HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GuidePoint Security, a cybersecurity solutions leader enabling organizations to make smarter decisions and minimize risk, announced today that Fortress joined its Emerging Cyber Vendor Program. Through this partnership, Fortress will leverage GuidePoint’s federal expertise across sales and marketing,…
SecurityScorecard Research Shows 98% of Organizations Globally Have Relationships With At Least One Breached Third-Party
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SecurityScorecard, the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, and The Cyentia Institute, an independent cybersecurity research firm, today published research that found 98 percent of organizations have vendor relationships with at least one third-party that has experienced a breach…
Praetorian Appoints Peter Kwan as Vice President of Engineering
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Praetorian, a leading offensive security company, today announced the appointment of industry leader Peter Kwan to the position of vice president of Engineering. “With more than two decades of experience, Peter is a proven engineering leader and customer…
The top 8 Cybersecurity threats facing the automotive industry heading into 2023
The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. Most, if not all, industries are evolving on…
Gem Security Emerges From Stealth With $11M, Unveils Cloud TDIR Platform for Faster Response to Cloud Threats
Gem Security provides the world’s first holistic approach for Cloud TDIR, bridging the gap between cloud complexity and security operations. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Gem Security Emerges From Stealth With $11M, Unveils…
Updates, Compilation
Thoughts on Detection EngineeringI read something online recently that suggested that the role of detection engineering is to reduce the false positive (FPs) alerts sent to the SOC. In part, I fully agree with this; however, “cyber security” is a…
Server-Side Request Forgery Attack Explained: Definition, Types, Protection
A Server-Side Request Forgery attack (SSRF) is a security vulnerability in which a hacker tricks a server into accessing unintended resources on his behalf. An SSRF attack can lead to sensitive information being leaked or the attacker gaining control of…
Where Do the Most Ransomware Attacks Take Place in the United States?
Ransomware can be as disruptive to your day as a flood, earthquake, fire, or another natural disaster. It has the potential to devastate businesses, close hospitals, and close schools. And if you’re unlucky enough to be affected, it can…
Ransomware attack shuts down Nantucket Public Schools and University of Iowa Hospitals
At the beginning this week, ransomware spreading hackers locked down the servers of Nantucket Public Schools with the help of file encrypting malware, prompting the school authorities to shut down the schools from Tuesday. As of the time of this…
Anker Confirms Eufy Cameras Not Fully Encrypted, Raising Concerns
Anker has finally admitted that its Eufy security cameras were not using end-to-end encryption to protect users’ data. Here’s what led to the confession. Security researchers discover flaws in Eufy cameras The […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader.…
Key Firefox and Android updates you need to be aware of
The new year has brought with it a host of new software updates across a variety of different apps and programs. While many of these updates are routine, with some offering basic […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader.…
Hackers Abuse Microsoft’s ‘Verified Publisher’ OAuth Apps to Hack Organizations Cloud
Multiple fraudulent Microsoft Partner Network accounts were discovered to have created harmful OAuth applications, causing breaches in organizations’ cloud environments and leading to the theft of emails. As a result, Microsoft has taken action and disabled these verified accounts. Microsoft…
Ransomware Leads to Nantucket Public Schools Shutdown
Nantucket’s public schools shut its doors to students and teachers after a data encryption and extortion attack on its computer systems. The post Ransomware Leads to Nantucket Public Schools Shutdown appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…
Gem Security Gets $11 Million Seed Investment for Cloud Incident Response Platform
Israeli venture group Team8 has bankrolled an $11 million seed-stage investment in Gem Security. The post Gem Security Gets $11 Million Seed Investment for Cloud Incident Response Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS…
Dutch, European Hospitals ‘Hit by Pro-Russian Hackers’
Dutch cyber authorities said several hospital websites in the Netherlands and Europe were likely targeted by a pro-Kremlin hacking group because of their countries’ support for Ukraine. The post Dutch, European Hospitals ‘Hit by Pro-Russian Hackers’ appeared first on SecurityWeek.…
Researchers Claim High-Risk Vulnerabilities Found in 87% of All Container Images
But only 15% of these vulnerabilities with available fixes are in packages loaded at runtime This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Researchers Claim High-Risk Vulnerabilities Found in 87% of All Container Images
Contrast Security Launches Alliance Program to Change the Way Customers Scale Their Security Solutions
The Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) empowers customers to create holistic security programs by leveraging robust end-to-end integration partnerships. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Contrast Security Launches Alliance Program to Change the Way Customers…
Command-Injection Bug in Cisco Industrial Gear Opens Devices to Complete Takeover
Two security holes — one particularly gnarly — could allow hackers the freedom to do as they wish with the popular edge equipment. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Command-Injection Bug in Cisco Industrial…
New Prilex PoS Malware evolves to target NFC-enabled credit cards
Authors of the Prolex PoS malware improved their malicious code to target contactless credit card transactions. The threat actors behind the sophisticated point-of-sale (PoS) malware Prilex have have improved its capabilities to block contactless payment transactions. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab discovered…
Hacking Group: Darkweb Developers Are In High Demand
Hacker gangs frequently run like businesses; they have staff, clients, and working hours. They often employ the same strategies as legitimate tech companies and startups to find fresh individuals with improved skill sets to compete in a rising industry. The…
Insider Attacks Becoming More Frequent, And Difficult Gurucul Report
Gurucul, is a California, United States-based company that is known for its innovative solutions for the Next Generation SIEM market, and also provides other companies with risk intelligence to detect, prevent, and deter advanced internal and external threats and fraud. …
UK Government Details Plan To Regulate Crypto, Post FTX
HM Treasury reveals “ambitious plans” to protect consumer and businesses by “robustly regulating cryptoasset activities” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Government Details Plan To Regulate Crypto, Post FTX
Fortra’s Terranova Security 2022 Gone Phishing Tournament Results Reveal Large Organizations at Highest Risk of Compromising Data
Findings underscore security awareness training that leverages practical, hands-on exercises is essential to creating a security-aware culture. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Fortra’s Terranova Security 2022 Gone Phishing Tournament Results Reveal Large Organizations…
What Is Ethical Hacking? An Introduction to the Concept
When you think of ‘hacking’, some things that might come to mind would be bad persons with criminal intent trying to infiltrate our systems and steal our data, or maybe ‘hacking’ scenes from popular movies. Hackers are usually the threat…
How Can Technology Help Reduce Carbon Emissions?
With the growing global climate crisis, now is the time to assess how technologies can be used to help reduce carbon emissions and create a … Read more The post How Can Technology Help Reduce Carbon Emissions? appeared first on…
North Korean Cybercriminals Attempt to Steal $27M in ETH
Hacking organizations ‘Lazarus’ and ‘APT38’ supported by the North Korean government were responsible for the loss of $100 million worth of Ethereum from Harmony Horizon in June 2022. The funds and the seizure of stolen assets were reported to the…
Northern European Criminals Copy the Lockbit Gang
The threat group, known as LockBit, is one of the most notorious ransomware groups operating currently. As a result, they have become very active on dark web forums. In addition, they are exploiting the negative publicity created by other…