February 2024

Half of polled infosec pros say their degree was less than useful for real-world work

Half of polled infosec pros say their degree was less than useful for real-world work 2024-02-07 at 22:46 By Jessica Lyons The other half paid attention in class? Half of infosec professionals polled by Kaspersky said any cybersecurity knowledge they picked up from their higher education is at best somewhat useful for doing their day […]

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US says China’s Volt Typhoon is readying destructive cyberattacks

US says China’s Volt Typhoon is readying destructive cyberattacks 2024-02-07 at 21:16 By Jessica Lyons 12 international govt agencies sound the alarm, critical infrastructure at the heart of threats The US government today confirmed that China’s Volt Typhoon crew comprised “multiple” critical infrastructure org’s IT networks, and warned that the state-sponored hackers are readying “disruptive

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You’re not imagining things – USB memory sticks are getting worse

You’re not imagining things – USB memory sticks are getting worse 2024-02-07 at 19:46 By Dan Robinson It’s all down to recommissioned kit, claim techies tasked with retrieving data from busted gear A German data recovery specialist has confirmed what many Reg readers will have suspected: USB memory sticks are getting less reliable. The cause,

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Iran’s cyber operations in Israel a potential prelude to US election interference

Iran’s cyber operations in Israel a potential prelude to US election interference 2024-02-07 at 18:31 By Connor Jones Tactics are more sophisticated and supported in greater numbers Iran’s anti-Israel cyber operations are providing a window into the techniques the country may deploy in the run-up to the 2024 US Presidential elections, Microsoft says.… This article

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After FBI Takedown, KV-Botnet Operators Shift Tactics in Attempt to Bounce Back

After FBI Takedown, KV-Botnet Operators Shift Tactics in Attempt to Bounce Back 2024-02-07 at 18:16 By The threat actors behind the KV-botnet made “behavioral changes” to the malicious network as U.S. law enforcement began issuing commands to neutralize the activity. KV-botnet is the name given to a network of compromised small office and home office (SOHO) routers

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Securiti AI enables organizations to safely use AI

Securiti AI enables organizations to safely use AI 2024-02-07 at 17:01 By Industry News Securiti AI released AI Security & Governance offering, providing a solution to enable safe adoption of AI. It combines comprehensive AI discovery, AI risk ratings, Data+AI mapping and advanced Data+AI security & privacy controls, helping organizations adhere to global standards such

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Chinese hackers breached Dutch Ministry of Defense

Chinese hackers breached Dutch Ministry of Defense 2024-02-07 at 16:46 By Helga Labus Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached the Dutch Ministry of Defense (MOD) last year and deployed a new remote access trojan (RAT) malware to serve as a backdoor. “The effects of the intrusion were limited because the victim network was segmented from the

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Qualys TotalCloud 2.0 measures cyber risk in cloud and SaaS apps

Qualys TotalCloud 2.0 measures cyber risk in cloud and SaaS apps 2024-02-07 at 16:31 By Industry News Qualys unveiled TotalCloud 2.0. This significant upgrade to Qualys’ AI-powered cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) delivers a single prioritized view of cloud risk and is the first to extend its protection to SaaS applications. The shift toward

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Most Linux Systems Exposed to Complete Compromise via Shim Vulnerability 

Most Linux Systems Exposed to Complete Compromise via Shim Vulnerability  2024-02-07 at 16:31 By Ionut Arghire A critical remote code execution vulnerability in Shim could allow attackers to take over vulnerable Linux systems. The post Most Linux Systems Exposed to Complete Compromise via Shim Vulnerability  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Device Authority Raises $7M for Enterprise IoT Identity and Access Management Platform 

Device Authority Raises $7M for Enterprise IoT Identity and Access Management Platform  2024-02-07 at 16:31 By Eduard Kovacs Device Authority raises $7 million in a Series A funding round for its enterprise identity and access management for IoT solution. The post Device Authority Raises $7M for Enterprise IoT Identity and Access Management Platform  appeared first

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Verizon Discloses Internal Data Breach Impacting 63,000 Employees

Verizon Discloses Internal Data Breach Impacting 63,000 Employees 2024-02-07 at 16:31 By Ionut Arghire Verizon is informing 63,000 employees that their personal information was exposed in an internal data breach. The post Verizon Discloses Internal Data Breach Impacting 63,000 Employees appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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JetBrains Patches Critical Authentication Bypass in TeamCity

JetBrains Patches Critical Authentication Bypass in TeamCity 2024-02-07 at 16:31 By Ionut Arghire JetBrains releases patches for a critical-severity TeamCity authentication bypass leading to remote code execution. The post JetBrains Patches Critical Authentication Bypass in TeamCity appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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Hundreds of workers to space out from NASA’s JPL amid budget black hole

Hundreds of workers to space out from NASA’s JPL amid budget black hole 2024-02-07 at 16:16 By Richard Speed Launch windows do not respect political squabbling NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed that substantial budget cuts are inbound, with over 500 staffers affected – approximately 8 percent of the workforce.… This article is an

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Critical Bootloader Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Nearly All Linux Distros

Critical Bootloader Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Nearly All Linux Distros 2024-02-07 at 16:16 By The maintainers of shim have released version 15.8 to address six security flaws, including a critical bug that could pave the way for remote code execution under specific circumstances. Tracked as CVE-2023-40547 (CVSS score: 9.8), the vulnerability could be exploited to achieve a Secure Boot

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SolarWinds offers complete hybrid visibility across on-premises and cloud networks

SolarWinds offers complete hybrid visibility across on-premises and cloud networks 2024-02-07 at 16:01 By Industry News SolarWinds announced enhancements to its SaaS-based and self-hosted, on-premises observability solutions built to monitor and observe complex, distributed environments from anywhere. The AI-powered enhancements enable teams to manage on-prem, hybrid, or cloud-native ecosystems with full-stack visibility across networks, infrastructure,

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John Godfrey announced as Kansas Chief Information Security Officer

John Godfrey announced as Kansas Chief Information Security Officer 2024-02-07 at 15:31 By Governor Laura Kelly recently announced that John Godfrey is the new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the State of Kansas.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

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