Tag: security challenges

  • 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…

  • Schneier on Security: Perfectl Malware

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/perfectl-malware.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Perfectl Malware Feedly Summary: Perfectl in an impressive piece of malware: The malware has been circulating since at least 2021. It gets installed by exploiting more than 20,000 common misconfigurations, a capability that may make millions of machines connected to the Internet potential targets, researchers from Aqua…

  • The Register: Schools bombarded by nation-state attacks, ransomware gangs, and everyone in between

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/13/schools_nationstate_attacks_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Schools bombarded by nation-state attacks, ransomware gangs, and everyone in between Feedly Summary: Reading, writing, and cyber mayhem, amirite? If we were to draw an infosec Venn diagram, with one circle representing “sensitive info that attackers would want to steal" and the other "limited resources plus difficult-to-secure IT…

  • 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: CISA adds fresh Ivanti vuln, critical Fortinet bug to hall of shame

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/10/cisa_ivanti_fortinet_vulns/ Source: The Register Title: CISA adds fresh Ivanti vuln, critical Fortinet bug to hall of shame Feedly Summary: Usual three-week window to address significant risks to federal agencies applies The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says vulnerabilities in Fortinet and Ivanti products are now being exploited, earning them places in…

  • Wired: Internet Archive Breach Exposes 31 Million Users

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/internet-archive-hacked/ Source: Wired Title: Internet Archive Breach Exposes 31 Million Users Feedly Summary: The hack exposed the data of 31 million users as the embattled Wayback Machine maker scrambles to stay online and contain the fallout of digital —and legal—attacks. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Internet Archive recently confirmed a major…

  • The Register: Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/trinity_ransomware_targets_healthcare_orgs/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare Feedly Summary: As if hospitals and clinics didn’t have enough to worry about At least one US healthcare provider has been infected by Trinity, an emerging cybercrime gang with eponymous ransomware that uses double extortion and other “sophisticated" tactics…

  • The Register: Microsoft issues 117 patches – some for flaws already under attack

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/08/patch_tuesday_october_2024/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft issues 117 patches – some for flaws already under attack Feedly Summary: Plus: SAP re-patches a failed patch for critical-rated flaw Patch Tuesday It’s the second Tuesday of the month, which means Patch Tuesday, bringing with it fixes for numerous flaws, bugs and vulnerabilities in major software.…

  • Krebs on Security: Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/patch-tuesday-october-2024-edition/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition Feedly Summary: Microsoft today released security updates to fix at least 117 security holes in Windows computers and other software, including two vulnerabilities that are already seeing active attacks. Also, Adobe plugged 52 security holes across a range of products, and Apple…

  • Hacker News: API Complexity Is a Lie

    Source URL: https://apichangelog.substack.com/p/api-complexity-is-a-lie Source: Hacker News Title: API Complexity Is a Lie Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the complexity surrounding APIs and how some companies create or maintain this perceived complexity to profit from it, particularly in the domain of API security. It highlights the divergence in product…