Tag: tool
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How eBPF is changing appsec – Impart Security
Tags: application-security, business, cloud, control, data, defense, network, risk, technology, tool, vulnerabilityWhat happens when cutting-edge technology meets the reality of securing modern applications? That’s the question our expert panel tackled in this conversation on how eBPF is reshaping application security. Moderated by Katie Norton of IDC, the discussion featured Brian Joe (Impart Security), Francesco Cipollone (Phoenix Security), and Daniel Pacak (cloud-native security consultant), who brought insights…
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Nuclei Patches High Severity Flaw in Security Tool
Flaw Enabled Signature Bypassing on Nuclei ProjectDiscovery. Open-source vulnerability scanner Nuclei patched a critical flaw in its open-source vulnerability management tool ProjectDiscovery. Security firm Wiz uncovered the flaw, a signature verification system flaw that could allow attackers to execute malicious code using custom code templates. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/nuclei-patches-high-severity-flaw-in-security-tool-a-27224
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Overcome AST noise to find and fix software vulnerabilities
Too many AST tools create noise for security and dev teams. Learn why automation is key to finding and fixing what’s important. The post Overcome AST noise to find and fix software vulnerabilities appeared first on Blog. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/01/overcome-ast-noise-to-find-and-fix-software-vulnerabilities/
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Supply Chain Attack Targets Key Ethereum Development Tools
A new supply chain attack targets Ethereum tools, exploiting npm packages to steal sensitive data First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/supply-chain-attack-targets/
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Nessus scanner agents went offline due to a faulty plugin update
Tenable disabled two Nessus scanner agent versions after a faulty plugin update caused agents to go offline. Tenable Nessus is a widely-used vulnerability scanning tool designed to identify and assess security vulnerabilities in systems, networks, and applications. Tenable was forced to disable two Nessus scanner agent versions because a faulty plugin update caused agents to…
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Open source vulnerability scanner found with a serious vulnerability in its own code
A widely popular open-source tool, Nuclei, used for scanning vulnerabilities and weaknesses in websites, cloud applications, and networks is found to have a high-severity flaw that could potentially allow attackers to execute malicious codes on local systems.The flaw tracked as CVE-2024-43405 is assigned a CVSS score of 7.4 out of 10 and is said to…
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âš¡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [6 Jan]
Every tap, click, and swipe we make online shapes our digital lives, but it also opens doors”, some we never meant to unlock. Extensions we trust, assistants we rely on, and even the codes we scan are turning into tools for attackers. The line between convenience and vulnerability has never been thinner.This week, we dive…
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Cybercriminals Target Ethereum Developers with Fake Hardhat npm Packages
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed several malicious packages on the npm registry that have been found impersonating the Nomic Foundation’s Hardhat tool in order to steal sensitive data from developer systems.”By exploiting trust in open source plugins, attackers have infiltrated these platforms through malicious npm packages, exfiltrating critical data such as private keys, mnemonics, First seen…
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Malicious EditThisCookie Extension Attacking Chrome Users to Steal Data
The popular cookie management extension EditThisCookie has been the target of a malicious impersonation. Originally a trusted tool for Chrome users, EditThisCookie allowed users to manage cookie data in their browsers. However, after significant scrutiny, the legitimate version has been removed from the Chrome Web Store, leaving users vulnerable to a fake extension that has…
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Russian-Speaking Attackers Target Ethereum Devs with Fake Hardhat npm Packages
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed several malicious packages on the npm registry that have been found impersonating the Nomic Foundation’s Hardhat tool in order to steal sensitive data from developer systems.”By exploiting trust in open source plugins, attackers have infiltrated these platforms through malicious npm packages, exfiltrating critical data such as private keys, mnemonics, First seen…
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Garak An Open Source LLM Vulnerability Scanner for AI Red-Teaming
Garak is a free, open-source tool specifically designed to test the robustness and reliability of Large Language Models (LLMs). Inspired by utilities like Nmap or Metasploit, Garak identifies potential weak points in LLMs by probing for issues such as hallucinations, data leakage, prompt injections, toxicity, jailbreak effectiveness, and misinformation propagation. This guide covers everything you…
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12 cybersecurity resolutions for 2025
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, chatgpt, china, ciso, communications, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, identity, insurance, jobs, law, malicious, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityAs cyber threats continue to evolve, CISOs must prepare for an increasingly complex threat landscape. From dealing with AI-driven attacks to managing changing regulatory requirements, it’s clear that 2025 will be another big year for CISOs.But staying ahead requires more than just implementing the next cutting-edge set of tools or technologies. It demands a shift…
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Open-Source-Netzwerk Uneinigkeit über Schwere der Socat-Sicherheitslücke
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/kritische-schwachstelle-open-source-tool-socat-cve-2024-54661-a-955df96f677fbd9ed78c849bddd27a66/
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Balancing proprietary and open-source tools in cyber threat research
In this Help Net Security interview, Thomas Roccia, Senior Security Researcher at Microsoft, discusses how threat research drives faster, better decision-making in … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/06/thomas-roccia-microsoft-threat-research/
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Microsoft may have scrapped Windows 11’s dynamic wallpapers feature
Microsoft has many good ideas for Windows 11 that often do not ship, and one of them was “Dynamic Wallpapers,” which, as the name suggests, could have made the wallpaper dynamic, similar to third-party tools like Lively Wallpaper. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-may-have-scrapped-windows-11s-dynamic-wallpapers-feature/
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Malicious npm packages target Ethereum developers
Malicious npm packages target Ethereum developers, impersonating Hardhat plugins to steal private keys and sensitive data. Hardhat, by the Nomic Foundation, is an essential Ethereum tool, enabling streamlined smart contract and dApp development with customizable plugins. Socket researchers reported a supply chain attack targeting the Nomic Foundation and Hardhat platforms, attackers use malicious npm packages to…
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Privacy Roundup: Week 1 of Year 2025
Tags: access, ai, android, apple, authentication, botnet, breach, browser, business, captcha, chrome, compliance, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, google, group, hacker, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, Internet, law, leak, login, malware, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, router, service, software, threat, tool, update, virus, vulnerabilityThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 29 DEC 2024 – 4 JAN 2024. 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 overlap; for…
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PLAYFULGHOST Delivered via Phishing and SEO Poisoning in Trojanized VPN Apps
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware called PLAYFULGHOST that comes with a wide range of information-gathering features like keylogging, screen capture, audio capture, remote shell, and file transfer/execution.The backdoor, according to Google’s Managed Defense team, shares functional overlaps with a known remote administration tool referred to as Gh0st RAT, which had its source First…
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NPM Package Disguised as an Ethereum Tool Deploys Quasar RAT
Researchers discovered a malicious package on the npm package registry that resembles a library for Ethereum smart contract vulnerabilities but actually drops an open-source remote access trojan called Quasar RAT onto developer systems. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/npm-package-disguised-ethereum-tool-quasar-rat/
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Millionen Nutzer gefährdet: Schadcode in 36 Chrome-Extensions eingeschleust
Bei den betroffenen Chrome-Erweiterungen handelt es sich um KI-Tools, Passwortmanager, VPNs und mehr. Zusammen kommen sie auf 2,6 Millionen Nutzer. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/millionen-nutzer-gefaehrdet-schadcode-in-36-chrome-extensions-eingeschleust-2501-192093.html
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Risikomanagement – Was CISOs über KI-Security-Tools wissen müssen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ki-optimierung-it-security-risikomanagement-a-cda345944a55188589c686e4879fd039/
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KI-Tool für die Finanzbranche – Deloitte hilft bei der Einhaltung von DORA-Anforderungen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/deloitte-ki-unterstuetzung-finanzinstitute-dora-anforderungen-a-c4263d008af16e5e9f7929d4525343da/
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Secure by design vs by default which software development concept is better?
Tags: access, api, application-security, attack, business, cisa, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, guide, Hardware, infrastructure, malicious, mfa, nist, programming, resilience, risk, saas, security-incident, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityAs cybersecurity professionals, we need to know that the software products we acquire are safe and able to support or accommodate the procedures and tools we use to keep attackers at bay while performing their given functions.With attacks perennially on the rise and the software supply chain remaining as vulnerable as ever, there is momentum…
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Volkswagen massive data leak caused by a failure to secure AWS credentials
A failure to properly protect access to its AWS environment is one of the root causes of the recent massive Volkswagen data leak, according to a presentation on the incident at the Chaos Computer Club on Dec. 27.But the security analyst who helped expose the leak said the $351 billion car manufacturer violated its own…
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Microsoft Sentinel: A cloud-native SIEM with integrated GenAI
Tags: ai, attack, automation, breach, business, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, edr, intelligence, microsoft, risk, siem, skills, soar, soc, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn a recent survey, 74% of cybersecurity professionals said that the threat landscape is the worst they’ve seen in 5 years.1 Escalating cyber threats, an expanding attack surface, and staffing shortages are putting tremendous pressure on the security operations center (SOC).It’s never been more important to have the right tools in place, especially when it…
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Hackers target dozens of VPN and AI extensions for Google Chrome to compromise data
As of Wednesday, a total of 36 Chrome extensions injected with data-stealing code have been detected, mostly related to artificial intelligence tools and virtual private networks.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-target-vpn-ai-extensions-google-chrome-malicious-updates