Tag: cybersecurity
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Malicious Macros Return in Sophisticated Phishing Campaigns
The cybersecurity landscape of 2025 is witnessing a troubling resurgence of malicious macros in phishing campaigns. Despite years of advancements in security measures and Microsoft’s decision to disable macros by default in Office applications, attackers have adapted their methods to exploit human vulnerabilities and technical loopholes. These malicious macros, embedded within seemingly legitimate documents, have…
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Oracle Issues Patch for 378 Vulnerabilities in Major Security Rollout
Oracle Corporation has released a sweeping Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April 2025, addressing a staggering 378 security vulnerabilities across a wide array of its product families. The rollout underscores Oracle’s continued commitment to proactive cybersecurity and comes amid ongoing reports of malicious exploits targeting unpatched systems worldwide. This massive update, delivered under Oracle’s regular…
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U.S. Govt. Funding for MITRE’s CVE Ends April 16, Cybersecurity Community on Alert
The U.S. government funding for non-profit research giant MITRE to operate and maintain its Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program will expire Wednesday, an unprecedented development that could shake up one of the foundational pillars of the global cybersecurity ecosystem.The 25-year-old CVE program is a valuable tool for vulnerability management, offering a de facto standard…
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When companies merge, so do their cyber threats
For CISOs, mergers and acquisitions (MA) bring both potential and risk. These deals can drive growth, but they also open the door to serious cybersecurity threats that … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/16/mergers-and-acquisitions-cybersecurity/
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Strategic AI readiness for cybersecurity: From hype to reality
AI readiness in cybersecurity involves more than just possessing the latest tools and technologies; it is a strategic necessity. Many companies could encounter serious … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/16/ai-readiness-framework/
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MITRE warns that funding for critical CVE program expires today
MITRE Vice President Yosry Barsoum has warned that U.S. government funding for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) and Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) programs expires today, which could lead to widespread disruption across the global cybersecurity industry. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mitre-warns-that-funding-for-critical-cve-program-expires-today/
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MITRE Ends CVE Program Support Leaked Internal Memo Confirms Departure
A leaked internal memo dated April 15, 2025, has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community, revealing that MITRE’s contract to operate the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program is set to expire today, April 16, 2025. The letter, reportedly obtained from a reliable source and addressed to CVE Board Members, is signed by Yosry Barsoum,…
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Protecting Against Insider Threats Strategies for CISOs
Tags: ciso, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, malicious, risk, strategy, threat, vulnerabilityInsider threats represent a critical vulnerability in organizational cybersecurity, posing risks that are often more challenging to mitigate than external attacks. These threats can originate from malicious employees, negligent staff, or compromised credentials, each capable of causing significant financial, operational, and reputational harm. The stakes for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are high: a single…
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The most dangerous time for enterprise security? One month after an acquisition
Fear of upgrading or purchasing any new security tech. Managers are hesitant to invest because they don’t know what the new parent company will decide, and they don’t want to waste money.Talented security people leave, along with the best people in every business unit. They are worried about being laid off, so they take whatever…
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CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew contract, leaving security flaw tracking in limbo
Tags: china, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, flaw, government, infrastructure, intelligence, linkedin, mitre, nist, nvd, russia, service, technology, threat, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMITRE’s CVE program foundational to cybersecurity: MITRE’s CVE program is a foundational pillar of the global cybersecurity ecosystem and is the de facto standard for identifying vulnerabilities and guiding defenders’ vulnerability management programs. It provides foundational data to vendor products across vulnerability management, cyber threat intelligence, security information, event management, and endpoint detection and response.Although…
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MITRE CVE Program Funding Set To Expire
Tags: cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data, github, identity, intelligence, mitre, monitoring, nist, technology, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMITRE’s CVE program has been an important pillar in cybersecurity for over two decades. The lack of certainty surrounding the future of the CVE program creates great uncertainty about how newly discovered vulnerabilities will be cataloged. Background On April 15, reports circulated that the contract for funding the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program along…
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Introducing Wyo Support ADAMnetworks LTP
Tags: attack, best-practice, business, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, email, endpoint, finance, GDPR, government, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, law, linkedin, PCI, phishing, radius, ransomware, regulation, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, zero-trustADAMnetworks is excited to announce Wyo Support to the family of Licensed Technology Partners. “After working with the various systems and technologies, there are few that compare with the protection that ADAMnetworks provides. It reduces the attack surface from the broad side of a barn down to the size of a keyhole. No other technology…
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Chinese Hackers Deploy Stealthy Fileless VShell RAT
Malware Hides in Memory, Evades Detection by Endpoint Tools. A Chinese state-backed hacking group tracked as UNC5174 relaunched its operations after a year of silence with a campaign using a memory-only remote access Trojan that evades traditional detection mechanisms, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Sysdig. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/chinese-hackers-deploy-stealthy-fileless-vshell-rat-a-28012
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Faulty Nvidia Bug Patch Puts AI Containers at Risk
Trend Micro Finds Security Gap in Nvidia Container Toolkit. Users of software developed by AI powerhouse Nvidia for running containerized software on its GPU chips could still be vulnerable to hacks even if they applied a September 2024 patch, warns cybersecurity firm Trend Micro. The core issue lies in symbolic link handling. First seen on…
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The Unbearable Drama of a PCI DSS Standard Rollout
Last-Minute PCI DSS 4.0 Changes Highlight Challenge of Battling Malicious Scripts. On the eve of enforcement for version 4.0 of the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard, the council relaxed rules for smaller merchants pertaining to combating malicious scripts in their e-commerce environment. Cue confusion and ongoing cybersecurity questions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Public Support Emerges for Chris Krebs, SentinelOne After Trump Memo
The cybersecurity industry has been conspicuously quiet after President Trump targeted ex-CISA director Chris Krebs and SentinelOne for retribution. However, some voices have risen above the silence to urge support and the need for public pushback. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/public-support-emerges-for-chris-krebs-sentinelone-after-trump-memo/
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Trump vs. Biden Cyber Strategy, According to AI
We asked an AI agent to analyze the latest shift in U.S. cybersecurity policy, comparing past strategies under Biden to the new 2025 Trump Executive Order. The result? A surprisingly structured analysis that maps out the core philosophical and operational differences, from federal-led resilience to localized risk ownership. But this raises a more provocative question:……
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Malicious PyPI Package Targets MEXC Trading API to Steal Credentials and Redirect Orders
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a malicious package uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that’s designed to reroute trading orders placed on the MEXC cryptocurrency exchange to a malicious server and steal tokens.The package, ccxt-mexc-futures, purports to be an extension built on top of a popular Python library named ccxt (short for CryptoCurrency eXchange…
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GitGuardian Launches NHI Governance to Secure Non-Human Identities and Their Secrets for Enterprises
Secrets sprawl is a growing cybersecurity challenge, especially with NHIs. GitGuardian’s new NHI Governance product offers centralized inventory and lifecycle management to help enterprises regain control over their secrets and prevent costly breaches. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/gitguardian-launches-nhi-governance-to-secure-non-human-identities-and-their-secrets-for-enterprises/
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Prophylactic Cybersecurity for Healthcare
How to Be Proactive in a Reactive World In healthcare, preventative medicine is always more effective, less costly, and has better outcomes than waiting until after a serious heart incident occurs. It’s an apt analogy for cybersecurity as well. Prophylactic (preventative) care in cybersecurity yields far better outcomes than constantly scrambling to respond to critical……
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The Code to Survival: Taiwan’s Cybersecurity Pivot Explained
Taiwan is gearing up to launch a state-of-the-art cybersecurity center this August, amid mounting threats from the Chinese state and rapidly advancing technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/taiwan-to-launch-cybersecurity-center/
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MIWIC25: Sochima Okoye, Cybersecurity Consultant at CSA Cyber
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are…
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From ISO to NIS2 Mapping Compliance Requirements Globally
The global regulatory landscape for cybersecurity is undergoing a seismic shift, with the European Union’s NIS2 Directive emerging as a critical framework for organizations operating within its jurisdiction. While ISO 27001 has long been the gold standard for information security management, the mandatory nature of NIS2 introduces new complexities for leaders navigating compliance across borders.…
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Compliance Now Biggest Cyber Challenge for UK Financial Services
Regulatory compliance and data protection were the biggest cybersecurity challenges cited by UK financial organizations, according to a Bridewell survey First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/compliance-cyber-challenge-uk/
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Proactively Defending Against NHIs Misuse
Can proactive cybersecurity effectively defend against NHIs misuse? Machine identities, or Non-Human Identities (NHIs), are increasingly an integral part of modern cybersecurity. When we expand our reliance on cloud computing and Services Oriented Architectures (SOAs), these NHIs become critical to the seamless functioning of our systems. But how can we proactively defend against NHIs misuse?……
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Paragon Hard Disk Manager Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation and DoS Attacks
Tags: access, attack, cyber, cybersecurity, dos, exploit, flaw, microsoft, ransomware, service, software, vulnerabilityParagon Software’s widely used Hard Disk Manager (HDM) product line has been found to contain five severe vulnerabilities in its kernel-level driver, BioNTdrv.sys, enabling attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM-level access or trigger denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The flaws, now patched, were actively exploited in ransomware campaigns leveraging Microsoft-signed drivers, according to cybersecurity researchers. Overview of the Vulnerabilities The…
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Top Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, ceo, cloud, communications, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, encryption, exploit, finance, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, iot, law, malicious, mfa, nis-2, privacy, regulation, risk, saas, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustTop Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure madhav Tue, 04/15/2025 – 06:43 TL;DR Increased efficiency = increased risk. Critical infrastructure organizations are using nearly 100 SaaS apps on average and 60% of their most sensitive data is stored in the cloud. Threat actors aren’t naive to this, leading to a whopping 93% of…
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What the State of Pentesting Report 2025 Reveals About Cybersecurity Readiness
The State of Pentesting Report 2025 First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/state-of-pentesting-report-2025/
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Hackers Use Microsoft Teams Chats to Deliver Malware to Windows PCs
A sophisticated cyberattack campaign has emerged, leveraging Microsoft Teams chats to infiltrate Windows PCs with malware, according to a recent report by cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest. The attack, which began surfacing in March 2025 and primarily targets the finance and professional services sectors, signals a dramatic evolution in tactics used by threat actors linked to the…
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Wie ein IT Security Assessment den Mittelstand schützen kann
Kleinere und mittlere Unternehmen geraten zunehmend ins Visier von Cyberangriffen mit täglich bis zu 500.000 neuen Schadvarianten und 18 Zero-Day-Angriffen. Ein Cybersecurity Assessment deckt Schwachstellen auf und zeigt, wie Sie sich schützen können. Doch was muss ein gutes Assessment wirklich leisten? First seen on itsicherheit-online.com Jump to article: www.itsicherheit-online.com/news/cybersecurity/wie-ein-it-security-assessment-den-mittelstand-schuetzen-kann/