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Trustwave SpiderLabs’ Red Team Flight Tests Microsoft Copilot

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Trustwave SpiderLabs’ Red Team Flight Tests Microsoft Copilot 2024-09-26 at 16:01 By The advent and widespread acceptance of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as Microsoft Copilot, by organizations and even average consumers has created another surface threat area that cybersecurity teams must come to understand. To help with this process, Trustwave SpiderLabs conducted a Red […]

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Security Validation Firm Picus Security Raises $45 Million

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Security Validation Firm Picus Security Raises $45 Million 2024-09-19 at 15:46 By SecurityWeek News Attack simulation firm has raised $45 million in growth funding, bringing the total amount raised to $80 million. The post Security Validation Firm Picus Security Raises $45 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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Essential metrics for effective security program assessment

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Essential metrics for effective security program assessment 2024-09-19 at 07:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Alex Spivakovsky, VP of Research & Cybersecurity at Pentera, discusses essential metrics for evaluating the success of security programs. Spivakovsky explains how automation and proactive testing can reveal vulnerabilities and improve overall security posture. What are

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EchoStrike: Generate undetectable reverse shells, perform process injection

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EchoStrike: Generate undetectable reverse shells, perform process injection 2024-09-16 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz EchoStrike is an open-source tool designed to generate undetectable reverse shells and execute process injection on Windows systems. “EchoStrike allows you to generate binaries that, when executed, create an undetectable RevShell, which can be the first entry point into a company.

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Compliance frameworks and GenAI: The Wild West of security standards

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Compliance frameworks and GenAI: The Wild West of security standards 2024-09-16 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kristian Kamber, CEO at SplxAI, discusses how security challenges for GenAI differ from traditional software. Unlike predictable software, GenAI introduces dynamic, evolving threats, requiring new strategies for defense and compliance. Kamber highlights the

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Kali Linux 2024.3 released: 11 new tools, Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC support

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Kali Linux 2024.3 released: 11 new tools, Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC support 2024-09-11 at 20:46 By Help Net Security Kali Linux 2024.3 is now available for download. Besides the new tools, this release mainly focuses on behind-the-scenes updates and optimization. New tools in Kali Linux 2024.3 This Kali release is about new tools and package

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SplxAI Raises $2 Million to Protect AI Chatbot Apps

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SplxAI Raises $2 Million to Protect AI Chatbot Apps 2024-09-11 at 18:34 By Ionut Arghire SplxAI has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to help organizations identify vulnerabilities in AI chat applications. The post SplxAI Raises $2 Million to Protect AI Chatbot Apps appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Phishing and Ransomware: How Threat Actors Attack the Financial Services Sector

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Phishing and Ransomware: How Threat Actors Attack the Financial Services Sector 2024-09-04 at 16:01 By Trustwave SpiderLabs is prepped to launch its newest threat intelligence research, the 2024 Trustwave Risk Radar Report: Financial Services Sector. The upcoming report, which is set to be released on September 10, promises to be an indispensable resource for cybersecurity

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Incident Response Testing: An Australian Perspective

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Incident Response Testing: An Australian Perspective 2024-08-29 at 16:02 By In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations must be prepared for the inevitable occurrence of cybersecurity incidents. Incident response testing is a critical component of a robust cybersecurity strategy, ensuring an organization can swiftly and effectively respond to incidents when they occur. This article highlights

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Protecting Patient Safety: Trustwave’s Role in Healthcare Cybersecurity

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Protecting Patient Safety: Trustwave’s Role in Healthcare Cybersecurity 2024-08-27 at 19:16 By The healthcare industry’s digital transformation has brought unprecedented advancements in patient care. However, it has also introduced new vulnerabilities that put sensitive patient data at risk. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source

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Nuclei: Open-source vulnerability scanner

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Nuclei: Open-source vulnerability scanner 2024-08-26 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Nuclei is a fast and customizable open-source vulnerability scanner powered by YAML-based templates. With its flexible templating system, Nuclei can be adapted to perform various security checks. It can send requests to multiple targets using customizable templates, ensuring zero false positives and enabling rapid

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Active Defense and Offensive Security: The Two Sides of a Proactive Cyber Defense Program

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Active Defense and Offensive Security: The Two Sides of a Proactive Cyber Defense Program 2024-08-19 at 16:02 By David Broggy Offensive security and active defense may appear at first glance as contradictory cybersecurity solutions, but when paired, they create complementary and robust protective solutions. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source

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RustScan: Open-source port scanner

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RustScan: Open-source port scanner 2024-08-07 at 07:01 By Help Net Security RustScan is an open-source port scanner designed for speed and versatility. It combines a sleek interface with the power to adapt and improve over time. With RustScan’s Adaptive Learning, the tool continually optimizes its performance, making it the most efficient port scanner available. Discover

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Number of incidents affecting GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, and Jira continues to rise

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Number of incidents affecting GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, and Jira continues to rise 2024-08-07 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Outages, human errors, cyberattacks, data breaches, ransomware, security vulnerabilities, and, as a result, data loss are the reality that DevSecOps teams have to face every few days, according to GitProtect.io. DevSecOps The possibility to integrate security

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Grype: Open-source vulnerability scanner for container images, filesystems

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Grype: Open-source vulnerability scanner for container images, filesystems 2024-07-18 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Grype is an open-source vulnerability scanner designed for container images and filesystems that seamlessly integrates with Syft, a powerful Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) tool. Find vulnerabilities for major operating system packages Alpine Amazon Linux BusyBox CentOS CBL-Mariner Debian Distroless

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SubSnipe: Open-source tool for finding subdomains vulnerable to takeover

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SubSnipe: Open-source tool for finding subdomains vulnerable to takeover 2024-07-17 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz SubSnipe is an open-source, multi-threaded tool to help find subdomains vulnerable to takeover. It’s simpler, produces better output, and has more fingerprints than other subdomain takeover tools. “SubSnipe does some additional verification after the fingerprinting to find candidates more likely

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Ex-GitHub Engineers Raise $20M to Enhance Pen-Testing with AI-Powered XBOW

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Ex-GitHub Engineers Raise $20M to Enhance Pen-Testing with AI-Powered XBOW 2024-07-16 at 17:32 By Ryan Naraine A team of former GitHub engineers has secured $20 million in venture capital funding from Sequoia to build AI-powered security tools. The post Ex-GitHub Engineers Raise $20M to Enhance Pen-Testing with AI-Powered XBOW appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Managing cyberattack fallout: Financial and operational damage

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Managing cyberattack fallout: Financial and operational damage 2024-07-12 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security, Ashley Harrington, Director of Cybersecurity at Aspida, discusses the impact of cyberattack on business operations and financial health. Beyond immediate disruptions and financial burdens, cyber incident can severely damage a company’s reputation among customers and partners. Can

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Secator: Open-source pentesting Swiss army knife

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Secator: Open-source pentesting Swiss army knife 2024-07-03 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Secator is an open-source task and workflow runner tailored for security assessments. It facilitates the use of numerous security tools and aims to enhance the efficiency of pen testers and security researchers. Secator features Curated list of commands Unified input options Unified

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PortSwigger Scores Hefty $112 Million Investment

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PortSwigger Scores Hefty $112 Million Investment 2024-07-01 at 21:46 By SecurityWeek News The British company behind the popular Burp Suite pen-test utilities has banked a massive $112 million investment from Brighton Park Capital. The post PortSwigger Scores Hefty $112 Million Investment appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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