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Week in review: Quantum Locker ransomware, most exploited vulnerabilities in 2021
2022-05-01 08:00

Nimbuspwn bugs allow attackers to gain root privileges on some Linux machinesMicrosoft has unearthed two security vulnerabilities in the networkd-dispatcher daemon that may be exploited by attackers to gain root on many Linux endpoints, allowing them to deploy backdoors, malware, ransomware, or perform other malicious actions.

The 15 most exploited vulnerabilities in 2021In 2021, threat actors aggressively exploited newly disclosed critical software vulnerabilities to hit a broad set of targets worldwide, says the latest advisory published by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Keep your digital banking safe: Tips for consumers and banksIn this interview for Help Net Security, Reza Zaheri, CSO at Quantum Metric, talks about digital banking security and what can banks, as well as consumers, do to protect their assets and data in today's digital payment world.

Principles for Kubernetes security and good hygieneTraditional methods of software security are not a good fit for Kubernetes: a renewed set of security implementations are required to make it less vulnerable.

Security analytics uses data analysis - often aided by machine learning - to detect security threats and measure the effectiveness of security operations.

Prevent HEAT attacks to foil ransomware incidentsIn this video for Help Net Security, Mark Guntrip, Sr Director, Cybersecurity Strategy at Menlo Security, talks about highly evasive adaptive threats.


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