Attackers have been exploiting CVE-2024-24919, a zero-day vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways, to pinpoint and extract password hashes for local accounts, which they then used to move laterally in the target organizations’ network. “The vulnerability is particularly critical because…
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apexanalytix Cyber Risk provides instant alerts for supplier data breaches
apexanalytix launched Cyber Risk, a solution that automatically assesses the cybersecurity posture of every supplier, continuously monitors the dark web to uncover risk exposure and responds to threats impacting suppliers in real-time. Business partner data breaches account for 15% of…
Lack of skills and budget slow zero-trust implementation
The risk of a cyber breach is the number one global driver for zero trust strategy implementation, according to Entrust. The 2024 State of Zero Trust & Encryption Study surveyed over 4,000 IT security practitioners worldwide. The survey shows that…
Encrypted Notepad: Open-source text editor
Encrypted Notepad, an open-source text editor, ensures your files are saved and loaded encrypted with AES-256. With no ads, no network connection required, and no unnecessary features, it’s a tool that simply works. “Like the Windows Notepad app, it has…
New infosec products of the week: May 31, 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Adaptive Shield, Dashlane, Detectify, and Truecaller. Adaptive Shield unveils platform enhancements to improve SaaS security Adaptive Shield has extended the capabilities of its SaaS Security…
NIST says NVD will be back on track by September 2024
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a contract for an unnamed company/organization to help them process incoming Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) for inclusion in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), the agency has announced on Wednesday.…
59% of public sector apps carry long-standing security flaws
Applications developed by public sector organizations have more security debt than those created by the private sector, according to Veracode. Security debt, defined for this report as flaws that remain unfixed for longer than a year, exists in 59% of…
Identity-related incidents becoming severe, costing organizations a fortune
With the rise of identity sprawl and system complexity, more businesses are suffering identity-related incidents than ever before, according to IDSA. Identity-related incidents in headlines Identity-related incidents continue to dominate today’s headlines. Clorox, MGM, and Caesars fell prey to social…
NIST unveils ARIA to evaluate and verify AI capabilities, impacts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching a new testing, evaluation, validation and verification (TEVV) program intended to help improve understanding of artificial intelligence’s capabilities and impacts. Assessing Risks and Impacts of AI (ARIA) aims to help…
Truecaller AI Call Scanner detects AI voice clones in real-time
Three seconds! That’s how much of your voice an AI voice synthesizer needs to generate a complete clone of your voice. Illegitimate voice cloning and speech synthesis technologies are improving at an incalculable rate of change and are, unfortunately, already…
Moonstone Sleet: A new North Korean threat actor
Microsoft has named yet another state-aligned threat actor: Moonstone Sleet (formerly Storm-1789), which engages in cyberespionage and ransomware attacks to further goals of the North Korean regime. “Moonstone Sleet uses tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) also used by other North…
GMO GlobalSign introduces Certificate Automation Manager
GMO GlobalSign announced the rebranding of the company’s certificate automation product, Automated Enrollment Gateway (AEG), to Certificate Automation Manager. The renamed solution reflects the greatly increased capabilities introduced over the years to meet the shifts taking place across the digital…
How fraudsters stole $37 million from Coinbase Pro users
A convincing phishing page and some over-the-phone social engineering allowed a group of crooks to steal over $37 million from unlucky Coinbase Pro users. One of them – Chirag Tomar, a 30-year-old citizen of the Republic of India – has…
PoC exploits for critical FortiSIEM command execution flaws released (CVE-2024-23108, CVE-2023-34992)
Horizon3.ai researches have released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for CVE-2024-23108 and CVE-2023-34992, vulnerabilities that allow remote, unauthenticated command execution as root on certain Fortinet FortiSIEM appliances. CVE confusion FortiSIEM helps customers build an inventory of their organization’s assets, it aggregates logs…
Dashlane Nudges reduces the risk of credential theft
Dashlane unveiled Dashlane Nudges, a new automated tool to empower admins to proactively create a more security-conscious workforce and drive better credential security behavior across their organization, reducing the risk of credential theft. Compromised credentials continue to be at the…
Transcend raises $40 million to address data privacy issues
Transcend raised $40 million in Series B funding led by new investor StepStone Group, with participation from HighlandX and existing investors Accel, Index Ventures, 01 Advisors (01A), Script Capital, and South Park Commons. This brings the total raised to nearly…
Avoiding the cybersecurity blame game
Cyber risk management has many components. Those who do it well will conduct comprehensive risk assessments, enact well-documented and well-communicated processes and controls, and fully implemented monitoring and review requirements. Processes and controls typically comprise policies, which will include detailed…
RansomLord: Open-source anti-ransomware exploit tool
RansomLord is an open-source tool that automates the creation of PE files, which are used to exploit ransomware pre-encryption. “I created RansomLord to demonstrate ransomware is not invincible, has vulnerabilities and its developers make mistakes and can write bad code…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: May 29, 2024
Cloud Security Engineer – Secret Clearance Required Constellation West | USA | Remote – View job details As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will establish, execute, and sustain an ISSP A&A capability that ensures the security of all information technology…
A closer look at GenAI impact on businesses
This article includes excerpts from various reports that provide statistics and insights on GenAI and its impact on businesses. CEOs accelerate GenAI adoption despite workforce resistance IBM | IBM study | May 2024 63% of CEOs say their teams have…