Tag: mitigation
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CISA Alerts on Five Active Zero-Day Windows Vulnerabilities Being Exploited
Tags: cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, infrastructure, kev, microsoft, mitigation, network, risk, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayCybersecurity professionals and network defenders, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added five newly identified Windows 0-day vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. These vulnerabilities, currently exploited in the wild, present significant risks for organizations relying on Microsoft Windows environments. The CISA urges all stakeholders to prioritize immediate mitigation efforts…
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Alabama state government says cyber incident’s effects are limited, but response continues
The state’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) said it has called in two incident response teams for around-the-clock mitigation following a “cybersecurity event” discovered last week. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/alabama-state-government-cyber-incident
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Researchers bypass Intel’s Spectre fixes, six years of CPUs at risk
Mitigations: There are two ways to deploy CPU microcode updates. One is through UEFI during early boot stages, where the CPU will load the latest microcode version stored in the UEFI, or by the operating system bootloader later in the booting process, though this is a temporary patch that needs to be constantly reapplied.For Spectre…
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Turkish Group Hacks Zero-Day Flaw to Spy on Kurdish Forces
Tags: credentials, cyberespionage, exploit, flaw, group, malware, microsoft, military, mitigation, spy, theft, zero-dayMicrosoft Researchers Link Turkish Spy Group to Output Messenger Zero-Day Hack. A Turkish-linked cyberespionage group known as Marbled Dust exploited a zero-day in the Output Messenger Server Manager application to spy on Kurdish military operations in Iraq. Microsoft reported the hack and called for immediate mitigation to block credential theft and malware delivery. First seen…
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Mainframe security: Identifying threats, vulnerabilities and risk mitigation strategies
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/mainframe-security-identifying-threats-vulnerabilities-and-risk-mitigation-strategies
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Tracking Bugs: European Vulnerability Database Goes Live
EU Cybersecurity Agency-Run EUVD Tracks Mitigation Measures, Exploitation Status. Europe’s new vulnerability-tracking service is now live. As mandated by the EU’s NIS2 Directive, the European Vulnerability Database, or EUVD, is designed to be a one-stop shop for accessing aggregated, public information pertaining to known vulnerabilities in software and hardware. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Tracking Bugs: European Vulnerability Database Goes Live
EU Cybersecurity Agency-Run EUVD Tracks Mitigation Measures, Exploitation Status. Europe’s new vulnerability-tracking service is now live. As mandated by the EU’s NIS2 Directive, the European Vulnerability Database, or EUVD, is designed to be a one-stop shop for accessing aggregated, public information pertaining to known vulnerabilities in software and hardware. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Cisco patches max-severity flaw allowing arbitrary command execution
Tags: cisco, exploit, flaw, incident response, mitigation, security-incident, service, software, updateA patch is now available: Cisco has released software updates to address the flaw and is advising customers with service contracts entitled to regular updates to apply patches as they receive them.Customers without a service contract are advised to obtain the upgrades by contacting Cisco TAC. This includes customers who either purchase directly from Cisco…
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Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Induce DoS Condition
Tags: apache, attack, cyber, dos, flaw, malicious, mitigation, open-source, service, software, vulnerabilityCritical vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ (CVE-2024-XXXX) exposes brokers to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by allowing malicious actors to exhaust system memory through specially crafted OpenWire commands. The flaw, tracked as AMQ-6596, affects multiple legacy versions of the widely used open-source messaging platform and has prompted urgent mitigation directives from the Apache Software Foundation. The vulnerability stems…
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What is CTEM? Continuous visibility for identifying real-time threats
How does CTEM work?: A CTEM program includes the following five key phases:ScopingDiscoveryPrioritizationValidationMobilizationThe process begins with scoping to identify the most important attack surfaces. This is followed by the discovery phase, in which all relevant assets and their risks are recorded. The prioritization phase identifies the most pressing threats and creates a mitigation plan. The…
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Can NHIs Handle My Enterprise Needs?
Can Non-Human Identities (NHIs) Handle Your Enterprise Needs? The pressing question in many cybersecurity professionals’ minds is: Will the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and their secrets translate into a robust security strategy for my enterprise? NHIs, the underdogs of cybersecurity, have steadily risen to prominence, and their potential in risk mitigation and security augmentation……
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Critical Langflow RCE flaw exploited to hack AI app servers
Tags: ai, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, mitigation, rce, remote-code-execution, update, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has tagged a Langflow remote code execution vulnerability as actively exploited, urging organizations to apply security updates and mitigations as soon as possible. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-langflow-rce-flaw-exploited-to-hack-ai-app-servers/
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Top tips for successful threat intelligence usage
Tags: ai, attack, automation, cloud, computing, data, ddos, detection, exploit, firewall, group, guide, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, law, mitigation, network, phishing, siem, skills, soar, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMake sure you don’t have more intel than you need: Next is the matching phase: the most sophisticated TIP may be overkill if you have a small infosec department with limited skills or have a relatively simple computing environment. According to this 2025 report from Greynoise, threat feeds must match your own environment in terms…
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Quantum threat mitigation strategies severely wanting, study finds
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/quantum-threat-mitigation-strategies-severely-wanting-study-finds
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Enterprise-specific zero-day exploits on the rise, Google warns
Tags: access, apple, apt, attack, china, cisco, cloud, crime, crimes, cyberespionage, detection, endpoint, exploit, finance, flaw, google, group, Hardware, incident response, injection, Internet, ivanti, korea, lessons-learned, mandiant, microsoft, mitigation, network, north-korea, remote-code-execution, russia, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-daySurge in network edge device exploitation: Of the 33 zero-day vulnerabilities in enterprise-specific products, 20 targeted hardware appliances typically located at the network edge, such as VPNs, security gateways, and firewalls. Notable targets last year included Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance, Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, and Ivanti Connect Secure VPN.Targeted attacks against…
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4 big mistakes you’re probably still making in vulnerability management”¦and how to fix them
Tags: attack, automation, business, cloud, cve, data, endpoint, mitigation, office, risk, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementWhy is it a problem? Monthly, weekly, or even daily scans used to be adequate. Now? They leave blind spots. Cloud resources, remote endpoints, VMs”¦ can spin up and vanish in minutes, and you’ll never catch those with a scan that runs on a schedule.Fix it! Shift to continuous scanning. Use tools that integrate with…
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ISACA Highlights Critical Lack of Quantum Threat Mitigation Strategies
An ISACA survey found that just 5% of organizations have a defined strategy to defend against quantum-enabled threats First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/isaca-lack-quantum-threat/
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Reporting lines: Could separating from IT help CISOs?
Tags: attack, business, cio, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, finance, insurance, metric, mitigation, risk, risk-management, skills, technology, vulnerabilityReporting to the CFO can improve discussions about funding: There’s art and science to secure funding. Number matters in getting budget approval, and cybersecurity is at pains to be seen as more than a cost center. However, two-thirds (66%) of CFOs don’t fully understand the CISO role and have difficulty seeing the tangible return on…
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Secure Coding Practices Guide: Principles, Vulnerabilities, and Verification
Discover how proper secure coding practices can prevent costly data breaches and vulnerabilities. This comprehensive guide covers essential security principles, OWASP Top 10 mitigations, and language-specific techniques that every developer needs to implement in their SDLC. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/secure-coding-practices-guide-principles-vulnerabilities-and-verification/
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6 types of risk every organization must manage, and 4 strategies for doing it
Tags: ai, attack, backup, best-practice, breach, business, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, framework, fraud, GDPR, governance, government, grc, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, intelligence, law, mitigation, office, phishing, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, startup, strategy, technology, threat, training, vulnerabilityCybersecurity risks Threats such as data breaches, phishing attacks, system intrusions, and broader digital vulnerabilities fall under the umbrella of security risks. The definition of cybersecurity risk is constantly evolving, now encompassing threats related to artificial intelligence and AI-driven systems.If you’re trying to mitigate risks in this area, you need to think not just about…
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Lesson from huge Blue Shield California data breach: Read the manual
read the documentation of any third party service you sign up for, to understand the security and privacy controls;know what data is being collected from your organization, and what you don’t want shared.”It’s important to understand these giant platforms make it easy for you to share your data across their various services,” he said. “So…
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10 key questions security leaders must ask at RSA 2025
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, authentication, automation, business, cisa, ciso, cloud, conference, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, fido, finance, gartner, google, government, healthcare, infrastructure, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, mssp, network, nist, passkey, password, phone, programming, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, switch, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustIs agentic AI more myth than reality?: Building on 2024’s AI enthusiasm, this year will be all about agentic AI, defined as “a type of AI that enables software systems to act autonomously, making decisions and taking actions based on goals, with minimal human intervention,” according to AI itself (source: Google Gemini). We’ll see lots…
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CVE-2025-32433: Erlang/OTP SSH Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, chatgpt, cve, data, exploit, firewall, flaw, germany, mitigation, remote-code-execution, update, vulnerabilityProof-of-concept code has been released after researchers disclosed a maximum severity remote code execution vulnerability in Erlang/OTP SSH. Successful exploitation could allow for complete takeover of affected devices. Background On April 16, Fabian Bäumer, Marcus Brinkmann, Marcel Maehren, and Jörg Schwenk of the Ruhr University Bochum in Germany disclosed a critical vulnerability in Erlang/OTP SSH…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST Aligns Its Privacy and Cyber Frameworks, While Researchers Warn About Hallucination Risks from GenAI Code Generators
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, breach, china, cisa, cisco, ciso, cloud, computer, control, csf, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, espionage, exploit, firmware, framework, governance, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, Internet, LLM, malicious, mfa, mitigation, mitre, network, nist, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, risk, risk-assessment, router, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCheck out NIST’s effort to further mesh its privacy and cyber frameworks. Plus, learn why code-writing GenAI tools can put developers at risk of package-confusion attacks. Also, find out what Tenable webinar attendees said about identity security. And get the latest on the MITRE CVE program and on attacks against edge routers. Dive into five…
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Torq Acquires Startup Revrod to Enhance AI SOC Capabilities
Deal Adds Natural Language, Multi-Agent RAG Tech to Autonomous Security Platform. Torq’s acquisition of Revrod gives it a strategic leap in autonomous security operations. The startup’s multi-agent retrieval-augmented generation engine enables smarter, faster threat detection, triage and mitigation without heavy manual workflows. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/torq-acquires-startup-revrod-to-enhance-ai-soc-capabilities-a-28015