Security News

It's Time to Master the Lift & Shift: Migrating from VMware vSphere to Microsoft Azure
2024-05-15 10:55

While cloud adoption has been top of mind for many IT professionals for nearly a decade, it’s only in recent months, with industry changes and announcements from key players, that many recognize...

Dutch Court Sentences Tornado Cash Co-Founder to 5 Years in Prison for Money Laundering
2024-05-15 08:28

A Dutch court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of the now-sanctioned Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer service to 5 years and 4 months in prison. While the name of the...

Microsoft Patches 61 Flaws, Including Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days
2024-05-15 07:17

Microsoft has addressed a total of 61 new security flaws in its software as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for May 2024, including two zero-days which have been actively exploited in the wild....

Core security measures to strengthen privacy and data protection programs
2024-05-15 05:00

A more sustainable, effective, and proactive approach to data privacy compliance is privacy by design. Supporting data enablement across the organization, while providing controls for them to govern data use across the data estate, will help to unlock the value of data.

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: May 15, 2024
2024-05-15 04:30

As a Cybersecurity Analyst, you will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing security events using company's Security Information and Event Management platform and recommending actions to mitigate potential threats. As a Cyber Security Specialist, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic cybersecurity initiatives, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of company's information assets.

Ransomware statistics that reveal alarming rate of cyber extortion
2024-05-15 04:00

In this article, you will find excerpts from various reports that offer statistics and insights about the current ransomware landscape. In January, Corvus reported that global ransomware attacks in 2023 set a record high, surpassing 2022 by close to 70%. According to the data, 1,075 leak site ransomware victims were posted on leak sites during the first quarter of 2024, despite the disruption of two major ransomware groups, LockBit and ALPHV/BlackCat, which accounted for 22% and 8% of the activity, respectively.

Key questions to ask when tailoring defensive stacks
2024-05-15 03:30

In this Help Net Security video, Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber, outlines the questions you need to ask your security team when tailoring a defense stack against your current threat landscape. Small talks about what what those questions are, where can you find answers, and how you should address them.

Cybersecurity analysis exposes high-risk assets in power and healthcare sectors
2024-05-15 03:00

To understand the scope of exposure and the associated risk facing cyber-physical systems environments, Claroty's research group Team82 analyzed data from over 20 million operational technology, connected medical devices, IoT, and IT assets in CPS environments. Researchers defined "High risk" as having a high likelihood and high impact of being exploited, based on a combination of risk factors such as end-of-life state, communication with insecure protocols, known vulnerabilities, weak or default passwords, PII or PHI data, consequence of failure, and several others.

Microsoft fixes a bug abused in QakBot attacks plus a second under exploit
2024-05-14 22:15

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PoC exploit released for RCE zero-day in D-Link EXO AX4800 routers
2024-05-14 22:10

The D-Link EXO AX4800 router is vulnerable to remote unauthenticated command execution that could lead to complete device takeovers by attackers with access to the HNAP port. The D-Link DIR-X4860 router is a high-performance Wi-Fi 6 router capable of speeds of up to 4800 Mbps and advanced features like OFDMA, MU-MIMO, and BSS Coloring that enhance efficiency and reduce interference.