Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2019

A new security assessment conducted by the Defense Department Inspector General revealed that the Pentagon is still exposed to many cyber risks, The report published by the Defense Department Inspector General on January 9, shows a worrisome situation, there are 266 issue, some of them are ten-years-old cybersecurity?related

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Google Security

OCTOBER 15, 2024

We recognized the inherent risks associated with memory-unsafe languages and developed tools like sanitizers , which detect memory safety bugs dynamically, and fuzzers like AFL and libfuzzer , which proactively test the robustness and security of a software application by repeatedly feeding unexpected inputs.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The leaked user database shows one of the forum’s founders was an attorney who advised Russia’s top hackers on the legal risks of their work, and what to do if they got caught. From the forum’s inception until around 2008, Djamix was one of its most active and eloquent contributors. As well as the cost of my services.”

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 12, 2021

Federal Reserve Chairman Statement on Cyber Risk. CBS News Anchor Scott Pelley asked the Fed Chairman about the odds of a systemic crisis like the one we saw in 2008, where banks and others needed bailouts. And then he continued: "But—the world changes, the world evolves, and the risks change as well. Very," replied Powell.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Additionally, Microsoft released an advisory on how to minimize the risk from a DNS spoofing weakness in Windows Server 2008 through 2019. The critical bits reside in updates for Microsoft Exchange Server , Sharepoint Server , and Windows 10 and Server 2016 systems.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As ITDMs, CISOs and cyber risk owners this is our dream scenario, and he got me thinking. It’s a subtle shift in focus, and requires a fundamental change in how we, as ITDMs, CISOs and cyber risk owners view and action resilience—not as a one-time project, but as an ongoing programme that provides strategic advantage.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 10, 2021

“Today we are addressing this risk by changing the default Point and Print driver installation and update behavior to require administrator privileges,” Microsoft said in a blog post. However, we strongly believe that the security risk justifies the change.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 13, 2022

Four of the seven issues have been rated as high risk. CVE-2022-2008 : Out of bounds memory access in WebGL. The post Update Chrome now: Four high risk vulnerabilities found appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs. This is for all users regardless of whether they use Windows, Linux, or Mac. The vulnerabilities.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2024

Affected systems are running Windows 10 and 11 or one of the server versions (Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008.). And the affected systems are very likely to have Device Encryption enabled.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In 2008, a cyber attack described at the time as “the worst breach of U.S. The risk, of course, is that some researchers may decide it’s less of a hassle to sell their exploits to vulnerability brokers, or on the darknet — both of which often pay far more than bug bounty awards.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2020

“Microsoft is aware of limited targeted attacks that could leverage un-patched vulnerabilities in the Adobe Type Manager Library, and is providing the following guidance to help reduce customer risk until the security update is released.” The service will also release unofficial patches for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 with ESU, Windows 8.1,

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

.” Experts at security firm Automox called attention to CVE-2023-36910 , a remote code execution bug in the Microsoft Message Queuing service that can be exploited remotely and without privileges to execute code on vulnerable Windows 10, 11 and Server 2008-2022 systems.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 26, 2023

September 15, 2008: The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers triggers a 4.5% The post SMB cyber safety: De-risking catastrophic events appeared first on Security Boulevard. one-day drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, then the largest decline since the attacks of September 11, 2001.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

After Microsoft assigned an “important” rating to a zero-day vulnerability being exploited in the wild as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday, security experts are urging security teams to prioritize updates based on risk rather than vendor severity ratings. impacts Windows Server 2008 through 2019.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 17, 2022

“Seems like a potentially significant national security risk, considering that many end users might have elevated clearance levels who are using PIV cards for secure access,” Mark said. Amazon said in a written statement that it was investigating the reports. His site has even been officially recommended by the Army (PDF).

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2019

Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. Windows 7 and Server 2008 users can prevent unauthenticated attacks by enabling Network Level Authentication (NLA), and the threat can also be mitigated by blocking TCP port 3389. ” concludes the advisory. “Our recommendation remains the same.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2019

Back in 2008, a whistle-blower identifies a vulnerability in Cisco video surveillance software, but the tech giant continued to sell the software to US agencies until July 2013. Cisco is going to pay $8.6 million to settle a legal dispute for selling vulnerable software to the US government. ” reported The New York Times.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 7, 2021

So, many organizations were forced to keep the Print Spooler service enabled on some domain controllers, leaving them at risk to attacks using this vulnerability. If the spooler service is not running on at least one domain controller in each site, then Active Directory has no means to remove old queues that no longer exist. Set of patches.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

As a result, it’s difficult to gauge how at risk an organisation is. This estimate turned out to be five times larger than the market in 2008. Among security professionals, cyberattacks are no longer viewed as a risk, but as an inevitability. Cybersecurity professionals remain divided as to the future of cyber insurance.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Out of Palo Alto, California, Cloudera started in 2008 by alumni of Google, Yahoo!, Born from Google in 2008, the Google Cloud Platform is a leading cloud infrastructure provider. Through a portfolio of real-time protection and risk management products, Imperva is consistently listed as a top vendor. Facebook, and Oracle.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

” The vulnerability doesn’t affect Windows 8 and Windows 10, anyway previous versions are exposed to the risk of cyber attacks. . “While we have observed no exploitation of this vulnerability, it is highly likely that malicious actors will write an exploit for this vulnerability and incorporate it into their malware.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

Last week, the payments processor Mastercard has issued a security alert to its customers on the risks of using older versions of the Magento web store software. x branch was released in 2008 and was initially scheduled to reach EOL in November 2018. Adobe delayed MAGENTO 1.X X EOL two times, the firstTWICE. Adobe delayed MAGENTO 1.X

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 23, 2021

LastPass is password management software that’s been popular among business and personal users since it was initially released in 2008. One of the biggest risks with using LastPass is its track record with preventing hacks. When it was acquired by LogMeIn Inc. in 2015, it became part of a suite of cloud-based collaboration tools.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Themes can be selected in the Personalization Control Panel only in Windows 7 Home Premium or higher, or only on Windows Server 2008 R2 when the Desktop component is installed. Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. The researcher notes that the vulnerability appears to be only present in Windows 11.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

These vulnerabilities include risk to tampering, fraud, and cyber attacks, which can emphasize the integrity of elections and affect public trust. From a cybersecurity perspective, E2E-V systems mitigate several key risks associated with electronic voting. Department of Justice, 2020). Works Cited Alvarez, R. & Hall, T.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

VPNLab was launched in 2008 and was offering online anonymity to criminal organizations. “As a result of the investigation, more than one hundred businesses have been identified as at risk of cyberattacks. The authorities seized 15 VPNLab.net servers across 10 countries. ” continues the EUROPOL. Europol said.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Administrators of enterprise Windows Servers have to install the August 2020 Patch Tuesday to mitigate “unacceptable risk” posed by the flaw to federal networks. The only limitation on how to carry out a Zerologon attack is that the attacker must have access to the target network. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2018

According to New Zealand’s Government Communications Security Bureau, Huawei equipment for 5G infrastructure poses a “significant network security risk,” for this reason, it asked mobile company Spark to avoid using the equipment of the Chinese company. In 2008, New Zealand signed a free-trade deal with China.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Back in 2008, the late, great security researcher Dan Kaminsky discovered a serious security flaw in a ubiquitous Internet technology: the domain name system, or DNS. Vendors worldwide were able to take steps that largely mitigated the risk of attack before any details of the flaw became publicly known. .

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 3, 2021

and 10, as well as Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2019 – and that it first appeared in a build from August 2019, meaning that it was in production for over a year and a half prior to detection. “Vulnerabilities like CVE-2021-28476 demonstrate the risk that a shared resource model (e.g.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In 2008 European scientists sent a colony of 3,000 tardigrades into low grade orbit for 10 days. This strategy is underpinned by risk-based contextual analysis (i.e., Turn the temperature down to minus 272 centigrade (pretty much Sub Zero), and you’ll defeat the atom, but you won’t make a mark on the Tardigrade.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2019

The flaws affect Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 are not affected. Unlike BlueKeep, the flaws cannot be exploited via the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Simon Pope, Director of Incident Response at the?Microsoft ” said Pope.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Instead, they’ve become complacent in their defence practices and may be exposing themselves to increased risks without even realising it. You witnessed this during the 2008 recession when the FBI reported a 22.3% As a CISO or ITDM, the cyber defence challenges you face in your business couldn’t be tougher.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 20, 2021

A Singular Aspect of Risk Management. As a security and privacy practitioner, you understand the importance of risk management. Perhaps you are a member of the risk management committee in your organization, or you may serve in an advisory role for that committee. Risks To The Healthcare Supply Chain Are Diverse And Varied.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 23, 2024

The digital landscape is advancing, and the risks of shirking cutting-edge technology are substantial. It’s well known that while new technologies open up novel pathways, they also come with risks. According to a recent Deloitte report , more than half (52%) of consumers feel more at risk in the digital environment.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2019

The vulnerability doesn’t affect Windows 8 and Windows 10, anyway previous versions are exposed to the risk of cyber attacks. The issue poses a serious risk to organizations and industrial environments due to the presence of a large number of systems that could be reached via RDS. Enabling NLA mitigates the bug. Patch now or GFY!

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2022

Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of Data Protection Day in Europe. However, with technology innovation comes new risks, security challenges and threats. Cyber criminals are also evolving with technology to satisfy their nefarious goals.

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