard
June 21, 2024TikTok’s legal troubles in the U.S. could get thornier after the FTC refers complaint to the DOJ. Meanwhile, France says Russia-backed Nobelium / Midnight Blizzard is a major cyber espionage threat to European governments. Plus, check out a Tenable poll about dealing with vulnerabilities without patches. And did LockBit 3.0 make a comeback in May? Maybe – or maybe not. E molto altro ancora!
How to Discover, Analyze and Respond to Threats Faster with Generative AI
June 17, 2024Generative AI (GenAI) is being hailed as the most transformative innovation since the rise of the internet. For security, GenAI can revolutionize the field if applied correctly, especially when it comes to threat detection and response. It enhances efficiency and productivity by swiftly processing and delivering critical information when it matters most.
Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.K. Cyber Agency Urges Software Vendors To Boost Product Security, While U.S. Gov’t Wants Info on Banks’ AI Use
June 14, 2024Check out the NCSC’s call for software vendors to make their products more secure. Plus, why the Treasury Department is looking at how financial institutions are using AI. And the latest on the cybersecurity skills gap in the U.S. E molto altro ancora!
Microsoft’s June 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses 49 CVEs
June 11, 2024Microsoft addresses 49 CVEs in its June 2024 Patch Tuesday release with one rated as critical and no zero-day or publicly disclosed vulnerabilities. Our counts omitted two CVEs that were not issued by Microsoft, which include CVE-2023-50868 (issued by MITRE) and CVE-2024-29187 (issued by GitHub).
Cloud Workload Protection: The Key to Decreasing Cloud Security Risks
June 11, 2024More than 80% of all breaches involve data stored in the cloud, and security teams that don’t use cloud workload protection (CWP) may never get ahead of attackers who want to access as much data as possible with the least effort. A single cloud breach is often the most straightforward way into these sensitive environments. On average, it costs nearly $5 million to respond and recover. So, why are so many organizations still using traditional on-prem security that isn't designed for the dynamic cloud?
CVE-2024-4577: Proof of Concept Available for PHP-CGI Argument Injection Vulnerability
June 7, 2024Researchers disclose a critical severity vulnerability affecting PHP installations and provide proof-of-concept exploit code, which could lead to remote code execution.