Tag: cybersecurity
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Momentum Expands Cybersecurity Capabilities with Acquisition of Secher Security
Tags: cybersecurityFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/momentum-expands-cybersecurity-capabilities-with-acquisition-of-secher-security
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CISA’s 11-Month extension ensures continuity of MITRE’s CVE Program
MITRE’s U.S.-funded CVE program, a core cybersecurity tool for tracking vulnerabilities, faces funding expiry Wednesday, risking disruption to global security. U.S. government funding for MITRE ‘s CVE program, a key global cybersecurity resource for cataloging vulnerabilities, is set to expire Wednesday, risking disruption. The 25-year-old program has assigned over 274,000 CVE IDs for public security…
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Feeling Unorganized? You Can Still Learn Project Management
Project Management Skills Can Be Your Career Force Multiplier in Cybersecurity While technical expertise is foundational in cybersecurity, organizational and project management skills have become critical differentiators for career advancement. Learn practical strategies to develop these capabilities, even if you don’t consider yourself naturally detail-oriented or organized! First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/feeling-unorganized-you-still-learn-project-management-p-3857
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Frequently Asked Questions About the MITRE CVE Program Expiration and Renewal
Tags: advisory, attack, cisa, computer, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, government, incident response, infrastructure, mitre, nvd, open-source, risk, tactics, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementConcerns about the future of the MITRE CVE Program continue to circulate. The Tenable Security Response Team has created this FAQ to help provide clarity and context around this developing situation. Background The Tenable Security Response Team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding changes around the MITRE CVE Program. As…
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CISA warns of potential data breaches caused by legacy Oracle Cloud leak
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Wednesday said that while the scope of the reported Oracle issue remains unconfirmed, it “presents potential risk to organizations and individuals.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-warns-of-potential-data-breaches-tied-to-oracle-issue
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Deloitte Teams With Google Cloud and Rubrik to Modernize Cybersecurity
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Report warns aviation faces cybersecurity crisis
Tags: cybersecurityFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/report-warns-aviation-faces-cybersecurity-crisis
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MITRE support expires for ‘pillar of cybersecurity industry,’ CVE program
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Early Disruptive Trends in Cybersecurity: Preemptive Cybersecurity Solutions
Tags: cybersecurityFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/native/early-disruptive-trends-in-cybersecurity-preemptive-cybersecurity-solutions
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CISA extends Mitre CVE contract at last moment
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ridden to the rescue of the under-threat Mitre CVE Programme, approving a last-minute, 11-month contract extension to preserve the project’s vital security vulnerability work First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366622896/CISA-extends-MITRE-CVE-contract-at-last-moment
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‘Stupid and Dangerous’: CISA Funding Chaos Threatens Essential Cybersecurity Program
The CVE Program is the primary way software vulnerabilities are tracked. Its long-term future remains in limbo even after a last-minute renewal of the US government contract that funds it. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/cve-program-cisa-funding-chaos/
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CISA Extend Funding to MITRE to Keep CVE Program Running
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has extended funding to the MITRE Corporation, ensuring the continued operation of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, a linchpin of global cybersecurity. Announced late on April 15, 2025, just hours before the program’s funding was set to expire, the 11-month extension averts a crisis that could…
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CVE Program Almost Unfunded
Mitre’s CVE’s program”, which provides common naming and other informational resources about cybersecurity vulnerabilities”, was about to be cancelled, as the US Department of Homeland Security failed to renew the contact. It was funded for eleven more months at the last minute. This is a big deal. The CVE program is one of those pieces…
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Bill extends cyber threat info-sharing between public, private sector
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, set to expire in September, “moved the needle.” First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/bill-extends-cyber-threat-info-sharing-between-public-private-sector/745551/
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CVE, global source of cybersecurity info, was hours from being cut by DHS
Board members have launched a nonprofit to take over the program from MITRE. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/crucial-cve-flaw-tracking-database-narrowly-avoids-closure-to-dhs-cuts/
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CISA To Extend Funding For ‘Invaluable’ Vulnerability Program
The U.S. cybersecurity agency, CISA, discloses it will ensure the funding continues to flow to the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/cisa-to-extend-funding-for-invaluable-vulnerability-program
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Interlock Ransomware Uses Multi-Stage Attack Through Legitimate Websites to Deliver Malicious Browser Updates
The Interlock ransomware intrusion set has escalated its operations across North America and Europe with sophisticated techniques. Not falling under the typical Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) category, Interlock operates independently, focusing primarily on Big Game Hunting and double extortion campaigns. This group’s activities have been closely monitored by cybersecurity firms such as Sekoia Threat Detection & Research…
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CISA Extends Support a Last Minute to CVE Program, Averting Global Cybersecurity Crisis
CISA announced an eleventh-hour contract extension with MITRE Corporation to maintain the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, narrowly avoiding a lapse in federal funding that threatened to destabilize vulnerability management worldwide. The move came just hours before the program’s expiration deadline on April 16, 2025, preserving a system that has served as the backbone…
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Experts Uncover Four New Privilege Escalation Flaws in Windows Task Scheduler
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed four different vulnerabilities in a core component of the Windows task scheduling service that could be exploited by local attackers to achieve privilege escalation and erase logs to cover up evidence of malicious activities.The issues have been uncovered in a binary named “schtasks.exe,” which enables an administrator to create, delete, query,…
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CVE program averts swift end after CISA executes 11-month contract extension
Tags: china, cisa, computer, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, flaw, framework, government, infrastructure, intelligence, linkedin, mitre, nist, nvd, russia, service, software, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementImportant update April 16, 2025: Since this story was first published, CISA signed a contract extension that averts a shutdown of the MITRE CVE program.A CISA spokesperson sent CSO a statement saying, “The CVE Program is invaluable to cyber community and a priority of CISA. Last night, CISA executed the option period on the contract to ensure…
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Cybersecurity Alarms Sound Over Loss of CVE Program Funding
Board Members Announce Launch of ‘CVE Foundation’ to Secure Program’s Future. Warnings are being sounded over the risk to global cybersecurity posed by the imminent disruption or management shutdown of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program. A fix could be forthcoming in the form of a new, stand-alone foundation, although its details and funding remain…
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CISA at the Last Minute Extends Funding for Crucial MITRE CVE Program
The Trump Administration is ending funding for MITRE’s crucial CVE database program, a move that promises to hobble cybersecurity efforts around the world. However, CVE Board members introduce a new nonprofit organizations free of government funding and oversight. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/government-funding-for-cve-program-ends-but-a-new-group-emerges/
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Schlendrian an den Netzwerkgrenzen torpediert die Cyberresilienz
Sophos hat seinen ‘Annual Threat Report: Cybercrime on Main Street 2025 ” veröffentlicht. Die Cybersecurity-Fachteams analysieren darin die im Jahr 2024 angesammelten Telemetriedaten aus Sophos-Lösungen, Incident-Response-Fällen sowie MDR-Services. Demnach ist Ransomware nach wie vor die größte Bedrohung gerade für KMUs und profitiert stark von veralteten oder falsch konfigurierten Netzwerkgeräten sie waren Einfallstor Nummer […] First…
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Accounting Firms Can’t Skimp on Cybersecurity
Cybercriminals capitalize on tax preparation stress, technology sprawl, and lax communications. Accounting teams can’t afford to treat cybersecurity as an afterthought. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/accounting-firms-cannot-skimp-cybersecurity
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Cybersecurity Alarms Sound as CVE Program Funding Ceases
Board Members Announce Launch of ‘CVE Foundation’ to Secure Program’s Future. Warnings are being sounded over the risk to global cybersecurity posed by the imminent disruption or management shutdown of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program. A fix could be forthcoming in the form of a new, stand-alone foundation, although its details and funding remain…
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New BPFDoor Controller Enables Stealthy Lateral Movement in Linux Server Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new controller component associated with a known backdoor called BPFDoor as part of cyber attacks targeting telecommunications, finance, and retail sectors in South Korea, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Egypt in 2024.”The controller could open a reverse shell,” Trend Micro researcher Fernando Mercês said in a technical report published earlier…
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CISOs rethink hiring to emphasize skills over degrees and experience
‘Hire differently’: France and ISC2 are among the 37% of leaders and organizations who have put in the work to make skills-based hiring an effective strategy, not just an empty promise.To improve outcomes, France works with the HR team to review job descriptions for open positions and then crafts them based on the organization’s current…
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Cybersecurity-Vorgaben der EU im Blick – Deep Observability und fünf weitere Schritte zur NISKonformität
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/deep-observability-und-fuenf-weitere-schritte-zur-nis-2-konformitaet-a-6652c83539503ed270ccde448981b378/
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CISA Issues 9 New ICS Advisories Addressing Critical Vulnerabilities
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released nine new advisories detailing severe vulnerabilities in widely-used Industrial Control Systems (ICS) products. These advisories, published on April 15, 2025, urge immediate action from operators and administrators overseeing critical infrastructure. Below are the key highlights from each advisory: Nine Industrial Control Systems Advisories 1.Siemens Mendix…