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Establishing a security baseline for open source projects

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Establishing a security baseline for open source projects 2024-05-13 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dana Wang, Chief Architect at OpenSSF, discusses the most significant barriers to improving open-source software security (OSS security) and opportunities for overcoming these challenges. The OpenSSF community has developed open-source security tools and projects, aiming […]

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How AI affects vulnerability management in open-source software

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How AI affects vulnerability management in open-source software 2024-05-13 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Itamar Sher, CEO of Seal Security, discusses how AI affects the risk and operational aspects of managing vulnerabilities in open-source software. One of the core issues around open-source vulnerability patch management has been the

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Download: The Ultimate Guide to the CISSP

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Download: The Ultimate Guide to the CISSP 2024-05-13 at 05:31 By Help Net Security The Ultimate Guide to the CISSP covers everything you need about the world’s premier cybersecurity leadership certification. Learn how CISSP and ISC2 will help you navigate your training path, succeed in certification, and advance your career so you’re ready to rise

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Google fixes Chrome zero-day with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2024-4671)

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Google fixes Chrome zero-day with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2024-4671) 2024-05-10 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz Google has fixed a Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-4671), an exploit for which exists in the wild. About CVE-2024-4671 CVE-2024-4671 is a use after free vulnerability in the Visuals component that can be exploited by remote attackers to trigger an exploitable heap

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May 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A reminder of recent threats and impact

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May 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A reminder of recent threats and impact 2024-05-10 at 08:46 By Help Net Security The thunderstorms of April patches have passed, and it has been pretty calm leading up to May 2024 Patch Tuesday. April 2024 Patch Tuesday turned out to be a busy one with 150 new CVEs addressed

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How secure is the “Password Protection” on your files and drives?

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How secure is the “Password Protection” on your files and drives? 2024-05-10 at 08:31 By Help Net Security People in certain professions, such as healthcare, law, and corporations, often rely on password protection when sending files via email, believing it provides adequate security against prying eyes. However, simple password protection on a PDF or Excel

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F5 fixes BIG-IP Next Central Manager flaws with public PoCs (CVE-2024-21793, CVE-2024-26026)

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F5 fixes BIG-IP Next Central Manager flaws with public PoCs (CVE-2024-21793, CVE-2024-26026) 2024-05-09 at 17:01 By Zeljka Zorz Eclypsium researchers have published details and PoC exploits for two remotely exploitable injection vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-21793, CVE-2024-26026) affecting F5’s BIG-IP Next Central Manager. About the vulnerabilities BIG-IP Next is “a completely new incarnation” of F5’s BIG-IP devices/modules, which

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Zscaler swats claims of a significant breach

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Zscaler swats claims of a significant breach 2024-05-09 at 16:31 By Zeljka Zorz On Wednesday, a threat actor named “InteIBroker” put up for sale “access to one of the largest cyber security companies” and immediately ignited speculation about which company it might be. InteIBroker claims to have access to “logs packed with credentials”, SSL passkeys

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CISA starts CVE “vulnrichment” program

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CISA starts CVE “vulnrichment” program 2024-05-09 at 13:16 By Zeljka Zorz The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has announced the creation of “Vulnrichment,” a new project that aims to fill the CVE enrichment gap created by NIST National Vulnerability Database’s recent slowdown. NVD is failing Since 1999, NVD analysts have been adding CVE-numbered vulnerabilities

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Regulators are coming for IoT device security

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Regulators are coming for IoT device security 2024-05-09 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Cybersecurity is a relatively new challenge for many IoT device makers who have traditionally produced non-connected devices. These devices were less vulnerable to exploitation and, as a result, manufacturers often lack the expertise and experience needed to effectively secure their connected

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Why SMBs are facing significant security, business risks

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Why SMBs are facing significant security, business risks 2024-05-09 at 06:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Alex Cox, Director of Threat Intelligence at LastPass, discusses how human factors are getting in the way while SMB leaders report investing more time, attention, and budget in cybersecurity. According to LastPass, these factors

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3 CIS resources to help you drive your cloud cybersecurity

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3 CIS resources to help you drive your cloud cybersecurity 2024-05-09 at 06:01 By Help Net Security In the process of moving to the cloud, you need a security-first cloud migration strategy that considers both your security and compliance requirements upfront. In this article, we’ll discuss how you can use resources from the Center for

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Attackers may be using TunnelVision to snoop on users’ VPN traffic (CVE-2024-3661)

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Attackers may be using TunnelVision to snoop on users’ VPN traffic (CVE-2024-3661) 2024-05-08 at 16:31 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have brought to light a new attack method – dubbed TunnelVision and uniquely identified as CVE-2024-3661 – that can be used to intercept and snoop on VPN users’ traffic by attackers who are on the same

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Photos: RSA Conference 2024

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Photos: RSA Conference 2024 2024-05-08 at 14:31 By Help Net Security RSA Conference 2024 is taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Help Net Security is on-site, and this gallery takes you inside the event. The featured vendors are: Sophos, NetSPI, IT-Harvest, Cisco, GitGuardian, Delinea, Splunk, Entrust, and Trellix. The post Photos: RSA

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MITRE breach details reveal attackers’ successes and failures

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MITRE breach details reveal attackers’ successes and failures 2024-05-08 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz MITRE has shared a timeline of the recent breach if fell victim to and has confirmed that it began earlier than previously thought: on December 31, 2023. On that day, the attackers deployed a web shell on an external-facing Ivanti Connect

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Veeam fixes RCE flaw in backup management platform (CVE-2024-29212)

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Veeam fixes RCE flaw in backup management platform (CVE-2024-29212) 2024-05-08 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz Veeam has patched a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-29212) in Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC) and is urging customers to implement the patch. About CVE-2024-29212 Veeam Service Provider Console is a cloud platform used by managed services providers (MSPs) and enterprises to

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The complexities of third-party risk management

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The complexities of third-party risk management 2024-05-08 at 06:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Brad Hibbert, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Prevalent, discusses five interesting findings from a recent industry study on third-party risk management and what he thinks they mean for cybersecurity professionals and their companies’

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LockBit leader unmasked: US charges Russian national

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LockBit leader unmasked: US charges Russian national 2024-05-07 at 18:33 By Zeljka Zorz Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev is “LockBitSupp”, the creator, developer and administator of the infamous LockBit ransomware group, according to UK, US and Australia law enforcement agencies. The US Justice Deparment has unsealed charges against Khoroshev and the US Department of the Treasury’s

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Ransomware operations are becoming less profitable

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Ransomware operations are becoming less profitable 2024-05-07 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz As the number of real (and fake) victims of ransomware gangs continues to rise, the number of ransomware payments is falling, along with the average ransom payment. The reasons behind this decrease are many: increased cyber resilience of organizations (which includes having recoverable

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6 tips to implement security gamification effectively

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6 tips to implement security gamification effectively 2024-05-07 at 08:01 By Help Net Security There’s not a CISO in the industry who’s not aware of the extremely short median CISO tenure. That’s why the best CISOs are those who constantly seek ways to strengthen their teams. They help members evolve and grow in their roles,

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