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MITRE CVE Program Gets Last-Hour Funding Reprieve

The US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA has “executed the option period on the contract” to keep the vulnerability catalog operational. The post MITRE CVE Program Gets Last-Hour Funding Reprieve appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Latest Mustang Panda Arsenal: ToneShell and StarProxy | P1

IntroductionThe Zscaler ThreatLabz team discovered new activity associated with Mustang Panda, originating from two machines from a targeted organization in Myanmar. This research led to the discovery of new ToneShell variants and several previously undocumented tools. Mustang Panda, a China-sponsored…

Evolving Threat of Ransomware: From Extortion to Data Poisoning

Over the years, ransomware attacks have become a staple of cybercrime, primarily involving hackers encrypting critical databases and demanding a ransom in exchange for a decryption key. This traditional model of cyber extortion has already caused significant disruption across industries. …

Can Passwordless Tactics Help Thwart Major Cyber Threats?

In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, one age-old vulnerability continues to haunt individuals and organizations alike: passwords. From weak or reused credentials to phishing and brute-force attacks, traditional password-based authentication has proven to be a persistent weak link in the digital…

CVE Program Almost Unfunded

Mitre’s CVE’s program—which provides common naming and other informational resources about cybersecurity vulnerabilities—was about to be cancelled, as the US Department of Homeland Security failed to renew the contact. It was funded for eleven more months at the last minute.…

CISA Provides Last-Minute Support to Keep CVE Program Running

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has extended its contract with MITRE Corporation, ensuring the uninterrupted operation of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, a cornerstone of global cybersecurity that was hours away from losing federal funding.…