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How Steganography Allows Attackers to Evade Detection

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Steganography, derived from Greek words meaning “covered” and “writing,” has been used for centuries to hide secret messages inside regular documents. However, a typical attack can use other file types, such as macro-enabled Excel and Word documents with embedded PowerShell or bash scripts. Germany, Italy, and Japan.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Includes Word, Streaming Service Zero-Days

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Natalie Silva, lead cyber security engineer at Immersive Labs, told eSecurity Planet that the Word vulnerability in particular poses a high risk, noting that the Preview Pane is a potential attack vector. CVE-2023-38148 , a remote code execution vulnerability in Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) with a CVSS score of 8.8

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Vulnerability Recap 7/29/24 – Multiple Old Security Flaws Reappear

eSecurity Planet

In the aftermath of CrowdStrike’s unique update failure that sparked a different type of security incident, standard vulnerability disclosures and patches proceed as usual. This week, we also saw some older issues return to light, including an Internet Explorer vulnerability first discovered in 2012.

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APT trends report Q1 2021

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It was first publicly documented in 2014, in the aftermath of the Gamma Group hacking incident. On February 24, the National Security Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) publicly warned that a threat actor had exploited a national documents circulation system (SEI EB) to distribute malicious documents to Ukrainian public authorities.

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Recent Tesla Hacks Highlight Importance of Protecting Connected Devices

eSecurity Planet

Within the last couple of months, smart device vulnerabilities have been piling up, prompting businesses to protect their Internet of Things (IoT) environments. While Teslas aren’t the typical business IoT device, their connection to the internet makes them a cyber threat as much as your business’s other IoT technology.

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Vulnerability Recap 8/27/24 – Wide Range of Vulnerabilities This Week

eSecurity Planet

As always, the best way to get flaws quickly patched is to scan for vulnerabilities frequently and have a plan for fixing and documenting them. Applications that are exposed to the internet are particularly vulnerable to this flaw. AWS updated its documentation after Miggo disclosed the vulnerability to its researchers.

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What Are Firewall Rules? Ultimate Guide & Best Practices

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They help IT and security teams manage the traffic that flows to and from their private network. This includes protecting data from internet threats, but it also means restricting unauthorized traffic attempting to leave your enterprise network. Documentation: Changes need to be tracked once they’ve been made.

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