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95% of companies face API security problems

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95% of companies face API security problems 2024-03-22 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Despite the critical role of APIs, the vast majority of commercial decision-makers are ignoring the burgeoning security risk for businesses, according to Fastly. Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have long been recognised as a bedrock of the digital economy and recent figures […]

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Attackers are exploiting JetBrains TeamCity flaw to deliver a variety of malware

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Attackers are exploiting JetBrains TeamCity flaw to deliver a variety of malware 2024-03-21 at 12:01 By Helga Labus Attackers are exploiting the recently patched JetBrains TeamCity auth bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-27198) to deliver ransomware, cryptominers and remote access trojans (RATs), according to Trend Micro researchers. The CVE-2024-27198 timeline CVE-2024-27198, an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting the TeamCity

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Fake data breaches: Countering the damage

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Fake data breaches: Countering the damage 2024-03-21 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Amid the constant drumbeat of successful cyberattacks, some fake data breaches have also cropped up to make sensational headlines. Unfortunately, even fake data breaches can have real repercussions. Earlier this year, a hacker on a criminal forum claimed to have stolen data

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WebCopilot: Open-source automation tool enumerates subdomains, detects bugs

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WebCopilot: Open-source automation tool enumerates subdomains, detects bugs 2024-03-21 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz WebCopilot is an open-source automation tool that enumerates a target’s subdomains and discovers bugs using various free tools. It simplifies the application security workflow and reduces reliance on manual scripting. “I built this solution to streamline the application security process, specifically

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Using cloud development environments to secure source code

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Using cloud development environments to secure source code 2024-03-21 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Rob Whiteley, CEO at Coder, discusses the cloud development environment (CDE) technology landscape and its benefits. From the earliest stages of writing code to deploying finalized applications, CDEs are reimagining the developer experience, gaining

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Secrets sprawl: Protecting your critical secrets

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Secrets sprawl: Protecting your critical secrets 2024-03-21 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Leaked secrets, a phenomenon known as ‘secrets sprawl,’ is a pervasive vulnerability that plagues nearly every organization. It refers to the unintentional exposure of sensitive credentials hardcoded in plaintext within source code, messaging systems, internal documentation, or ticketing systems. As the undisputed

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Ivanti fixes RCE vulnerability reported by NATO cybersecurity researchers (CVE-2023-41724)

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Ivanti fixes RCE vulnerability reported by NATO cybersecurity researchers (CVE-2023-41724) 2024-03-20 at 21:01 By Zeljka Zorz Ivanti has fixed a critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2023-41724) in Ivanti Standalone Sentry that has been reported by researchers with the NATO Cyber Security Centre. Though the company is not aware of customers being compromised via the flaw, it “strongly

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RaaS groups increasing efforts to recruit affiliates

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RaaS groups increasing efforts to recruit affiliates 2024-03-20 at 16:46 By Zeljka Zorz Smaller RaaS groups are trying to recruit new and “displaced” LockBit and Alphv/BlackCat affiliates by foregoing deposits and paid subscriptions, offering better payout splits, 24/7 support, and other “perks”. Cybercriminals wanted RaaS operations usually consist of a core group that develops the

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The most prevalent malware behaviors and techniques

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The most prevalent malware behaviors and techniques 2024-03-20 at 12:46 By Zeljka Zorz An analysis of 100,000+ Windows malware samples has revealed the most prevalent techniques used by malware developers to successfully evade defenses, escalate privileges, execute the malware, and assure its persistence. Malware tactics and techniques The analyzed malware samples were most often delivered

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Red teaming in the AI era

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Red teaming in the AI era 2024-03-20 at 07:31 By Help Net Security As AI gets baked into enterprise tech stacks, AI applications are becoming prime targets for cyber attacks. In response, many cybersecurity teams are adapting existing cybersecurity practices to mitigate these new threats. One such practice measure is red teaming: the effort to

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Security best practices for GRC teams

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Security best practices for GRC teams 2024-03-20 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Even with the best-of-the-best tools and tech stack monitoring vulnerabilities, every security executive and GRC leader should still have some layer of paranoia. If they don’t, that’s a huge issue. In this Help Net Security video, Shrav Mehta, CEO at Secureframe, talks

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NIST’s NVD has encountered a problem

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NIST’s NVD has encountered a problem 2024-03-19 at 15:47 By Zeljka Zorz Whether the cause is insurmountable technical debt, lack of funds, a third reason or all of them, NIST’s National Vulnerability Database (NVD) is struggling, and it’s affecting vulnerability management efforts. What happened? Anyone who regularly uses the NVD as a source of information

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PoC exploit for critical Fortra FileCatalyst MFT vulnerability released (CVE-2024-25153)

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PoC exploit for critical Fortra FileCatalyst MFT vulnerability released (CVE-2024-25153) 2024-03-19 at 14:01 By Helga Labus Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2024-25153) in Fortra FileCatalyst MFT solution has been published. About CVE-2024-25153 Fortra FileCatalyst is an enterprise managed file transfer (MFT) software solution that includes several components: FileCatalyst Direct, Workflow, and

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Surviving the “quantum apocalypse” with fully homomorphic encryption

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Surviving the “quantum apocalypse” with fully homomorphic encryption 2024-03-19 at 10:04 By Help Net Security In the past few years, an increasing number of tech companies, organizations, and even governments have been working on one of the next big things in the tech world: successfully building quantum computers. These actors see a lot of potential

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 19, 2024

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 19, 2024 2024-03-19 at 07:35 By Mirko Zorz Central Investigations & Cybersecurity Analyst Meta | USA | On-site – View job details The successful candidate will be able to assess and analyze large amounts of data to identify sources of potential threats and abuses, operate independently in a fast-paced

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Outsmarting cybercriminal innovation with strategies for enterprise resilience

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Outsmarting cybercriminal innovation with strategies for enterprise resilience 2024-03-19 at 07:19 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Pedro Cameirão, Head of Cyber Defense Center at Nokia, discusses emerging cybersecurity trends for 2024 and advises enterprises on preparation strategies. Cameirão will speak at GISEC Global 2024 in Dubai, a conference and exhibition bringing

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Why is everyone talking about certificate automation?

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Why is everyone talking about certificate automation? 2024-03-19 at 07:19 By Help Net Security Digital Certificates are not new. In this Help Net Security video, Andreas Brix, Senior Program Manager at GlobalSign, discusses why they are back in the news and what you should do about it. The post Why is everyone talking about certificate

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Lynis: Open-source security auditing tool

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Lynis: Open-source security auditing tool 2024-03-19 at 06:06 By Mirko Zorz Lynis is a comprehensive open-source security auditing tool for UNIX-based systems, including Linux, macOS, and BSD. Hardening with Lynis Lynis conducts a thorough security examination of the system directly. Its main objective is to evaluate security measures and recommend enhancing system hardening. The tool

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Fujitsu finds malware on company systems, investigates possible data breach

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Fujitsu finds malware on company systems, investigates possible data breach 2024-03-18 at 22:27 By Helga Labus Fujitsu Limited, the largest Japanese IT services provider, has announced that several of the company’s computers have been compromised with malware, leading to a possible data breach. Known details about the Fujitsu data breach The company published the security

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Nissan breach exposed data of 100,000 individuals

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Nissan breach exposed data of 100,000 individuals 2024-03-18 at 13:46 By Helga Labus Nissan Oceania has confirmed that the data breach it suffered in December 2023 affected around 100,000 individuals and has begun notifying them. First response In early December 2023, the company – a regional Nissan division which includes Nissan Motor Corporation and Nissan

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