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Why data travel is healthcare’s next big cybersecurity challenge

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Why data travel is healthcare’s next big cybersecurity challenge 20/07/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security Do you know where your patients’ data lives once it’s in the cloud? Unfortunately, for many healthcare organizations, the answer is no – or, at least, it’s not a definitive yes. Knowing how (or where) data is used, shared […]

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A fresh look at the current state of financial fraud

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A fresh look at the current state of financial fraud 20/07/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Greg Woolf, CEO at FiVerity, discusses how the emergence of sophisticated fraud tools powered by AI and recent upheavals in the banking sector have forged an ideal environment for financial fraud. This

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Cybersecurity measures SMBs should implement

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Cybersecurity measures SMBs should implement 19/07/2023 at 13:33 By Helga Labus Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are targeted by cyberattackers as much as large companies, the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has revealed; here are some cybersecurity controls they should prioritize. Company size does not matter to cyber attackers SMBs often underestimate their

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Citrix NetScaler zero-day exploited in the wild, patch is available (CVE-2023-3519)

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Citrix NetScaler zero-day exploited in the wild, patch is available (CVE-2023-3519) 19/07/2023 at 12:34 By Helga Labus Citrix has patched three vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-3519, CVE-2023-3466, CVE-2023-3467) in NetScaler ADC (formerly Citrix ADC) and NetScaler Gateway (formerly Citrix Gateway), one of which is a zero-day being exploited by attackers. A zero-day patched (CVE-2023-3519) CVE-2023-3519 is a remote

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Trends in ransomware-as-a-service and cryptocurrency to monitor

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Trends in ransomware-as-a-service and cryptocurrency to monitor 19/07/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security In January, law enforcement officials disrupted the operations of the Hive cybercriminal group, which profited off a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. Hive is widely believed to be affiliated with the Conti ransomware group, joining a list of other groups associated with

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Using AI/ML to optimize your tech stack and enhance business efficiency

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Using AI/ML to optimize your tech stack and enhance business efficiency 19/07/2023 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Arthur Hu, SVP, Global CIO and Services & Solutions Group CTO at Lenovo, discusses how AI/ML is optimizing tech stacks, the hurdles anticipated in its integration, the role of AI in enterprise

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What to do (and what not to do) after a data breach

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What to do (and what not to do) after a data breach 19/07/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Data breaches have been hitting the headlines left and right. Every time a breach occurs, the impacted organization’s response differs from the last. In this Help Net Security video, Rodman Ramezanian, Global Cloud Threat Lead at

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Adobe ColdFusion vulnerabilities exploited to deliver web shells (CVE-2023-29298, CVE-2023-38203)

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Adobe ColdFusion vulnerabilities exploited to deliver web shells (CVE-2023-29298, CVE-2023-38203) 18/07/2023 at 17:17 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers are exploiting two Adobe ColdFusion vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-29298, CVE-2023-38203) to breach servers and install web shells to enable persistent access and allow remote control of the system, according to Rapid7 researchers. Flaws with incomplete fixes On July 11, 2023,

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VirusTotal leaked data of 5,600 registered users

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VirusTotal leaked data of 5,600 registered users 18/07/2023 at 15:47 By Helga Labus VirusTotal has suffered a data leak that exposed the names and email addresses of 5,600 of its registered users. The leaked data reportedly includes information about employees of US and German intelligence agencies (among others). VirusTotal data leak exposed exploitable information Google-owned

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12 open-source penetration testing tools you might not know about

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12 open-source penetration testing tools you might not know about 18/07/2023 at 07:34 By Mirko Zorz Red Siege has developed and made available many open-source tools to help with your penetration testing work. The company plans to continue to support the tools listed below, whether in the form of bug fixes or new features. Give

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Critical XSS vulnerability in Zimbra exploited in the wild (CVE-2023-34192)

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Critical XSS vulnerability in Zimbra exploited in the wild (CVE-2023-34192) 17/07/2023 at 14:47 By Helga Labus A critical cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CVE-2023-34192) in popular open source email collaboration suite Zimbra is being exploited by attackers. About the vulnerability (CVE-2023-34192) CVE-2023-34192 could allow a remote authenticated threat actor to execute arbitrary code through a

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CISOs under pressure: Protecting sensitive information in the age of high employee turnover

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CISOs under pressure: Protecting sensitive information in the age of high employee turnover 17/07/2023 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Charles Brooks, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s Applied Intelligence Program and graduate Cybersecurity Programs, talks about how zero trust principles, identity access management, and managed security services are crucial for

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Real-world examples of quantum-based attacks

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Real-world examples of quantum-based attacks 17/07/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Quantum computing is poised to revolutionize the way we secure and privatize data. It can potentially disrupt our existing encryption methods, endangering sensitive data from various sources in ways even beyond what we’ve experienced with AI. In this Help Net Security video, Tommaso

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Meta’s Threads app used as a lure

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Meta’s Threads app used as a lure 14/07/2023 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz It was to be expected: As the buzz around Meta’s new microblogging platform Threads gained momentum, some individuals have stepped in to take advantage of the fact that the app still can’t formally serve users in the European Union (or China, or

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Unnamed APT eyes vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation industrial contollers (CVE-2023-3595 CVE-2023-3596)

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Unnamed APT eyes vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation industrial contollers (CVE-2023-3595 CVE-2023-3596) 13/07/2023 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz Rockwell Automation has fixed two vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-3595, CVE-2023-3596) in the communication modules of its ControlLogix industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs), ahead of expected (and likely) in-the-wild exploitation. “An unreleased exploit capability leveraging these vulnerabilities is associated with an

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CVSS 4.0 released, to help assess real-time threat and impact of vulnerabilities

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CVSS 4.0 released, to help assess real-time threat and impact of vulnerabilities 13/07/2023 at 14:32 By Help Net Security FIRST has unveiled the latest version of its Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS 4.0). Critical in the interface between supplier and consumer, CVSS provides a way to capture the principal characteristics of a security vulnerability and

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Combatting data governance risks of public generative AI tools

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Combatting data governance risks of public generative AI tools 13/07/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security When companies utilize public generative AI tools, the models are refined on input data provided by the company. Regarding data security, unauthorized use of sensitive data or the accidental exposure of proprietary information can lead to reputational damage, legal

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Attack Surface Management: Identify and protect the unknown

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Attack Surface Management: Identify and protect the unknown 13/07/2023 at 07:33 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Brianna McGovern, Product Manager, Attack Surface Management, NetSPI, discusses Attack Surface Management (ASM). Attack Surface Management detects known, unknown, and potentially vulnerable public-facing assets and changes to your attack surface that may introduce risk.

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Only 45% of cloud data is currently encrypted

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Only 45% of cloud data is currently encrypted 13/07/2023 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 39% of businesses have experienced a data breach in their cloud environment last year, an increase on the 35% reported in 2022, according to Thales. In addition, human error was reported as the leading cause of cloud data breaches by

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Chinese hackers forged authentication tokens to breach government emails

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Chinese hackers forged authentication tokens to breach government emails 12/07/2023 at 13:17 By Zeljka Zorz Sophisticated hackers have accessed email accounts of organizations and government agencies via authentication tokens they forged by using an acquired Microsoft account (MSA) consumer signing key, the company has revealed on Tuesday. “The threat actor Microsoft links to this incident

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