New AI technologies are advancing cyberattacks and wreaking havoc on traditional identity verification strategies. Hackers can now easily answer knowledge-based authentication (KBA) questions using stolen data or AI-generated responses. Even some biometric authentication tools can be fooled by deepfakes and…
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Extortion Group Exploits Cloud Misconfigurations, Targets 110,000 Domains
An unknown threat group leveraged publicly exposed environment variables in organizations’ AWS accounts to exfiltrate sensitive data and demand ransoms in a wide-ranging extortion campaign that targeted 110,000 domains. The post Extortion Group Exploits Cloud Misconfigurations, Targets 110,000 Domains appeared…
Daniel Stori’s ‘The War For Port 80’
<a class=” sqs-block-image-link ” href=”https://turnoff.us/geek/apache-vs-nginx/” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”> <img alt=”” height=”1035″ src=”https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/4daa25c3-fc3c-49ac-bbfb-e622074e58cd/apache-vs-nginx.png?format=1000w” width=”640″ /> </a><figcaption class=”image-caption-wrapper”> via the inimitable Daniel Stori at Turnoff.US! Permalink The post Daniel Stori’s ‘The War For Port 80’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has…
Mandatory MFA is Coming to Microsoft Azure
Microsoft is making MFA mandatory for signing into Azure accounts, the latest step in the IT vendor’s Secure Future Initiative that it expanded in May in the wake of two embarrassing breaches by Russian and Chinese threat groups. The post…
USENIX Security ’23 – Cipherfix: Mitigating Ciphertext Side-Channel Attacks in Software
Authors/Presenters:Jan Wichelmann, Anna Pätschke, Luca Wilke, Thomas Eisenbarth Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott; and…
The Essential Guide to Evaluating Competitive Identity Verification Solutions
Amid customer and regulatory pressure and intensifying cyberattacks, organizations must ensure their identity verification strategies match up against AI-powered fraud techniques. The post The Essential Guide to Evaluating Competitive Identity Verification Solutions appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has…
The Inefficiency of People-Search Removal Tools, Massive Data Breach Impacting U.S. Citizens
In episode 342, we discuss the effectiveness of people-search removal tools like DeleteMe and Reputation Defender, based on a study by Consumer Reports. We also cover how almost every American’s social security number has potentially been stolen by hackers and…
USENIX Security ’23 – NVLeak: Off-Chip Side-Channel Attacks via Non-Volatile Memory Systems
Authors/Presenters:Zixuan Wang, Mohammadkazem Taram, Daniel Moghimi, Steven Swanson, Dean Tullsen, Jishen Zhao Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at…
CVE-2024-7646: Ingress-NGINX Annotation Validation Bypass – A Deep Dive
Introduction Attention: a new Kubernetes vulnerability was uncovered by André Storfjord Kristiansen (@dev-bio on GitHub) and it demands The post CVE-2024-7646: Ingress-NGINX Annotation Validation Bypass – A Deep Dive appeared first on ARMO. The post CVE-2024-7646: Ingress-NGINX Annotation Validation Bypass…
USENIX Security ’23 – PROVIDENCE: a Flexible Round-by-Round Risk-Limiting Audit
Authors/Presenters:Oliver Broadrick, Poorvi Vora, Filip Zagórski Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott; and via the…
News alert: Implementing AI-powered ‘Cisco HyperShield’ requires proper cybersecurity training
Cary, NC, Aug. 16, 2024, CyberNewsWire — The imminent release of Cisco HyperShield this month marks a pivotal evolution in the cybersecurity landscape. As an “AI-native” security architecture, HyperShield promises to redefine traditional security protocols through its automated proactive cybersecurity…
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North Korean cyber attacks: How to educate your team on this new scam trend
The post North Korean cyber attacks: How to educate your team on this new scam trend appeared first on Click Armor. The post North Korean cyber attacks: How to educate your team on this new scam trend appeared first on…
USENIX Security ’23 – Reversing, Breaking, and Fixing the French Legislative Election E-Voting Protocol
Authors/Presenters:Alexandre Debant, Lucca Hirschi Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott; and via the organizations YouTube…
Assura, Inc Makes the Inc. 5000 Again for the 4th Year; Coming in at No. 2594!!
Assura Makes Inc. 5000 for the 4th time with three-year revenue growth of 44 percent! RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — For the 4th Time, Assura, Inc Makes the Inc. 5000, at No. 2594 in 2024, With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 44 Percent…
Lawmakers Ask for Probe of Chinese Router Maker TP-Link
Two U.S. lawmakers are asking the Commerce Department to investigate whether the Wi-Fi routers built by Chinese company TP-Link could be used by Chinese-sponsored threat groups to infiltrate U.S. government and private networks, posing a security risk to the country.…
Ransomware Surge Exploits Cybersecurity Gaps Caused by M&A
Evolving threat actor tactics are capitalizing on business and technology consolidation to launch widespread ransomware attacks and requiring organizations to rethink how to address new vulnerabilities to stay secure and resilient. The post Ransomware Surge Exploits Cybersecurity Gaps Caused by…
The Biggest Lesson From Crowdstrike’s Update Malfunction
Crowdstrike’s update malfunction caused a global IT outage three weeks ago. Industry experts share the biggest lesson for IT leaders to learn. The post The Biggest Lesson From Crowdstrike’s Update Malfunction appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been…
USENIX Security ’23 – Fact-Saboteurs: A Taxonomy of Evidence Manipulation Attacks against Fact-Verification Systems
Authors/Presenters:Sahar Abdelnabi, Mario Fritz Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott; and via the organizations YouTube…
Survey: Senior Executives Being Held More Accountable for Cybersecurity
A global survey of 1,850 IT and cybersecurity decision-makers finds more than half (51%) reporting that directors or executives have faced fines, jail time, loss of position, or loss of employment following a cyberattack. The post Survey: Senior Executives Being…