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Enhancing security through collaboration with the open-source community

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Enhancing security through collaboration with the open-source community 2024-06-18 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Alan DeKok, CEO at NetworkRADIUS, discusses the need for due diligence in selecting and maintaining open-source tools, and brings out the potential risks and benefits of collaborating with the open-source community to enhance software security. […]

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Mass exploitation is the new primary attack vector for ransomware

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Mass exploitation is the new primary attack vector for ransomware 2024-06-18 at 07:01 By Help Net Security The cyber threat landscape in 2023 and 2024 has been dominated by mass exploitation, according to WithSecure. Edge service KEV vulnerability trends 64% of all edge service and infrastructure Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in the Known Exploited

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42% plan to use API security for AI data protection

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42% plan to use API security for AI data protection 2024-06-18 at 06:01 By Help Net Security While 75% of enterprises are implementing AI, 72% report significant data quality issues and an inability to scale data practices, according to F5. Data and the systems companies put in place to obtain, store, and secure it are

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Malware peddlers love this one social engineering trick!

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Malware peddlers love this one social engineering trick! 2024-06-17 at 16:16 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers are increasingly using a clever social engineering technique to get users to install malware, Proofpoint researchers are warning. The message warns of a problem but also offers a way to fix it (Source: Proofpoint) Social engineering users to install malware

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Low code, high stakes: Addressing SQL injection

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Low code, high stakes: Addressing SQL injection 2024-06-17 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Like a bad movie that seems to go on forever, SQL injection (SQLi) attacks have lingered since the late 1990s. Due to various factors, they remain the third most common source of web application vulnerabilities. Reasons include human error, new technologies

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The rise of SaaS security teams

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The rise of SaaS security teams 2024-06-17 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Hillary Baron, Senior Technical Director for Research at CSA, highlights that the recent surge in organizations establishing dedicated SaaS security teams is driven by significant data breaches involving widely used platforms. What motivated the recent surge in

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Ghidra: Open-source software reverse engineering framework

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Ghidra: Open-source software reverse engineering framework 2024-06-17 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Ghidra, a cutting-edge open-source software reverse engineering (SRE) framework, is a product of the National Security Agency (NSA) Research Directorate. The framework features high-end software analysis tools, enabling users to analyze compiled code across various platforms, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. Ghidra’s

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Malicious emails trick consumers into false election contributions

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Malicious emails trick consumers into false election contributions 2024-06-17 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Major regional and global events – such as military exercises, political or economic summits, political conventions, and elections – drove cyber threat activities, according to Trellix. “The last six months have been unprecedented – a state of polycrisis remains and

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Week in review: JetBrains GitHub plugin vulnerability, 20k FortiGate appliances compromised

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Week in review: JetBrains GitHub plugin vulnerability, 20k FortiGate appliances compromised 2024-06-16 at 11:01 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Users of JetBrains IDEs at risk of GitHub access token compromise (CVE-2024-37051) JetBrains has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-37051) that could expose

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Microsoft delays Windows Recall rollout, more security testing needed

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Microsoft delays Windows Recall rollout, more security testing needed 2024-06-14 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft is delaying the release of Recall, a controversial Windows 11 feature that will allow users to search their computer for specific content that has previously been viewed by them. A preview of Recall should have been broadly available on

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YetiHunter: Open-source threat hunting tool for Snowflake environments

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YetiHunter: Open-source threat hunting tool for Snowflake environments 2024-06-14 at 13:31 By Zeljka Zorz Cloud identity protection company Permiso has created YetiHunter, a threat detection and hunting tool companies can use to query their Snowflake environments for evidence of compromise. YetiHunter executing queries (Source: Permiso Security) Recent attacks against Snowflake customers Cloud-based data storage and

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Modern fraud detection need not rely on PII

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Modern fraud detection need not rely on PII 2024-06-14 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Trends in online fraud detection often act as the canary in the coal mine when it comes to understanding and combating the next generation of online scams, fraud and cybersecurity threats. These days, security and fraud experts worry that insufficient

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The biggest downsides of digital ID adoption

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The biggest downsides of digital ID adoption 2024-06-14 at 07:01 By Help Net Security As innovative digital verification methods continue to emerge, the debate around their reliability and effectiveness is heating up, according to Regula. Companies employ various methods for identity verification Despite digital advances, many organizations worldwide still depend on physical documents for verification.

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New infosec products of the week: June 14, 2024

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New infosec products of the week: June 14, 2024 2024-06-14 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Acronis, Diligent, Entrust, KELA, Plainsea, and SentinelOne. Plainsea: Cybersecurity platform that enables continuous service delivery Designed with managed security service providers in mind, Plainsea

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PHP command injection flaw exploited to deliver ransomware (CVE-2024-4577)

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PHP command injection flaw exploited to deliver ransomware (CVE-2024-4577) 2024-06-13 at 15:01 By Zeljka Zorz An OS command injection vulnerability in Windows-based PHP (CVE-2024-4577) in CGI mode is being exploited by the TellYouThePass ransomware gang. Imperva says the attacks started on June 8, two days after the PHP development team pushed out fixes, and one

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Urgently needed: AI governance in cyber warfare

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Urgently needed: AI governance in cyber warfare 2024-06-13 at 12:31 By Help Net Security Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming central to societal growth. AI has great power to improve daily life, from education to healthcare, from sustainability to defense. AI also brings to the forefront a number of risks that cut across the core values

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How businesses can integrate token technology into existing payment systems

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How businesses can integrate token technology into existing payment systems 2024-06-13 at 07:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mark Nelsen, SVP and Global Head of Consumer Product at Visa, discusses the integration of token technology into existing payment systems. How do businesses integrate tokenization into their existing payment systems, and what

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GenAI keeps cybersecurity pros on high alert

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GenAI keeps cybersecurity pros on high alert 2024-06-13 at 06:01 By Help Net Security “Businesses across every industry face unprecedented challenges posed by an increasing attack surface, zero-day vulnerabilities, cloud misconfigurations, and new emerging threats driven by AI,” said Andrei Florescu, president and GM of Bitdefender Business Solutions Group. “The findings of our recent survey

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AWS unveils new and improved security features

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AWS unveils new and improved security features 2024-06-12 at 18:31 By Zeljka Zorz At its annual re:Inforce conference, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced new and enhanced security features and tools. Additional multi-factor authentication option To facilitate the concerted push to get customers to secure their accounts with multiple authentication factors, AWS has added support

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20,000 FortiGate appliances compromised by Chinese hackers

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20,000 FortiGate appliances compromised by Chinese hackers 2024-06-12 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz Coathanger – a piece of malware specifically built to persist on Fortinet’s FortiGate appliances – may still be lurking on too many devices deployed worldwide. How Coathanger persists on FortiGate devices In February 2024, the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD)

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