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Enterprises increasingly turn to cloud and AI for database management

Enterprises increasingly turn to cloud and AI for database management 2024-06-27 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Across various tasks, from predictive analytics to code generation, organizations in all sectors are exploring how AI can add value and increase efficiency. In this Help Net Security video, Ryan Booz, PostgreSQL Advocate at Redgate, discusses the key […]

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Malware peddlers experimenting with BPL sideloading and masking malicious payloads as PGP keys

Malware peddlers experimenting with BPL sideloading and masking malicious payloads as PGP keys 2024-06-26 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz A newly spotted campaign is leveraging BPL sideloading and other uncommon tricks to deliver the IDAT Loader (aka HijackLoader) malware and prevent its detection. The campaign Spotted by Kroll’s incident responders and analyzed by the company’s

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Developer errors lead to long-term exposure of sensitive data in Git repos

Developer errors lead to long-term exposure of sensitive data in Git repos 2024-06-26 at 15:01 By Help Net Security Credentials, API tokens, and passkeys – collectively referred to as secrets – from organizations around the globe were exposed for years, according to Aqua Security’s latest research. By scanning the most popular 100 organizations on GitHub,

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Compromised plugins found on WordPress.org

Compromised plugins found on WordPress.org 2024-06-26 at 11:46 By Zeljka Zorz An unknown threat actor has compromised five (and possibly more) WordPress plugins and injected them with code that creates a new admin account, effectively allowing them complete control over WordPress installations / websites. “In addition, it appears the threat actor also injected malicious JavaScript

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: June 26, 2024

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: June 26, 2024 2024-06-26 at 07:01 By Anamarija Pogorelec CISO Influx | Indonesia | Remote – View job details As a CISO, you will be responsible for protecting Influx from information security risks through the development, implementation, and maintenance of our security program (policies, procedures, and standards). Cloud Security Engineer

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Future trends in cyber warfare: Predictions for AI integration and space-based operations

Future trends in cyber warfare: Predictions for AI integration and space-based operations 2024-06-26 at 06:36 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Morgan Wright, Chief Security Advisor at SentinelOne, discusses how AI is utilized in modern cyber warfare by state and non-state actors. AI enhances decision-making speed and precision for state actors, facilitating

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B+ security rating masks healthcare supply chain risks

B+ security rating masks healthcare supply chain risks 2024-06-26 at 06:01 By Help Net Security While the healthcare sector gets a “B+” security rating for the first half of 2024, it faces a critical vulnerability: supply chain cyber risk, according to SecurityScorecard. The US healthcare industry’s security ratings were better than expected, with an average

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Progress quietly fixes MOVEit auth bypass flaws (CVE-2024-5805, CVE-2024-5806)

Progress quietly fixes MOVEit auth bypass flaws (CVE-2024-5805, CVE-2024-5806) 2024-06-25 at 21:16 By Zeljka Zorz Progress Software has patched one critical (CVE-2024-5805) and one high-risk (CVE-2024-5806) vulnerability in MOVEit, its widely used managed file transfer (MFT) software product. According to WatchTowr Labs researchers, the company has been privately instructing users to implement the hotfixes before

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Ransomware disrupts Indonesia’s national data centre, LockBit gang claims US Federal Reserve breach

Ransomware disrupts Indonesia’s national data centre, LockBit gang claims US Federal Reserve breach 2024-06-25 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz Ransomware attackers wielding a LockBit variant dubbed Brain Cipher have disrupted a temporary national data center facility which supports the operations of 200+ Indonesian government agencies and public services. The attackers are asking for a $8

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New security loophole allows spying on internet users’ online activity

New security loophole allows spying on internet users’ online activity 2024-06-25 at 13:16 By Help Net Security Researchers at Graz University of Technology were able to spy on users’ online activities simply by monitoring fluctuations in the speed of their internet connection. This vulnerability, known as SnailLoad, does not require malicious code to exploit, and

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Zeek: Open-source network traffic analysis, security monitoring

Zeek: Open-source network traffic analysis, security monitoring 2024-06-25 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz Zeek is an open-source network analysis framework. Unlike an active security device such as a firewall, Zeek operates on a versatile ‘sensor’ that can be a hardware, software, virtual, or cloud platform. This flexibility allows Zeek to quietly monitor network traffic, interpret

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CISOs’ new ally: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management 3.0

CISOs’ new ally: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management 3.0 2024-06-25 at 06:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kunal Modasiya, VP of Product Management and Growth at Qualys, explores the key features, significant advantages, and innovative technologies behind Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management 3.0. Can you explain the key features of Qualys CyberSecurity Asset

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Breaking down the numbers: Q2 2024 cybersecurity funding activity recap

Breaking down the numbers: Q2 2024 cybersecurity funding activity recap 2024-06-25 at 06:01 By Help Net Security We present a list of selected cybersecurity companies that received funding during the second quarter of 2024 (Q2 2024). Alethea April | $20 million Alethea closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by GV, with participation

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Guide to mitigating credential stuffing attacks

Guide to mitigating credential stuffing attacks 2024-06-25 at 05:46 By Help Net Security We have a collective unaddressed weakness when it comes to basic cybersecurity. Out of the many reports circulating in the news today, many statistics revolve around the number of detected breaches. Why are credentials so sought after? How can we communicate the

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Why are threat actors faking data breaches?

Why are threat actors faking data breaches? 2024-06-24 at 07:16 By Help Net Security Earlier this year Europcar discovered a hacker selling info on its 50 million customers on the dark web. The European car rental company immediately launched an investigation, only to discover that the data being sold was completely doctored, possibly using generative

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1 out of 3 breaches go undetected

1 out of 3 breaches go undetected 2024-06-24 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Organizations continue to struggle in detecting breaches as they become more targeted and sophisticated, with more than 1 out of 3 organizations citing their existing security tools were unable to detect breaches when they occur, according to Gigamon. As hybrid cloud

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Cracking down on cybercrime: Who you gonna call?

Cracking down on cybercrime: Who you gonna call? 2024-06-24 at 06:01 By Help Net Security As cybercrime continues to grow, law enforcement agencies worldwide face increased challenges in safeguarding organizations and individuals. In this article, we highlight law enforcement agencies that have scored notable successes against cybercriminals in recent years. FBI: Cyber Division Headquarters: Washington,

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Week in review: CDK Global cyberattack, critical vCenter Server RCE fixed

Week in review: CDK Global cyberattack, critical vCenter Server RCE fixed 2024-06-23 at 11:02 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: The rise of SaaS security teams In this Help Net Security interview, Hillary Baron, Senior Technical Director for Research at CSA, highlights

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Intel-powered computers affected by serious firmware flaw (CVE-2024-0762)

Intel-powered computers affected by serious firmware flaw (CVE-2024-0762) 2024-06-21 at 14:31 By Zeljka Zorz A vulnerability (CVE-2024-0762) in the Phoenix SecureCore UEFI, which runs on various Intel processors, could be exploited locally to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code within the firmware during runtime. “This type of low-level exploitation is typical of firmware backdoors (e.g.,

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