Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, February 2021. The sudo vulnerability aka CVE-2001-3156 , seemed to go under the radar after it was announced and patches were released on 26th January 2021. Serious Linux Vulnerability.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 6, 2021

We believe this report offers compelling reasoning and actionable steps to: “Implement a CWPP offering that protects workloads regardless of location, size, runtime duration or application architecture.”. Consolidate CWPP and CSPM strategies over the next 12 to 24 months to reduce costs and complexity and identify risks better.”.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2022

2021 was a busy year for the cyber security community. Picus has curated a list of the top five threats observed in 2021, detailing ten lessons defenders can learn from them. . In January 2021, Volexity detected a large amount of egress data traffic on its customers’ Microsoft Exchange Servers [1]. CVE-2021-26885.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 17, 2021

Now mix in architectural changes that support cloud productivity suites like Microsoft 365 and Google’s G-Suite to accelerate your business to cloud-based email security services. We are giving you a sneak peek into our recommendations for email security based on 2021 trends that will be out later this year.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Consumers and organizations are enthused about the operational benefits of more robust mobile connectivity, but the shift to 5G networks doesn’t come without risks. Here we’ll discuss the most significant risks posed by 5G, how U.S. Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? How is 5G Different?

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McAfee

AUGUST 3, 2021

In the context of cybersecurity, a patchwork of stovepipe solutions not only exposes the environment to risk, but also impacts the cyber defender’s ability to fortify the environment and respond to threats at machine speed. MVISION Insights and MVISION XDR are great starts. Workflows are effortless to orchestrate.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 15, 2021

According to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Data Security, 2021, “organizations are accelerating the deployment of sensitive data across multi-cloud architectures, which exposes data beyond traditional network boundaries. This is scaling up the exposure to data residency and privacy risks, and a growth in.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

The basic idea is to segment off parts of the network, especially the most sensitive parts, and wall them off with stricter policies and tie them into a zero-trust architecture. Therefore, each organization needs to determine the level of granularity that is right for a specific environment according to the risk profile of applications.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

This article looks at the top IoT security solutions, current commercial features, associated risks, and considerations for organizations choosing an IoT vendor. IoT Device Risks and Vulnerabilities IoT Security: Not Going Away. Read more : Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them. Cisco Features.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Step 1: Rethink your security architecture Zero Trust requires securing every layer—network, applications, identity, and access—while enforcing least privilege. When redesigning your architecture: Conduct a business impact analysis: Identify critical assets (data, systems, applications) and focus security efforts on the most important areas.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2022

The ÆPIC Leak ( CVE-2022-21233 ) is the first architecturally CPU bug that could lead to the disclosure of sensitive data and impacts most 10th, 11th and 12th generation Intel CPUs. Unlike Meltdown and Spectre , ÆPIC Leak is an architectural bug , which means that the sensitive data are disclosed without relying on side channel attacks.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

On March 2, Microsoft released out-of-band patches for four zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server that are being actively exploited in the wild (CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858 and CVE-2021-27065). It then downloads and installs the miner. We found malware on 17% of the devices we looked at.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Luckily, new tech trends could help keep our financial data safe even with an increase in risk. The Rising Risks The widespread shift to a work-from-home (WFH) economy left countless networks vulnerable to cyber attacks. These vulnerabilities and more demonstrate the risk to data in the modern digital world.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Also Read: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021. Also Read: Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management in 2021. Founded in 1911 in Armonk, New York, the multinational provider of everything technology continues its streak of innovation in 2021. Facebook, and Oracle.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Ambitious information security experts serve as a critical part of cyber risk management. This can be achieved through the use of cyber risk management approaches. This article explores the need for security and provides an overview of cyber risk assessment. Organizations have long encountered various types of risk.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cloud storage risks involve potential external threats and vulnerabilities that jeopardize the security of stored data. Risks can lead to issues, but at the same time, you can prevent the risks by addressing these issues. Migration challenges result in incomplete transfers, which expose critical information to risk.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 27, 2021

Company also named in the Gartner Hype Cycles for Agile and DevOps, I&O Automation, and IT Risk Management. The post Anitian Named a Vendor in Gartner Hype Cycle for Enterprise Architecture appeared first on Anitian. This is the fourth […].

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 30, 2024

These rules , which mandate that all public companies disclose material cybersecurity incidents within four business days and detail their risk management strategies, highlight that cybersecurity is a board-level risk management concern. Tenable CEO Amit Yoran had a clear point of view when he wrote about the rules as they took effect.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

For 2021, the judges took on a record number of submissions, identifying which products, people and companies stood out during a tumultuous year. Click here to see the full list of 2021 SC Award finalists. Cedric Leighton is founder and president of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership management consultancy.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

. “Although FBI and CISA do not currently have any specific threat reporting indicating a cyberattack will occur over the upcoming Labor Day holiday, malicious cyber actors have launched serious ransomware attacks during other holidays and weekends in 2021.” ” reads the joint alert. Using multi-factor authentication.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Best Practices for a Modern Cloud Security Architecture. I was invited to the 2021 Thales Cloud Security Summit to discuss modern cloud security architecture with Alex Hanway. I was invited to the 2021 Thales Cloud Security Summit to discuss modern cloud security architecture with Alex Hanway.

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Cisco Security

MAY 20, 2021

Changing threat landscapes and network architectures have been especially prominent in 2020 and 2021. We also recently announced the intent to acquire Kenna Security to incorporate industry-leading, risk-based vulnerability management into the SecureX platform. New platform innovations.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 18, 2022

Actually, pretty much all software uses this library written in Java, so it’s a very widespread risk and concern. They tried to use the most realistic processes and cloud architectures to demonstrate the severity of the threat. ” The researchers deliberately used common cloud-based architecture, storage systems (e.g.,

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McAfee

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With 2021 approaching, it is a time to both reflect on the outstanding progress we have each made – personally and professionally, and warmly welcome a new chapter in 2021!? . It extends MVISION Insights across endpoints, network and cloud, making it the first proactive XDR platform to manage your risk. Thanks, Shishir

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

New cybersecurity buzzwords are always in abundance at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, and the concepts that took center stage this week, like cybersecurity mesh and decentralized identity, seem well suited for new threats that have exploded onto the scene in the last year. See also: Top XDR Security Solutions for 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

.” Further reading: Top Container Security Solutions for 2021. The threat comes from three primary areas, they wrote: Supply chain risks (an attack vector that became a high-profile threat after the SolarWinds attack ), malicious threat actors and insider threats. Three Threat Areas. ” Hardening Kubernetes Environments.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We investigated 200 cases for clients in Russia in 2020, and already over 300 in the first nine months of 2021. In 2021, browsers are much safer, with some of them updating automatically, without any user participation, while browser developers continually invest in vulnerabilities assessment. Vulnerabilities market got a remake.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 22, 2021

CVE-2021-44228 – Apache Releases Log4j Version 2.15.0 A full technical analysis can be found here: McAfee Advanced Threat Research: Log4Shell Vulnerability is the Coal in our Stocking for 2021. In this blog, we present an overview of how you can mitigate the risk of this vulnerability exploitation with McAfee Enterprise solutions.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It integrates data loss prevention functionality to minimize the risk of data breaches. Anti-evasion engines to uncover any attempt to hide or conceal malicious intent, including algorithms and architecture that allow scanning of all content in various forms and methods to ensure that the malicious intent is discovered.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

With transformation and innovation in mind, we’re excited to share the top results and insights from our IoT Predictions for 2021 Survey. By 2025, the GSMA estimates that IoT connections will double from today reaching nearly 25 billion globally ; and as connections increase, so does the risk of cyberattacks. billion in 2020.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2022

Our thanks to both the OWASP® Foundation and the OWASP Global AppSec US 2021 Virtual Conference for publishing their well-crafted application security videos on the organization’s’ YouTube channel.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. Below we outline 18 industry tips for actions you can take to reduce your risk of a ransomware attack: Action. While virtual backups are great, if you’re not storing data backups offline, you’re at risk of losing that data. Screenshot example. Description. Statistics.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

CloudSEK also identified the likely exploit vector as CVE-2021-35587, a known critical vulnerability in Oracle Access Manager. The presence of keys, encrypted passwords, and SSO configurations indicates a high risk of broader compromise if these credentials are reused or misconfigured," CloudSEK noted in its findings.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 7, 2022

SSE was listed as one of Gartner’s “ 4 Must-Have Technologies That Made the Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Security, 2021.” Security and risk management leaders need a converged cloud-delivered secure access service edge to address this shift.” The “secure edge” conversation was kicked off, officially, in 2019 by Gartner. Facebook.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2021

DevOps and security teams can use it to reduce risk with visibility across containers, hosts, Kubernetes, and cloud. Risk scores and compliance reports. Vulnerability intelligence from more than 30 sources provides risk clarity. It can detect and respond to threats and validate cloud posture and compliance. Alert Logic.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 5, 2021

Gartner calls it zero trust network access (ZTNA) and sees ZTNA as something of a fine-grained approach to network access control (NAC) , identity access management (IAM) and privilege access management (PAM) – and at least an adjunct to, if not a replacement for, VPNs and DMZ architectures. Okta should be on your list.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2022

The webinar, moderated by Brandon Dunlap, Leadership Partner, Security & Risk Management at Gartner, opens by covering the good, bad and ugly of 2021 and then moves to an engaging cybersecurity forecast for 2022. 6 – Adoption of Zero Trust Architecture Will Rise. Top Five Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022.

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