Redmond expands a digital ID process for its platform as Musk seeks cash for blue check marks As Elon Musk tears at Twitter’s credibility by demanding businesses and individuals pay for their blue verification checks, Microsoft is pushing ts own…
Glamourizing fraudsters hurts victims of fraud, and society
We seem to be fascinated by fraudsters, and recent documentaries prove this. The documentary landscape is populated with many fraud-centered stories, such as The Tinder Swindler, Fyre, The Con, Fake Heiress, The Inventor, and many others. Some have even been…
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC): Three Easy Ways to Prepare
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC): Three Easy Ways to Prepare madhav Fri, 04/14/2023 – 06:05 The infamous Y2K “disaster” was successfully averted because people paid heed and prepared well in advance. Likewise, many Post-Quantum Computing (PCQ) security concerns can be addressed ahead…
Syxsense’s Latest Product Release Gives Organizations Robust Capabilities to Easily Automate Complex Security and IT Management Playbooks
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – April 11, 2023 – Syxsense, a global leader in Unified Security… Syxsense’s Latest Product Release Gives Organizations Robust Capabilities to Easily Automate Complex Security and IT Management Playbooks on Latest Hacking News | Cyber Security News,…
Hackers Shifting DDoS Attacks to VPS Infrastructure for Increased Power
Cloudflare released a threat report for DDoS of Q1 2023, showing that cyber threat actors use VPS-based attack vectors instead of compromised IoT (Internet of Things) devices. DDoS is an abbreviation for Distributed Denial of Service attack in which threat…
Zelle users targeted with social engineering tricks
Cybercriminals have been leveraging social engineering techniques to impersonate the popular US-based digital payments network Zelle and steal money from unsuspecting victims, according to Avanan. The fake Zelle email (Source: Avanan) The phishing email The spoofed email is cleverly crafted…
Five Arrests in Crackdown on $98m Investment Fraud Gang
Police estimate the victim count exceeds 30,000 This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Five Arrests in Crackdown on $98m Investment Fraud Gang
Volume of Opaque Breach Notices Surges in Q1
Non-profit calls for more actionable information for victims This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Volume of Opaque Breach Notices Surges in Q1
Webinar: Tips from MSSPs to MSSPs – Building a Profitable vCISO Practice
In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing digital landscape, businesses of all sizes face a myriad of cybersecurity threats. Putting in place the right people, technological tools and services, MSSPs are in a great position to ensure their customers’ cyber resilience. The…
Severe Android and Novi Survey Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The two flaws are listed below – CVE-2023-20963 (CVSS score: 7.8) – Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2023-29492 (CVSS…
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Linux kernel logic allowed Spectre attack on ‘major cloud provider’
Kernel 6.2 ditched a useful defense against ghostly chip design flaw The Spectre vulnerability that has haunted hardware and software makers since 2018 continues to defy efforts to bury it.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security…
Over 12k Indian Govt websites disrupted due to cyber-attack from Indonesia
Cyber attacks on public websites have become an increasing concern for governments across the world, and this article is related to one such news. An Indonesian hackers’ group claimed on the dark web that they are responsible for cyber attacks…
The Security Risks of ChatGPT in an Enterprise Environment
As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies become more prevalent in enterprise environments, chatbots like ChatGPT are gaining popularity due to their ability to assist in customer service and support functions. However, while these chatbots offer numerous benefits, there are also significant…
Hikvision fixed a critical flaw in Hybrid SAN and cluster storage products
Chinese video surveillance giant Hikvision addressed a critical vulnerability in its Hybrid SAN and cluster storage products. Chinese video surveillance giant Hikvision addressed an access control vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-28808, affecting its Hybrid SAN and cluster storage products. An attacker…
New infosec products of the week: April 14, 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from BigID, Binarly, Cynalytica, GitGuardian, Netskope, Searchlight Cyber, ThreatX, and Wazuh. Cynalytica OTNetGuard provides visibility into critical infrastructure networks Cynalytica has launced its Industrial Control System…
To improve security, consider how the aviation industry stopped blaming pilots
Pilot turned CISO says when admitting to an error isn’t seen as a failure, improvement becomes easier to achieve To improve security, the cybersecurity industry needs to follow the aviation industry’s shift from a blame culture to a “just” culture,…
Conquering modern data stack complexities
How are data teams conquering the complexity of the modern data stack? Unravel Data has asked 350+ data scientists, engineers, analysts, and others who rely upon real-time data insights for decision-making to share their practices. “For the third year in…
Organizations face an uphill battle to keep their sensitive data secure
On average, organizations store 61% of their sensitive data in the cloud, and most have experienced at least one cybersecurity breach (90%), threat (89%) and/or theft of data (80%), with 75% experiencing all three, according to Skyhigh Security. Overall, the…
Tactics that make crypto giveaway scams so successful
The illicit market for crypto giveaway scams has expanded, offering various services to facilitate fraudulent activity. The proliferation of fake crypto giveaways can be attributed to the increased availability of tools for scammers, even those with limited technical skills. In…
WhatsApp New Features Protect Users From Unknown Account Take-Over Attacks
WhatsApp recently announced a set of new security features that are intended to ensure more robust privacy and safety for its users. The security policy of WhatsApp is based on the principle that the user’s messages will be protected with…
OGUsers (2022 breach) – 529,020 breached accounts
In July 2022, the account hijacking and SIM swapping forum OGusers suffered a data breach, the fifth since December 2018. The breach contained usernames, email and IP addresses and passwords stored as argon2 hashes. A total of 529k unique email…
Cymulate ASM bridges vulnerability management and ASM gaps in hybrid infrastructure
Cymulate has expanded its Attack Surface Management (ASM) solution to close gaps between traditional vulnerability management and ASM. Organizations will now have advanced capabilities to easily visualize risky exposures across hybrid environments. The company achieves this by extending its coverage…
Cerbos Cloud manages and enforces authorization policies
Cerbos has released Cerbos Cloud, a managed service offering for Cerbos. Cerbos is an open source authorization layer to easily implement roles and permissions in software applications. It separates authorization logic from the core application code, making the authorization layers…
Code42 Instructor now offers risk reduction training videos to Microsoft Teams
Code42 Software has offered a complete set of response controls to allow security teams to respond to all levels of risk, ranging from unacceptable high risk that must be blocked to the most prevalent user mistakes that require correction. Instructor…
Entrust offers zero-trust solutions for authentication, HSM, and multi-cloud compliance
Entrust is supporting organizations’ zero trust journey with new foundational identity, encryption, and key management solutions. “Zero trust approaches are reshaping security in a perimeter-less world. While the conversation often starts with identity and network access, organizations are quickly finding…
Qwiet AI releases a suite of targeted AppSec and DevSecOps services
Qwiet AI has released a suite of targeted AppSec and DevSecOps services that help companies address their security function needs without sacrificing time and budget. “We often hear of the notion of doing more with less. However, in today’s environment…