Cisco has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-20272) in Cisco Unity Connection that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files and gain root privilege on the affected system. Cisco Unity Connection is a unified messaging and voicemail solution for…
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SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs, As Crypto Industry Rejoices
Watershed moment? What does US SEC approval of bitcoin ETFs mean for the bitcoin and entire crypto market? This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs, As Crypto Industry Rejoices
Back to the Basics: Security Must-Haves for 2024, Part I
By: Gary Perkins, Chief Information Security Officer Welcome to 2024! A new year brings new change, so why not start 2024 with a rapid IT and security hygiene check? Read through the following list, keep a tally, and score your…
Guardians of Finance: loanDepot Confronts Alleged Ransomware Offensive
Among the leading lenders in the United States, loanDepot has confirmed that the cyber incident it announced over the weekend was a ransomware attack that encrypted data. In the United States, LoanDepot is one of the biggest nonbank mortgage…
VicOne partners with BlackBerry to help detect cyberthreats to connected cars
VicOne announced a partnership with BlackBerry to strengthen the cybersecurity posture of the automotive ecosystem. By leveraging ML processing at the edge and cloud-controlled access to vehicle data, the partnership will enable car manufacturers and software developers to investigate and…
NCSC Publishes Practical Security Guidance For SMBs
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has launched a new online security guide to help smaller organizations better manage risk This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: NCSC Publishes Practical Security Guidance For SMBs
Why US SEC X Account Hacked? Here is The Reason
US SEC Twitter Hack: False ETF Claim Triggers Market Fluctuations – Key Points and Analysis On January 10th,… The post Why US SEC X Account Hacked? Here is The Reason appeared first on Hackers Online Club (HOC). This article has…
Vanta appoints Jadee Hanson as CISO
Vanta announced that it has appointed Jadee Hanson as its CISO, overseeing Security, Enterprise Engineering, Privacy and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), reporting directly to Vanta’s CEO Christina Cacioppo. Hanson is the latest executive to join Vanta’s leadership team over…
Two Ivanti Zero-Days Actively Exploited in the Wild
Ivanti has released mitigation steps after reports of active exploitation of Connect Secure and Policy Secure vulnerabilities This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Two Ivanti Zero-Days Actively Exploited in the Wild
Attack of the copycats: How fake messaging apps and app mods could bite you
WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal clones and mods remain a popular vehicle for malware distribution. Don’t get taken for a ride. This article has been indexed from WeLiveSecurity Read the original article: Attack of the copycats: How fake messaging apps and…
Employee giving and volunteerism drives positive business outcomes
Cisco’s purpose is to Power an Inclusive Future for All, and at the heart of this is the belief that doing good for the world is good for business. Our journey to engage our employees for positive impact has been…
Bitwarden: how to create and use Passkeys to sign in
Bitwarden users have a number of options already when it comes to signing-in to their vaults. They can use a master password and improve security by adding a two-factor authentication option to […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader.…
Cisco fixed critical Unity Connection vulnerability CVE-2024-20272
Cisco addressed a critical Unity Connection security flaw that can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to get root privileges. Cisco has addressed a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-20272, in its Unity Connection that can be exploited by a remote,…
Mandiant’s X Account Was Hacked Using Brute-Force Attack
The compromise of Mandiant’s X (formerly Twitter) account last week was likely the result of a “brute-force password attack,” attributing the hack to a drainer-as-a-service (DaaS) group. “Normally, [two-factor authentication] would have mitigated this, but due to some team transitions…
Encrypting Data Using Asymmetric Encryption: A Comprehensive Guide
Asymmetric encryption, commonly known as public-key encryption, is an important technique for safeguarding data transport and storage. It uses a pair of keys for encryption and decryption: a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption. Let’s look…
The Crucial Need for a Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) in Today’s Digital Landscape
By John Riley III, Cyber Business Development, Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation. “Securing the software delivery pipeline is as important as securing the software that is […] The post The Crucial Need for a Secure Software…
Beyond Passwords: AI-Enhanced Authentication in Cyber Defense
By Kathleen Dcruz Why all the noise about artificial intelligence? Now more than ever, AI is becoming part of our lives faster than you could imagine. The question that begs, […] The post Beyond Passwords: AI-Enhanced Authentication in Cyber Defense…
Purple teaming and the role of threat categorization
Organizations constantly work to ensure optimal threat detection and prevention across their systems. One question gets asked repeatedly: “Can we detect the threats we’re supposed to be able to detect?” Red team assessment, penetration testing, and even purple team assessments…
Cisco Fixes High-Risk Vulnerability Impacting Unity Connection Software
Cisco has released software updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Unity Connection that could permit an adversary to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system. Tracked as CVE-2024-20272 (CVSS score: 7.3), the vulnerability is an arbitrary file upload bug residing…
Chinese Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure
A pair of zero-day flaws identified in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Policy Secure have been chained by suspected China-linked nation-state actors to breach less than 10 customers. Cybersecurity firm Volexity, which identified the activity on the network of one of its…