2024 has been a year of bold moves and big wins at Strobes Security. From launching game-changing innovations to expanding globally, we’ve made strides to reshape cybersecurity for the better…. The post Strobes Security 2024: Year in Review appeared first…
Cisco data leak, Microsoft domain transition, stories of the year
Cisco confirms data leak Microsoft announces urgent .NET domain transition Stories of the year from Cyber Security Headlines reporters Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more;…
BVSW Wintertagung am Spitzingsee
Vom 12. bis 14. März 2025 lädt der Bayerische Verband für Sicherheit in der Wirtschaft (BVSW) zur Wintertagung ein. Sie dient als Plattform für den Austausch rund um die sicherheitsrelevanten Herausforderungen für Unternehmen. Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von Newsfeed Lesen…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2024-12-31 09h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 7:33 : heise-Angebot: iX-Workshop: Spezialwissen für KRITIS – Prüfverfahrenskompetenz gemäß § 8a BSIG 7:32 : China-linked actors hacked US Treasury Department 7:5 : No Holiday Season for Attackers, (Tue, Dec 31st) 7:5…
heise-Angebot: iX-Workshop: Spezialwissen für KRITIS – Prüfverfahrenskompetenz gemäß § 8a BSIG
Erlangen Sie spezielle Prüfverfahrenskompetenz für § 8a BSIG; inklusive Abschlussprüfung und Zertifizierung. Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von heise Security Lesen Sie den originalen Artikel: heise-Angebot: iX-Workshop: Spezialwissen für KRITIS – Prüfverfahrenskompetenz gemäß § 8a BSIG
China-linked actors hacked US Treasury Department
China-linked threat actors breached the U.S. Treasury Department by hacking a remote support platform used by the agency. China-linked threat actors breached the U.S. Treasury Department via a compromised remote support platform. The Treasury Department discovered the security breach on…
No Holiday Season for Attackers, (Tue, Dec 31st)
While most of us are preparing the switch to a new year (If it's already the case for you: Happy New Year!), Attackers never stop and implement always new tricks to defeat our security controls. For a long time now,…
TrueNAS CORE Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Remote Code
Security researchers Daan Keuper, Thijs Alkemade, and Khaled Nassar from Computest Sector 7 disclosed a critical vulnerability in TrueNAS CORE, a widely-used open-source storage operating system developed by iXsystems. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-11944, allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on…
Chinese APT Exploits BeyondTrust API Key to Access U.S. Treasury Systems and Documents
The United States Treasury Department said it suffered a “major cybersecurity incident” that allowed suspected Chinese threat actors to remotely access some computers and unclassified documents. “On December 8, 2024, Treasury was notified by a third-party software service provider, BeyondTrust,…
Chinese APT Hackers behind US Treasury breach of data
Chinese hackers, reportedly part of an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, are accused of breaching the servers and workstations of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The department confirmed the cyberattack in an official statement released on December 30, 2024.…
Cybersecurity Trends of 2024: Adapting to a Changing Threat Landscape
As we move into 2024, the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve rapidly in response to emerging technologies, increasing cyber threats, and shifting geopolitical dynamics. Organizations worldwide are facing a more complex, multi-dimensional threat environment, driven by everything from advanced persistent…
Chinese Hackers Accessed US Treasury Workstations in ‘Major’ Cybersecurity Incident
Chinese hackers remotely accessed US Treasury Department workstations after compromising a cloud-based service operated by BeyondTrust. The post Chinese Hackers Accessed US Treasury Workstations in ‘Major’ Cybersecurity Incident appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…
Why software is the key to FI risk management
Risk management is important, but it’s not always exciting. Many risk professionals still rely on spreadsheets and manual methods despite the availability of better options. Excel is familiar and cost-effective. Some spreadsheets are handy for certain risk management activities. In…
Misconfigured Kubernetes RBAC in Azure Airflow Could Expose Entire Cluster to Exploitation
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered three security weaknesses in Microsoft’s Azure Data Factory Apache Airflow integration that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed an attacker to gain the ability to conduct various covert actions, including data exfiltration and malware deployment. “Exploiting…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2024-12-31 06h : 5 posts
5 posts were published in the last hour 5:3 : The state of cybersecurity and IT talent shortages 5:2 : Regulations, security, and remote work: Why network outsourcing is booming 4:32 : U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions…
The state of cybersecurity and IT talent shortages
This article highlights key findings and trends in the 2024 IT and cybersecurity skills gap, from the shortage of cybersecurity talent to the rising demand for certifications and upskilling programs, offering insights into the current state of skills development in…
Regulations, security, and remote work: Why network outsourcing is booming
A growing number of enterprises in the US are adopting managed network services to support AI and other new technologies across increasingly complex networks, according to ISG. US enterprises lead the way in network outsourcing The 2024 ISG Provider Lens…
U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions
Federal authorities have arrested and indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, a cybercriminal who has been selling and leaking sensitive customer call records stolen earlier this year from AT&T and Verizon. As first reported by…
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: December 2024
This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. SafeLine: Open-source web application firewall (WAF) SafeLine is an open-source and self-hosted Web Application Firewall (WAF) that protects websites from cyber attacks.…
US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China
Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: US…
An X user claimed a 7-Zip zero-day vulnerability, but 7-Zip’s creator says is a fake
An X user using the handle @NSA_Employee39 disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in the open-source file archive software 7-Zip. A verified X account, @NSA_Employee39, claimed to disclose a zero-day vulnerability in the open-source file archive software 7-Zip. The X user announced…
More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in
The intrusions allowed Beijing to ‘geolocate millions of individuals’ AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies confirmed that Chinese government-backed snoops accessed portions of their systems earlier this year, while the White House added another, yet-unnamed telecommunications company to the list of…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2024-12-31 00h : 3 posts
3 posts were published in the last hour 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-12-30 22:32 : 16 Chrome Extensions Hacked in Large-Scale Credential Theft Scheme 22:32 : US Treasury says China accessed government documents in ‘major’ cyberattack
IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-12-30
105 posts were published in the last hour 22:32 : 16 Chrome Extensions Hacked in Large-Scale Credential Theft Scheme 22:32 : US Treasury says China accessed government documents in ‘major’ cyberattack 22:2 : US Treasury says China stole documents in…