Microsoft announces Defender bug bounty program 22/11/2023 at 14:47 By Helga Labus Microsoft has announced a new bug bounty program aimed at unearthing vulnerabilities in Defender-related products and services, and is offering participants the possibility to earn up to $20,000 for the most critical bugs. The Microsoft Defender bug bounty program Microsoft Defender includes various […]
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CISA offers cybersecurity services to non-federal orgs in critical infrastructure sector 22/11/2023 at 12:47 By Helga Labus The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced a pilot program that aims to offer cybersecurity services to critical infrastructure entities as they have become a common target in cyberattacks. “In alignment with CISA’s ‘Target Rich, Resource
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CISOs can marry security and business success 22/11/2023 at 08:33 By Help Net Security With an endless string of cyber fires to be put out, it’s easy to forget that the cybersecurity function in an organization doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Its main purpose is to ensure the organization succeeds, and that’s the reason CISOs
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Open-source AV/EDR bypassing lab for training and learning 22/11/2023 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz Best EDR Of The Market is a user-mode endpoint detection and response (EDR) project designed to serve as a testing ground for understanding and bypassing EDR’s user-mode detection methods. These techniques are mainly based on a dynamic analysis of the target
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Organizations rethink cybersecurity investments to meet NIS Directive requirements 22/11/2023 at 07:07 By Help Net Security Despite a 25% increase of the cost of major cyber incidents in 2022 compared to 2021, the new report on cybersecurity investment from ENISA reveals a slight increase of 0,4% of IT budget dedicated to cybersecurity by EU operators
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FreeBSD 14.0 released, OpenSSH and OpenSSL updated 21/11/2023 at 17:17 By Help Net Security FreeBSD 14.0 is now available for the amd64, aarch64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpc64le, powerpcspe, armv7, and riscv64 architectures. FreeBSD provides sophisticated features in networking, performance, security, and compatibility. It serves as an excellent choice for an Internet or Intranet server. It
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Apache ActiveMQ bug exploited to deliver Kinsing malware 21/11/2023 at 15:02 By Helga Labus Attackers are exploiting a recently fixed vulnerability (CVE-2023-46604) in Apache ActiveMQ to install Kinsing malware and cryptocurrency miners on targeted Linux systems. CVE-2023-46604 exploitation Apache ActiveMQ is a popular Java-based open source message broker that allows communication between applications and services
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The shifting sands of the war against cyber extortion 21/11/2023 at 14:33 By Zeljka Zorz Ransomware and cyber extortion attacks aimed at organizations are not letting up. Occasionally, they even come in pairs. The often large and sometimes massive ransomware recovery costs companies incur when they decide not to meet the demands deter many other
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8 free AI and GenAI courses from AWS 21/11/2023 at 14:02 By Industry News Amazon’s AI Ready initiative aims to provide free AI skills training and education to 2 million people globally by 2025. “Artificial intelligence is the most transformative technology of our generation. If we are going to unlock the full potential of AI
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PolarDNS: Open-source DNS server tailored for security evaluations 21/11/2023 at 08:36 By Mirko Zorz PolarDNS is a specialized authoritative DNS server that allows the operator to produce custom DNS responses suitable for DNS protocol testing purposes. What can you do with PolarDNS? PolarDNS can be used for testing of: DNS resolvers (server-side) DNS clients DNS
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Organizations’ serious commitment to software risk management pays off 21/11/2023 at 07:32 By Industry News There has been a significant decrease in vulnerabilities found in target applications – from 97% in 2020 to 83% in 2022 – an encouraging sign that code reviews, automated testing and continuous integration are helping to reduce common programming errors,
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The hidden obstacles to integrating AI into your business 21/11/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security A mere 14% of organizations globally are fully prepared to deploy and leverage AI-powered technologies, according to Cisco. The report highlights companies’ preparedness to utilize and deploy AI, showcasing critical gaps across key business pillars and infrastructures that pose
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A Hacker Faked His Own Death–Then Claimed To Have Sold Marriott Customer Data To Russians, FBI Says 20/11/2023 at 19:32 By Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff A hacker told the FBI earlier this year that he sold access to the personal data of Marriott hotel customers on a Russian forum, according to a search warrant obtained…
Sophos Web Appliance vulnerability exploited in the wild (CVE-2023-1671) 20/11/2023 at 14:47 By Helga Labus CISA has added three vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, among them a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-1671) in Sophos Web Appliance that has been patched by the company in April 2023. About CVE-2023-1671 CVE-2023-1671 is a pre-auth command injection vulnerability
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9 Black Friday cybersecurity deals you don’t want to miss 20/11/2023 at 09:31 By Help Net Security PortDroid PortDroid is a trusted app for all network analysis tasks. Designed with network administrators, penetration testers, and technology enthusiasts in mind, this app brings a collection of essential networking tools right at your fingertips. Deal: 50% off
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How effective compensation makes a difference with cyber talent retention 20/11/2023 at 09:01 By Help Net Security Aligning cybersecurity organization models with business objectives enables talent retention and security program success, according to IANS and Artico Search. CISOs’ role in organizational and staffing decisions Fortune firms with annual revenues exceeding $6 billion generally operate large
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Smaller businesses embrace GenAI, overlook security measures 20/11/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security Organizations are feeling the pressure to rush into generative AI (GenAI) tool usage, despite significant security concerns, according to Zscaler. More than 900 global IT decision makers, although 89% of organizations consider GenAI tools like ChatGPT to be a potential security
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Only 9% of IT budgets are dedicated to security 20/11/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Despite their best efforts, 67% of businesses say they need to improve security and compliance measures with 24% rating their organization’s security and compliance strategy as reactive, according to Vanta. The expansion of attack surfaces in a post-pandemic hybrid
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Week in review: Juniper devices compromised, great corporate security blogs, MITRE D3FEND 19/11/2023 at 12:31 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: The real cost of healthcare cybersecurity breaches In this Help Net Security interview, Taylor Lehmann, Director, Office of the CISO, Google
Why cyber war readiness is critical for democracies 17/11/2023 at 14:02 By Zeljka Zorz Once the war in Ukraine ends, Russia’s offensive cyber capabilities will be directed towards other targets, Rik Ferguson, VP Security Intelligence for Forescout, predicted at IRISSCON on Thursday. Rik Ferguson on stage at IRISSCON 2023 The skills employed, the hacktivists and
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