Meanwhile, Democrats say Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the incoming chairman of the newly renamed House Oversight and Accountability Committee, is hypocritical and partisan. This article has been indexed from FCW – All Content Read the original article: Oversight Chairman Comer:…
Cyber Insurance Companies Require Enhanced Security from Clients
The political and economic uncertainty throughout the world today is growing. The danger of malicious hacking is increasing as more and more parts of daily life simultaneously transition to the digital realm. An attack on another country or region by…
Researchers Uncover Packer Used by Several Malware to Evade Detection for 6 Years
A shellcode-based packer dubbed TrickGate has been successfully operating without attracting notice for over six years, while enabling threat actors to deploy a wide range of malware such as TrickBot, Emotet, AZORult, Agent Tesla, FormBook, Cerber, Maze, and REvil over the years. “TrickGate managed…
New Report Reveals NikoWiper Malware That Targeted Ukraine Energy Sector
The Russia-affiliated Sandworm used yet another wiper malware strain dubbed NikoWiper as part of an attack that took place in October 2022 targeting an energy sector company in Ukraine. “The NikoWiper is based on SDelete, a command line utility from Microsoft that is…
1-15 January 2023 Cyber Attacks Timeline
Let’s kick off this infosec year with the first cyber attacks timeline for January 2023. In this fortnight I have collected… This article has been indexed from HACKMAGEDDON Read the original article: 1-15 January 2023 Cyber Attacks Timeline
Samsung Chip Business Posts Profit Plunge
Samsung to continue investing in chip production capacity even as it sees poor conditions for first half of year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Samsung Chip Business Posts Profit Plunge
C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup defends its safety
The creator of C++, Bjarne Stroustrup, is defending the venerable programming language after the US National Security Agency (NSA) recently recommended against using it. NSA advises organizations to use memory safe languages instead. Responding to the agency’s November 2022 bulletin…
11 Questions to Ask When Choosing an Application Security Vendor
By: Diana Polansky, Cloud Security Product Marketing Manager, and Sergio Silva, Product Incubation Manager When we started to plan our goals for the new year, we took the time to think about your goals as well – and we don’t…
Saviynt raises $205M and affirms that IAM must be cloud-friendly
Saviynt raises $205 million in funding for its cloud IAM solution, highlighting that identity management must be cloud-friendly. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: Saviynt raises $205M and affirms that IAM must…
Microsoft Investigation – Threat actor consent phishing campaign abusing the verified publisher process
Summary On December 15th, 2022, Microsoft became aware of a consent phishing campaign involving threat actors fraudulently impersonating legitimate companies when enrolling in the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program (MCPP) (formerly known as Microsoft Partner Network (MPN)). The actor used fraudulent…
Killnet Attackers DDoS US and Dutch Hospitals
Retaliatory Russian attacks latest response to geopolitical moves This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Killnet Attackers DDoS US and Dutch Hospitals
US ‘Stops Providing’ Huawei Export Licences
US Commerce Department reportedly stops providing export licences for Huawei, in move that could have dire consequences for Chinese firm This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US ‘Stops Providing’ Huawei Export Licences
Two US Doctors Convicted of $30m Medicare Fraud
Claims submitted for medical equipment not needed by patients This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Two US Doctors Convicted of $30m Medicare Fraud
$27,000 Awarded By Meta As Bounty For 2FA Bypass Vulnerability
A researcher has revealed the specifics of a 2FA bypass issue affecting Instagram and Facebook. A researcher has revealed the specifics of a two-factor authentication (2FA) flaw for which Facebook parent company Meta offered him a $27,000 bug bounty. In…
QNAP: Patch Critical Remote Code Injection Bug
Vulnerability affects QTS and QuTS Hero firmware This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: QNAP: Patch Critical Remote Code Injection Bug
4 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Making Virtual Casinos Safer for Users
Technology and online casinos. Name a better duo. You probably can, but the way online casinos took off after technology made their inception possible is … Read more The post 4 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Making Virtual Casinos Safer for…
Bitwarden to increase its server-side iterations to 600,000; here’s how to set it manually
The recent security breach that affected LastPass has caused ripples across the industry. Norton Password Manager suffered a password stuffing attack, while Bitwarden users have been targeted by phishing ads. Many users […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader.…
Pro-Russia group Killnet targets US healthcare with DDoS attacks
The Pro-Russia group Killnet is launching a series of DDoS attacks against the websites of US healthcare organizations and hospitals. The Pro-Russia group Killnet launched a series of DDoS attacks against US healthcare organizations and hospitals. The group announced the attacks on…
Budget constraints force cybersecurity teams to do more with less
49% of organizations have sufficient budget to fully meet their current cybersecurity needs, and 11% can, at best, protect only their most critical assets, according to a survey by the Neustar International Security Council. Despite the rapidly changing threat landscape,…
Is President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy a good idea?
In this Help Net Security video, Kurtis Minder, CEO of GroupSense, discusses President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, designed to take the nation’s cybersecurity posture to the next level. While the strategy promises to make it much easier for government agencies…
DigiCert releases new unified approach to trust management
New solution brings together full stack of CA-agnostic certificate lifecycle management, PKI services and tightly integrated public trust issuance. We rarely consciously think about the fact that, in this Information Age, many aspects of our private and work lives are…
3 ways to stop cybersecurity concerns from hindering utility infrastructure modernization efforts
Utility infrastructure is in dire need of modernization. In many parts of the world, the infrastructure delivering power and water to consumers is not ready to withstand natural disasters and rising energy demands. Integrating real-time data analytics into the decision-making…
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Sentra raises $30M to streamline data securely across the public cloud
DSPM provider Sentra raises $30 million as part of a series A funding round, for a solution to protect data in the public cloud. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: Sentra raises…
Prilex modification now targeting contactless credit card transactions
Kaspersky discovers three new variants of the Prilex PoS malware capable of blocking contactless NFC transactions on an infected device. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Prilex modification now targeting contactless credit card transactions
CyberSecurity Tools: 21 Research Tools For Threat Intelligence
Cybersecurity is an ever-evolving field and with the increasing number of cyber-attacks and data breaches. It has become crucial for organizations and individuals to be aware of the tools available to protect their online presence. With the advancement of technology,…
BlackCat Ransomware targets Indian Military weapons maker and Yandex Data Breach
BlackCat Ransomware has targeted an Indian firm that produces and supplies weaponry to military agencies across the subcontinent. And details are in that the hacking gang has now put the stolen data up for sale, as the victim failed to…