Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Researcher discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in the open-source Apache Commons Text library. GitHub’s threat analyst Alvaro Munoz discovered a remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-42889, in the open-source Apache Commons Text library. ” wrote the security team. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

exe heavily via various types of Microsoft Office documents. Regsvr32 is a Microsoft-signed command line utility in Windows which allows users to register and unregister DLLs (Dynamic Link Library). Microsoft Word/Rich Text Format data/Composite Document —. This blog details the use of regsvr32.exe Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2023 fixed three vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild. ” – CVE-2023-36025 – Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability An attacker can exploit this flaw to bypass Windows Defender SmartScreen checks and other prompts.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Library branches remain open, Wi-Fi is still available and materials can still be borrowed. Records breached: According to the library’s 4 November update , there is “no evidence that the personal information of our staff or customers has been compromised”. However, public computers and printing services are unavailable.

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AIIM

JULY 15, 2021

There are certain outcomes to be aware of and avoid : Implementation is Half Baked: Maybe security is not thought through. Sensitive Data is Compromised: Without proper security precautions, data can be exposed to the wrong groups or employees, or even shared outside of your organization. Tip #1: Planning is Everything.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

8, 2023 – SandboxAQ today announced Sandwich, an open source framework and meta-library of cryptographic algorithms that simplifies modern cryptography management. This provides a much simpler process to create a cryptographic object, such as a secure tunnel, and helps organizations implement crypto-agility. Palo Alto, Calif.,

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Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

As with previously widespread vulnerabilities – such as SolarWinds and MS Exchange – companies should respond to the Log4j vulnerability in an organized and documented fashion, understanding the potential for regulatory requests to explain their response. Preserve forensic evidence to the degree possible prior to remediating systems.

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CILIP

MARCH 8, 2021

Feminist leadership, libraries and Covid-19. s Library which was established in 1991 and now has more than 20 paid staff ? s was Roly Keating, Chief Executive of the British Library. I have been a lifelong library lover, but have no formal training as an information professional. s Library were sown.? Adele said:

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2024

Dropbox Sign is a service that allows users to electronically sign and request signatures on documents. It integrates with Dropbox storage, so users can sign and store documents in one place without ever leaving the Dropbox platform.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 28, 2020

In this post, we will follow up on a prior article on using Mayhem to analyze stb and MATIO by reviewing three additional vulnerabilities found in another open source library. The range of security-relevant defects that users can expect to find in memory-safe languages, such as Golang or Rust, is smaller. What Makes a Good Target?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

The infection sequence can be carried out using a combination of Microsoft APIs, command-line interface (CLI) scripts, and PowerShell scripts, the enterprise security firm added. The versioning settings are under list settings for each document library. . ” continues the report. ” concludes the report.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

But that success and the openness inherent in the community have led to a major challenge – security. Therefore, any security vulnerabilities are disclosed publicly. This has given rise to a large number of open source security tools. The Best Open Source Security Tools. WhiteSource.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2021

Microsoft released patch Tuesday security updates for August that address 120 CVEs in Microsoft products including a zero-day actively exploited in the wild. An attacker could also embed an ActiveX control marked “safe for initialization” in an application or Microsoft Office document that hosts the IE rendering engine.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

Log4j is the latest, greatest vulnerability to demonstrate just how tenuous the security of modern networks has become. By no means has the cybersecurity community been blind to the complex security challenges spinning out of digital transformation. Log4j, for instance, is a ubiquitous logging library.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2019

Experts analyzed an Office document containing a payload that is able to bypass Microsoft AppLocker and Anti-Malware Scan Interface (AMSI), Introduction. Initial document view. Analyzing the document view with more attention it possible to notice a suspicious chunk of strings in the smallest box in the left of the document: Figure 3.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 28, 2020

In this post, we will follow up on a prior article on using Mayhem to analyze stb and MATIO by reviewing three additional vulnerabilities found in another open source library. The range of security-relevant defects that users can expect to find in memory-safe languages, such as Golang or Rust, is smaller. What Makes a Good Target?

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 28, 2020

In this post, we will follow up on a prior article on using Mayhem to analyze stb and MATIO by reviewing three additional vulnerabilities found in another open source library. The range of security-relevant defects that users can expect to find in memory-safe languages, such as Golang or Rust, is smaller. What Makes a Good Target?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released five malware analysis reports (MARs) related to samples found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. CISA published five malware analysis reports (MARs) related to samples found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. v1: Pulse Connect Secure MAR-10334057-3.v1:

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Apple released out-of-band patches for iOS and macOS to fix a couple of code execution vulnerabilities in the libxml2 library. Apple released out-of-band patches for iOS and macOS to address two code execution flaws, tracked as CVE-2022-40303 and CVE-2022-40304 , in the libxml2 library for parsing XML documents.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Application security tools and software solutions are designed to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats in software applications. These tools play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and confidentiality of sensitive information, such as personal data and financial records.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

Many IT and security teams think that cloud drives should be more resilient to ransomware attacks, but that’s not the case. Hackers could take advantage of the version and list settings to affect all files within a document library on a SharePoint site or OneDrive account. Also read: Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2024

The attackers employed the lure of a free IP scanning tool to infect the systems with the Anunak backdoor and gain an initial foothold using living-off-the-land binaries, scripts, and libraries (lolbas). OpenSSH is also used for external access.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 12, 2021

Cyber security risk assessments are essential for organisations to protect themselves from malicious attacks and data breaches. Risk appetites should be reviewed regularly and whenever there are changes to the organisation’s cyber security budget or resources. But what exactly does a risk assessment do?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2023

Security researcher released a proof-of-concept exploit code for a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-21716, in Microsoft Word. Security researcher Joshua Drake released a proof-of-concept for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-21716 (CVSS score 9.8 out of 10), in Microsoft Word.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Below are the improvements implemented after the investigation: Identified and resolved race Condition that allowed the signing key to be present in crash dumps Enhanced prevention, detection, and response for key material erroneously included in crash dumps Enhanced credential scanning to better detect presence of signing key in the debugging environment (..)

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 3, 2022

The typical attack scenario involves phishing via email attachments, such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents containing malicious macros infected with malware. Such documents are common in enterprises, and the Microsoft Office suite is widely used. See the Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

Cyber Security Specialist Zoziel Pinto Freire shows an example of malicious file analysis presented during his lecture on BSides-Vitória 2022. Microsoft Office Documents. Microsoft Office Documents. PEframe is an open source tool to perform static analysis of malware executables and malicious MS Office documents.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2021

In July 2021, the French national cyber-security agency ANSSI warned of ongoing attacks against a large number of French organizations conducted by the Chine-linked APT31 cyberespionage group. The application launched by the dropper loads the malicious library and calls one of its functions. The library mimics the legitimate MSVCR100.dll

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

Typically, these vulnerabilities result in remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks, posing major dangers to users’ data security. In addition to securing internal assets, you also need to ensure SaaS data is protected. Check out our article on SaaS security checklist and learn how to create one. are vulnerable.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

In fact, there are more than a few flaws present, as well as the occasional gaping security hole. Code debugging and code security tools exist to find and help developers fix the problems that occur. Security and Speed Needs Drive Growth. Best Code Debugging and Code Security Tools. SonarQube’s standout features.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Hundreds of millions of Android users are potentially exposed to the risk of hack due to the use of Android Play Core Library versions vulnerable to CVE-2020-8913. The CVE-2020-8913 flaw is a local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability that resides exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android’s Play Core Library.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2020

A few days ago, Microsoft warned of hackers actively exploiting two zero-day remote code execution vulnerabilities in Windows Adobe Type Manager Library. The vulnerabilities affects the way Windows Adobe Type Manager Library handles a specially-crafted multi-master font – Adobe Type 1 PostScript format. See the link for more details.

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Preservica

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

On World Digital Preservation Day 2018, Sylvain Bélanger, Director General of Digital Operations and Preservation at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) discusses operating at scale, the challenges of preserving high volume born-digital content, and giving Canadians greater access to Canada’s continuing memory.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2019

I had a lively discussion recently with a couple of experts from WhiteHat Security. I spoke with WhiteHat Security researchers Bryan Becker and Mark Rogan at RSA 2019. “If This widely-used open-source plugin is written in java script and allows files, such as a document or an image, to be neatly uploaded to a website.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JANUARY 10, 2022

According to internal documents seen by the Guardian, Europol’s cache contains at least 4 petabytes – equivalent to 3m CD-Roms or a fifth of the entire contents of the US Library of Congress. Continue reading.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

Out of the eight in-the-wild zero-day issues targeting Chrome in 2023, none of the vulnerabilities impacted the Document Object Model (DOM) and there were use-after-free issues. In 2023, the researchers observed a surge in zero-day vulnerabilities in third-party components and libraries that can impact all products that use them.

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