Tag: mitigations

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/29/midnight-blizzard-conducts-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-using-rdp-files/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files Feedly Summary: Since October 22, 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard sending a series of highly targeted spear-phishing emails to individuals in government, academia, defense, non-governmental organizations, and other sectors. This activity is…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Four Industrial Control Systems Advisories

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/31/cisa-releases-four-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Four Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released four Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on October 31, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-24-305-01 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ThinManager ICSA-24-030-02 Mitsubishi Electric FA Engineering Software Products (Update A)…

  • Slashdot: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/29/2029233/local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-affecting-xorg-server-for-18-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses CVE-2024-9632, a security vulnerability in the X.Org Server that has persisted for 18 years. This flaw could allow for local privilege escalation and is critical for professionals involved…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/29/cisa-releases-three-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released three Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on October 29, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-24-303-01 Siemens InterMesh Subscriber Devices ICSA-24-303-02 Solar-Log Base 15 ICSA-24-303-03 Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/23/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, as confirmed by Fortinet. CVE-2024-47575 Fortinet FortiManager Missing Authentication Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors…

  • METR Blog – METR: Common Elements of Frontier AI Safety Policies

    Source URL: https://metr.org/blog/2024-08-29-common-elements-of-frontier-ai-safety-policies/ Source: METR Blog – METR Title: Common Elements of Frontier AI Safety Policies Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Frontier AI Safety Commitments made by sixteen developers of large foundation models at the AI Seoul Summit, which focus on risk evaluation and mitigation strategies to ensure…

  • Slashdot: How WatchTowr Explored the Complexity of Vulnerability in a Secure Firewall Appliance

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/20/1955241/how-watchtowr-explored-the-complexity-of-vulnerability-in-a-secure-firewall-appliance Source: Slashdot Title: How WatchTowr Explored the Complexity of Vulnerability in a Secure Firewall Appliance Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a cybersecurity startup, Watchtowr, which has identified a vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiGate SSLVPN appliance that could potentially lead to remote code execution. The analysis highlights the…

  • Hacker News: Cross-Process Spectre Exploitation

    Source URL: https://grsecurity.net/cross_process_spectre_exploitation Source: Hacker News Title: Cross-Process Spectre Exploitation Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary**: This detailed text discusses a newly developed cross-process Spectre attack exploiting vulnerabilities in Intel processors, specifically involving the Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB). The attack showcases how certain exploit methodologies can retain unauthorized data through microcode…

  • The Register: Spectre flaws continue to haunt Intel and AMD as researchers find fresh attack method

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/18/spectre_problems_continue_amd_intel/ Source: The Register Title: Spectre flaws continue to haunt Intel and AMD as researchers find fresh attack method Feedly Summary: The indirect branch predictor barrier is less of a barrier than hoped Six years after the Spectre transient execution processor design flaws were disclosed, efforts to patch the problem continue to fall…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Seven Industrial Control Systems Advisories

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/17/cisa-releases-seven-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Seven Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released seven Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on October 17, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-24-291-01 Elvaco M-Bus Metering Gateway CMe3100 ICSA-24-291-02 LCDS LAquis SCADA ICSA-24-291-03 Mitsubishi Electric CNC…