Tag: unauthorized access

  • The Register: US senators propose law to require bare minimum security standards

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/26/us_senators_healthcare_cybersecurity/ Source: The Register Title: US senators propose law to require bare minimum security standards Feedly Summary: In case anyone forgot about Change Healthcare American hospitals and healthcare organizations would be required to adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) and other minimum cybersecurity standards under new legislation proposed by a bipartisan group of US senators. ……

  • CSA: The Difference Between Cyber Essentials Levels

    Source URL: https://vanta.com/resources/cyber-essentials-and-cyber-essentials-plus Source: CSA Title: The Difference Between Cyber Essentials Levels Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Cyber Essentials certification scheme, a U.K. government initiative designed to improve organizations’ cybersecurity posture. It highlights the differences between the two certification levels—Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus—along with their respective…

  • CSA: What Can We Learn from Recent Cloud Security Breaches?

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/what-can-we-learn-from-recent-cloud-security-breaches Source: CSA Title: What Can We Learn from Recent Cloud Security Breaches? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights recent cyber incidents involving cloud-based organizations, emphasizing vulnerabilities such as credential theft, outdated security practices, and reliance on third-party services. Notably, it underscores the importance of adopting basic security…

  • Hacker News: Introducing The Model Context Protocol

    Source URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol Source: Hacker News Title: Introducing The Model Context Protocol Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open-standard initiative aimed at enhancing the connectivity of AI assistants to various data sources, addressing the current challenges posed by information silos and disparate integrations. This new…

  • Slashdot: Thousands of Palo Alto Networks Firewalls Compromised This Week After Critical Security Hole

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/25/063246/thousands-of-palo-alto-networks-firewalls-compromised-this-week-after-critical-security-hole?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Thousands of Palo Alto Networks Firewalls Compromised This Week After Critical Security Hole Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a significant security breach involving Palo Alto Networks firewalls, where attackers exploited critical vulnerabilities to deploy malware and remotely control the devices. This incident serves…

  • Slashdot: China Wiretaps Americans in ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/22/2336254/china-wiretaps-americans-in-worst-hack-in-our-nations-history?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China Wiretaps Americans in ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A significant breach of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure by a hacker group linked to the Chinese government, identified as Salt Typhoon, has been reported. This breach allowed unauthorized access to phone calls…

  • The Register: 1000s of Palo Alto Networks firewalls hijacked as miscreants exploit critical hole

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/22/palo_alto_firewalls_under_exploit/ Source: The Register Title: 1000s of Palo Alto Networks firewalls hijacked as miscreants exploit critical hole Feedly Summary: PAN-PAN! Intruders inject web shell backdoors, crypto-coin miners, more Thousands of Palo Alto Networks firewalls were compromised by attackers exploiting two recently patched security bugs. The intruders were able to deploy web-accessible backdoors to…

  • Hacker News: Microsoft Copilot Customers Discover It Can Let Them Read HR Docs and CEO Emails

    Source URL: https://21hats.substack.com/p/all-of-a-sudden-joe-blow-can-see Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft Copilot Customers Discover It Can Let Them Read HR Docs and CEO Emails Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a security issue related to Microsoft’s Copilot, an AI-driven tool that inadvertently allows employees to access sensitive corporate information due to lax…

  • The Register: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/qualys_ubuntu_server_vulnerabilities/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years Feedly Summary: Update now: Qualys says vulnerabilities give root and are ‘easily exploitable’ Researchers at Qualys refuse to release exploit code for five bugs in Ubuntu Server’s needrestart utility that allow unprivileged attackers to gain root access…