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Effective strategies for measuring and testing cyber resilience

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Effective strategies for measuring and testing cyber resilience 2024-10-23 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Detective Superintendent Ian Kirby, CEO of the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group (NCRCG), discusses the emerging cyber threats and strategies organizations can use to increase cyber resilience. He emphasizes basic cyber hygiene, security awareness training, […]

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Fortifying the Weakest Link: How to Safeguard Against Supply Chain Cyberattacks

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Fortifying the Weakest Link: How to Safeguard Against Supply Chain Cyberattacks 2024-09-26 at 15:01 By Torsten George As organizations have fortified their defenses against direct network attacks, hackers have shifted their focus to exploiting vulnerabilities in the supply chain to gain backdoor access to systems. The post Fortifying the Weakest Link: How to Safeguard Against

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Transportation, logistics companies targeted with lures impersonating fleet management software

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Transportation, logistics companies targeted with lures impersonating fleet management software 2024-09-24 at 17:46 By Zeljka Zorz Financially motivated threat actors are targeting North American companies in the transportation and logistics sector with tailored lures, info-stealing malware, and a clever new trick. How the attack unfolds According to Proofpoint threat researchers, the attackers start by compromising

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Paid open-source maintainers spend more time on security

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Paid open-source maintainers spend more time on security 2024-09-23 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Paid maintainers are 55% more likely to implement critical security and maintenance practices than unpaid maintainers and are dedicating more time to implementing security practices like those included in industry standards like the OpenSSF Scorecard and the NIST Secure Software

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Software Security Firm RunSafe Raises $12 Million in Series B Funding

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Software Security Firm RunSafe Raises $12 Million in Series B Funding 2024-09-17 at 17:34 By Eduard Kovacs RunSafe Security has raised $12 million in a Series B funding round for a solution designed to help companies develop secure software. The post Software Security Firm RunSafe Raises $12 Million in Series B Funding appeared first on

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Misconfigurations and IAM weaknesses top cloud security concerns

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Misconfigurations and IAM weaknesses top cloud security concerns 2024-08-12 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Traditional cloud security issues often associated with cloud service providers (CSPs) are continuing to decrease in importance, according to the Top Threats to Cloud Computing 2024 report by the Cloud Security Alliance. Misconfigurations, IAM weaknesses, and API risks remain critical

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Sports venues must vet their vendors to maintain security

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Sports venues must vet their vendors to maintain security 2024-08-07 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Sporting events generate a lot of consumer activity, from hotels and restaurants to retail. Large sporting events are held together by webs of connectivity that include vendors, sponsors, employees, and consumers. These networks connect ticketing, merchandising, venue access, live

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Software Supply Chain Security Firm Lineaje Raises $20M in Series A Funding

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Software Supply Chain Security Firm Lineaje Raises $20M in Series A Funding 2024-07-30 at 17:01 By Eduard Kovacs Software supply chain security startup Lineaje has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round that brings the total to $27 million. The post Software Supply Chain Security Firm Lineaje Raises $20M in Series A Funding

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Polyfill Domain Shut Down as Owner Disputes Accusations of Malicious Activity

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Polyfill Domain Shut Down as Owner Disputes Accusations of Malicious Activity 2024-06-28 at 12:46 By Ionut Arghire Namecheap shut down polyfill.io amid reports of malicious activity, but the Chinese owner claims it has good intentions. The post Polyfill Domain Shut Down as Owner Disputes Accusations of Malicious Activity appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Polyfill Supply Chain Attack Hits Over 100k Websites

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Polyfill Supply Chain Attack Hits Over 100k Websites 2024-06-26 at 14:16 By Ionut Arghire More than 100,000 websites are affected by a supply chain attack injecting malware via a Polyfill domain. The post Polyfill Supply Chain Attack Hits Over 100k Websites appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Several Plugins Compromised in WordPress Supply Chain Attack

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Several Plugins Compromised in WordPress Supply Chain Attack 2024-06-25 at 16:01 By Ionut Arghire Five WordPress plugins were injected with malicious code that creates a new administrative account. The post Several Plugins Compromised in WordPress Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React

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Organizations struggle to defend against ransomware

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Organizations struggle to defend against ransomware 2024-05-17 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jeremy Nichols, Director, Global Threat Intelligence Center at NTT Security Holdings, discusses a recent surge in ransomware incidents. After a down year in 2022, ransomware and extortion incidents increased in 2023. More than 5,000 ransomware victims

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Is an open-source AI vulnerability next?

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Is an open-source AI vulnerability next? 2024-05-16 at 08:31 By Help Net Security AI has captured widespread interest and offers numerous benefits. However, its rapid advancement and widespread adoption raise concerns, especially for those of us in cybersecurity. With so much interest, there are lots of insecure applications finding their way onto our devices and

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Securing your organization’s supply chain: Reducing the risks of third parties

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Securing your organization’s supply chain: Reducing the risks of third parties 2024-05-02 at 08:16 By Help Net Security When Stephen Hawking said that “we are all now connected by the internet, like neurons in a giant brain”, very few people understood the gravity of his statement. But ten years on from his famous interview with

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Sisense Data Breach Triggers CISA Alert and Urgent Calls for Credential Resets

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Sisense Data Breach Triggers CISA Alert and Urgent Calls for Credential Resets 2024-04-11 at 19:46 By Ryan Naraine The US government issues a red-alert for what appears to be a massive supply chain breach at Sisense, a company that sells big-data analytics tools. The post Sisense Data Breach Triggers CISA Alert and Urgent Calls for

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XZ Utils Backdoor Attack Brings Another Similar Incident to Light

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XZ Utils Backdoor Attack Brings Another Similar Incident to Light 2024-04-03 at 14:16 By Eduard Kovacs The discovery of the XZ Utils backdoor reminds an F-Droid developer of a similar incident that occurred a few years ago. The post XZ Utils Backdoor Attack Brings Another Similar Incident to Light appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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How CISOs tackle business payment fraud

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How CISOs tackle business payment fraud 2024-03-28 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Shai Gabay, CEO of Trustmi, discusses why payments are a source of cyber worry for CISOs. CISOs are worried about Business Email Compromise (BEC), cyber attackers’ use of AI, and securing the supply chain. These are

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Binarly Attracts $10.5M to Tackle Software Supply Chain Security

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Binarly Attracts $10.5M to Tackle Software Supply Chain Security 2024-03-26 at 22:47 By SecurityWeek News Los Angeles firmware and software supply chain firm banks $10.5 million in seed-stage funding led by Two Bear Capital. The post Binarly Attracts $10.5M to Tackle Software Supply Chain Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Top Python Developers Hacked in Sophisticated Supply Chain Attack

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Top Python Developers Hacked in Sophisticated Supply Chain Attack 2024-03-25 at 14:01 By Ionut Arghire Multiple Python developers get infected after downloading malware-packed clone of the popular tool Colorama. The post Top Python Developers Hacked in Sophisticated Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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Finite State Raises $20 Million to Grow Software Supply Chain Security Business

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Finite State Raises $20 Million to Grow Software Supply Chain Security Business 2024-03-23 at 06:16 By SecurityWeek News Software risk management firm Finite State has raised a $20 million growth round led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP). The post Finite State Raises $20 Million to Grow Software Supply Chain Security Business appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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