WebCopilot is an open-source automation tool that enumerates a target’s subdomains and discovers bugs using various free tools. It simplifies the application security workflow and reduces reliance on manual scripting. “I built this solution to streamline the application security process,…
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Secrets sprawl: Protecting your critical secrets
Leaked secrets, a phenomenon known as ‘secrets sprawl,’ is a pervasive vulnerability that plagues nearly every organization. It refers to the unintentional exposure of sensitive credentials hardcoded in plaintext within source code, messaging systems, internal documentation, or ticketing systems. As…
Malware stands out as the fastest-growing threat of 2024
93% of IT professionals believe security threats are increasing in volume or severity, a significant rise from 47% last year, according to Thales. The number of enterprises experiencing ransomware attacks surged by over 27% in the past year. Despite this…
Ivanti fixes RCE vulnerability reported by NATO cybersecurity researchers (CVE-2023-41724)
Ivanti has fixed a critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2023-41724) in Ivanti Standalone Sentry that has been reported by researchers with the NATO Cyber Security Centre. Though the company is not aware of customers being compromised via the flaw, it “strongly encourages”…
Zoom Compliance Manager helps organizations fulfill regulatory requirements
Zoom announces Zoom Compliance Manager, an all-in-one offering that provides archiving, eDiscovery, legal hold, and information protection capabilities to help organizations fulfill regulatory requirements and mitigate organizational communications compliance risks across the Zoom platform. “Zoom currently provides compliance and information…
DataDome Account Protect provides security for login and registration endpoints
DataDome launched DataDome Account Protect. This solution targets the growing threat of account takeovers and fake account creations that organizations worldwide face, providing robust security for login and registration endpoints against account-based attacks for business fraud purposes. Account fraud, particularly…
RaaS groups increasing efforts to recruit affiliates
Smaller RaaS groups are trying to recruit new and “displaced” LockBit and Alphv/BlackCat affiliates by foregoing deposits and paid subscriptions, offering better payout splits, 24/7 support, and other “perks”. Cybercriminals wanted RaaS operations usually consist of a core group that…
ControlUp Secure DX reduces endpoint management complexity
ControlUp announced Secure DX, a real-time scanning, detection, and remediation solution that improves the security posture of endpoint devices without compromising the digital employee experience. By continuously and autonomously spotting and resolving endpoint vulnerabilities and weak security configurations, Secure DX…
Semgrep Assistant boosts AppSec team productivity using AI
Semgrep announced Semgrep Assistant, a tool that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive efficiencies and uncover insights across all phases of an AppSec program, from rule creation to remediation. Semgrep is a static code analysis tool that alerts users about…
Apiiro and Secure Code Warrior join forces for developer training integration
Apiiro has announced a product integration and partnership with Secure Code Warrior to extend its ASPM technology and processes to the people layer. The partnership combines Apiiro’s deep code analysis and risk context with Secure Code Warrior’s agile learning catalog…
CyberSaint raises $21 million to accelerate market expansion
CyberSaint announced the company has raised $21 million in Series A funding led by Riverside Acceleration Capital (RAC). Additional participating investors include Sage Hill Investors, Audeo Capital, and BlueIO. The funding will build on customer momentum, accelerate market expansion, and…
Portnox Conditional Access for Applications improves data security for organizations
Portnox introduced its Conditional Access for Applications solution. Available as part of the Portnox Cloud platform, Conditional Access for Applications delivers easy-to-implement passwordless authentication, endpoint risk posture assessment, and automated endpoint remediation for organizations seeking to harden their application security…
Venafi Firefly with SPIFFE capability enables security teams to ensure governance and reduce risk
Venafi introduced SPIFFE (Secure Production Identity Framework For Everyone) support for Venafi Firefly, Venafi’s lightweight workload identity issuer designed to support modern, highly distributed cloud native workloads. As workload identity plays an increasingly fundamental role in cloud native architectures, today’s…
The most prevalent malware behaviors and techniques
An analysis of 100,000+ Windows malware samples has revealed the most prevalent techniques used by malware developers to successfully evade defenses, escalate privileges, execute the malware, and assure its persistence. Malware tactics and techniques The analyzed malware samples were most…
Growing AceCryptor attacks in Europe
ESET Research has recorded a considerable increase in AceCryptor attacks, with detections tripling between the first and second halves of 2023. In recent months, researchers registered a significant change in how AceCryptor is used, namely that the attackers spreading Rescoms…
Nirmata Policy Manager combats cloud security threats
Nirmata announced new features for its flagship product, Nirmata Policy Manager. With today’s increasing cloud security threats, detecting intrusions is no longer enough – the damage may already be done. That’s why Nirmata has developed Nirmata Policy Manager to proactively…
Red teaming in the AI era
As AI gets baked into enterprise tech stacks, AI applications are becoming prime targets for cyber attacks. In response, many cybersecurity teams are adapting existing cybersecurity practices to mitigate these new threats. One such practice measure is red teaming: the…
Security best practices for GRC teams
Even with the best-of-the-best tools and tech stack monitoring vulnerabilities, every security executive and GRC leader should still have some layer of paranoia. If they don’t, that’s a huge issue. In this Help Net Security video, Shrav Mehta, CEO at…
1% of users are responsible for 88% of data loss events
Data loss is a problem stemming from the interaction between humans and machines, and ‘careless users’ are much more likely to cause those incidents than compromised or misconfigured systems, according to Proofpoint. While organizations are investing in Data Loss Prevention…
API environments becoming hotspots for exploitation
A total of 29% of web attacks targeted APIs over 12 months (January through December 2023), indicating that APIs are a focus area for cybercriminals, according to Akamai. API integration amplifies risk exposure for enterprises APIs are at the heart…