In this Help Net Security interview, Vineet Chaku, President of Reaktr.ai, discusses how AI is transforming cybersecurity, particularly in anomaly detection and threat identification. Chaku talks about the skills cybersecurity professionals need to collaborate with AI systems and address the…
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reconFTW: Open-source reconnaissance automation
reconFTW is an open-source tool that simplifies and automates the reconnaissance process, delivering subdomain enumeration, vulnerability assessment, and gathering intelligence about a target. Using various techniques — such as passive and brute-force methods, permutations, certificate transparency analysis, source code scraping,…
Cybercriminals tighten their grip on organizations
Cybercriminals are using a variety of new methods to target organizations across industries. In this article, we examine the most pressing trends and findings from the 2024 surveys on the growing threat of cybercrime. Social engineering scams sweep through financial…
Machine identities are the next big target for attackers
86% of organizations had a security incident related to their cloud native environment within the last year, according to Venafi. As a result, 53% of organizations had to delay an application launch or slow down production time; 45% suffered outages…
Achieve Satisfaction with Streamlined Secrets Rotation Processes
Are Secrets Rotation Processes a Keystone in Your Cybersecurity Strategy? The digital business landscape has evolved with technologies enabling organizations to seamlessly maneuver their operations in the cloud. As a cybersecurity professional, have you considered that as we accelerate towards…
Empowering Security: Mastering Least Privilege
Why is Mastering Least Privilege Essential? The least privilege principle remains a cornerstone for securing machine identities and their secrets. However, many organizations still grapple with the practicalities of implementing and maintaining this vital strategy. The consequences of failing to…
ZAGG disclosed a data breach that exposed its customers’ credit card data
ZAGG Inc. notifies customers of credit card data breach, after threat actors hacked a third-party app from its e-commerce provider. ZAGG Inc. disclosed a data breach that exposed its customers’ credit card data after threat actors hacked a third-party application…
Happy 15th Anniversary, KrebsOnSecurity!
KrebsOnSecurity.com turns 15 years old today! Maybe it’s indelicate to celebrate the birthday of a cybercrime blog that mostly publishes bad news, but happily many of 2024’s most engrossing security stories were about bad things happening to bad guys. It’s…
Is Platform Engineering a Step Towards Better Governed DevOps?
Since 2010, Puppet’s annual State of DevOps Report has tracked trends in IT, including security and, more recently, the growth of platform engineering. 2024’s edition, which includes the results of a survey… The post Is Platform Engineering a Step Towards Better Governed…
Russia, Apple, And the New Front Line in The Fight for Internet Freedom
Russia’s reputation for suppressing internet freedom and free expression is well documented. VPNs have long had a contentious relationship with the Russian state, and in recent years they have been… The post Russia, Apple, And the New Front Line in…
Best Practices for Effective Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Privileged accounts are highly coveted targets for malicious attackers due to the extensive access they provide. According to the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report, nearly 40% of data breaches… The post Best Practices for Effective Privileged Access Management (PAM)…
Study Finds AI Can Guess Crypto Seed Phrases in 0.02 Seconds
IN THIS ARTICLE, YOU WILL LEARN: NFT-focused news website NFTEvening and the NFT market’s data and analytics-based platform… This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News Read the original article: Study Finds AI…
DEF CON 32 – How State Laws Meant to Protect Children Raise Other Risks
Authors/Presenters: Anthony Hendricks Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Authors/Presenters for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The…
Cyberhaven Hacked – Chrome Extension With 400,000 users Compromised
Cyberhaven, a prominent cybersecurity company, disclosed that its Chrome extension With 400,000+ users was targeted in a malicious cyberattack on Christmas Eve 2024, as part of a broader campaign affecting multiple Chrome extension developers. CEO Howard Ting announced the incident…
It’s only a matter of time before LLMs jump start supply-chain attacks
‘The greatest concern is with spear phishing and social engineering’ Interview Now that criminals have realized there’s no need to train their own LLMs for any nefarious purposes – it’s much cheaper and easier to steal credentials and then jailbreak…
16 Chrome Extensions Hacked, Exposing Over 600,000 Users to Data Theft
A new attack campaign has targeted known Chrome browser extensions, leading to at least 16 extensions being compromised and exposing over 600,000 users to data exposure and credential theft. The attack targeted publishers of browser extensions on the Chrome Web…
Anomaly Detection for Cybersecurity
A long promising approach comes of age I won’t revisit the arguments for anomaly detection as a crucial piece of cybersecurity. We’ve seen waves of anomaly detection over the years — and CISA, DARPA, Gartner, and others have explained the value of anomaly…
AT&T and Verizon Hacked – Salt Typhoon Compromised The Network For High Profiles
AT&T and Verizon Communications, two of America’s largest telecommunications providers, have confirmed they were targeted by the China-linked Salt Typhoon hacking operation, though both companies now report their networks are clear of the intrusion. In a statement released Saturday, Dallas-based…
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon breached a ninth U.S. telecommunications firm
A White House official confirmed that China-linked threat actor Salt Typhoon breached a ninth U.S. telecommunications company. A White House official confirmed confirmed that China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has breached a ninth U.S. telecoms company as part of a…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 26
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Using LLMs to Obfuscate Malicious JavaScript Analyzing Malicious Intent in Python Code: A Case…