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API Flaw in QuickBlox Framework Exposed PII of Millions of Users

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API Flaw in QuickBlox Framework Exposed PII of Millions of Users 13/07/2023 at 21:18 By Kevin Townsend QuickBlox SDK and API vulnerabilities impact chat and video applications used by industries including telemedicine, smart IoT, and finance. The post API Flaw in QuickBlox Framework Exposed PII of Millions of Users appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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Infrastructure upgrades alone won’t guarantee strong security

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Infrastructure upgrades alone won’t guarantee strong security 13/07/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security While 75% of organizations have made significant strides to upgrade their infrastructure in the past year, including the adoption of public cloud hosting and containerization, and 78% have increased their security budgets, only 2% of industry experts are confident in their

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Adobe Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws Haunt InDesign, ColdFusion

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Adobe Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws Haunt InDesign, ColdFusion 11/07/2023 at 20:33 By Ryan Naraine Software maker calls special attention to CVE-2023-29300, a deserialization of untrusted data bug with a CVSS severity score of 9.8/10. The post Adobe Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws Haunt InDesign, ColdFusion appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Exploit Code Published for Remote Root Flaw in VMware Logging Software

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Exploit Code Published for Remote Root Flaw in VMware Logging Software 10/07/2023 at 23:02 By Ryan Naraine VMware confirmed that exploit code for CVE-2023-20864 has been published, underscoring the urgency for enterprise network admins to apply available patches. The post Exploit Code Published for Remote Root Flaw in VMware Logging Software appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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OWASP SwSec 5D Tool Provides SDLC Maturity Ratings, Aids Software Supply Chain

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OWASP SwSec 5D Tool Provides SDLC Maturity Ratings, Aids Software Supply Chain 07/07/2023 at 16:31 By Kevin Townsend SwSec 5D framework aims to provide a roadmap for secure software development, and its use would help improve security in the software supply chain. The post OWASP SwSec 5D Tool Provides SDLC Maturity Ratings, Aids Software Supply

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Truebot Hackers Exploiting Netwrix Auditor Flaw: CISA, FBI Alert

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Truebot Hackers Exploiting Netwrix Auditor Flaw: CISA, FBI Alert 06/07/2023 at 23:04 By Ryan Naraine Hackers linked to the Truebot malware are exploiting a year-old Netwrix Auditor flaw to break into organizations in the U.S. and Canada. The post Truebot Hackers Exploiting Netwrix Auditor Flaw: CISA, FBI Alert appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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MITRE Updates CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses

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MITRE Updates CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses 30/06/2023 at 15:16 By Ionut Arghire Use-after-free and OS command injection vulnerabilities reach the top five most dangerous software weaknesses in the 2023 CWE Top 25 list. The post MITRE Updates CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Employees worry less about cybersecurity best practices in the summer

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Employees worry less about cybersecurity best practices in the summer 30/06/2023 at 04:17 By Help Net Security IT teams are struggling to monitor and enforce BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies during summer months when more employees are often traveling or working remotely, according to ThreatX. With more endpoints and applications in use, and often

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Nokod Snags $8M to Secure Low Code/No-Code Custom Apps

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Nokod Snags $8M to Secure Low Code/No-Code Custom Apps 29/06/2023 at 16:47 By Ryan Naraine Tel Aviv startup scores investment to build technology to secure in-house low-code/no-code custom applications. The post Nokod Snags $8M to Secure Low Code/No-Code Custom Apps appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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CISA, NSA Share Guidance on Securing CI/CD Environments

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CISA, NSA Share Guidance on Securing CI/CD Environments 29/06/2023 at 15:17 By Ionut Arghire New guidance from CISA and the NSA provides recommendations on securing CI/CD pipelines against malicious attacks. The post CISA, NSA Share Guidance on Securing CI/CD Environments appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities Impact Thousands of Sites

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Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities Impact Thousands of Sites 21/06/2023 at 19:14 By Ionut Arghire Two critical-severity authentication bypass vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins with tens of thousands of installations. The post Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities Impact Thousands of Sites appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React

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The limitations of shifting left in application security

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The limitations of shifting left in application security 21/06/2023 at 07:40 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jacob Garrison, Security Research for Bionic, explains the limitations of shifting left in application security. Key factors hindering the effectiveness of shifting left: Achieving 50%+ application test coverage is unrealistic, especially in microservices environments

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Fake Security Researcher Accounts Pushing Malware Disguised as Zero-Day Exploits

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Fake Security Researcher Accounts Pushing Malware Disguised as Zero-Day Exploits 15/06/2023 at 18:28 By Eduard Kovacs Fake security researcher accounts seen distributing malware disguised as Chrome, Signal, WhatsApp, Discord and Exchange zero-day exploits. The post Fake Security Researcher Accounts Pushing Malware Disguised as Zero-Day Exploits appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws in Adobe Commerce Software

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Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws in Adobe Commerce Software 13/06/2023 at 19:21 By Ryan Naraine Adobe ships urgent fixes for at least a dozen flaws that expose Adobe Commerce users to code execution attacks. The post Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws in Adobe Commerce Software appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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US Government Provides Guidance on Software Security Guarantee Requirements

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US Government Provides Guidance on Software Security Guarantee Requirements 12/06/2023 at 16:22 By Ionut Arghire OMB has published new guidance on federal agencies obtaining security guarantees from software vendors. The post US Government Provides Guidance on Software Security Guarantee Requirements appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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In Other News: AI Regulation, Layoffs, US Aerospace Attacks, Post-Quantum Encryption

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In Other News: AI Regulation, Layoffs, US Aerospace Attacks, Post-Quantum Encryption 09/06/2023 at 19:30 By Eduard Kovacs Cybersecurity news that you may have missed this week: AI regulation, layoffs, US aerospace malware attacks, and post-quantum encryption. The post In Other News: AI Regulation, Layoffs, US Aerospace Attacks, Post-Quantum Encryption appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Top factors driving enterprise demand for new cybersecurity technology

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Top factors driving enterprise demand for new cybersecurity technology 08/06/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Despite prevailing economic headwinds, the market for cybersecurity products and services remains buoyant, according to CCgroup. The study found that 78% of enterprises in the U.S. and 58% in the UK have increased cybersecurity investment in the last year,

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VMware Plugs Critical Flaws in Network Monitoring Product

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VMware Plugs Critical Flaws in Network Monitoring Product 07/06/2023 at 19:02 By Ryan Naraine VMware ships urgent patches to cover security defects that expose businesses to remote code execution attacks. The post VMware Plugs Critical Flaws in Network Monitoring Product appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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OWASP’s 2023 API Security Top 10 Refines View of API Risks

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OWASP’s 2023 API Security Top 10 Refines View of API Risks 07/06/2023 at 15:49 By Kevin Townsend OWASP’s ranking for the major API security risks in 2023 has been published. The list includes many parallels with the 2019 list, some reorganizations/redefinitions, and some new concepts. The post OWASP’s 2023 API Security Top 10 Refines View

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Public sector apps show higher rates of security flaws

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Public sector apps show higher rates of security flaws 07/06/2023 at 07:09 By Help Net Security Applications developed by public sector organizations tend to have more security flaws than applications created by the private sector, according to Veracode. The findings are notable because increased numbers of flaws and vulnerabilities in applications correlate with increased levels

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