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China-linked APT BlackTech was spotted hiding in Cisco router firmware

Security Affairs

US and Japanese authorities warn that a China-linked APT BlackTech planted backdoor in Cisco router firmware to hack the businesses in both countries. The state-sponsored hackers was observed using a custom firmware backdoor which was enabled and disabled by sending specially crafted TCP or UDP packets to the devices.

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A bug is about to confuse a lot of computers by turning back time 20 years

Malwarebytes

For computer systems that have no other time reference, being thrown back in time can cause several security issues. From the perspective of incident handling and incident response, well-synchronized time across systems facilitates log analysis, forensic activities and correlation of events. Even worse is getting shut out.

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Advanced threat predictions for 2023

SecureList

A useful exercise in that regard is to try to foresee the future trends and significant events that might be coming in the near future. This story also raises questions about whether attackers who have breached telecommunication companies would also be able to leverage these legal interception systems.

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Defending Against Misconfigured MFA & PrintNightmare Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

This unfortunate turn of events shows how adversaries can quickly sneak into a system and exploit vulnerabilities to escalate privileges and compromise the whole network. Ensure inactive accounts are disabled uniformly across the Active Directory, MFA systems etc. Security Best Practices. Vigilance is Required.

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Automated Patch Management: Definition, Tools & How It Works

eSecurity Planet

Automated patch management can help prevent security breaches by automatically identifying, downloading, testing, and delivering software and firmware updates to devices and applications through the use of specialized software tools. Software updates are critical for keeping a system’s integrity and security intact.

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Vulnerability Management as a Service: Top VMaaS Providers

eSecurity Planet

Vulnerabilities can be found in various parts of a system, from low-level device firmware to the operating system, all the way through to software applications running on the device,” said Jeremy Linden, senior director of product management at Asimily.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – Sept. 11, 2023 – Android Update Fixes 33 Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

Attackers target certain administrative API functions on these devices using specially crafted input. The fix: ASUS released firmware updates to address the vulnerabilities. Patch and Update: Keeping software, operating systems, and apps up to date will limit vulnerabilities that threat actors may try to exploit.

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