eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2024

HackerGPT, first launched in 2023, is a ChatGPT-powered tool that merges AI technology with cybersecurity-focused expertise. in February 2024, it serves as an extensive repository of hacking tools and techniques to actively assist users in managing complex cybersecurity protection strategies. Launch of HackerGPT 2.0

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It is no secret that there is, and has been for some time, a shortage of trained cyber security professionals in corporate IT Security teams. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania observed that “nowhere is the workforce-skills gap more pronounced than in cybersecurity.”. Growing need.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

An investigation into indexed information from internet-connected devices provided a list of universities with compromised website security. The level of security wasn’t necessarily linked to the university’s size or significance, as both small and large universities displayed similar vulnerabilities.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. Byron is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Last Watchdog on Privacy & Security. Erin: So, let’s get started.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Infrastructure as a service security is a concept that assures the safety of organizations’ data, applications, and networks in the cloud. Understanding the risks, advantages, and best practices connected with IaaS security is becoming increasingly important as enterprises shift their infrastructure to the cloud.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The need for experienced and qualified cyber security professionals is a highlight of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week , led by NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education). Cyber security focuses on protecting computer systems from unauthorised access or being otherwise damaged. UK skills gap.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 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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Data Matters

MARCH 28, 2022

OCR concludes most cyber-attacks could be prevented or substantially mitigated if HIPAA covered entities and business associates implemented HIPAA Security Rule requirements to address the most common types of attacks. implement a security awareness and training program for all workforce members pursuant to the HIPAA Security Rule.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Cybersecurity can be difficult to implement, and to make matters worse, the security professionals needed to do it right are in short supply. Managed IT security service providers (MSSPs) make life easier for organizations by providing outsourced expertise and tools at a fraction of the cost, time, and trouble of doing it yourself.

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 19, 2023

October 18, 2023, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a joint guide, Phishing Guidance: Stopping the Attack Cycle at Phase One.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

Surfshark partnered with a number of independent cybersecurity researchers to quantify the scope and pattern of data breaches over the past couple of decades. Researchers could then sort those combinations based on specific data points, such as countries, and perform a statistical analysis of their findings. Essential security tool.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Nominate Pierluigi Paganini and Security Affairs here here: [link] Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. We are in the final !

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

Google Cloud Security and Project Zero researchers found multiple vulnerabilities in the Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX). Google Cloud Security and Project Zero researchers, working with Intel experts, discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX). ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Security researchers released PoC exploit code for the critical authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-22972 affecting multiple VMware products. The company acknowledged Bruno López of Innotec Security for the discovery of the flaw. ” reads the analysis published by the researchers. using CVE-2022-22972.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

. “We have performed an analysis of the affected system and associated data to determine whether your information was potentially impacted. Based on that analysis, we have determined that certain of your information was included in those files.” reads the report published by Emsisoft. percent and 26.0 reported Resecurity.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR (among other legal requirements in the EU and elsewhere) can expose multinational organizations to hefty financial penalties, additional rules for disclosing data breaches, and increased scrutiny of the adequacy of their data security.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2023

US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The vulnerability is an Integer overflow in the Skia graphics library, the issue was reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group on April 12, 2023.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Technology reviews can be a temptingly easy way to gain insight into the often impenetrable world of enterprise cybersecurity products, but you need to know how to use them. For example, when surveying the market for email security, survey results should include respondents from each category that might represent different needs.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

” Peter, who spoke candidly about the attack on condition of anonymity, said the FBI told him to contact a cybersecurity consulting firm in New Jersey called Unit 221B , and specifically its founder — Lance James. Memory analysis gave us about a 5-minute window after files were encrypted to retrieve this public key.”

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

With the largest concentration of cybersecurity expertise –– the “oil” — in the world, Maryland is fast changing from the Old Line State into “Cybersecurity Valley.” The foundation of Silicon Valley was set, and today comparable technology development pieces are being laid in Maryland on the cybersecurity front.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

ChaChi has been first observed in the wild in the first half of 2020, but cybersecurity experts underestimated it. “These actors are utilizing advanced knowledge of enterprise networking and security misconfigurations to achieve lateral movement and gain access to the victim’s environments.” ” . .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2023

US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Chrome and macOS vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The vulnerability was reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group on 2023-04-11. CVE-2023-2033 – Google Chromium V8 Engine Type Confusion Vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The vulnerability was discovered by researchers at the cybersecurity firm Assetnote. “From our analysis of WS_FTP, we found that there are about 2.9k Most of these online assets belong to large enterprises, governments and educational institutions.” All versions of WS_FTP Server are affected by these vulnerabilities.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2023

Google released an emergency security update to address a zero-day vulnerability in Chrome which is actively exploited in the wild. Google released an emergency security update to address the first Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2033) in 2023, the company is aware of attacks in the wild exploiting the issue.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Google rolled out emergency security patches to address another actively exploited high-severity zero-day flaw in the Chrome browser. The vulnerability is an Integer overflow in the Skia graphics library, the issue was reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group on April 12, 2023.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2023

US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two flaws in iPhones, Macs, and iPads to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Both vulnerabilities were reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group and Donncha Ó Cearbhaill of Amnesty International’s Security Lab.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2023

Apple has released emergency updates to backport security patches that address two actively exploited zero-day flaws also affecting older iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Both vulnerabilities were reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group and Donncha Ó Cearbhaill of Amnesty International’s Security Lab.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Types of Cyberattacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2023

The CVE-2023-26083 flaw in the Arm Mali GPU driver is chained with other issues to install commercial spyware, as reported by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) in a recent report. US CISA has added Veritas Backup Exec flaws, which were exploited in ransomware attacks, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

FBI and CISA published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn of Rhysida ransomware attacks against organizations across multiple industry sectors. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Remote access security is critical for protecting increasingly distributed work environments, ensuring that only authorized users can access your valuable information regardless of their location. The technologies for secure remote access can range from VPNs and multi-factor authentication to more advanced access and zero trust controls.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

Cybersecurity researchers from VulnCheck have developed a new exploit for the recently disclosed critical flaw in PaperCut servers, tracked as CVE-2023-27350 (CVSS score: 9.8), that bypasses all current detections. process creation analysis), log file analysis, and Network signatures. ” states VulnCheck.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 28, 2022

GitHub proofs of concept (PoCs) for known vulnerabilities could themselves contain malware as often as 10% of the time, security researchers have found. Also read: Cybersecurity Agencies Release Guidance for PowerShell Security. Most security experts recommend using separate environments for sensitive activities and daily tasks.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Incident details: Network security incident, where allegedly AlphV gained unauthorised access and made demands to the hospital’s leadership, suggesting a ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. CISA has added nine flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including bugs exploited by commercial spyware on mobile devices.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

Researchers from cloud security firm Wiz discovered two critical flaws, collectively dubbed BrokenSesame, in Alibaba Cloud’s ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL and AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL. ” reads the analysis. ” reads the advisory published by Wiz.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. In May, multiple cybersecurity experts spotted a new ransomware family called BlackSuit, including Palo Alto Unit42 experts.

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