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eBook: Navigating compliance with a security-first approach

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eBook: Navigating compliance with a security-first approach 2024-09-16 at 05:46 By Help Net Security As cyberattacks escalate, more regulations are being introduced to help protect organizations and their customers’ data. This has resulted in a complex web of legislation with which companies in the private sector must comply. It can be challenging, as industry standards […]

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How to make Infrastructure as Code secure by default

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How to make Infrastructure as Code secure by default 2024-09-13 at 07:46 By Help Net Security Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become a widely adopted practice in modern DevOps, automating the management and provisioning of technology infrastructure through machine-readable definition files. What can we to do make IaC secure by default? Security workflows for IaC

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Suspect arrested over the Transport for London cyberattack

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Suspect arrested over the Transport for London cyberattack 2024-09-12 at 17:46 By Zeljka Zorz The UK National Crime Agency has arrested and detained a suspect – a 17-year-old male in Walsall (West Midlands) – on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences in relation to the Transport for London (TfL) cyberattack, the agency has announced today.

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Adobe completes fix for Reader bug with known PoC exploit (CVE-2024-41869)

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Adobe completes fix for Reader bug with known PoC exploit (CVE-2024-41869) 2024-09-12 at 15:16 By Zeljka Zorz Among the security updates released by Adobe on Tuesday are those for various versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader, which fix two critical flaws that could lead to arbitrary code execution: CVE-2024-45112 and CVE-2024-41869. Nothing in the advisory

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Losses due to cryptocurrency and BEC scams are soaring

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Losses due to cryptocurrency and BEC scams are soaring 2024-09-12 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz Every type of fraud is on the rise, and 2023 was a particularly devastating year for victims of cryptocurrency and business email compromise (BEC) scams, according to the FBI. Cryptocurrency fraud Based on complaints filed to FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint

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Benefits and best practices of leveraging AI for cybersecurity

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Benefits and best practices of leveraging AI for cybersecurity 2024-09-12 at 06:31 By Help Net Security AI has become a key player in protecting valuable organizational insights from threats. Thanks to AI-enabled data protection practices such as behavior monitoring, enterprises no longer have to be reactive to a cyberattack but can be proactive before a

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Kali Linux 2024.3 released: 11 new tools, Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC support

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Kali Linux 2024.3 released: 11 new tools, Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC support 2024-09-11 at 20:46 By Help Net Security Kali Linux 2024.3 is now available for download. Besides the new tools, this release mainly focuses on behind-the-scenes updates and optimization. New tools in Kali Linux 2024.3 This Kali release is about new tools and package

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Ivanti fixes critical vulnerabilities in Endpoint Management (CVE-2024-29847)

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Ivanti fixes critical vulnerabilities in Endpoint Management (CVE-2024-29847) 2024-09-11 at 15:02 By Zeljka Zorz Ivanti has fixed a slew of vulnerabilities affecting its Endpoint Manager solution, including a maximum severity one (CVE-2024-29847) that may allow unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code in the context of the vulnerable system, and use it as a beachhead for

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Cybersecurity is a fundamental component of patient care and safety

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Cybersecurity is a fundamental component of patient care and safety 2024-09-11 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Healthcare institutions are custodians of vast repositories of sensitive patient data, encompassing comprehensive health histories, insurance profiles, and billing data. The ramifications of a data breach often extend far beyond the immediate task of patching the vulnerabilities and

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DockerSpy: Search for images on Docker Hub, extract sensitive information

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DockerSpy: Search for images on Docker Hub, extract sensitive information 2024-09-11 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz DockerSpy scans Docker Hub for images and retrieves sensitive information, including authentication secrets, private keys, and other confidential data. “DockerSpy was created to address the growing concern of sensitive data leaks within Docker images, especially those publicly available on

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How AI and zero trust are transforming resilience strategies

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How AI and zero trust are transforming resilience strategies 2024-09-11 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, John Hernandez, President and General Manager at Quest Software, shares practical advice for enhancing cybersecurity resilience against advanced threats. He underscores the need to focus on on-premises and cloud environments, adapt to new regulations,

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: September 11, 2024

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: September 11, 2024 2024-09-11 at 06:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec ACISO HTX | Singapore | Hybrid – View job details As an ACISO, you will formulate Agency ICT security strategy and work plan, alignment to MHA and HTX’s IT & Cybersecurity strategic directions. Evaluate existing IT environment against MHA and HTX’s

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Microsoft fixes 4 exploited zero-days and a code defect that nixed earlier security fixes

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Microsoft fixes 4 exploited zero-days and a code defect that nixed earlier security fixes 2024-09-10 at 22:46 By Zeljka Zorz September 2024 Patch Tuesday is here and Microsoft has delivered 79 fixes, including those for a handful of zero-days (CVE-2024-38217, CVE-2024-38226, CVE-2024-38014, CVE-2024-43461) exploited by attackers in the wild, and a Windows 10 code defect

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CISA confirms that SonicWall vulnerability is getting exploited (CVE-2024-40766)

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CISA confirms that SonicWall vulnerability is getting exploited (CVE-2024-40766) 2024-09-10 at 15:31 By Zeljka Zorz The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added CVE-2024-40766 – a recently fixed improper access control vulnerability affecting SonicWall’s firewalls – to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, thus confirming it is being actively exploited by attackers. Though the

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Zyxel fixes critical command injection flaw in EOL NAS devices (CVE-2024-6342)

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Zyxel fixes critical command injection flaw in EOL NAS devices (CVE-2024-6342) 2024-09-10 at 12:02 By Zeljka Zorz Users of Zyxel network-attached storage (NAS) devices are urged to implement hotfixes addressing a critical and easily exploited command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-6342). About CVE-2024-6342 Zyxel NAS devices are generally used by small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for data

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Tech stack uniformity has become a systemic vulnerability

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Tech stack uniformity has become a systemic vulnerability 2024-09-10 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Crashes due to faulty updates are nothing new; in fact, one reason IT teams often delay updates is their unreliability and tendency to disrupt the organization’s day-to-day operations. Zero-days are also an old phenomenon. In the past, due to a

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How human-led threat hunting complements automation in detecting cyber threats

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How human-led threat hunting complements automation in detecting cyber threats 2024-09-10 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Shane Cox, Director, Cyber Fusion Center at MorganFranklin Consulting, discusses the evolving methodologies and strategies in threat hunting and explains how human-led approaches complement each other to form a robust defense. Cox also

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33 open-source cybersecurity solutions you didn’t know you needed

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33 open-source cybersecurity solutions you didn’t know you needed 2024-09-10 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Open-source cybersecurity tools provide transparency and flexibility, allowing users to examine and customize the source code to fit specific security needs. These tools make cybersecurity accessible to a broader range of organizations and individuals. In this article, you will

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Veeam Backup & Replication RCE flaw may soon be leveraged by ransomware gangs (CVE-2024-40711)

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Veeam Backup & Replication RCE flaw may soon be leveraged by ransomware gangs (CVE-2024-40711) 2024-09-09 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2024-40711, a critical vulnerability affecting Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR), could soon be exploited by attackers to steal enterprise data. Discovered and reported by Code WHite researcher Florian Hauser, the vulnerability can be leveraged for

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AI cybersecurity needs to be as multi-layered as the system it’s protecting

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AI cybersecurity needs to be as multi-layered as the system it’s protecting 2024-09-09 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals are beginning to take advantage of the new malicious options that large language models (LLMs) offer them. LLMs make it possible to upload documents with hidden instructions that are executed by connected system components. This

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