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Scathing Federal Report Rips Microsoft for Shoddy Security, Insincerity in Response to Chinese Hack

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Scathing Federal Report Rips Microsoft for Shoddy Security, Insincerity in Response to Chinese Hack 2024-04-03 at 16:16 By Associated Press Cyber Safety Review Board, said “a cascade of errors” by Microsoft let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials. The post Scathing Federal Report Rips Microsoft for Shoddy Security, Insincerity […]

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Cloud Active Defense: Open-source cloud protection

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Cloud Active Defense: Open-source cloud protection 2024-04-02 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz Cloud Active Defense is an open-source solution that integrates decoys into cloud infrastructure. It creates a dilemma for attackers: risk attacking and being detected immediately, or avoid the traps and reduce their effectiveness. Anyone, including small companies, can use it at no cost

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Webinar Today: How to Reduce Cloud Identity Risk

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Webinar Today: How to Reduce Cloud Identity Risk 2024-03-26 at 18:46 By SecurityWeek News Please the fireside chat as Phil Bues, Cloud Research Manager at IDC, discusses the challenges and best practices for cybersecurity leaders managing cloud identities. The post Webinar Today: How to Reduce Cloud Identity Risk appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Greylock Makes $10M Bet on Bedrock Security

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Greylock Makes $10M Bet on Bedrock Security 2024-03-26 at 17:01 By Ryan Naraine Silicon Valley startup deposits $10 million in seed-stage funding to help organizations manage risk from cloud and gen-AI technologies. The post Greylock Makes $10M Bet on Bedrock Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Vulnerability Allowed One-Click Takeover of AWS Service Accounts

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Vulnerability Allowed One-Click Takeover of AWS Service Accounts 2024-03-21 at 15:46 By Eduard Kovacs AWS patches vulnerability that could have been used to hijack Managed Workflows Apache Airflow (MWAA) sessions via FlowFixation attack. The post Vulnerability Allowed One-Click Takeover of AWS Service Accounts appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Kubernetes Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution on Windows Endpoints

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Kubernetes Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution on Windows Endpoints 2024-03-14 at 14:01 By Ionut Arghire A high-severity Kubernetes vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-5528 can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on Windows endpoints. The post Kubernetes Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution on Windows Endpoints appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond

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The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond 2024-03-13 at 07:13 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Melissa Bischoping, Director, Endpoint Security Research at Tanium, discusses the most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond, from both an internal and external perspective. The post The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond

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New Open Source Tool Hunts for APT Activity in the Cloud

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New Open Source Tool Hunts for APT Activity in the Cloud 2024-03-11 at 12:47 By Ionut Arghire The CloudGrappler open source tool can detect the presence of known threat actors in cloud environments. The post New Open Source Tool Hunts for APT Activity in the Cloud appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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CloudGrappler: Open-source tool detects activity in cloud environments

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CloudGrappler: Open-source tool detects activity in cloud environments 2024-03-11 at 09:07 By Mirko Zorz CloudGrappler is an open-source tool designed to assist security teams in identifying threat actors within their AWS and Azure environments. The tool, built on the foundation of Cado Security’s cloudgrep project, offers enhanced detection capabilities based on the tactics, techniques, and

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Cloud Security Firm Sweet Security Raises $33 Million, 6 Months After Emerging From Stealth

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Cloud Security Firm Sweet Security Raises $33 Million, 6 Months After Emerging From Stealth 2024-03-06 at 17:36 By Kevin Townsend Sweet Security announces a $33 million Series A funding round just six months after emerging from stealth with an initial $12 million seed funding. The post Cloud Security Firm Sweet Security Raises $33 Million, 6

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CrowdStrike to Acquire Flow Security

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CrowdStrike to Acquire Flow Security 2024-03-06 at 05:03 By SecurityWeek News CrowdStrike says the acquisition of Flow Security will expand its cloud security capabilities with Data Security Posture Management. The post CrowdStrike to Acquire Flow Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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Axonius Banks $200 Million in Late-Stage Funding

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Axonius Banks $200 Million in Late-Stage Funding 2024-03-05 at 16:52 By Ryan Naraine Axonius has raised approximately $600 million since 2017 and is considered one of cybersecurity’s so-called unicorns with a valuation of $2.6 billion. The post Axonius Banks $200 Million in Late-Stage Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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How organizations can navigate identity security risks in 2024

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How organizations can navigate identity security risks in 2024 2024-02-29 at 07:34 By Mirko Zorz Managing IAM challenges in hybrid IT environments requires a holistic approach, integrating solutions and automating processes to ensure effective access controls and operational efficiency. In this Help Net Security interview, Deepak Taneja, CEO of Zilla Security, discusses identity security risks

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APT29 revamps its techniques to breach cloud environments

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APT29 revamps its techniques to breach cloud environments 2024-02-27 at 14:16 By Helga Labus Russian threat actors APT29 are changing their techniques and expanding their targets to access cloud environments, members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have warned. About APT29 APT29 (aka Midnight Blizzard, aka Cozy Bear) is a cyber espionage group believed to

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Microsoft begins broadening free cloud logging capabilities

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Microsoft begins broadening free cloud logging capabilities 2024-02-22 at 14:47 By Helga Labus After select US federal agencies tested Microsoft’s expanded cloud logging capabilities for six months, Microsoft is now making them available to all agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit – regardless of license tier. “This change will impact government departments & agencies who do

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Webinar Tomorrow: The Active Threat Landscape in the Cloud

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Webinar Tomorrow: The Active Threat Landscape in the Cloud 2024-02-21 at 17:47 By SecurityWeek News Join the webinar to learn about active threats targeting common cloud deployments and what security teams can do to mitigate them. The post Webinar Tomorrow: The Active Threat Landscape in the Cloud appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Ongoing Azure Cloud Account Takeover Campaign Targeting Senior Personnel

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Ongoing Azure Cloud Account Takeover Campaign Targeting Senior Personnel 2024-02-12 at 18:31 By Kevin Townsend An active cloud account takeover campaign has impacted dozens of Azure environments and compromised hundreds of user accounts. The post Ongoing Azure Cloud Account Takeover Campaign Targeting Senior Personnel appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Common cloud security mistakes and how to avoid them

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Common cloud security mistakes and how to avoid them 2024-02-07 at 08:01 By Helga Labus According to recent surveys, 98% of organizations keep their financial, business, customer and/or employee information in the cloud but, at the same time, 95% of cloud security professionals are not sure their security protections and their team would manage to

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How CISOs navigate policies and access across enterprises

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How CISOs navigate policies and access across enterprises 2024-02-06 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Marco Eggerling, Global CISO at Check Point, discusses the challenge of balancing data protection with diverse policies, devices, and access controls in a distributed enterprise. He also highlights the significance of security validations, especially internal

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Migrating to the cloud: An overview of process and strategy

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Migrating to the cloud: An overview of process and strategy 2024-02-05 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Over the next few years, the number of organizations navigating to the cloud to advance their business goals is expected to grow exponentially. According to Gartner, more than 70% of enterprises will use cloud platforms to accelerate their

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