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Week in review: Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, Microsoft patches two exploited zero-days

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Week in review: Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, Microsoft patches two exploited zero-days 2024-04-14 at 11:01 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, hotfixes incoming! (CVE-2024-3400) Attackers are exploiting a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400) affecting Palo […]

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CVE-2024-3400 exploited: Unit 42, Volexity share more details about the attacks

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CVE-2024-3400 exploited: Unit 42, Volexity share more details about the attacks 2024-04-12 at 22:16 By Zeljka Zorz Earlier today, Palo Alto Networks revealed that a critical command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400) in the company’s firewalls has been exploited in limited attacks and has urged customers with vulnerable devices to quickly implement mitigations and workarounds. Palo Alto

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Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, hotfixes incoming! (CVE-2024-3400)

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Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, hotfixes incoming! (CVE-2024-3400) 2024-04-12 at 10:46 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers are exploiting a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400) affecting Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls, the company has warned, and urged customers to implement temporary mitigations and get in touch to check whether their devices have been compromised. “Palo Alto Networks is

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Strategies to cultivate collaboration between NetOps and SecOps

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Strategies to cultivate collaboration between NetOps and SecOps 2024-04-12 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Debby Briggs, CISO at Netscout, discusses breaking down silos between NetOps and SecOps. Practical steps include scheduling strategy meetings, understanding communication preferences, and fostering team collaboration. With evolving cloud models, collaboration and clear role assignments

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Why women struggle in the cybersecurity industry

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Why women struggle in the cybersecurity industry 2024-04-12 at 06:31 By Help Net Security The workplace experiences of women in cybersecurity are dramatically worse than men across virtually every category, according to a WiCyS and Aleria survey. Previous studies have illustrated that the representation of women in cybersecurity is much lower than it should be,

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CISA warns about Sisense data breach

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CISA warns about Sisense data breach 2024-04-11 at 17:31 By Zeljka Zorz Business intelligence / data analytics software vendor Sisense has apparently suffered a data breach that spurred the company and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to push the company’s customers to “reset credentials and secrets potentially exposed to, or used to access,

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Ransomware group maturity should influence ransom payment decision

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Ransomware group maturity should influence ransom payment decision 2024-04-11 at 16:16 By Zeljka Zorz Your organization has been hit by ransomware and a decision has to be made on whether or not to make the ransom payment to get your data decrypted, deleted from attackers’ servers, and/or not leaked online. The decision will depend on

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How Google’s 90-day TLS certificate validity proposal will affect enterprises

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How Google’s 90-day TLS certificate validity proposal will affect enterprises 2024-04-11 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Announced last year, Google’s proposal to reduce the lifespan of TLS (transport layer security) certificates from 13 months to 90 days could be implemented in the near future. It will certainly improve security and shrink the window of

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Leveraging AI for enhanced compliance and governance

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Leveraging AI for enhanced compliance and governance 2024-04-11 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Joseph Sweeney, Advisor at IBRS, discusses the risks of integrating AI into information management systems. He talks about emerging trends such as content cognition. He predicts advancements in AI-driven information management tools, as well as

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Graylog: Open-source log management

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Graylog: Open-source log management 2024-04-11 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz Graylog is an open-source solution with centralized log management capabilities. It enables teams to collect, store, and analyze data to get answers to security, application, and IT infrastructure questions. Graylog key features It is easy to install with a standard tech stack, combined with support

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37% of publicly shared files expose personal information

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37% of publicly shared files expose personal information 2024-04-11 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Many sensitive documents stored on platforms such as Google Drive, Slack, and other collaborative work applications have been left unattended for several months or even years. This has led to data sprawl challenges for companies and significant data security threats

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Trustwave Government Solutions (TGS) Salutes New Mexico’s New Cybersecurity Executive Order

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Trustwave Government Solutions (TGS) Salutes New Mexico’s New Cybersecurity Executive Order 2024-04-10 at 21:01 By New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an Executive Order to shore up the state’s cybersecurity readiness and better safeguard sensitive data by conducting a state-wide security assessment and adopting National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards by Nov.

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New covert SharePoint data exfiltration techniques revealed

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New covert SharePoint data exfiltration techniques revealed 2024-04-10 at 18:10 By Zeljka Zorz Varonis Threat Labs researchers have uncovered two techniques attackers can use can use for covert data and file exfiltration from companies’ SharePoint server. “These techniques can bypass the detection and enforcement policies of traditional tools, such as cloud access security brokers, data

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IT pros targeted with malicious Google ads for PuTTY, FileZilla

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IT pros targeted with malicious Google ads for PuTTY, FileZilla 2024-04-10 at 14:48 By Zeljka Zorz An ongoing malvertising campaign is targeting IT administrators looking to download system utilities such as PuTTY (a free SSH and Telnet client) and FileZilla (a free cross-platform FTP application). “We have reported this campaign to Google but no action

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Why are many businesses turning to third-party security partners?

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Why are many businesses turning to third-party security partners? 2024-04-10 at 08:03 By Help Net Security In 2023, 71% of organizations across various industries reported that their business feels the impact of the ongoing cybersecurity skills shortage. Many companies have been forced to scale back their cybersecurity programs as they struggle to find experienced candidates

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WEF Cybercrime Atlas: Researchers are creating new insights to fight cybercrime

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WEF Cybercrime Atlas: Researchers are creating new insights to fight cybercrime 2024-04-10 at 07:31 By Zeljka Zorz In early 2023, the World Economic Forum (WEF) launched Cybercrime Atlas, with the intent to map the cybercriminal ecosystem by facilitating collaboration between private and public organizations. What does this collaboration look like in practice? We’ve asked Sean

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: April 10, 2024

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: April 10, 2024 2024-04-10 at 06:32 By Mirko Zorz Application Security Engineer HCLTech | Mexico | Remote – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will work on the security engineering team and collaborate with other IT professionals to ensure that user data is protected. Cybersecurity Incident Response

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GSMA releases Mobile Threat Intelligence Framework

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GSMA releases Mobile Threat Intelligence Framework 2024-04-10 at 06:01 By Help Net Security GSM Association’s Fraud and Security Group (FASG) has published the first version of a framework for describing, in a structured way, how adversaries attack and use mobile networks, based on the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) that they use. The Mobile Threat

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Microsoft patches actively exploited security feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-29988)

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Microsoft patches actively exploited security feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-29988) 2024-04-09 at 22:35 By Zeljka Zorz On this April 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has fixed a record 147 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-29988, a vulnerability that Microsoft hasn’t marked as exploited, but Peter Girnus, senior threat researcher with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), has found being

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LG smart TVs may be taken over by remote attackers

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LG smart TVs may be taken over by remote attackers 2024-04-09 at 21:02 By Zeljka Zorz Bitdefender researchers have uncovered four vulnerabilities in webOS, the operating system running on LG smart TVs, which may offer attackers unrestricted (root) access to the devices. “Although the vulnerable service is intended for LAN access only, Shodan, the search

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