The ransomware group that attacked a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group stole massive amounts of customers’ private health care data, the latest in a continuing string of information coming out about the data breach. In a statement this week, UnitedHealth said…
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Oak Ridge, McCrary Institute Establish Cybersecurity Center Focused on Electrical Grid
In addition to supporting research centers, the $12.5 million project focuses on training the next generation of cybersecurity pros to safeguard the nation’s critical infrastructure. The post Oak Ridge, McCrary Institute Establish Cybersecurity Center Focused on Electrical Grid appeared first…
TuxCare Names Glen Kuhne as Vice President of Enterprise Sales
PALO ALTO, Calif. – April 23, 2024 – TuxCare, a global innovator in enterprise-grade cybersecurity for Linux, today announced that Glen Kuhne now serves as vice president of enterprise sales. Kuhne previously served as TuxCare’s enterprise customer success manager since…
DTEX i3 Threat Advisory Provides Detections for LOTL, C2 Abuse
Workspace applications are increasingly being weaponized as a Living off the Land (LOTL) technique, as threat actors find new ways to break in and execute attacks. The DTEX i3 Team has issued a Threat Advisory to provide insight on how…
The Boosters: Don’t Get Used to the Boost
Nisos The Boosters: Don’t Get Used to the Boost Criminal boosters—individuals who steal and transport merchandise in support of Organized Retail Crime (ORC) enterprises… The post The Boosters: Don’t Get Used to the Boost appeared first on Nisos by Nisos…
The Only API Penetration Testing Checklist You Need
Applications are the workhorses of your business, but imagine the chaos if their communication channels, the APIs were compromised. Today, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the hidden doorways through which 83% of web traffic flows. These vital connections power your…
Women in Cybersecurity Face Continued Pay Disparities
In a largely male-dominated field, women face an uphill battle against pay disparity, but the gap narrows as women climb the cybersecurity career ladder. The post Women in Cybersecurity Face Continued Pay Disparities appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article…
Response to CISA Advisory (AA24-109A): #StopRansomware: Akira Ransomware
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA24-109A) which disseminates known Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) associated to Akira ransomware, identified through FBI investigations and trusted third…
Is Your Password Strong Enough? Brute Force Attack on the Rise!
In today’s technologically advanced world, our online accounts provide access to everything from personal information and funds to professional networks and interactions. Securing these accounts with strong passwords is critical. However, a recent spike in brute force attack emphasizes the…
USENIX Security ’23 – The Case for Learned Provenance Graph Storage Systems
Authors/Presenters: *Hailun Ding, Juan Zhai, Dong Deng, and Shiqing Ma* Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim…
BreachRx Gets $6.5 Million to Automate Security Incident Response
A six-year-old company that is building a platform and portfolio of tools aimed at automating organizations’ responses to data breaches and protecting executives from personal liability is getting $6.5 million in seed money and bringing on as an adviser the…
Biometrics: A Flash Point in AI Regulation
According to proprietary verification data from Onfido (now a part of Entrust), deepfakes rose 3100%… The post Biometrics: A Flash Point in AI Regulation appeared first on Entrust Blog. The post Biometrics: A Flash Point in AI Regulation appeared first…
Three Ways Organizations Can Overcome the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
Organizations face a significant obstacle: the cybersecurity skills gap. In fact, according to a recent Cybersecurity Ventures report, there are 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs available worldwide. The talent shortage has become a critical impediment for organizations as they lack the necessary……
Dependency Confusion Vulnerability Found in an Archived Apache Project
Get details on the Legit research team’s discovery of a dependency confusion vulnerability in an archived Apache project. The post Dependency Confusion Vulnerability Found in an Archived Apache Project appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from…
The Essential KVM Cheat Sheet for System Administrators
The virsh command is used for managing guest virtual machines. You can start, stop, reboot, and get information about VMs effortlessly with commands. Automating security patching on KVM virtualization systems is possible with the QEMUCare live patching solution. KVM…
Understanding Spectre V2: A New Threat to Linux Systems
Recently, researchers uncovered a significant threat dubbed Spectre v2, a variant of the notorious Spectre attack, targeting Linux systems running on modern Intel processors. Let’s delve into the intricacies of this exploit, its implications, and the measures being taken to…
Story 1: Removing super-admin tokens across 33 GitHub tenants in 2 hours
Join Astrix customers as they lead the non-human identity security frontier in this series “The Astrix stories: Real customer wins”. From building an automated process around NHI offboarding, to a collaboration between security and engineering to remove super-admin tokens in…
Cloud Security Stories: From Risky Permissions to Ransomware Execution
In the sprawling cloud infrastructure of GlobalTech Inc., a meticulously planned ransomware attack was set in motion by a sophisticated adversary, codenamed Vector. Vector’s objective wasn’t just to encrypt data for a ransom but to navigate through a complex AWS…
The 10 Women in Cybersecurity You Need to Follow
These women are innovating in the cybersecurity field. How many of them do you know? The post The 10 Women in Cybersecurity You Need to Follow appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read…
10 Essentials Every Anti-Phishing Course Must Have
In August 2023, Russian threat actors targeted several government agencies worldwide with Microsoft Teams phishing attacks. Many of these attacks were successful because unsuspecting users fell for the lures set by the attackers—emails purporting to be from trusted senders. Unfortunately,…