Tag: risk
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Cybercrime Risiko Index warnt vor Cyberangriffen: Deutsche Verbraucher und KMU stark betroffen
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/cybercrime-risiko-index-warnung-cyberangriffe-deutschland-verbraucher-kmu
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Unpatched holes could allow takeover of GitLab accounts
Tags: access, attack, authentication, best-practice, ceo, communications, control, cve, cvss, data, github, gitlab, incident response, malicious, mfa, password, risk, service, vulnerabilityCVE-2025-2254, a cross-site scripting issue, which, under certain conditions, could allow an attacker to act like a legitimate user by injecting a malicious script into the snippet viewer.All GitLab CE/EE versions from 17.9 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2 are impacted;CVE-2025-0673, a vulnerability that can cause a denial of service by triggering…
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Vulnerability Databases Face Accuracy and Access Gaps
VulnCheck’s Garrity on the Uncertainty of the CVE Ecosystem and EUVD’s Limitations. Funding shortages and incomplete coverage in critical vulnerability databases are increasing the risk for defenders. Patrick Garrity, security researcher at VulnCheck, discusses how data gaps and scoring confusion hinder response strategies for potential cyberattacks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/vulnerability-databases-face-accuracy-access-gaps-a-28670
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Why AI Needs Stronger Laws, Not Just Smarter Tech
Andrea Isoni of AI Technologies on Certifications, Deepfakes and ISO 42001. AI misuse – from deepfakes to cyber incidents – continues to outpace regulation. Andrea Isoni, chief AI officer at AI Technologies discusses why stronger cyber laws, certification frameworks like ISO 42001 and risk-based prioritization are necessary to manage AI risks safely and compliantly. First…
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MPs to investigate potential for government digital identity scheme
Amid growing calls for a national digital ID scheme, Home Affairs Committee launches inquiry into likely benefits and risks First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366625861/MPs-to-investigate-potential-for-government-digital-identity-scheme
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OneLogin AD Connector Vulnerabilities Expose Authentication Credentials
Tags: access, authentication, credentials, cyber, data-breach, flaw, identity, malicious, risk, service, vulnerabilityA critical security vulnerability in OneLogin’s Active Directory (AD) Connector service has exposed enterprise authentication systems to significant risk The flaw, now reportedly fixed, uncovered by SpecterOps allowed malicious actors to obtain authentication credentials, impersonate users, and access sensitive applications through OneLogin’s platform. OneLogin, a prominent identity and access management (IAM) solution, integrates with popular…
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Software vulnerabilities pile up at government agencies, research finds
A Veracode report reveals that government networks have accumulated years of unresolved security flaws, putting them at serious risk of exploitation. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/software-vulnerabilities-government-agencies/750549/
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2025 CSO Hall of Fame honorees
Tags: ceo, cio, ciso, corporate, cybersecurity, finance, google, group, infrastructure, international, jobs, risk, risk-management, sans, technologyMeg Anderson, VP & CISO (retired), Principal Financial Group Bob Bruns, CISO, Avanade Jonathan Chow, CISO, Genesys Mignona Cote, CISO, Infor Laura Deaner, Managing Director, CISO, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) George Finney, CISO, University of Texas System Michael Gordon, SVP & CISO, McDonald’s Ron Green, Cybersecurity Fellow/Former CSO, Mastercard Shawn Henry, CSO, CrowdStrike Todd Lukens, SVP, Security & Infrastructure, Nationwide Rishi Tripathi,…
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Google Releases Android 16: What’s New and What’s Missing
Android 16 debuts with smarter notifications, improved hearing aid support, and advanced security tools for high-risk users. It’s rolling out now to Pixel devices. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-android-16-launch-notifications-security/
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Multiple GitLab Vulnerabilities Expose Users to Complete Account Takeover Risks
GitLab, the widely used DevSecOps platform, has released urgent security updates addressing multiple high-severity vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take over user accounts, inject malicious code, and disrupt services. The new versions”, 18.0.2, 17.11.4, and 17.10.8 for both Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE)”, contain critical fixes, and administrators are strongly advised to…
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New Cybersecurity Executive Order: What You Need To Know
Tags: ai, cisa, cloud, communications, compliance, computing, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, fedramp, framework, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, iot, network, office, privacy, programming, resilience, risk, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustA new cybersecurity Executive Order aims to modernize federal cybersecurity with key provisions for post-quantum encryption, AI risk and secure software development. On June 6, 2025, the White House released a new Executive Order (EO) aimed at modernizing the nation’s cybersecurity posture. As cyber threats continue to evolve in scale and sophistication, the EO reinforces…
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Salesforce tags 5 CVEs after SaaS security probe uncovers misconfig risks
The 16 other flagged issues are on customers, says CRM giant First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/11/salesforce_cves_misconfigs/
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AI is Redefining Cyber Risk Quantification: Here’s What Every CISO Needs to Know
For years, security leaders have been stuck in a reporting loop: patch volumes, CVSS scores, and red-yellow-green dashboards. These are useful”¦ until they hit the boardroom. That’s when things fall apart. “What does a CVSS score of 9.8 mean for our revenue?” “How exposed are we to real-world loss?” “How much should we budget for……
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AI is Redefining Cyber Risk Quantification: Here’s What Every CISO Needs to Know
For years, security leaders have been stuck in a reporting loop: patch volumes, CVSS scores, and red-yellow-green dashboards. These are useful”¦ until they hit the boardroom. That’s when things fall apart. “What does a CVSS score of 9.8 mean for our revenue?” “How exposed are we to real-world loss?” “How much should we budget for……
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Windows Common Log File System Driver Flaw Allows Attackers to Escalate Privileges
Microsoft addressed a critical security flaw (CVE-2025-32713) in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver during its June 2025 Patch Tuesday. The heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability enables local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM-level access, posing significant risks to enterprise environments. Anatomy of CVE-2025-32713 The vulnerability stems from improper memory handling in the CLFS…
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APIContext Releases Guide to Enterprise API Readiness for Autonomous AI Agents
In 2025, agentic AI has rapidly moved from theoretical promise to real-world implementation, reshaping the digital infrastructure of enterprises worldwide. These autonomous systems, capable of making decisions, initiating actions, and interacting with APIs at machine speed, are unlocking extraordinary efficiencies across industries. But with innovation comes risk and with that in mind, APIContext have today…
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Multiple Microsoft Office Vulnerabilities Enable Remote Code Execution by Attackers
Microsoft has disclosed four critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in its Office suite as part of the June 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, posing significant risks to organizations and individuals who depend on the widely used productivity software. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-47162, CVE-2025-47953, CVE-2025-47164, and CVE-2025-47167, each received a CVSS v3.1 base score of…
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Ganzheitliches Risikomanagement – Was ist Enterprise Risk Management?
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/was-ist-erm-enterprise-risk-management-a-95772b2efb270802d7a6c2d60231c13e/
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Reiseportale schützen Kunden nicht ausreichend vor EBetrug
Eine aktuelle Studie deckt auf: Die Mehrheit der großen deutschen Online-Reiseanbieter schützt ihre Kunden kaum vor E-Mail-Betrug. Mit fehlender oder unzureichender E-Mail-Authentifizierung setzen sie Urlauber einem erheblichen Risiko aus gerade in der Hauptbuchungszeit. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/reiseportale-e-mail-betrug
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Salesforce Industry Cloud Hit by 20 Vulnerabilities Including 0days
AppOmni research reveals over 20 security vulnerabilities, including zero-days, in the Salesforce Industry Cloud. Learn about critical risks, customer responsibilities, and how to protect sensitive data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/salesforce-industry-cloud-20-vulnerabilities-0days/
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CoreDNS Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Exhaust Server Memory via Amplification Attack
A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-47950) in CoreDNS’s DNS-over-QUIC (DoQ) implementation enables remote attackers to crash DNS servers through stream amplification attacks. Patched in v1.21.2, this flaw highlights risks in modern protocol adoption for cloud-native systems Goroutine Proliferation in DoQ Implementation The vulnerability stems from CoreDNS’s handling of QUIC streams in its server_quic.go component. For every incoming…
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Cyber Bill at risk of becoming a missed opportunity, say MPs
An APPG report warns that the government’s flagship cyber security legislation is too narrow in its scope and risks missing opportunities to embed resilience at the heart of the British economy First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366625838/Cyber-Bill-at-risk-of-becoming-a-missed-opportunity-say-MPs
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Apache CloudStack Flaw Allows Attackers to Execute Privileged Actions
Apache CloudStack, a leading open-source cloud management platform, has announced the immediate availability of new Long-Term Support (LTS) releases”, version 4.19.3.0 and 4.20.1.0″, to address multiple critical security vulnerabilities. The advisory, published by PMC member Pearl Dsilva on June 10, 2025, highlights five distinct vulnerabilities, two of which are rated critical and pose significant risks…
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How IP Geolocation Enhances Password Security
Discover how IP geolocation strengthens password security by detecting suspicious login attempts, reducing fraud risks, and enhancing user authentication. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/how-ip-geolocation-enhances-password-security/
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8 things CISOs have learned from cyber incidents
Tags: apt, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyber, data, defense, detection, endpoint, exploit, incident, incident response, infection, insurance, jobs, malicious, malware, metric, network, ransom, ransomware, RedTeam, risk, skills, tool, training, update, virus, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trust2. You’ll need shift from defense to offence: The role and the CISO won’t be the same after an incident.”My job on December 11 was very different from my job on December 12 and beyond, says Brown.Following an incident, some organizations need to change to such an extent that they need a different CISO with…
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Insyde UEFI Flaw Enables Digital Certificate Injection via NVRAM Variable
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-4275) in Insyde H2O UEFI firmware allows attackers to bypass Secure Boot protections by injecting malicious digital certificates via an unprotected NVRAM variable. Dubbed Hydroph0bia, this flaw enables pre-boot execution of unsigned code, posing severe risks to enterprise and consumer devices. Insecure NVRAM Variable Handling The vulnerability stems from the improper use…