IT Governance

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Getting a greater return on investment on your security measures We all have a responsibility for security. But to ensure that all staff truly take note of security and apply the knowledge gained from any staff awareness training , security should be embedded in your organisation’s culture.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Experts warn that recently disclosed Ivanti Connect Secure VPN and Policy Secure vulnerabilities are massively exploited in the wild. x and Ivanti Policy Secure. is a command injection vulnerability in web components of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, x) and Ivanti Policy Secure. reads the advisory published by Ivanti.

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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. “So the best thing for them to do would be to delete all other entries from their blog and stop defrauding honest people.” law enforcement. We have no control over that.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Microsoft recently announced that they’re making changes to their Windows operating system to improve security and reliability. During the Ignite 2024 conference, Microsoft announced the Windows Resiliency Initiative to address these security concerns.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2025

Security researchers at Huntress warn of attacks in the wild exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-30406 , in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox software. The application uses a hardcoded or improperly protected machineKey in the IIS web.config file, which is responsible for securing ASP.NET ViewState data.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a list of 2021’s top 15 most exploited software vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published the list of 2021’s top 15 most exploited software vulnerabilities. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2022

This week the company disclosed a security breach, ransomware infected one of its servers at a Singapore branch. The post Asian media company Nikkei suffered a ransomware attack appeared first on Security Affairs. Nikkei reported the attack to Japanese and Singaporean authorities and is investigating the extent of the attack.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

To maximise value from your security investments , your measures must be effective How can you be confident your measures are fit for purpose – and prove it to stakeholders like customers, partners and regulators? Our head of security testing, James Pickard, explains further. In this interview Is your security programme effective?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the cybersecurity firm Mandiant, which is investigating the alleged security breach. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2022

US Critical Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds 41 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. To nominate, please visit:?. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2022

Secure Deployment Guide and MySQL 8.0 Secure Deployment Guide for the deployment of their servers. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2022

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a VMware privilege escalation flaw (CVE-2022-22960) and a Google Chrome type confusion issue (CVE-2022-1364) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. CISA added the CVE-2022-24521 Microsoft Windows CLFS Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability to its Catalog.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”).

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2022

Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2022

Researchers from security firm Prodaft first reported that AvosLocker ransomware operators have already started exploiting the Atlassian Confluence bug, BleepingComputer reported. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2022

GitLab addresses a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-1680, that could be exploited by an attacker to take over users’ accounts. GitLab has fixed a critical security flaw in its GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE), tracked as CVE-2022-1680 (CVSS score 9.9), that could be exploited to take over an account.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2022

deleting all user data), make phone calls (including to emergency numbers such as 911), install/uninstall apps, weaken HTTPS security by installing arbitrary root certificates , all from untrusted apps running in the background and without end-user approval.” ” reads the advisory published by Kryptowire. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”).

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2022

Multiple threat actors are exploiting this flaw since January, in January VMware urged customers to patch critical Log4j security vulnerabilities impacting Internet-exposed VMware Horizon servers targeted in ongoing attacks. The post North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses Log4J to target VMware servers appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2021

The security researcher Manfred Paul of the RedRocket CTF team released the exploit code for a high-severity privilege escalation bug, tracked as CVE-2021-3490, in Linux kernel eBPF (Extended Berkeley Packet Filter). So excited to finally release my blog post- Kernel Pwning with eBPF: a Love Story.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2022

”” Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

Using forced OGNL evaluation on untrusted user input can lead to a Remote Code Execution and security degradation.”. Using forced OGNL evaluation on untrusted user input can lead to a Remote Code Execution and security degradation.” Forced OGNL evaluation on untrusted input it is possible to achieve remote code execution.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Security researchers at Check Point Research have discovered a critical remote code execution that affects the implementation of the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) in Android devices running on Qualcomm and MediaTek chipsets. ” The security firm responsibly shared its findings with MediaTek and Qualcomm and helped them to fix it.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2022

Security flaws in Zoom can be exploited to compromise another user over chat by sending specially crafted messages. A set of four security flaws in the popular video conferencing service Zoom could be exploited to compromise another user over chat by sending specially crafted Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ( XMPP ) messages.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2022

The security researcher Filip Dragovic published a proof-of-concept script for the new NTLM relay attack. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 26, 2024

KnowBe4 detailed the incident in a recent blog post as a warning for other potential targets.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2022

nghiadt12 from Viettel Cyber Security demonstrated an exploit for an escalation of privilege via Integer Overflow on Microsoft Windows 11. The post The Pwn2Own Vancouver 2022: Trend Micro and ZDI awarded $1,155,000 appeared first on Security Affairs. The exploit was awarded $40,000 and 4 Master of Pwn points. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2022

Hackers have stolen over $250,000 in Ethereum from Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), this is the third security breach it suffered this year. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2022

million, according to a report published by security researchers at Symantec. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. million in illicit gains.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2022

“Usually, people working in information security or TAs use exploits to check for vulnerabilities. The post Threat actors target the infoSec community with fake PoC exploits appeared first on Security Affairs. The malware executes a PowerShell command using cmd.exe to deliver the actual payload which is a Cobalt-Strike Beacon.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Security researchers released PoC exploit code for the critical authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-22972 affecting multiple VMware products. The company acknowledged Bruno López of Innotec Security for the discovery of the flaw. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2022

Please vote for Security Affairs as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog” and others of your choice.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2022

Ukraine CERT-UA published a security advisory to warn of spear-phishing attacks conducted by Russia-linked Armageddon APT (aka Gamaredon , Primitive Bear, Armageddon, Winterflounder, or Iron Tilden) targeting local state organizations. The Ukraine CERT-UA published indicators of compromise (IoCs) for this campaign. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for May 2022 address three zero-day vulnerabilities, one of them actively exploited. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for May 2022 addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities, one of which is under active attack. ” read the advisory published by Microsoft. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2022

or above” The vulnerability was reported by the security researcher Tamjid Al Rahat on March 12, the issue was awarded $5,000 as part of the company bug bounty program. The post Google OAuth client library flaw allowed to deploy of malicious payloads appeared first on Security Affairs. We recommend upgrading to version 1.33.3

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Through its global police network and constant monitoring of cyberspace, INTERPOL had the globally sourced intelligence needed to alert Nigeria to a serious security threat where millions could have been lost without swift police action,” said INTERPOL’s Director of Cybercrime, Craig Jones. Omorume faces a one-year prison sentence. .

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