Tag: software
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ESicherheitslösungen maximieren Effizienz und minimieren Risiken
Check Point Software Technologies erklärt, wie fortschrittliche E-Mail-Sicherheitslösungen nicht nur Unternehmen vor Bedrohungen schützen, sondern auch die Produktivität der Mitarbeitenden steigern und IT-Ressourcen optimieren können. Täglich verbringen Mitarbeiter unzählige Stunden mit der Bearbeitung von E-Mails einem unverzichtbaren Kommunikationsmittel, das jedoch auch eine erhebliche Schwachstelle darstellt. Schwache E-Mail-Sicherheitsmaßnahmen führen nicht nur zu einer höheren Anfälligkeit für […]…
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SEC rule confusion continues to put CISOs in a bind a year after a major revision
Tags: attack, breach, business, ciso, citrix, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, government, incident, incident response, law, network, privacy, regulation, risk, security-incident, software, strategy, supply-chainConfusion around when and how to report cybersecurity breaches continues to plague companies a year after revised US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cybersecurity breach reporting rules came into effect, experts say.As the agency that regulates and enforces federal US securities laws continues to flex its enforcement muscles against organizations that violate the strict rules,…
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Unbefugter Zugriff bei einem Anbieter von Software für Schulen aus den USA
Database tables of student, teacher info stolen from PowerSchool in cyberattack First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/powerschool_school_data/
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Ivanti zero-day exploited by APT group that previously targeted Connect Secure appliances
Researchers from Google’s Mandiant division believe the critical remote code execution vulnerability patched on Wednesday by software vendor Ivanti has been exploited since mid-December by a Chinese cyberespionage group. This is the same group that has exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure appliances back in January 2024 and throughout the year.The latest attacks, exploiting…
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Chinese-linked Hackers May Be Exploiting Latest Ivanti Vulnerability
Software maker Ivanti, which for more than a year has been plagued by security flaws in its appliance, unveiled two new ones this week, with Mandiant researchers saying that one likely is being activity exploited by China-linked threat groups. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/chinese-linked-hackers-may-be-exploiting-latest-ivanti-vulnerability/
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Major Vulnerabilities Patched in SonicWall, Palo Alto Expedition, and Aviatrix Controllers
Palo Alto Networks has released software patches to address several security flaws in its Expedition migration tool, including a high-severity bug that an authenticated attacker could exploit to access sensitive data.”Multiple vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks Expedition migration tool enable an attacker to read Expedition database contents and arbitrary files, as well as create…
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SOAR buyer’s guide: 11 security orchestration, automation, and response products, and how to choose
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, business, chatgpt, cisco, cloud, compliance, container, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, firewall, fortinet, gartner, google, group, guide, Hardware, ibm, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, LLM, malware, mandiant, marketplace, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, network, okta, risk, saas, security-incident, service, siem, soar, soc, software, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-daySecurity orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) has undergone a major transformation in the past few years. Features in each of the words in its description that were once exclusive to SOAR have bled into other tools. For example, responses can be found now in endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools. Orchestration is now a joint…
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Ivanti warns critical RCE flaw in Connect Secure exploited as zero-day
Tags: advisory, apt, attack, authentication, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, flaw, google, government, group, intelligence, Internet, ivanti, law, mandiant, microsoft, network, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, software, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayIT software provider Ivanti released patches Wednesday for its Connect Secure SSL VPN appliances to address two memory corruption vulnerabilities, one of which has already been exploited in the wild as a zero-day to compromise devices.The exploited vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0282, is a stack-based buffer overflow rated as critical with a CVSS score of 9.0.…
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DNA sequencer vulnerabilities signal firmware issues across medical device industry
Tags: access, advisory, attack, best-practice, computer, computing, control, credentials, data, exploit, firmware, flaw, Hardware, iot, leak, malicious, malware, mitigation, privacy, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, side-channel, software, supply-chain, update, vulnerability, windowsIn highlighting vulnerabilities in a widely used DNA gene sequencing device, security researchers have brought further attention to the likely poor state of security in the medical device industry, where hardware and firmware development is often outsourced to external equipment manufacturers under questionable support contracts.The device, Illumina’s iSeq 100 compact DNA sequencer, is used by…
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Education software firm’s hack exposes personal data for students, teachers nationwide
An education software company which stores data belonging to more than 60 million K-12 students and teachers on Tuesday said it had been hacked.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/education-software-hack-exposes-student-teacher-data
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How initial access brokers (IABs) sell your users’ credentials
Initial Access Brokers (IABs) are specialized cybercriminals that break into corporate networks and sell stolen access to other attackers. Learn from Specops Software about how IABs operate and how businesses can protect themselves. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-initial-access-brokers-iabs-sell-your-users-credentials/
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Meet the WAF Squad – Impart Security
Introduction Web applications and APIs are critical parts of your attack surface, but managing WAFs has never been easy. False positives, rule tuning, risks of production outages, and log analysis – all of this work has made WAF historically difficult to operationalize. Well, that time is over. Meet Impart’s WAF Squad – a five-member squad…
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Six Tech Trends Shaping the Future of Brand Experiences
Six Tech Trends Shaping the Future of Brand Experiences madhav Wed, 01/08/2025 – 12:38 Business success relies on balancing positive brand experiences and maintaining consumer trust. Consumers want efficiency”, 2024 research from Thales found that 22% of consumers will give up after less than a minute if they’re having a frustrating customer experience”, but they…
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âš¡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [30 Dec]
Every week, the digital world faces new challenges and changes. Hackers are always finding new ways to breach systems, while defenders work hard to keep our data safe. Whether it’s a hidden flaw in popular software or a clever new attack method, staying informed is key to protecting yourself and your organization.In this week’s update,…
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US-Sicherheitsbehörde warnt vor Attacken auf MiCollab und WebLogic Server
Admins sollten ihre Systeme mit Mitel- und Oracle-Software gegen derzeit laufende Angriffe rüsten. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/US-Sicherheitsbehoerde-warnt-vor-Attacken-auf-MiCollab-und-WebLogic-Server-10231353.html
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Veracode Fuels Supply Chain Security With Phylum Acquisition
Phylum’s Product Delivers Real-Time Detection of Malicious Open-Source Packages. To combat the rise in software supply chain attacks, Veracode has acquired Denver-area startup Phylum and its advanced tools to detect malicious open-source packages. The acquisition strengthens Veracode’s software composition analysis offering and enables faster, more reliable threat mitigation. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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The biggest data breach fines, penalties, and settlements so far
Tags: access, apache, attack, breach, business, china, ciso, communications, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, finance, flaw, framework, GDPR, google, hacker, Hardware, identity, Internet, law, leak, linkedin, microsoft, mobile, monitoring, network, office, phone, privacy, regulation, risk, service, software, technology, tool, training, update, vulnerabilitySizable fines assessed for data breaches in recent years suggest that regulators are getting more serious about cracking down on organizations that don’t properly protect consumer data.Hit with a $ 1.3 billion fine for unlawfully transferring personal data from the European Union to the US, Meta tops the list of recent big-ticket sanctions, with one…
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News Alert: Security Risk Advisors joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 7, 2025, CyberNewswire, Security Risk Advisors today announced it has become a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISVs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) that have integrated… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/news-alert-security-risk-advisors-joins-microsoft-intelligent-security-association-misa/
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Oracle WebLogic Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Cyber Attacks CISA
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning regarding the active exploitation of critical vulnerabilities in various software, particularly spotlighting an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server. This announcement comes as part of CISA’s efforts to enhance cybersecurity across federal agencies and beyond, with three new vulnerabilities added to their Known Exploited…
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Oracle WebLogic Vulneraiblity Actively Exploited in Cyber Attacks CISA
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning regarding the active exploitation of critical vulnerabilities in various software, particularly spotlighting an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server. This announcement comes as part of CISA’s efforts to enhance cybersecurity across federal agencies and beyond, with three new vulnerabilities added to their Known Exploited…
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PowerSchool hack exposes student, teacher data from K-12 districts
Education software giant PowerSchool has confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident that allowed a threat actor to steal the personal information of students and teachers from school districts using its PowerSchool SIS platform. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerschool-hack-exposes-student-teacher-data-from-k-12-districts/
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Veracode Boosts Supply Chain Security Via Phylum Acquisition
Phylum’s Product Delivers Real-Time Detection of Malicious Open-Source Packages. To combat the rise in software supply chain attacks, Veracode has acquired Denver-area startup Phylum and its advanced tools to detect malicious open-source packages. The purchase strengthens Veracode’s software composition analysis offering and enables faster, more reliable threat mitigation. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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CISA Issues New Goals to Strengthen IT Cybersecurity
CISA Urges IT and Design Sector Software Developers to Improve Cyber Hygiene. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging the information technology and design sector to strengthen foundational cybersecurity practices throughout the software development lifecycle by aiming to achieve a series of new sector-specific goals released Tuesday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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FDA Warns of Cyber Risks in Guidance for AI-Enabled Devices
New Non-Binding Recommendations Target Medical Device Makers, Software Developers. Manufacturers are eager to incorporate AI into a wide range of medical devices, from cardiac monitors that can spot developing heart problems to medical imaging systems that can find malignancies a radiologist might miss. The FDA released new guidance this week on how to secure these…