Data Breach Today

JUNE 5, 2024

Panel Discusses Trends in Ransomware, Application Security and Generative AI Information Security Media Group editors are live at InfoSecurity Europe Conference 2024 in London with an overview of opening-day activities and hot topics including the latest ransomware trends, software security, election security and artificial intelligence risks.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Microsoft today released security updates to fix at least 117 security holes in Windows computers and other software, including two vulnerabilities that are already seeing active attacks. If that sounds familiar it’s because this is the fourth MSHTML vulnerability found to be exploited in the wild so far in 2024.

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JUNE 11, 2024

Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 50 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, a relatively light Patch Tuesday this month for Windows users. CVE-2024-30080 is a flaw in the Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) service that can allow attackers to execute code of their choosing. 10 is the worst). .

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Continuing our look back at 2024, part two of Last Watchdogs year-ender roundtable turns its focus to emerging threats vs. evolving defense tactics. Raising security baselines across industries is essential, with risk mitigationnot acceptancebecoming the standard. The drivers are intensifying.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 6, 2024

Ransomware, AI Technology and the Art of the Possible Are Hot Topics This Year ISMG editors are live at RSA Conference 2024 in San Francisco with an overview of opening-day speakers and hot topics including the dismal ransomware landscape, the unbridled growth of AI, security product innovation and deals, and regulatory trends.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

CISO Liability, AI, Ransomware and Shadow IT Attorney Jonathan Armstrong examines four cybersecurity legal trends that will shape 2024: heightened personal liability for security leaders, the impact of ransomware, legal and ethical concerns about AI, and the influence of shadow IT, especially regarding messaging apps.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

US Cyber Agency to Begin 2-Year Major Overhaul of Its Legacy AIS Program The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced plans to launch a two-year effort beginning in 2024 to modernize its legacy Automated Indicator Sharing program as part of an effort to enhance collaboration with the private sector and provide more actionable data (..)

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 89 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. The zero-day flaw tracked as CVE-2024-49039 is a bug in the Windows Task Scheduler that allows an attacker to increase their privileges on a Windows machine. This bug has earned a CVSS severity rating of 9.8 (10

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 70 security holes in Windows and Windows software, including one vulnerability that is already being exploited in active attacks. The security firm Rapid7 notes there have been a series of zero-day elevation of privilege flaws in CLFS over the past few years.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 26, 2024

Payments Expert Troy Leach Joins the Panel to Cover AI, Zero Trust and IoT Security In the latest weekly update, Troy Leach, CSO at Cloud Security Alliance, joins three editors at ISMG to discuss important cybersecurity issues, including how generative AI is enhancing multi-cloud security, AI's influence on authentication processes, and the state of (..)

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2024

LAS VEGAS – Here’s what I discovered last week here at Black Hat USA 2024 : GenAI is very much in the mix as a potent X-factor in cybersecurity. I’m referring to the proliferation of fragmented, siloed security systems. When it comes to the broad category of Application Security ( AppSec ,) there’s a lot is going on.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 20, 2024

billion buy of Venafi by CyberArk will enhance its machine identity security capabilities, adding $150 million in annual recurring revenue and expanding the size of its total addressable market by 20%. The deal will close in late 2024 and immediately boost CyberArk's margins.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 4, 2024

IBM, Rubrik, Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike entered the red-hot data security posture management market with nine-figure deals announced between May 2023 and March 2024. IBM, Rubrik, Palo Alto & CrowdStrike All Bought into DSPM. Will Tenable Join Them?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

•What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024? Hackers now leverage GenAI to launch targeted attacks that bypass traditional security systems. Hackers now leverage GenAI to launch targeted attacks that bypass traditional security systems. The comments we received were uniformly insightful and helpful.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Related: Why IoT standards matter Digital Trust refers to the level of confidence both businesses and consumers hold in digital products and services – not just that they are suitably reliable, but also that they are as private and secure as they need to be. We met at DigiCert Trust Summit 2023.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024? Consumers will begin to see their favorite applications touting “quantum-secure encryption.” GenAI holds immense potential to supercharge productivity, but if you forget basic security hygiene, you’re opening yourself up to significant risk.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 7, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO — Cloud security is stirring buzz as RSA Conference 2024 ramps up at Moscone Convention Center here. Related: The fallacy of ‘security-as-a-cost-center’ Companies are clambering to mitigate unprecedented exposures spinning out of their increasing reliance on cloud hosted resources.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

ISMG Compendium Showcases More Than 50 Interviews on Threats, Emerging Solutions Welcome to Information Security Media Group's Black Hat and DEF CON 2024 Compendium featuring latest insights from the industry's top cybersecurity researchers and ethical hackers, as well as perspectives from CEOs, CISOs and government officials on the latest trends in (..)

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2024

In a security advisory published Aug. 26, Versa urged customers to deploy a patch for the vulnerability ( CVE-2024-39717 ), which the company said is fixed in Versa Director 22.1.4 ISP on June 12, 2024. In January 2024, the U.S. victims and one non-U.S. victims and one non-U.S. ”

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Identity Security Expert Jeremy Grant Discusses Challenges, Innovations and Trends In the latest weekly update, Jeremy Grant of Venable LLP joins editors at ISMG to discuss the state of secure identity in 2024, the challenges in developing next-generation remote ID proofing systems, and the potential role generative AI can play in both compromising (..)

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2024

Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Tuesday addressed 90 vulnerabilities, including six that are actively exploited. No Yes RCE CVE-2024-38178 Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability Important 7.5 No Yes RCE CVE-2024-38193 Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important 7.8

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 8, 2024

Linda Gray Martin and Britta Glade on What to Expect and What's New This Year "The Art of Possible" is the theme of RSA Conference 2024, and event organizers Linda Gray Martin and Britta Glade say they may have put together the best agenda yet - featuring sessions and speakers on red-hot topics such as identity security, cloud, gen AI and operational (..)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Microsoft warns that a recently patched Windows flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-43461, was actively exploited as a zero-day before July 2024. Microsoft warns that attackers actively exploited the Windows vulnerability CVE-2024-43461 as a zero-day before July 2024. MSHTML is a platform used by Internet Explorer. “Yes.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

today released updates to fix at least 79 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including multiple flaws that are already showing up in active attacks. Zero Day #2 is CVE-2024-38217 , also a Mark of the Web bypass affecting Office. Microsoft Corp.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

Microsoft today released updates to address 147 security holes in Windows, Office , Azure ,NET Framework , Visual Studio , SQL Server , DNS Server , Windows Defender , Bitlocker , and Windows Secure Boot. Yes, you read that right. “As far as I can tell, it’s the largest Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft of all time.”

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 22, 2024

Also: US Regulators Backtrack on Web Tracker Privacy; ISMG's RSA 2024 Coverage In the latest weekly update, four editors discussed ISMG's plans for in-depth and diverse coverage at the 2024 RSA conference, the latest guidance on web trackers from federal regulators and the latest forecasts on quantum computing - and why security teams should care.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 21, 2024

At Black Hat USA 2024 , I visited with Eyal Benishti , CEO of IRONSCALES , an Atlanta-GA-based supplier of advanced email security systems. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW LW provides consulting services to the vendors we cover.)

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Security experts say LockBit was likely bluffing and probably lost most of the data when the gang’s servers were seized this month by U.S. But county officials said they did not pay, nor did anyone make payment on their behalf. law enforcement. LockBit would later move this deadline up to Feb. We have no control over that.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Foreign Influence Campaigns Intensify as Experts Tout Election Security Upgrades More than 50 million votes have already been cast in the 2024 United States presidential elections, but new reports indicate the cyber and physical threats continue to escalate - with potential implications that could extend well beyond Election Day.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 10, 2024

Related: Next-level browser security That’s a question that spilled out of a thought-provoking conversation I had with Pedro Fortuna , co-founder and CTO of Jscrambler , at RSAC 2024. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW thanks to GenAI?

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission sought summary judgement in the Terraform Labs case and the U.S. Also: Bitfinex, Terraform Labs, $54M Civil Forfeiture Request This week, the trial of the alleged Mango Markets hacker was delayed, Bitfinex reported a "minor" cybersecurity incident, the U.S.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

ChatGPT Maker Wants to Deter Use of AI in Online Election Misinformation Campaigns OpenAI announced a series of steps it was taking to prevent the use of its models in online influence operations throughout the 2024 election season, amid growing concerns that the election could face significant security concerns from the use of AI in online influence (..)

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 15, 2024

Compendium Features Dozens of In-Depth Interviews With CEOs, CISOs and Researchers Welcome to Information Security Media Group's Infosecurity Europe 2024 Compendium featuring cybersecurity insights from industry's top researchers, CEOs, CISOs, government leaders and more.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 21, 2024

Tips to Get You to the Place in Your Career Where You Really Want to Be LinkedIn recently released its list of the top companies to work for in 2024. Securing a technical position at a top company requires a strategic approach. Here are some practical tips to help you get started on landing your dream job in tech.

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