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Today's cybersecurity news highlights several critical threats and trends. Microsoft has issued a significant Patch Tuesday update, addressing 1,094 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw in Outlook that could expose hashed NTLM credentials. Additionally, hackers are actively exploiting high-severity vulnerabilities in Cisco BroadWorks and Openwave systems, emphasizing the urgency for organizations to patch these flaws. New AI-related threats are emerging, with Microsoft researchers demonstrating how hidden backdoors can be implanted in AI models. Meanwhile, a new tool advertised by hackers claims to maintain Gmail access post-password resets, raising concerns over credential security. Lastly, the SANS Institute reports that incidents in operational technology (OT) environments are on the rise, with one-third of industrial organizations affected.
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In my experience leading engineering projects, I have encountered the same pattern repeatedly. We obsess over deployment speed. We measure success in commit velocity and uptime. But we rarely pause to ask the most uncomfortable question in the room: Who actually owns the ident...
When corporate data is exposed on a dedicated leak site, the consequences linger long after the attack fades from the news cycle
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Oleksii Oleksenko, Cedric Fournet, Jana Hofmann, Boris Köpf, Stavros Volos,
and Flavien Solt...
More than 25 million individuals are now tied to the Conduent Business Services breach as investigations continue to expand its scope. In Canada, approximately 750,000 investors were affected in the CIRO data breach. During roughly the same period, 2,451 vulnerabilities specific to industrial contro...
SSL certificates are now expiring faster than avocados. Yes… avocados. You buy them green, blink twice, and suddenly they’re brown and useless. That’s exactly what’s happening to SSL/TLS certificates. Not long ago, certificates lasted years. Then the rules changed, and we got 13-month validity. And...
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- Nios II architecture;
- PA-RISC architecture;
- RISC-V architectu...
AI is revolutionizing cybersecurity, raising the stakes for CISOs who must balance innovation with risk management. As adversaries leverage AI to enhance attacks, effective cybersecurity requires visibility, adaptive strategies, and leadership alignment at the board level.
The post AIÂ is Rewriting...
Flashpoint warns of a dramatic drop in the average time between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- Nios II architecture;
- PA-RISC architecture;
- RISC-V architectu...
The company will use the investment to scale operations and deepen intelligence and automation.
The post Nucleus Raises $20 Million for Exposure Management appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The Nancy Guthrie case reveals data retention issues in cloud technology, as investigators recovered footage from a Google Nest camera that should have been deleted, emphasizing the need for stronger cybersecurity measures for IoT devices
The post The FBI Recovered “Deleted” Nest Cam Footage — Here...
Explore how passwordless authentication and eKYC simplify cross-border banking onboarding by enhancing security, compliance, and user experience.
The post The Significance of Passwordless Authentication and eKYC in Simplifying Cross-Border Banking Onboarding appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Kerberos is one of the most common protocols in organizations that utilize Windows Active Directory, and an essential part of Windows authentication used to verify the identity of a user or a host [1]. As such, Kerberos is often a target for adversaries trying to either steal or forge Kerberos ticke...
OpenVPN version 2.7.0 is now available. The update advances support for multi-address server configurations and updates client functionality across operating systems. The release includes enhancements in data channel handling and support for evolving kernel and cryptographic components. Server enhan...
Cl0P revendique une attaque contre la CFDT, première organisation syndicale française....
A 29-year-old Polish man has been charged in connection with a data breach that exposed the personal details of around 2.5 million customers of the popular Polish e-commerce website Morele.net.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
BlueCat Networks has unveiled BlueCat Horizon, a SaaS-based platform designed to modernize how enterprises and mid-market organizations operate, secure, and evolve their networks through AI-assisted insights and coordinated action across the network. BlueCat Horizon introduces a common set of platfo...
AI-assisted website builders are making it far easier for scammers to impersonate well-known and trusted brands, including Malwarebytes.
Signing code is a critical process for maintaining software integrity and developer trust. On a Windows-based system, Authenticode signing provides assurance after a program or driver has been posted that it has not been modified. Using Microsoft SignTool and a Key Storage Provider (KSP) service suc...
You can't become a category leader if you don't sound like one
The post The Language of the Cybersecurity Leaders appeared first on Security Boulevard.