Security News

Here's what happens if you don't layer network security – or remove unused web shells
2024-11-22 01:13

TL;DR: Attackers will break in and pwn you, as a US government red team demonstrated The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency often breaks into critical organizations' networks – with their...

'Alarming' security bugs lay low in Linux's needrestart utility for 10 years
2024-11-21 15:03

Update now: Qualys says flaws give root to local users, 'easily exploitable', default in Ubuntu Server Researchers at Qualys refuse to release exploit code for five bugs in the Linux world's...

10 Most Impactful PAM Use Cases for Enhancing Organizational Security
2024-11-21 12:23

Privileged access management (PAM) plays a pivotal role in building a strong security strategy. PAM empowers you to significantly reduce cybersecurity risks, gain tighter control over privileged...

AxoSyslog: Open-source scalable security data processor
2024-11-21 06:30

AxoSyslog is a syslog-ng fork, created and maintained by the original creator of syslog-ng, Balazs Scheidler, and his team. “We first started by making syslog-ng more cloud-ready: we packaged...

Enhancing visibility for better security in multi-cloud and hybrid environments
2024-11-21 05:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Brooke Motta, CEO of RAD Security, talks about how cloud-specific threats have evolved and what companies should be watching out for. She discusses the growing...

Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator
2024-11-20 23:50

Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa A senior US senator has warned that American tech companies’ activities in China represent a national security risk, in a...

Oracle Linux 9 Update 5 brings security updates, OpenJDK 17, .NET 9.0
2024-11-20 13:33

Oracle Linux offers a secure, streamlined platform for deploying and managing applications across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. Designed for demanding workloads, it includes tools for...

Decades-Old Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu's Needrestart Package
2024-11-20 09:16

Multiple decade-old security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the needrestart package installed by default in Ubuntu Server (since version 21.04) that could allow a local attacker to gain...

Microsoft Launches Windows Resiliency Initiative to Boost Security and System Integrity
2024-11-20 07:00

Microsoft has announced a new Windows Resiliency Initiative as a way to improve security and reliability, as well as ensure that system integrity is not compromised. The idea, the tech giant said,...

Debunking myths about open-source security
2024-11-20 05:30

In this Help Net Security interview, Stephanie Domas, CISO at Canonical, discusses common misconceptions about open-source security and how the community can work to dispel them. She explains how...