Tag: encryption
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What is a CISO? The top IT security leader role explained
Tags: access, authentication, breach, business, ceo, cio, cisa, ciso, compliance, computer, container, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, fraud, guide, Hardware, healthcare, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, kubernetes, mitigation, msp, mssp, network, nist, programming, RedTeam, regulation, risk, risk-management, security-incident, service, skills, software, strategy, technology, threat, training, vpn, zero-day, zero-trust. You’ll often hear people say the difference between the two is that CISOs focus entirely on information security issues, while a CSOs remit is wider, also taking in physical security as well as risk management.But reality is messier. Many companies, especially smaller ones, have only one C-level security officer, called a CSO, with IT…
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Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked
Researchers found that an encryption algorithm likely used by law enforcement and special forces can have weaknesses that could allow an attacker to listen in. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/encryption-made-for-police-and-military-radios-may-be-easily-cracked-researchers-find/
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Researchers uncover RCE attack chains in popular enterprise credential vaults
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, cloud, credentials, cve, encryption, exploit, flaw, identity, infrastructure, login, malicious, mfa, open-source, password, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, vulnerabilityFrom identity forgery to full RCE: An AWS instance identity typically corresponds to a hostname. But the researchers explored how this could be abused within Conjur’s resource model, which uses three parameters: Account (Conjur account name), Kind (resource type, host, user, variable, policy, etc.), and Identifier (unique resource name). These parameters are also used in…
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ReVault flaws let attackers bypass Windows login or place malware implants on Dell laptops
Planting implants: An investigation by Cisco Talos uncovered two out-of-bounds vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-24311, CVE-2025-25050) an arbitrary free (CVE-2025-25215) and a stack-overflow flaw (CVE-2025-24922), all affecting the ControlVault firmware.The same researchers also discovered an unsafe deserialization flaw (CVE-2025-24919) affecting ControlVault’s Windows APIs. This vulnerability makes it possible to trigger arbitrary code execution on the ControlVault firmware, allowing…
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Raspberry Robin Malware Targets Windows Systems via New CLFS Driver Exploit
The Raspberry Robin malware, also known as Roshtyak, has undergone substantial updates that enhance its evasion and persistence on Windows systems. Active since 2021 and primarily disseminated through infected USB devices, this sophisticated downloader has integrated advanced obfuscation techniques to thwart reverse-engineering efforts. Encryption Tactics Researchers at Zscaler’s ThreatLabz have observed the addition of multiple…
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How ‘Plague’ infiltrated Linux systems without leaving a trace
From obfuscation to audit evasion: Plague’s stealth begins at compile time. Early versions used simple XOR-based string encoding, but later variants deployed multi-layer encryption, including custom KSA/PRGA routines and DRBG-based stages, to obfuscate decrypted payloads and strings.The use of advanced cryptographic routines, including algorithms like the Key Scheduling algorithm (KSA), the Pseudo-Random Generation algorithm (PRGA),…
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How ‘Plague’ infiltrated Linux systems without leaving a trace
From obfuscation to audit evasion: Plague’s stealth begins at compile time. Early versions used simple XOR-based string encoding, but later variants deployed multi-layer encryption, including custom KSA/PRGA routines and DRBG-based stages, to obfuscate decrypted payloads and strings.The use of advanced cryptographic routines, including algorithms like the Key Scheduling algorithm (KSA), the Pseudo-Random Generation algorithm (PRGA),…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: VPN 0-Day, Encryption Backdoor, AI Malware, macOS Flaw, ATM Hack & More
Malware isn’t just trying to hide anymore”, it’s trying to belong. We’re seeing code that talks like us, logs like us, even documents itself like a helpful teammate. Some threats now look more like developer tools than exploits. Others borrow trust from open-source platforms, or quietly build themselves out of AI-written snippets. It’s not just…
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The 7 Best Encryption Software Choices in 2025
This is a comprehensive list of the best encryption software and tools, covering their features, pricing and more. Use this guide to determine your best fit. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/encryption-software/
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Summer: Why cybersecurity must be strengthened as vacations abound
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, backup, control, corporate, credentials, cybersecurity, data, detection, email, encryption, exploit, infrastructure, malicious, mfa, monitoring, network, office, password, resilience, risk, theft, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vpn, wifiGuillermo Fernandez, Sales Engineer for Southern Europe at WatchGuard Technologies. WatchGuard Technologies.Another important point is that, during the summer, attackers know that many IT and cybersecurity teams are operating with more limited resources or with staff on vacation. “They take advantage of this to launch phishing campaigns and other targeted attacks, aware that attention and vigilance often…
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Ransomware gang tells Ingram Micro, ‘Pay up by August 1’
Tags: access, attack, backup, breach, cyber, cyberattack, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, extortion, government, group, international, Internet, law, leak, organized, ransom, ransomware, technology, tool, vpn, vulnerabilityRansomware attacks increase: In a report on ransomware released this week, researchers at Zscaler ThreatLabz said the number of organizations listed on all ransomware leak sites rose 70% in the 12 month period ending in April.A growing number of ransomware operators are abandoning encryption of data in favour of just data extortion, it noted. For…
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Ransomware upstart Gunra goes cross-platform with encryption upgrades
Tags: attack, breach, control, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, group, healthcare, linux, ransomware, update, vmware, windows-r” or “ratio” parameter. The “-l” or the “limit” parameter is used to control how much of the file gets encrypted. If no value is provided, the entire file is encrypted,” Trend Micro added.Additionally, the variant offers flexible key-storage options for RSA-encrypted keys. Using the “-s” or ““, store” parameter makes the ransomware save each…
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Ransomware-Gruppen haben innerhalb eines Jahres 238 TByte an Daten gestohlen
Zscaler veröffentlicht seinen jährlichen . Ransomware-Angriffe nehmen in alarmierendem Tempo zu, was durch den Anstieg der in der Zscaler-Cloud abgewehrten Angriffsversuche im Vergleich zum Vorjahr um 146 Prozent zum Ausdruck kommt. Ransomware-Gruppen legen zudem mehr Fokus auf Erpressung als auf Verschlüsselung, denn die im Berichtszeitraum exfiltrierten Daten stiegen um 92 Prozent […] First seen on…
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New Gunra Ransomware Linux Variant Launches 100 Encryption Threads with Partial Encryption Feature
The new Gunra group has expanded its attack surface beyond Windows PCs by releasing a Linux version of their virus, which was initially discovered in April 2025. This is a major uptick in the ransomware ecosystem. This development underscores the group’s strategic pivot toward cross-platform targeting, inspired by predecessors like Conti ransomware. Trend Micro’s threat…
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Prepping for the quantum threat requires a phased approach to crypto agility
Tags: access, ceo, ciso, computing, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, encryption, firmware, government, Hardware, identity, network, nist, open-source, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityMissing pieces: Michael Smith, field CTO at DigiCert, noted that the industry is “yet to develop a completely PQC-safe TLS protocol.””We have the algorithms for encryption and signatures, but TLS as a protocol doesn’t have a quantum-safe session key exchange and we’re still using Diffie-Hellman variants,” Smith explained. “This is why the US government in…
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Senator warns of new UK surveillance risks to US citizens following Apple ‘backdoor’ row
US lawmaker calls for the US to publish an assessment of the risks posed by UK surveillance laws to US citizens in the wake of disclosures that the UK has ordered Apple to introduce ‘backdoors’ in Apple encryption First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366628083/Senator-warns-of-new-UK-surveillance-risks-to-US-citizens-following-Apple-back-door-row
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Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data
Google refused to tell a U.S. senator whether the company had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data, similar to an order served on Apple earlier this year. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/29/google-says-uk-government-not-demanded-encryption-backdoor-for-its-users-data/
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Critical Flaws in Niagara Framework Threaten Smart Buildings and Industrial Systems Worldwide
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered over a dozen security vulnerabilities impacting Tridium’s Niagara Framework that could allow an attacker on the same network to compromise the system under certain circumstances.”These vulnerabilities are fully exploitable if a Niagara system is misconfigured, thereby disabling encryption on a specific network device,” Nozomi Networks Labs said in a First seen…
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Tridium Niagara Framework Flaws Expose Sensitive Network Data
Tags: automation, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, encryption, flaw, framework, infrastructure, network, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers at Nozomi Networks Labs have discovered 13 critical vulnerabilities in Tridium’s widely-used Niagara Framework, potentially exposing sensitive network data across building management, industrial automation, and smart infrastructure systems worldwide. The vulnerabilities, consolidated into 10 distinct CVEs, could allow attackers to compromise systems when encryption is misconfigured, raising significant concerns for critical infrastructure security.…
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WhatsApp is refused right to intervene in Apple legal action on encryption ‘backdoors’
Investigatory Powers Tribunal to hear arguments in public over lawfulness of secret UK order requiring Apple to give UK law enforcement access to users’ encrypted data stored on the Apple iCloud First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627911/WhatsApp-is-refused-right-to-intervene-in-Apple-legal-action-on-encryption-backdoors
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Dell demonstration platform breached by World Leaks extortion group
Tags: access, attack, breach, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, exploit, extortion, finance, group, insurance, international, leak, network, ransomware, risk, risk-management, strategy, threat, toolLimited impact but strategic implications: Dell emphasized that the breached platform is architecturally separated from customer-facing networks and internal production systems. “Data used in the solution center is primarily synthetic (fake) data, publicly available datasets used solely for product demonstration purposes or Dell scripts, systems data, non-sensitive information, and testing outputs,” the report added, quoting…
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UK Signals It Will Back Peddle on Apple Encryption Demand
Apple, US Took Hard Line Against British Demand. The U.K. government is reportedly set to reverse course on requiring smartphone giant Apple to give police access to device data stored as backups in the California company’s cloud service. The Home Office is basically going to have to back down, a British official said. First seen…
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Sicherheitslösung aus der Schweiz – Infomaniak stärkt Datenschutz mit einfacher E-Mail-Verschlüsselung
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/infomaniak-staerkt-datenschutz-mit-einfacher-e-mail-verschluesselung-a-6e69861b49498bd2103f1edf12e43bfd/
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UK may be seeking to pull back from Apple encryption row with US
UK government officials say that attempts by the Home Office to require Apple to introduce ‘back doors’ to its secure encrypted storage service will cross US red lines First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627928/UK-may-be-seeking-to-pull-back-from-Apple-encryption-row-with-US