The vast majority of consumers are concerned that cyberattacks will increase or remain consistent over the coming year (97%) and become more sophisticated (69%), outpacing the ability of cyber defenses to protect against these threats, according to ThreatX. In fact,…
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Online stores may not be as secure as you think
Credit card skimming is on the rise for the holiday shopping season, according to Malwarebytes. Online stores are not always as secure as you might think they are, and yet you need to hand over your valuable credit card information…
Broadcom completes $69 billion acquisition of VMware in cash and stock
Broadcom has announced it has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of VMware. The company announced it planned to move ahead with the deal after China joined the list of countries that had given…
How LockBit used Citrix Bleed to breach Boeing and other targets
CVE-2023-4966, aka “Citrix Bleed”, has been exploited by LockBit 3.0 affiliates to breach Boeing’s parts and distribution business, and “other trusted third parties have observed similar activity impacting their organization,” cybersecurity and law enforcement officials have confirmed on Tuesday. In…
Chiselled Ubuntu closes prevailing container security gaps
Canonical announced chiselled Ubuntu containers which come with Canonical’s security maintenance and support commitment. Chiselled Ubuntu containers are ultra-small OCI images that deliver only the application and its runtime dependencies, and no other operating system-level packages, utilities, or libraries. This…
CyberArk unveils passwordless authentication options to reduce credential theft
CyberArk has expanded passwordless authentication capabilities with new passkeys support. Now, CyberArk Identity customers can accelerate passwordless adoption and reduce cybersecurity risk by enabling the use of passkeys to easily access apps and websites using strong authentication methods like biometrics.…
ENow App Governance Accelerator helps organizations identify risky apps
ENow releases its App Governance Accelerator software to help organizations get control and remain in control of their Microsoft Entra ID apps. This product enables companies to understand their current security posture, define actionable areas for improvement, and accelerate the…
Microsoft announces Defender bug bounty program
Microsoft has announced a new bug bounty program aimed at unearthing vulnerabilities in Defender-related products and services, and is offering participants the possibility to earn up to $20,000 for the most critical bugs. The Microsoft Defender bug bounty program Microsoft…
Coincover collaborates with Utila to improve crypto asset management
Coincover has joined forces with Utila, an enterprise-grade crypto operations platform. This strategic partnership brings together Coincover’s renowned protection solutions and Utila’s secure, non-custodial wallet infrastructure. The Utila platform provides a comprehensive and user-friendly approach to crypto asset management, with…
CISA offers cybersecurity services to non-federal orgs in critical infrastructure sector
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced a pilot program that aims to offer cybersecurity services to critical infrastructure entities as they have become a common target in cyberattacks. “In alignment with CISA’s ‘Target Rich, Resource Poor’ strategy,…
CISOs can marry security and business success
With an endless string of cyber fires to be put out, it’s easy to forget that the cybersecurity function in an organization doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Its main purpose is to ensure the organization succeeds, and that’s the reason…
Why boards must prioritize cybersecurity expertise
In this Help Net Security video, Graeme Payne, US Advisory Service Leader at Kudelski Security, discusses how, with the incredible number of complex threats facing modern businesses, board members must take an increased role in cybersecurity decisions – or face…
Organizations rethink cybersecurity investments to meet NIS Directive requirements
Despite a 25% increase of the cost of major cyber incidents in 2022 compared to 2021, the new report on cybersecurity investment from ENISA reveals a slight increase of 0,4% of IT budget dedicated to cybersecurity by EU operators in…
Open-source AV/EDR bypassing lab for training and learning
Best EDR Of The Market is a user-mode endpoint detection and response (EDR) project designed to serve as a testing ground for understanding and bypassing EDR’s user-mode detection methods. These techniques are mainly based on a dynamic analysis of the…
Telstra and Netskope expand partnership to deliver managed SASE globally
Netskope and Telstra International have unveiled the expansion of their partnership to enable Telstra to deliver fully managed Netskope cloud-native Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) — including zero trust network access (ZTNA) services—to organizations globally. Telstra’s managed security services are…
FreeBSD 14.0 released, OpenSSH and OpenSSL updated
FreeBSD 14.0 is now available for the amd64, aarch64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpc64le, powerpcspe, armv7, and riscv64 architectures. FreeBSD provides sophisticated features in networking, performance, security, and compatibility. It serves as an excellent choice for an Internet or Intranet server.…
Rapid7 introduces AI-powered cloud anomaly detection
Rapid7 has announced its newest innovation in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven threat detection for the cloud. Now available in early access to select Rapid7 customers, this enhancement improves SOC teams’ visibility and response time to cyber threats across public cloud environments.…
Sumsub Global Database Verification eliminates document-based processes
Sumsub announces the latest advancements to its Global Database Verification solution, designed for businesses seeking reliable, efficient, and cost-effective user verification. Global Database Verification caters to a wide range of both regulated and non-regulated industries and businesses looking to ensure…
Apache ActiveMQ bug exploited to deliver Kinsing malware
Attackers are exploiting a recently fixed vulnerability (CVE-2023-46604) in Apache ActiveMQ to install Kinsing malware and cryptocurrency miners on targeted Linux systems. CVE-2023-46604 exploitation Apache ActiveMQ is a popular Java-based open source message broker that allows communication between applications and…
The shifting sands of the war against cyber extortion
Ransomware and cyber extortion attacks aimed at organizations are not letting up. Occasionally, they even come in pairs. The often large and sometimes massive ransomware recovery costs companies incur when they decide not to meet the demands deter many other…