Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Our team quickly triaged the report and determined the risk to partners to be minimal,” said Patrick Beggs , ConnectWise’s chief information security officer. ” However, LastPass maintains that its “customer passwords remain safely encrypted due to LastPass’s Zero Knowledge architecture.”

Phishing 284

Phishing Architecture Passwords Accountability 284

The Hacker News

AUGUST 13, 2024

A team of researchers from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany has disclosed an architectural bug impacting Chinese chip company T-Head's XuanTie C910 and C920 RISC-V CPUs that could allow attackers to gain unrestricted access to susceptible devices. The vulnerability has been codenamed GhostWrite.

Architecture 138

Architecture Information Security 138

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 13, 2020

“We vigorously protect the privacy of our users while supporting the important work of law enforcement,” Google’s director of law enforcement and information security Richard Salgado told us. We have knowingly and willingly built the architecture of a police state, just so companies can show us ads.

Surveillance 354

Surveillance Wireless Accountability Architecture 354

The Last Watchdog

JULY 7, 2023

This necessitates a shift in paradigm for both security professionals and vendors, as IBM i Systems have been renowned for their inherent security. Panczel The vulnerability identified by our team allows unauthorized entry for attackers using workstation user credentials, potentially granting access to sensitive information.

Architecture 179

Architecture Hacking Media Government 179

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

These and many other network security solutions are ramped up specifically on the DMZ, making it so network administrators can often detect unusual behavior before unauthorized users try to move past the DMZ to access the LAN. Unfortunately, home networks tend to be easy to hack due to limited security investments on the part of the owner.

Architecture 86

Architecture Firewall Network Security Technology 86

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2021

Cyber attacks against the agency’s systems are not rare events, threat actors could attempt to steal critical information with sophisticated operations, and for this reason, it is essential for the agency to detect and mitigate them. Pervasive weaknesses exist in NASA IT internal controls and risk management practices. •

Information Security 139

Information Security Cyber Attacks Mobile Architecture 139

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2024

The data exfiltrated by the gang included classified information and sensitive personal data from the Federal Administration. Government experts discovered sensitive information, including personal data, technical information, classified details, and passwords, in approximately half of the Federal Administration’s files (5,182).

Ransomware 142

Ransomware Data breaches Unstructured Data Architecture 142

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The number of infected devices is impressive, on 2019-11-30 a trusted security partner in the US informed Qihoo 360’s Netlab Cybersecurity reported to have observed 1,962,308 unique daily active IPs from the Pink botnet targeting its systems.

Architecture 145

Architecture DDOS Advertising DNS 145

The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Security is also necessary if your retrieval system (such as a website or mobile app) has a paywall or is restricted to only a subset of people, such as customers or resellers. What about public information? Even if you give your content away, you don’t want to allow unauthorized people to add, delete, or tamper with your files.

Data breaches 262

Data breaches Encryption Mobile Technology 262

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

” The credentials exfiltrated by ModPipe allow operators to access database contents, including various definitions and configuration, status tables, and information about POS transactions. Other modules detailed by ESET are “ModScan 2.20,” that is used to collect additional information about the installed POS system (e.g.,

Malware 144

Malware Architecture Passwords Software 144

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2021

XCSSET is a Mac malware that was discovered by Trend Micro in August 2020, it was spreading through Xcode projects and exploits two zero-day vulnerabilities to steal sensitive information from target systems and launch ransomware attacks. states the report published by Kaspersky. com Huobi binance.com nncall.net Envato login.live.com.

Malware 142

Malware Cryptocurrency Architecture Engineering 142

Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2022

Password management software firm LastPass disclosed a security breach, threat actors had access to portions of the company development environment through a single compromised developer account and stole portions of source code and some proprietary technical information. ” reads a notice published by the company.

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Password Management Passwords Architecture 145

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Padron “As our hybrid environment grew due to cloud migration and regulatory requirements, getting holistic visibility into our data stored on-premises and in the cloud is becoming a challenging task for our security and compliance teams,” said Nick Padron, Director of Information Security at Fairfield.

Cloud Migration 189

Cloud Migration Risk Architecture Media 189

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

For organizations looking to improve their security posture, this is causing confusion and vendor fatigue, especially for companies that don’t have a full time Chief Information Security Officer. The vendors are well-intentioned.

eCommerce 235

eCommerce Cybersecurity B2B Marketing 235

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

LastPass disclosed a new security breach, threat actors had access to its cloud storage using information stolen in the August 2022 breach. Password management solution LastPass disclosed a new security breach, the attackers had access to a third-party cloud storage service using information stolen in the August 2022 breach.

Architecture 101

Architecture Passwords Data breaches Password Management 101

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 8, 2023

The need for reset and oversight is so great that a new class of technology is emerging to give organizations a better grip on the digital sprawl that’s come to define modern-day enterprise architecture. About the essayist: Chris Reffkin is chief information security officer at cybersecurity software and services provider Fortra.

Risk 214

Risk Cybersecurity Technology CISO 214

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Chipmaker AMD has addressed a vulnerability in PSP driver, tracked as CVE-2021-26333 , that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from the targeted system. ” reads the security advisory. The flaw was reported by Kyriakos Economou from ZeroPeril.

Architecture 135

Architecture Authentication Hacking Information Security 135

SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Alissa Abdullah is Mastercard’s deputy chief security officer, leading the Emerging Corporate Security Solutions team and responsible for protecting Mastercard’s information assets as well as driving the future of security. She also served as the deputy chief information officer of the White House.

Computers and Electronics 126

Computers and Electronics Technology Education Information Security 126

Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2024

A vulnerability in the Fluent Bit Utility, which is used by major cloud providers, can lead to DoS, information disclosure, and potentially RCE. The vulnerability can trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, lead to an information disclosure, and potentially remote code execution (RCE). and exists thru 3.0.3.

Architecture 130

Architecture IoT Hacking Risk 130

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 16, 2024

As an “AI-native” security architecture, HyperShield promises to redefine traditional security protocols through its automated proactive cybersecurity measures and AI-driven security solutions.

Cybersecurity 130

Cybersecurity Architecture Technology Network Security 130

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional). CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor). CISA is ISACA’s (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) high-level certification designed for those who audit, control, monitor, and assess an organization’s information technology and business systems.

Cybersecurity 121

Cybersecurity Penetration Testing System Administration Cyber Attacks 121

Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2024

This extortion campaign involved several security failures, including exposing environment variables, using long-lived credentials, and the lack of a least privilege architecture. This indicates that these threat actor groups are both skilled and knowledgeable in advanced cloud architectural processes and techniques.”

Architecture 144

Architecture Internet Internet Media 144

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

At the developer level, they will fundamentally reshape how programmers do their work day in and day out – including employing more project management tools and secure system architecture frameworks to track and mitigate risks at any stage in the SDLC.

Cyber threats 203

Cyber threats Software Risk CISO 203

Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

the firm’s Head of Security Engineering and Architecture, is quoted as saying that Apple “makes the most secure mobile devices on the market.”. Also concerning is the fact that in Apple’s Lockdown announcement, Ivan Krsti?, Is that really true?

Cybersecurity 258

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Government Social Engineering 258

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Information Disclosure accounts for 63% from last year. Information Disclosure was not far behind, increasing 63% year over year.” “Both methods expose potentially sensitive data like personally identifiable information. Information Disclosure was not far behind, increasing 63% year over year.”

Accountability 140

Accountability Advertising Architecture Hacking 140

Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2022

Then the malware contacts the C2 and sends system information (i.e. computer name, user name, OS version, architecture type, list of installed anti-malware products) to the operators. Web 6 AVG 7 360 Total Security 8 Bitdefender 9 Norton 10 Sophos 11 Comodo 12 Windows Defender (assumed) 13. ” concludes the report.

Software 138

Software Malware Cybercrime VPN 138

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The malicious code can target various architectures, it supports both flooder and backdoor capabilities. The primary target of NKAbuse is Linux desktops, however, it can target MISP and ARM architecture. NKN (New Kind of Network) is a decentralized peer-to-peer network protocol that relies on blockchain technology.

Malware 143

Malware Architecture Technology DDOS 143

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The malware impersonates a Visual Studio update and was designed to support Intel and Arm architectures. All the variants support commands that allow operators to gather and upload files, and gather information about the machine. RustDoor is written in Rust language and supports multiple features.

Ransomware 142

Ransomware Architecture Malware Passwords 142

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The campaign was uncovered by CrowdStrike by investigating a series of security incidents in multiple countries, the security firm added that the threat actors show an in-depth knowledge of telecommunications network architectures. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

Telecommunications 141

Telecommunications Mobile Hacking Architecture 141

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Cisco reported that multiple threat actors are customizing the SapphireStealer information stealer after the leak of its source code. SapphireStealer is an open-source information stealer written in.NET, which is available in multiple public malware repositories since its public release in December 2022.

Malware 136

Malware Data collection Architecture Hacking 136

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2023

This is a mega-summit as The Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for international economic cooperation, and plays an important role in shaping and strengthening global architecture and governance on all major international economic issues. For more information, see [link]. San Jose, Calif.,

Data privacy 100

Data privacy Information Security Architecture Government 100

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

” According to the experts, the attackers have good knowledge about the internal architecture of the targeted platform. The analysis of the source code of the malware revealed that it access tables in the DB that contain logs of system events, information about VoIP gateways, and call metadata. ” concludes the analysis.

Malware 145

Malware Encryption Advertising Passwords 145

SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

More than a third (39%) used the microservice architecture. Recommendations provided in these rankings are general in nature and based on information security best practices standards and guidelines, such as OWASP and NIST. Most of the web applications were owned by companies based in Russia, China and the Middle East.

Passwords 140

Passwords Authentication Architecture Risk 140

Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2024

The macOS version of LightSpy supports 10 plugins to exfiltrate private information from devices. ” The plugins for the macOS version are different from those for other platforms, reflecting the architecture of the target systems. The difference was in lateral local privilege escalation, which is OS-specific.”

Spyware 141

Spyware Malware Surveillance Mobile 141

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2021

The importance of carrying out a careful risk and impact assessment in order to safeguard the security of the information and the data privacy. Therefore, it’s essential to carry out a careful risk and impact assessment in order to safeguard the security of the information and the data privacy.

Software 140

Software Data privacy Architecture Risk 140

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2020

As part of our secure IT architecture, CrowdStrike does not use Office 365 email.” Key information should be easily accessible.” ” reads the post published by Crowdstrike. “There was an attempt to read email, which failed as confirmed by Microsoft. ” reads the article published by Reuters.

Architecture 140

Architecture Hacking Accountability Risk 140

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2023

Zero Trust is a cybersecurity framework that can greatly support Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) in their roles of securing organizational systems and data. With this information, they can make informed decisions, enforce access policies, and quickly respond to security incidents.

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