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Strategies to overcome cybersecurity misconceptions

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Strategies to overcome cybersecurity misconceptions 25/10/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Many CISOs may believe their cybersecurity defenses are robust enough to repel any attack, but there are critical misconceptions they may be harboring. In this Help Net Security video, Kevin Kirkwood, Deputy CISO at LogRhythm, stresses that one of the most significant pitfalls […]

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Blockaid Emerges From Stealth With $33 Million Investment

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Blockaid Emerges From Stealth With $33 Million Investment 23/10/2023 at 23:19 By Ionut Arghire Blockaid raises a Series A funding round to build technology to secure blockchain applications from hacks and scams. The post Blockaid Emerges From Stealth With $33 Million Investment appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Scaling rapidly? Your application security strategies need to keep up

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Scaling rapidly? Your application security strategies need to keep up 23/10/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Modern application security strategies must support and enable modern software development, even as it rapidly scales, according to Mend.io. Just 52% of companies can effectively remediate critical vulnerabilities and only 41% are confident they can manage the security

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Google Play Protect takes on malicious apps with code-level scanning

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Google Play Protect takes on malicious apps with code-level scanning 19/10/2023 at 13:47 By Helga Labus Google is enhancing Google Play Protect’s real-time scanning to include code-level scanning, to keep Android devices safe from malicious and unwanted apps, especially those downloaded (or sideloaded) from outside of the Google Play app store – whether from third-party

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Strong Passwords and MFA: Two Easy Fixes to Enhance Your Cybersecurity Posture

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Strong Passwords and MFA: Two Easy Fixes to Enhance Your Cybersecurity Posture 12/10/2023 at 16:01 By As 2023 Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues, let’s look at a couple of the areas the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) are focusing on this year. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog

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Microsoft Fixes Exploited Zero-Days in WordPad, Skype for Business

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Microsoft Fixes Exploited Zero-Days in WordPad, Skype for Business 10/10/2023 at 21:32 By Ryan Naraine Microsoft patches more than 100 vulnerabilities across the Windows ecosystem and warned that three are already being exploited in the wild. The post Microsoft Fixes Exploited Zero-Days in WordPad, Skype for Business appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Focus on these 3 Areas to Develop a Strong Cybersecurity Posture With Fewer Resources

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Focus on these 3 Areas to Develop a Strong Cybersecurity Posture With Fewer Resources 05/10/2023 at 16:01 By By Jason Whyte, General Manager for Pacific, Trustwave Not every organization’s security apparatus is built or funded at the same level. For smaller organizations or those with other needs competing for budget, here are some points that

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Atlassian Ships Urgent Patch for Exploited Confluence Zero-Day

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Atlassian Ships Urgent Patch for Exploited Confluence Zero-Day 04/10/2023 at 20:16 By Ryan Naraine Atlassian confirms that “a handful of customers” were hit by exploits targeting a remotely exploitable flaw in its Confluence Data Center and Server products. The post Atlassian Ships Urgent Patch for Exploited Confluence Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Stolen GitHub Credentials Used to Push Fake Dependabot Commits

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Stolen GitHub Credentials Used to Push Fake Dependabot Commits 27/09/2023 at 17:17 By Ionut Arghire Threat actors have been using stolen GitHub personal access tokens to push malicious code posing as Dependabot contributions. The post Stolen GitHub Credentials Used to Push Fake Dependabot Commits appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Google Open Sources Binary File Comparison Tool BinDiff

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Google Open Sources Binary File Comparison Tool BinDiff 27/09/2023 at 15:30 By Ionut Arghire Google has released the source code of BinDiff, a binary file comparison tool popular within the security research community, on GitHub. The post Google Open Sources Binary File Comparison Tool BinDiff appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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High number of security flaws found in EMEA-developed apps

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High number of security flaws found in EMEA-developed apps 27/09/2023 at 07:47 By Help Net Security Applications developed by organizations in Europe, Middle East and Africa tend to contain more security flaws than those created by their US counterparts, according to Veracode. Across all regions analysed, EMEA also has the highest percentage of ‘high severity’

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Code alterations more prevalent in Android apps than iOS

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Code alterations more prevalent in Android apps than iOS 22/09/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security 57% of all monitored apps are under attack, with gaming (63%) and FinServ (62%) apps facing the highest risk, according to Digital.ai. The study found no correlation between an app’s popularity and likelihood of being attacked but found Android

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What AppSec and developers working in cloud-native environments need to know

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What AppSec and developers working in cloud-native environments need to know 20/09/2023 at 08:05 By Help Net Security All enterprise organizations are, in essence, software publishers, regardless of their industry. This is because every enterprise relies on custom software applications for managing internal processes, interacting with customers, or analyzing data, making them creators and distributors

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CrowdStrike to Acquire Application Intelligence Startup Bionic

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CrowdStrike to Acquire Application Intelligence Startup Bionic 19/09/2023 at 22:47 By Ryan Naraine The cash-and-stock transaction provides capabilities for CrowdStrike to beef up its enterprise cloud security portfolio. The post CrowdStrike to Acquire Application Intelligence Startup Bionic appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to

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Generative AI lures DevOps and SecOps into risky territory

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Generative AI lures DevOps and SecOps into risky territory 15/09/2023 at 06:36 By Help Net Security Application security leaders are more optimistic than developer leaders on generative AI, though both agree it will lead to more pervasive security vulnerabilities in software development, according to Sonatype. According to the surveyed DevOps and SecOps leaders, 97% are

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CISA Releases Open Source Software Security Roadmap

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CISA Releases Open Source Software Security Roadmap 13/09/2023 at 16:47 By Ionut Arghire CISA details its plan to support the open source software ecosystem and secure the use of open source software within the federal government. The post CISA Releases Open Source Software Security Roadmap appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Intel Capital Bets on Zenity for Low-Code/No-Code Security

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Intel Capital Bets on Zenity for Low-Code/No-Code Security 12/09/2023 at 21:02 By Ryan Naraine Israeli security startup Zenity banks $16.5 million in new venture capital funding to work on ‘low-code/no-code’ security technology. The post Intel Capital Bets on Zenity for Low-Code/No-Code Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Baseline standards for BYOD access requirements

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Baseline standards for BYOD access requirements 07/09/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security 49% of enterprises across Europe currently have no formal Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) policy in place, meaning they have no visibility into or control over if and how employees are connecting personal devices to corporate resources, according to a Jamf survey. With the summer

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Thousands of Popular Websites Leaking Secrets

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Thousands of Popular Websites Leaking Secrets 06/09/2023 at 18:16 By Ionut Arghire Truffle Security has discovered thousands of popular websites leaking their secrets, including .git directories and AWS and GitHub keys. The post Thousands of Popular Websites Leaking Secrets appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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GitHub Enterprise Server Gets New Security Capabilities

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GitHub Enterprise Server Gets New Security Capabilities 30/08/2023 at 15:31 By Ionut Arghire GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10 released with additional security capabilities, including support for custom deployment rules. The post GitHub Enterprise Server Gets New Security Capabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to

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