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New Endpoint Protection Platform by Cigent Blocks Ransomware at the Data Level

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New Endpoint Protection Platform by Cigent Blocks Ransomware at the Data Level 2024-05-29 at 15:16 By Kevin Townsend The two primary components to the solution are to encrypt company data at all times, and to decrypt only when the file is required for use. The post New Endpoint Protection Platform by Cigent Blocks Ransomware at […]

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Endpoint Security Firm ThreatLocker Raises $115 Million in Series D Funding

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Endpoint Security Firm ThreatLocker Raises $115 Million in Series D Funding 2024-04-25 at 15:17 By Eduard Kovacs Zero trust endpoint security company ThreatLocker has announced a $115 million Series D funding round that brings the total to $240 million. The post Endpoint Security Firm ThreatLocker Raises $115 Million in Series D Funding appeared first on

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Research Shows How Attackers Can Abuse EDR Security Products

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Research Shows How Attackers Can Abuse EDR Security Products 2024-04-22 at 17:46 By Ionut Arghire Vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR allowed a security researcher to turn it into a malicious offensive tool. The post Research Shows How Attackers Can Abuse EDR Security Products appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Researchers Resurrect Spectre v2 Attack Against Intel CPUs

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Researchers Resurrect Spectre v2 Attack Against Intel CPUs 2024-04-10 at 17:32 By Eduard Kovacs VUSec researchers resurrect Spectre v2 attack, showing that it works against the Linux kernel on the latest-generation Intel CPUs. The post Researchers Resurrect Spectre v2 Attack Against Intel CPUs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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ZenHammer Attack Targets DRAM on Systems With AMD CPUs

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ZenHammer Attack Targets DRAM on Systems With AMD CPUs 2024-03-26 at 17:01 By Eduard Kovacs A new Rowhammer attack named ZenHammer has been demonstrated against DRAM on systems with AMD CPUs, including DDR5. The post ZenHammer Attack Targets DRAM on Systems With AMD CPUs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD Address New Microarchitectural Vulnerabilities

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Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD Address New Microarchitectural Vulnerabilities 2024-03-13 at 18:49 By Eduard Kovacs Intel and AMD publish 10 new security advisories this Patch Tuesday to inform customers about vulnerabilities impacting their products. The post Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD Address New Microarchitectural Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Major CPU, Software Vendors Impacted by New GhostRace Attack

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Major CPU, Software Vendors Impacted by New GhostRace Attack 2024-03-13 at 12:33 By Eduard Kovacs CPU makers Intel, AMD, Arm and IBM, as well as software vendors, are impacted by a new speculative race condition (SRC) attack named GhostRace. The post Major CPU, Software Vendors Impacted by New GhostRace Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Broadcom Merges Symantec and Carbon Black Into New Business Unit

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Broadcom Merges Symantec and Carbon Black Into New Business Unit 2024-03-11 at 21:01 By SecurityWeek News Fresh off its $69 billion acquisition of VMware, Broadcom creates an Enterprise Security Group unit that merges Symantec and Carbon Black. The post Broadcom Merges Symantec and Carbon Black Into New Business Unit appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Quantum Attack Protection Added to HP Business PCs

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Quantum Attack Protection Added to HP Business PCs 2024-03-08 at 13:34 By Eduard Kovacs An upgraded ESC security chip makes the firmware of several HP business PCs resilient to quantum computer attacks. The post Quantum Attack Protection Added to HP Business PCs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Is XDR Enough? The Hidden Gaps in Your Security Net

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Is XDR Enough? The Hidden Gaps in Your Security Net 2024-02-28 at 14:52 By Etay Maor When evaluating XDR, consider its value based on its ability to reduce complexity and improve threat detection and response times. The post Is XDR Enough? The Hidden Gaps in Your Security Net appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Intel Core Ultra vPro Platform Brings New Security Features

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Intel Core Ultra vPro Platform Brings New Security Features 2024-02-28 at 14:52 By Eduard Kovacs Intel announces new and improved security features with the latest vPro platform and Core Ultra processors. The post Intel Core Ultra vPro Platform Brings New Security Features appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: AMD and Intel Patch Over 100 Vulnerabilities

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Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: AMD and Intel Patch Over 100 Vulnerabilities 2024-02-14 at 16:17 By Ionut Arghire AMD and Intel patch dozens of vulnerabilities on February 2024 Patch Tuesday, including multiple high-severity bugs. The post Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: AMD and Intel Patch Over 100 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Palo Alto Networks Completes Acquisition of Talon

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Palo Alto Networks Completes Acquisition of Talon 2023-12-28 at 19:18 By SecurityWeek News Palo Alto Networks completed the acquisition of Talon Cyber Security, an Israeli startup selling a secure browser technology to enterprise customers. The post Palo Alto Networks Completes Acquisition of Talon appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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ESET Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in Secure Traffic Scanning Feature

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ESET Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in Secure Traffic Scanning Feature 21/12/2023 at 16:31 By Eduard Kovacs ESET has patched CVE-2023-5594, a high-severity vulnerability that can cause a browser to trust websites that should not be trusted. The post ESET Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in Secure Traffic Scanning Feature appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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“Pool Party” process injection techniques evade EDRs

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“Pool Party” process injection techniques evade EDRs 12/12/2023 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz SafeBreach researchers have discovered eight new process injection techniques that can be used to covertly execute malicious code on Windows systems. Dubbed “Pool Party” because they (ab)use Windows thread pools, these process injection techniques work across all processes and, according to the

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New ‘Pool Party’ Process Injection Techniques Undetected by EDR Solutions

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New ‘Pool Party’ Process Injection Techniques Undetected by EDR Solutions 07/12/2023 at 17:01 By Ionut Arghire Pool Party is a new set of eight Windows process injection techniques that evade endpoint detection and response solutions. The post New ‘Pool Party’ Process Injection Techniques Undetected by EDR Solutions appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Enterprise, Consumer Devices Exposed to Attacks via Malicious UEFI Logo Images

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Enterprise, Consumer Devices Exposed to Attacks via Malicious UEFI Logo Images 06/12/2023 at 19:03 By Eduard Kovacs LogoFAIL is an UEFI image parser attack allowing hackers to compromise consumer and enterprise devices using malicious logo images. The post Enterprise, Consumer Devices Exposed to Attacks via Malicious UEFI Logo Images appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Apple Patches WebKit Flaws Exploited on Older iPhones

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Apple Patches WebKit Flaws Exploited on Older iPhones 30/11/2023 at 23:02 By Ryan Naraine Apple’s security response team warns that flaws CVE-2023-42916 and CVE-2023-42917 were already exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1. The post Apple Patches WebKit Flaws Exploited on Older iPhones appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Critical ownCloud Flaws Lead to Sensitive Information Disclosure, Authentication Bypass

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Critical ownCloud Flaws Lead to Sensitive Information Disclosure, Authentication Bypass 27/11/2023 at 19:46 By Ionut Arghire Three critical vulnerabilities in ownCloud could lead to sensitive information disclosure and authentication and validation bypass. The post Critical ownCloud Flaws Lead to Sensitive Information Disclosure, Authentication Bypass appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication Bypassed on Popular Laptops

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Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication Bypassed on Popular Laptops 22/11/2023 at 17:17 By Eduard Kovacs Researchers have tested the fingerprint sensors used for Windows Hello on three popular laptops and managed to bypass them. The post Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication Bypassed on Popular Laptops appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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