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Pioneer Kitten: Iranian hackers partnering with ransomware affiliates

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Pioneer Kitten: Iranian hackers partnering with ransomware affiliates 2024-08-28 at 19:46 By Zeljka Zorz A group of Iranian hackers – dubbed Pioneer Kitten by cybersecurity researchers – is straddling the line between state-contracted cyber espionage group and initial access provider (and partner in crime) for affiliates of several ransomware groups. “The FBI assesses these actors […]

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US, Allies Release Guidance on Event Logging and Threat Detection

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US, Allies Release Guidance on Event Logging and Threat Detection 2024-08-23 at 15:01 By Ionut Arghire Government agencies in the US and allied countries have released guidance on how organizations can define a baseline for event logging best practices. The post US, Allies Release Guidance on Event Logging and Threat Detection appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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CISA to Get New $524 Million Headquarters in DC, Backed by Inflation Reduction Act Funding

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CISA to Get New $524 Million Headquarters in DC, Backed by Inflation Reduction Act Funding 2024-08-20 at 14:16 By Eduard Kovacs Clark Construction has been tasked with building the 630,000 square foot sustainable state-of-the-art facility for CISA. The post CISA to Get New $524 Million Headquarters in DC, Backed by Inflation Reduction Act Funding appeared

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Warnings Issued Over Cisco Device Hacking, Unpatched Vulnerabilities

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Warnings Issued Over Cisco Device Hacking, Unpatched Vulnerabilities 2024-08-09 at 15:01 By Eduard Kovacs CISA is warning organizations about abuse of Cisco Smart Install feature, as Cisco is notifying customers about critical phone vulnerabilities it’s not patching. The post Warnings Issued Over Cisco Device Hacking, Unpatched Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Google Cloud CISO Phil Venables: ‘I’m short-term pessimistic, long-term optimistic’

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Google Cloud CISO Phil Venables: ‘I’m short-term pessimistic, long-term optimistic’ 2024-07-30 at 18:48 By Ryan Naraine SecurityWeek fireside chat: Google Cloud CISO on CISA’s secure-by-design initiatives, government regulations, holding vendors accountable, and transformational security leadership. The post Google Cloud CISO Phil Venables: ‘I’m short-term pessimistic, long-term optimistic’ appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Progress Patches Critical Telerik Report Server Vulnerability

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Progress Patches Critical Telerik Report Server Vulnerability 2024-07-26 at 17:46 By Ionut Arghire Progress Software calls attention to a critical remote code execution flaw in the Telerik Report Server product. The post Progress Patches Critical Telerik Report Server Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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CISA Red Team Exercise Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Federal Civilian Agency

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CISA Red Team Exercise Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Federal Civilian Agency 2024-07-12 at 17:31 By Ionut Arghire CISA says a SILENTSHIELD red team assessment found gaping holes in the security posture of a federal civilian executive branch organization. The post CISA Red Team Exercise Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Federal Civilian Agency appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Chinese APT40 group swifly leverages public PoC exploits

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Chinese APT40 group swifly leverages public PoC exploits 2024-07-09 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz Chinese state-sponsored cyber group APT40 is amazingly fast at adapting public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for vulnerabilities in widely used software, an advisory released by intelligence and cybersecurity agencies from eight countries warns. The group, which is also known as Kryptonite Panda

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US, Allies Warn of Memory Unsafety Risks in Open Source Software

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US, Allies Warn of Memory Unsafety Risks in Open Source Software 2024-06-27 at 17:01 By Ionut Arghire Most critical open source software contains code written in a memory unsafe language, US, Australian, and Canadian government agencies warn. The post US, Allies Warn of Memory Unsafety Risks in Open Source Software appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Personal and Chemical Facility Information Potentially Accessed in CISA Hack

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Personal and Chemical Facility Information Potentially Accessed in CISA Hack 2024-06-21 at 13:46 By Ionut Arghire CISA says CFATS program data was likely accessed after an Ivanti Connect Secure appliance was hacked in January. The post Personal and Chemical Facility Information Potentially Accessed in CISA Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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US, Allies Publish Guidance on Securing Network Access

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US, Allies Publish Guidance on Securing Network Access 2024-06-19 at 15:50 By Ionut Arghire Government agencies in the US, New Zealand, and Canada have published new guidance on improving network security. The post US, Allies Publish Guidance on Securing Network Access appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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CISA Conducts First AI Cyber Incident Response Exercise

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CISA Conducts First AI Cyber Incident Response Exercise 2024-06-17 at 17:16 By Ionut Arghire The US cybersecurity agency CISA has conducted a tabletop exercise with the private sector focused on AI cyber incident response. The post CISA Conducts First AI Cyber Incident Response Exercise appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Unpacking CISA’s AI guidelines

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Unpacking CISA’s AI guidelines 2024-06-07 at 07:01 By Help Net Security CISA’s late April AI and infrastructure guidelines address 16 sectors along with their cybersecurity needs and operations concerning the growth of AI as a tool to build both federal and vendor cybersecurity infrastructure in the federal marketplace. In this Help Net Security video, Tom

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Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919)

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Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919) 2024-05-31 at 14:32 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers have been exploiting CVE-2024-24919, a zero-day vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways, to pinpoint and extract password hashes for local accounts, which they then used to move laterally in the target organizations’ network. “The vulnerability is particularly critical

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HHS pledges $50M for autonomous vulnerability management solution for hospitals

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HHS pledges $50M for autonomous vulnerability management solution for hospitals 2024-05-23 at 10:18 By Zeljka Zorz As organizations in the healthcare sector continue to be a prime target for ransomware gangs and CISA warns about a vulnerability (CVE-2023-43208) in a healthcare-specific platform being leveraged by attackers, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has

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Google Cites ‘Monoculture’ Risks in Response to CSRB Report on Microsoft

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Google Cites ‘Monoculture’ Risks in Response to CSRB Report on Microsoft 2024-05-20 at 22:01 By Ryan Naraine Google is invoking the ‘monoculture’ word in response to a scathing U.S. government report on Microsoft’s inadequate cybersecurity practices. The post Google Cites ‘Monoculture’ Risks in Response to CSRB Report on Microsoft appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Eric Goldstein Leaving CISA for Private Sector Role

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Eric Goldstein Leaving CISA for Private Sector Role 2024-05-20 at 17:31 By SecurityWeek News CISA executive assistant director for cybersecurity Eric Goldstein is leaving the agency after more than three years. The post Eric Goldstein Leaving CISA for Private Sector Role appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Black Basta target orgs with new social engineering campaign

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Black Basta target orgs with new social engineering campaign 2024-05-13 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz Black Basta, one of the most prolific ransomware-as-a-service operators, is trying out a combination of email DDoS and vishing to get employees to download remote access tools. Black Basta TTPs and newest initial access attempts According to a cybersecurity advisory

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Critical vulnerabilities take 4.5 months on average to remediate

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Critical vulnerabilities take 4.5 months on average to remediate 2024-05-13 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Over a third of organizations had at least one known vulnerability in 2023, with nearly a quarter of those facing five or more, and 60% of vulnerabilities remained unaddressed past CISA’s deadlines, according to Bitsight. Organizations struggle to remediate

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CISA Announces CVE Enrichment Project ‘Vulnrichment’

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CISA Announces CVE Enrichment Project ‘Vulnrichment’ 2024-05-09 at 16:01 By Eduard Kovacs CISA’s Vulnrichment project is adding important information to CVE records to help improve vulnerability management processes. The post CISA Announces CVE Enrichment Project ‘Vulnrichment’ appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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