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February’s Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft offer just 63 fixes

Don’t relax just yet: Redmond has made some certificate-handling changes that could trip unprepared admins Patch Tuesday  Microsoft’s February patch collection is mercifully smaller than January’s mega-dump. But don’t get too relaxed – some deserve close attention, and other vendors…

Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

< div class=”block-paragraph_advanced”> Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed…

Phobos and 8Base Ransomware criminals arrested by FBI

In a major joint operation, the FBI, in collaboration with the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), Europol, and law enforcement agencies from France, Germany, Japan, Romania, Switzerland, Thailand, Spain, and Bavaria, has officially announced the arrest of four European nationals…

Attackers exploit a new zero-day to hijack Fortinet firewalls

Fortinet warned of attacks using a now-patched zero-day vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy to hijack Fortinet firewalls. Fortinet warned that threat actors are exploiting a new zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24472 (CVSS score of 8.1), in FortiOS and FortiProxy to…

EFF Sues OPM, DOGE and Musk for Endangering the Privacy of Millions

Lawsuit Argues Defendants Violated the Privacy Act by Disclosing Sensitive Data < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> NEW YORK—EFF and a coalition of privacy defenders led by Lex Lumina filed a lawsuit today…

Probe finds US Coast Guard has left maritime cybersecurity adrift

Numerous systemic vulnerabilities could scuttle $5.4T industry Despite the escalating cyber threats targeting America’s maritime transportation system, the US Coast Guard still lacks a comprehensive strategy to secure this critical infrastructure – nor does it have reliable access to data…

What Is Penetration Testing? Complete Guide & Steps

Penetration testing evaluates the security of a computer system or network. Learn more about penetesting now. The post What Is Penetration Testing? Complete Guide & Steps appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read…

OpenSSL patched high-severity flaw CVE-2024-12797

OpenSSL patched the vulnerability CVE-2024-12797, a high-severity flaw found by Apple that enables man-in-the-middle attacks. The OpenSSL Project addressed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12797, in its secure communications library.  The OpenSSL software library allows secure communications over computer networks against eavesdropping…