Drata announced its Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) offering, empowering customers to identify, evaluate, and monitor third-party risks in one centralized and integrated platform. Third-party risk has become a critical element of a strong governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) program, especially…
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Attackers abuse OAuth apps to initiate large-scale cryptomining and spam campaigns
Attackers are compromising high-privilege Microsoft accounts and abusing OAuth applications to launch a variety of financially-motivated attacks. Abusing OAuth applications OAuth is an open standard authentication protocol that uses tokens to grant applications access to server resources without having to…
EOL Sophos firewalls get hotfix for old but still exploited vulnerability (CVE-2022-3236)
Over a year has passed since Sophos delivered patches for a vulnerability affecting Sophos Firewalls (CVE-2022-3236) that was being actively exploited by attackers, and now they have pushed additional ones to protect vulnerable EOL devices. “In December 2023, we delivered…
Which cybersecurity controls are organizations struggling with?
How are organizations performing across cybersecurity controls in the Minimum Viable Secure Product (MVSP) framework? A recent analysis by Bitsight and Google reveals some good and some bad results – and room for improvement. What is MVSP? Minimum Viable Secure…
Shifting data protection regulations show why businesses must put privacy at their core
Like it or not, data protection will be one of the biggest issues organizations face in 2024. Knowing where to focus compliance efforts will be tricky, with more and more state-level privacy laws becoming effective in the US, creating a…
A closer look at LATMA, the open-source lateral movement detection tool
In this Help Net Security video, Gal Sadeh, Head of Data and Security Research at Silverfort, discusses LATMA, a free, open-source tool. It’s engineered with advanced algorithms to track and report any unusual activity within an environment. The tool consists…
ThreatNG open-source datasets aim to improve cybersecurity practices
The ThreatNG Governance and Compliance Dataset is an open-source initiative that aims to democratize access to critical data, fostering transparency, collaboration, and improvement of cybersecurity practices globally. Datasets for organizational insight The open-source datasets offered by ThreatNG provide an understanding…
Guide: Application security posture management deep dive
Distinguishing real, business-critical application risks is more challenging than ever. A siloed, ad hoc approach to AppSec generates noisy false positives that overwhelm under-resourced security teams. You need a multidimensional approach that leverages deep context to continuously map, programmatically prioritize,…
Industry regulations and standards are driving OT security priorities
When it comes to ransomware attacks, the impact on OT environments is catching up to the impact on IT environments, according to Claroty. In Claroty’s previous survey conducted in 2021, 32% of ransomware attacks impacted IT only, while 27% impacted…
December 2023 Patch Tuesday: 33 fixes to wind the year down
Microsoft’s December 2023 Patch Tuesday is a light one: 33 patches, only four of which are deemed critical. “This month, Microsoft did not patch any zero-day vulnerabilities, marking only the second time in 2023 that no zero-days were fixed (June…
DataDome Device Check blocks bots from the first request
DataDome announced it is taking its bot protection offerings to a whole new level by enabling a new challenge response for customers, called Device Check. This invisible challenge works behind the scenes, validating device-specific signals with proofs of work –…
Censys unveils two new product tiers to help researchers enhance their threat hunting work
Censys announced two new product tiers of its search tool, Censys Search Solo and Censys Search Teams. These additions are part of a series of strategic initiatives to enhance the security community, including the introduction of Threat Hunting Boot Camps,…
Lazarus exploit Log4Shell vulnerability to deliver novel RAT malware
North Korea-backed group Lazarus has been spotted exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) and novel malware written in DLang (i.e., the memory-safe D programming language). “This campaign consists of continued opportunistic targeting of enterprises globally that publicly host and expose their…
Recruiters, beware of cybercrooks posing as job applicants!
Recruiters are being targeted via spear-phishing emails sent by cybercrooks impersonating job applicants, Proofpoint researchers are warning. “The tone and content of the emails suggest to the recipient the actor is a legitimate candidate, and because the actor specifically targets…
Calamu expands support for a wide array of enterprise applications
Calamu announced expanded support for enterprise applications through interoperability of a Calamu Data Harbor with the industry recognized S3-API protocol in the latest release of their flagship product, Calamu Protect Version 2.0. This data security technology integrates seamlessly into existing…
“Pool Party” process injection techniques evade EDRs
SafeBreach researchers have discovered eight new process injection techniques that can be used to covertly execute malicious code on Windows systems. Dubbed “Pool Party” because they (ab)use Windows thread pools, these process injection techniques work across all processes and, according…
BT collaborates with Netskope to minimize the risk of cyber threats
BT and Netskope announced a partnership to bring Netskope’s Security Service Edge (SSE) capabilities to BT’s global customers. The partnership follows a number of large customer implementations where the two companies have already collaborated to successfully meet the security and…
Many popular websites still cling to password creation policies from 1985
A significant number of popular websites still allow users to choose weak or even single-character passwords, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found. Websites’ lax creation policies for passwords The researchers used an automated account creation method to assess…
Nemesis: Open-source offensive data enrichment and analytic pipeline
Nemesis is a centralized data processing platform that ingests, enriches, and performs analytics on offensive security assessment data (i.e., data collected during penetration tests and red team engagements). Nemesis was created by Lee Chagolla-Christensen and Will Schroeder, both security researchers…
Balancing AI advantages and risks in cybersecurity strategies
In this Help Net Security interview, Matt Holland, CEO of Field Effect, discusses achieving a balance for businesses between the advantages of using AI in their cybersecurity strategies and the risks posed by AI-enhanced cyber threats. Holland also explores how…