Tag: cybersecurity landscape

  • Wired: Inside Sophos’ 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/sophos-chengdu-china-five-year-hacker-war/ Source: Wired Title: Inside Sophos’ 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices Feedly Summary: Sophos went so far as to plant surveillance “implants” on its own devices to catch the hackers at work—and in doing so, revealed a glimpse into China’s R&D pipeline of intrusion techniques. AI Summary and Description:…

  • CSA: The Cybersecurity Landscape in the Benelux Region

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2024/10/23/the-cybersecurity-landscape-in-the-benelux-region-and-beyond Source: CSA Title: The Cybersecurity Landscape in the Benelux Region Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text introduces the Benelux Cyber Summit 2024 Annual Report, emphasizing the evolving cyber threat landscape and insights from leading experts. It covers critical topics like national security, resilience during crises, AI in cybersecurity,…

  • The Register: Jetpack fixes 8-year-old flaw affecting millions of WordPress sites

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/18/jetpack_patches_wordpress_vulnerability/ Source: The Register Title: Jetpack fixes 8-year-old flaw affecting millions of WordPress sites Feedly Summary: Also, new EU cyber reporting rules are live, exploiters hit the gas pedal, free PDNS for UK schools, and more in brief A critical security update for the near-ubiquitous WordPress plugin Jetpack was released last week. Site…

  • Alerts: Oracle Releases Quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory for October 2024

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/17/oracle-releases-quarterly-critical-patch-update-advisory-october-2024 Source: Alerts Title: Oracle Releases Quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory for October 2024 Feedly Summary: Oracle released its quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory for October 2024 to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  CISA encourages users…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/17/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-40711 Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant…

  • The Register: SolarWinds critical hardcoded credential bug under active exploit

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/solarwinds_critical_hardcoded_credential_bug/ Source: The Register Title: SolarWinds critical hardcoded credential bug under active exploit Feedly Summary: No word yet on scope of attacks A critical, hardcoded credential bug in SolarWinds’ Web Help Desk products has been found and exploited by criminals, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which has added the…

  • Anchore: STIG 101: Insights for Compliance and Cyber Readiness

    Source URL: https://anchore.com/webinars/stig-101-insights-for-compliance-and-cyber-readiness/ Source: Anchore Title: STIG 101: Insights for Compliance and Cyber Readiness Feedly Summary: The post STIG 101: Insights for Compliance and Cyber Readiness appeared first on Anchore. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides insights into the Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) from the Department of Defense, which encapsulate cybersecurity…

  • CSA: AI Application Security & Fundamental Cyber Hygiene

    Source URL: https://www.tenable.com/blog/securing-the-ai-attack-surface-separating-the-unknown-from-the-well-understood Source: CSA Title: AI Application Security & Fundamental Cyber Hygiene Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the emerging risks associated with LLM (Large Language Model) and AI applications, emphasizing the necessity for foundational cybersecurity practices and clear usage policies to mitigate vulnerabilities. It highlights the unique security…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: ​​Cyber Signals Issue 8 | Education under siege: How cybercriminals target our schools​​

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/10/cyber-signals-issue-8-education-under-siege-how-cybercriminals-target-our-schools/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: ​​Cyber Signals Issue 8 | Education under siege: How cybercriminals target our schools​​ Feedly Summary: ​This edition of Cyber Signals delves into the cybersecurity challenges facing classrooms and campuses, highlighting the critical need for robust defenses and proactive measures. From personal devices to virtual classes and research…

  • The Register: NIST’s security flaw database still backlogged with 17K+ unprocessed bugs. Not great

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/02/cve_pileup_nvd_missed_deadline/ Source: The Register Title: NIST’s security flaw database still backlogged with 17K+ unprocessed bugs. Not great Feedly Summary: Logjam ‘hurting infosec processes world over’ one expert tells us as US body blows its own Sept deadline NIST has made some progress clearing its backlog of security vulnerability reports to process – though…