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10 cybersecurity frameworks you need to know about

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10 cybersecurity frameworks you need to know about 2024-01-16 at 07:01 By Help Net Security As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, understanding and implementing robust cybersecurity frameworks is crucial for organizations of all sizes. This article lists the most essential cybersecurity frameworks developed to guide businesses and governments in safeguarding their digital assets. From the […]

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Tsurugi Linux: Tailoring user experience for digital forensics and OSINT investigations

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Tsurugi Linux: Tailoring user experience for digital forensics and OSINT investigations 2024-01-16 at 06:31 By Mirko Zorz Tsurugi Linux is a heavily customized open-source distribution focused on supporting DFIR investigations. The project focuses mainly on live forensics analysis, post-mortem analysis, and digital evidence acquisition. Users can also perform malware analysis, OSINT and computer vision activities.

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Geopolitical tensions combined with technology will drive new security risks

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Geopolitical tensions combined with technology will drive new security risks 2024-01-16 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Misinformation and disinformation are biggest short-term risks, while extreme weather and critical change to Earth systems are greatest long-term concern, according to the Global Risks 2024 Report from the World Economic Forum. Against a backdrop of systemic shifts

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Windows SmartScreen bug exploited to deliver powerful info-stealer (CVE-2023-36025)

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Windows SmartScreen bug exploited to deliver powerful info-stealer (CVE-2023-36025) 2024-01-15 at 15:31 By Zeljka Zorz A vulnerability (CVE-2023-36025) that Microsoft fixed in November 2023 continues to be exploited by malware peddlers: this time around, the delivered threat is a variant of the Phemedrone Stealer. About the malware Phemedrone Stealer is a piece of malware written

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Juniper fixes critical RCE in its SRX firewalls and EX switches (CVE-2024-21591)

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Juniper fixes critical RCE in its SRX firewalls and EX switches (CVE-2024-21591) 2024-01-15 at 11:16 By Helga Labus Juniper Networks has fixed a critical pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2024-21591) in Junos OS on SRX firewalls and EX switches. About CVE-2024-21591 CVE-2024-21591 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, network-based threat

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Flipping the BEC funnel: Phishing in the age of GenAI

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Flipping the BEC funnel: Phishing in the age of GenAI 2024-01-15 at 08:02 By Help Net Security For years, phishing was just a numbers game: A malicious actor would slap together an extremely generic (and usually poorly-written) email and fire it out to thousands of recipients in the hope that a few might take the

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Adalanche: Open-source Active Directory ACL visualizer, explorer

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Adalanche: Open-source Active Directory ACL visualizer, explorer 2024-01-15 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz Adalanche provides immediate insights into the permissions of users and groups within an Active Directory. It’s an effective open-source tool for visualizing and investigating potential account, machine, or domain takeovers. Additionally, it helps identify and display any misconfigurations. What unique features make

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Week in review: GitLab account takeover flaw, attackers exploiting Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days

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Week in review: GitLab account takeover flaw, attackers exploiting Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days 2024-01-14 at 09:33 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Social engineer reveals effective tricks for real-world intrusions In this Help Net Security interview, Jayson E. Street, Chief Adversarial Officer

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Akira ransomware attackers are wiping NAS and tape backups

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Akira ransomware attackers are wiping NAS and tape backups 2024-01-12 at 16:17 By Helga Labus “The Akira ransomware malware, which was first detected in Finland in June 2023, has been particularly active at the end of the year,” the Finnish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) has shared on Wednesday. NCSC-FI has received 12 reports of Akira

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Cloud security predictions for 2024

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Cloud security predictions for 2024 2024-01-12 at 07:31 By Help Net Security As we reflect on the cybersecurity landscape and the trajectories of threat vectors, it’s evident that we’re on the cusp of a paradigm shift in cloud security. Businesses and cybersecurity professionals must stay abreast of these changes, adapting their strategies to ensure a

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New infosec products of the week: January 12, 2024

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New infosec products of the week: January 12, 2024 2024-01-12 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Critical Start, Dasera, ID R&D, and SpecterOps. SpecterOps adds new Attack Paths to BloodHound Enterprise SpecterOps announced updates to BloodHound Enterprise (BHE) that add

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Critical Cisco Unity Connection flaw gives attackers root privileges. Patch now! (CVE-2024-20272)

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Critical Cisco Unity Connection flaw gives attackers root privileges. Patch now! (CVE-2024-20272) 2024-01-11 at 14:02 By Helga Labus Cisco has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-20272) in Cisco Unity Connection that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files and gain root privilege on the affected system. Cisco Unity Connection is a unified messaging and

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Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887)

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Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) 2024-01-11 at 13:46 By Zeljka Zorz Two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN devices are under active exploitation by unknown attackers, Volexity researchers have discovered. Patches for these flaws are currently unavailable, but the risk of exploitation can be mitigated by importing mitigation.release.20240107.1.xml

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Purple teaming and the role of threat categorization

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Purple teaming and the role of threat categorization 2024-01-11 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Organizations constantly work to ensure optimal threat detection and prevention across their systems. One question gets asked repeatedly: “Can we detect the threats we’re supposed to be able to detect?” Red team assessment, penetration testing, and even purple team assessments

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APIs are increasingly becoming attractive targets

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APIs are increasingly becoming attractive targets 2024-01-11 at 06:01 By Help Net Security APIs, a technology that underpins today’s most used sites and apps, are being leveraged by businesses more than ever—ultimately opening the door to more online threats than seen before, according to Cloudflare. APIs power the digital world—our phones, smartwatches, banking systems and

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Hackers are targeting exposed MS SQL servers with Mimic ransomware

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Hackers are targeting exposed MS SQL servers with Mimic ransomware 2024-01-10 at 17:01 By Helga Labus Hackers are brute-forcing exposed MS SQL database servers to deliver Mimic ransomware, Securonix researchers are warning. About Mimic ransomware Mimic ransomware was first spotted in the wild in June 2022 and analyzed by Trend Micro researchers in January 2023.

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Comparably Honors Trustwave with a Trio of Awards for Best CEO, Best Company Culture, and Best Company for Diversity

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Comparably Honors Trustwave with a Trio of Awards for Best CEO, Best Company Culture, and Best Company for Diversity 2024-01-10 at 16:02 By Comparably, a leading workplace culture and compensation monitoring employee review platform, has awarded Trustwave three new accolades: “Best CEO,” “Best Company Culture,” and “Best Company for Diversity.” This article is an excerpt

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Top LLM vulnerabilities and how to mitigate the associated risk

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Top LLM vulnerabilities and how to mitigate the associated risk 2024-01-10 at 07:31 By Help Net Security As large language models (LLMs) become more prevalent, a comprehensive understanding of the LLM threat landscape remains elusive. But this uncertainty doesn’t mean progress should grind to a halt: Exploring AI is essential to staying competitive, meaning CISOs

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