Tag: framework
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Cybercriminals Exploit Pyramid Pentesting Tool for Covert C2 Communications
Cybersecurity analysts have identified that hackers are leveraging the open-source Pyramid pentesting tool to establish stealthy command-and-control (C2) communications. Originally designed as a post-exploitation framework for penetration testers, Pyramid has become an attractive option for malicious actors due to its ability to evade detection by endpoint security tools. The tool, first released on GitHub in…
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Security compliance firm Drata acquires SafeBase for $250M
Drata, a security compliance automation platformthat helps companies adhere to frameworks such as SOC 2 and GDPR, has acquired software security review startup SafeBase for $250 million. SafeBase co-founders Al Yang (CEO) and Adar Arnon (CTO) will retain their roles, and SafeBase will continue to offer a standalone product while bringing its core solutions to…
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Getting the Most Value out of the OSCP: Pre-Course Prep
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, exploit, finance, framework, guide, hacker, hacking, infosec, infrastructure, jobs, kali, linux, mandiant, metric, microsoft, mitre, network, organized, password, penetration-testing, PurpleTeam, RedTeam, risk, service, skills, software, tactics, technology, tool, training, vulnerability, windowsThe first post in a five-part practical guide series on maximizing the professional, educational, and financial value of the OffSec certification pursuit for a successful career in offensive cybersecurity consulting Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this article are solely my own. I have reviewed the content to ensure compliance with OffSec’s copyright policies and agreements.…
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How to Steer AI Adoption: A CISO Guide
CISOs are finding themselves more involved in AI teams, often leading the cross-functional effort and AI strategy. But there aren’t many resources to guide them on what their role should look like or what they should bring to these meetings. We’ve pulled together a framework for security leaders to help push AI teams and committees…
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Die besten DAST- & SAST-Tools
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, authentication, awareness, cloud, cyberattack, cybersecurity, docker, framework, HIPAA, injection, PCI, rat, risk, risk-management, service, software, sql, supply-chain, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTools für Dynamic und Static Application Security Testing helfen Entwicklern, ihren Quellcode zu härten. Wir zeigen Ihnen die besten Tools zu diesem Zweck.Die Softwarelieferkette respektive ihre Schwachstellen haben in den vergangenen Jahren für viel Wirbel gesorgt. Ein besonders schlagzeilenträchtiges Beispiel ist der Angriff auf den IT-Dienstleister SolarWinds, bei dem mehr als 18.000 Kundenunternehmen betroffen waren.…
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The Art of Human-AI Synergy: A Framework for Smart Collaboration
A proven framework for merging human intuition with AI precision to enhance innovation, reduce bias, and scale operations. Explores real-world case studies, ethical considerations, and hybrid workflows that outperform pure automation models. Essential reading for forward-thinking business leaders. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/the-art-of-human-ai-synergy-a-framework-for-smart-collaboration/
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Privacy Roundup: Week 6 of Year 2025
Tags: access, ai, api, apple, backdoor, breach, browser, cctv, chrome, control, credit-card, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, firmware, framework, germany, government, group, leak, malware, monitoring, phishing, privacy, regulation, risk, router, scam, service, software, spy, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, windowsThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 2 FEB 2025 – 8 FEB 2025. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes. Note: You may see some traditional “security” content mixed-in here due to the close relationship between online privacy and cybersecurity – many things may overlap;…
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Leveraging Microsoft Text Services Framework (TSF) for Red Team Operations
The Praetorian Labs team was tasked with identifying novel and previously undocumented persistence mechanisms for use in red team engagements. Our primary focus was on persistence techniques achievable through modifications in HKCU, allowing for stealthy, user-level persistence without requiring administrative privileges. Unfortunately, while we identified an interesting persistence technique, the method we discuss in this……
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Core-Media-Framework Day-Schwachstelle
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/apple-core-media-framework-sicherheitsluecke-a-b1e972a48d78893f3808f22de82f36b6/
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Beelzebub: Open-source honeypot framework
Beelzebub is an open-source honeypot framework engineered to create a secure environment for detecting and analyzing cyber threats. It features a low-code design for seamless … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/10/beelzebub-open-source-honeypot-framework/
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Building an Impenetrable Framework for Data Security
Why does the Secure Framework Matter? The focus of this operation isn’t just about the immediate prevention of potential threats but ensuring we have a solid line of defense that could weather any storm thrown our way. It’s all about staying ahead of the curve and keeping your organization protected from both known and unknown……
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Angreifer verwenden ASP. NET-Key zur Malware-Verbreitung
Im Dezember 2024 beobachtete das Microsoft Threat Intelligence-Team begrenzte Aktivitäten eines unbekannten Angreifers, der einen öffentlich verfügbaren, statischen ASP. NET-Maschinenschlüssel verwendet, um bösartigen Code einzuschleusen und das Godzilla Post-Exploitation-Framework bereitzustellen. Das hat Microsoft die Tage im Security Blog im Beitrag … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/02/08/angreifer-verwenden-asp-net-key-zur-malware-verbreitung/
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Attackers used a public ASP.NET machine to conduct ViewState code injection attacks
Microsoft researchers warn that threat actors are delivering the Godzilla framework using a static ASP.NET machine. In December 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers spotted a threat actor using a public ASP.NET machine key to deploy Godzilla malware, exploiting insecure key usage in code. Microsoft has since found over 3,000 public keys that could be used…
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CIOs and CISOs grapple with DORA: Key challenges, compliance complexities
Tags: access, automation, banking, business, cio, ciso, communications, compliance, control, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, jobs, law, monitoring, network, nis-2, penetration-testing, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn force since January, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has required considerable effort from CIOs and CISOs at 20 types of financial entities to achieve compliance. For many, the journey is not complete.”In the past months, financial entities targeted by DORA have been busy internally defining roles and responsibilities related to ICT security, identifying…
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Police arrest teenager suspected of hacking NATO and numerous Spanish institutions
Spain’s National Police, in a joint operation with the Civil Guard, has arrested an 18-year-old suspected of being the hacker going by aliases including “Natohub,” and known for hacking the computer services of private companies and Spanish institutions such as the Civil Guard, the Ministry of Defense, the National Mint, and the Ministry of Education,…
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21% of CISOs pressured to not report compliance issues
Tags: awareness, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, dora, finance, framework, governance, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, law, nis-2, regulation, resilience, risk, security-incident, trainingCISOs are increasingly getting caught between business pressures and regulatory obligations, leaving them struggling to balance corporate loyalty and legal accountability.To wit: One in five (21%) security leaders have been pressured by other executives or board members not to report compliance issues at their companies, according to a recent study by security vendor Splunk.The same…
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MobSF Framework Zero-Day Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Trigger DoS in Scan Results
A recently discovered zero-day vulnerability in the Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) has raised alarms in the cybersecurity community. The vulnerability, which allows attackers to cause a partial Denial of Service (DoS) on scan results and the iOS Dynamic Analyzer functionality, was disclosed on GitHub yesterday by Ajin Abraham, under the advisory GHSA-jrm8-xgf3-fwqr. Technical Overview The vulnerability,…
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Why Cybersecurity Needs Probability, Not Predictions
While probabilities may be based on subjective information, when used in an objective framework, they demonstrate an effective way to improve the value of hard decisions. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/why-cybersecurity-needs-probability-not-predictions
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CISA Adds Actively Exploited Apache and Microsoft Vulnerabilities to its Database
Tags: apache, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, framework, infrastructure, kev, microsoft, network, software, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with several critical security flaws, prompting heightened vigilance among organizations using affected software platforms. Among these newly added vulnerabilities are severe flaws in Apache OFBiz, Microsoft .NET Framework, and Paessler PRTG Network Monitor. These vulnerabilities, if exploited, could enable attackers to…
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Chinese Hackers Attacking Linux Devices With New SSH Backdoor
A sophisticated cyber espionage campaign attributed to the Chinese hacking group DaggerFly has been identified, targeting Linux systems through an advanced Secure Shell (SSH) backdoor known as ELF/Sshdinjector.A!tr. This malware, part of a broader attack framework, compromises Linux-based network appliances and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, enabling data exfiltration and prolonged persistence within compromised environments. Discovered in…
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It pays to know how your cybersecurity stacks up
Like all other business leaders, chief information security officers (CISOs) could find themselves on the unemployment line if something on their watch goes seriously sideways.But what if CISOs simply aren’t demonstrating enough business value?With companies cutting costs, proving cybersecurity programs are good for the business has become vital to protecting budgets and jobs. That’s why…
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Meta Plans to Restrict High-Risk AI Models
‘Frontier AI Framework’ Identifies Risk Categories, Action Plan. Meta has set new limits on the release of its advanced artificial intelligence models, establishing a framework detailing the criteria for restricting systems deemed too dangerous for public release. Meta’s Frontier AI Framework identifies two risk categories: high and critical. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Why digital resilience is critical to banks
Going beyond the traditional “Prevent, Detect, and Respond” framework and taking a proactive approach First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/why_digital_resilience_is_critical/
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Researchers Discover Novel Techniques to Protect AI Models from Universal Jailbreaks
In a significant advancement in AI safety, the Anthropic Safeguards Research Team has introduced a cutting-edge framework called Constitutional Classifiers to defend large language models (LLMs) against universal jailbreaks. This pioneering approach demonstrates heightened resilience to malicious inputs while maintaining optimal computational efficiency, a critical step in ensuring safer AI systems. Universal jailbreaks specially designed…
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HIPAA Cybersecurity Requirements and Best Practices
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates a stringent framework for protecting sensitive patient information. These standards form the foundation of cybersecurity measures within the healthcare sector, ensuring… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/hipaa-cybersecurity-requirements-and-best-practices/