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Week in review: Security Onion 2.4 released, WinRAR vulnerable to RCE

Week in review: Security Onion 2.4 released, WinRAR vulnerable to RCE 27/08/2023 at 11:03 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Network detection and response in the modern era In this Help Net Security interview, David Gugelmann, CEO at Exeon, sheds light on […]

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Lazarus Group exploited ManageEngine vulnerability to target critical infrastructure

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Lazarus Group exploited ManageEngine vulnerability to target critical infrastructure 25/08/2023 at 15:36 By Helga Labus North Korean state-sponsored hackers Lazarus Group have been exploiting a ManageEngine ServiceDesk vulnerability (CVE-2022-47966) to target internet backbone infrastructure and healthcare institutions in Europe and the US. The group leveraged the vulnerability to deploy QuiteRAT, downloaded from an IP address

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New infosec products of the week: August 25, 2023

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New infosec products of the week: August 25, 2023 25/08/2023 at 07:47 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Security Onion, OffSec, ImmuniWeb, LOKKER, Kingston Digital and Bitwarden. Security Onion 2.4: Free, open platform for defenders gets huge update Security Onion is a

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Google Workspace: New account security, DLP capabilities announced

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Google Workspace: New account security, DLP capabilities announced 25/08/2023 at 07:47 By Zeljka Zorz New capabilities in Google Workspace will help enterprises improve account and data security, by making unauthorized takeover of admin and user accounts and exfiltration of sensitive data more difficult. Some of these options are already available in preview and others will

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IEEE 802.11az provides security enhancements, solves longstanding problems

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IEEE 802.11az provides security enhancements, solves longstanding problems 25/08/2023 at 07:04 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Jonathan Segev, IEEE 802.11 Task Group (TG) Chair of next-generation positioning (TGaz) at IEEE, discusses IEEE 802.11az. The new standard will enable accuracy to less than 0.1 meters, which is a significant improvement from the

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Ransomware dwell time hits new low

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Ransomware dwell time hits new low 25/08/2023 at 06:34 By Help Net Security Median attacker dwell time—the time from when an attack starts to when it’s detected—shrunk from 10 to eight days for all attacks, and to five days for ransomware attacks during the first half of 2023, according to Sophos. In 2022, the median

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Unrealistic expectations exacerbate the cybersecurity talent shortage

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Unrealistic expectations exacerbate the cybersecurity talent shortage 25/08/2023 at 06:05 By Help Net Security Consumers believe today’s cybersecurity talent shortage is in large part due to limited exposure to the profession and a lack of cybersecurity education and training at a younger age within school systems, according to ThreatX. 90% of consumers polled say they

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Cloud hosting firms hit by devastating ransomware attack

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Cloud hosting firms hit by devastating ransomware attack 24/08/2023 at 16:18 By Helga Labus Danish cloud hosting firms CloudNordic and Azero – both owned by Certiqa Holding – have suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in most customer data being stolen and systems and servers rendered inaccessible. The CloudNordic and Azero ransomware attack In the

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Bitwarden launches E2EE Secrets Manager

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Bitwarden launches E2EE Secrets Manager 24/08/2023 at 13:24 By Helga Labus Bitwarden, a popular open-source password management service, has released Bitwarden Secrets Manager, an open-source, end-to-end encrypted solution that helps development, IT and DevOps teams store, manage, automate, and share secrets. About Bitwarden Secrets Manager Bitwarden Secrets Manager stores unlimited secrets – database passwords, API

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Kali Linux 2023.3 released: Kali NetHunter app redesign, 9 new tools, and more!

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Kali Linux 2023.3 released: Kali NetHunter app redesign, 9 new tools, and more! 24/08/2023 at 09:32 By Help Net Security Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2023.3, the latest version of its penetration testing and digital forensics platform. New tools in Kali Linux 2023.3 Besides updates to current tools, new versions of Kali typically introduce

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AI and the evolution of surveillance systems

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AI and the evolution of surveillance systems 24/08/2023 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Gerwin van der Lugt, CTO at Oddity, discusses the future of surveillance and AI’s influence. He also delves into how organizations can prevent their systems from perpetuating biases or violating individual rights. What precautions are in

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Lack of visibility into cloud access policies leaves enterprises flying blind

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Lack of visibility into cloud access policies leaves enterprises flying blind 24/08/2023 at 06:00 By Help Net Security Fragmented access policies are top security concern in multi-cloud environments, with more than 75% of enterprises reporting they do not know where applications are deployed and who has access to them, according to Strata Identity. Cloud security

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Webinar: The external attack surface & AI’s role in proactive security

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Webinar: The external attack surface & AI’s role in proactive security 24/08/2023 at 05:32 By Help Net Security The enterprise perimeter is now a massively decentralized IT landscape characterized by large-scale adoption of cloud platforms, digital services, and an increasingly tangled digital supply chain. Regulators are on the march as new threat actors emerge, exploiting

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Attackers exploited WinRAR zero-day for months to steal money from brokers (CVE-2023-38831)

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Attackers exploited WinRAR zero-day for months to steal money from brokers (CVE-2023-38831) 23/08/2023 at 18:46 By Zeljka Zorz Financially-motivated attackers have exploited a zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR (CVE-2023-38831) to trick traders into installing malware that would allow them to steal money from broker accounts. “This vulnerability has been exploited since April 2023,” says Group-IB malware

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Surge in identity crime victims reporting suicidal thoughts

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Surge in identity crime victims reporting suicidal thoughts 23/08/2023 at 15:02 By Helga Labus Identity theft can have great financial impact on the victims, but the experienced emotional, physical and psychological impact can be even more devastating, according to the 2023 Consumer Impact Report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and Experian. The report

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Bogus OfficeNote app delivers XLoader macOS malware

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Bogus OfficeNote app delivers XLoader macOS malware 23/08/2023 at 14:33 By Helga Labus A new macOS-specific variant of the well known XLoader malware is being delivered disguised as the “OfficeNote” app. “Multiple submissions of this sample have appeared on VirusTotal throughout July, indicating that the malware has been widely distributed in the wild,” SentinelOne researchers

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Security Onion 2.4: Free, open platform for defenders gets huge update

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Security Onion 2.4: Free, open platform for defenders gets huge update 23/08/2023 at 13:03 By Help Net Security Security Onion is a free and open platform for threat hunting, enterprise security monitoring, and log management. It has been downloaded over 2 million times and is being used by security teams worldwide. Security Onion 2.4 comes

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Open redirect flaws increasingly exploited by phishers

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Open redirect flaws increasingly exploited by phishers 23/08/2023 at 12:49 By Helga Labus Phishing attacks using open redirect flaws are on the rise again, according to Kroll’s Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team, which means organizations should consider refreshing employees’ awareness and knowledge on how to spot them. Malicious URL redirection Open redirect vulnerabilities in web

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Anticipating the next wave of IoT cybersecurity challenges

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Anticipating the next wave of IoT cybersecurity challenges 23/08/2023 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Roland Atoui, Managing Director at Red Alert Labs, discusses the intricacies of transitioning from isolated IoT setups to interconnected environments, examining the broadening attack surface and the nuanced complexities this evolution imposes. Atoui also delves

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Cybercriminals turn to AI to bypass modern email security measures

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Cybercriminals turn to AI to bypass modern email security measures 23/08/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals employ artificial intelligence (AI) to create complex email threats like phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks, while modern email security systems use AI to counter these attacks, according to Perception Point and Osterman Research. AI’s role

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