A new OAuth-related vulnerability in an open-source application development framework could expose Facebook, Google, Apple and Twitter users to account takeover, personal data leakage, identity theft, financial fraud and unauthorized actions on other online platforms, security researchers said.
Organizations lack visibility into their network and assets to fully understand their threat and risk exposure, said Liberty Strategic Capital's Michael D'Ambrosio. The trend of accessing corporate networks from remote locations has made it tough for businesses to know what's on their network.
The use of cloud by financial services firms has risen from 91% to 98%, and multi-cloud for critical operations has risen dramatically, triggering greater risk and regulatory scrutiny, said Troy Leach, chief strategy officer at the Cloud Security Alliance, citing a new survey.
Social engineering is typically used to trick human beings to gain unauthorized access to computer networks and steal personal information, financial data or intellectual property. It is now becoming popular as a career option for ethical hackers, said Alethe Denis of Bishop Fox.
Many organizations are finally improving basic cyber hygiene, but the major problem facing defenders and governments is how to achieve scale across all sizes of businesses including nonprofits around the world, said Phil Reitinger, CEO and president of Global Cyber Alliance.
2023 is the year of exposure, said Cyentia Institute's Wade Baker. Exposure dominated Cyentia research this year, and many breaches were linked to mistakes in vulnerability management and poorly managed identities. Organizations are struggling with prioritizing hardware and software vulnerabilities.
Offensive security is transitioning from traditional penetration testing to a more continuous, technology-led approach, says Aaron Shilts, president and CEO at NetSPI. The security posture of organizations is constantly changing, making a point-in-time pen test less effective.
Hackers are attempting to infect a consumer-grade Wi-Fi router model with Mirai botnet malware following the discovery of zero-days in the device in a December hacking competition. TP-Link released a patch in mid-March. Telemetry shows infections in Eastern Europe and elsewhere.
The number of malicious package attacks on open source registries such as npm and rubygems has increased significantly from 2021 to 2022, posing a growing security risk to the open source ecosystem. According to Mend research, there has been a 315% increase in the publication of malicious packages to these registries....
The United States sent its top cyber offensive team to NATO ally Albania to help secure the nation's critical infrastructure networks. The Cyber National Mission Force helped find cyberthreats and vulnerabilities on networks likely targeted last year by Iranian threat actors.
Last Autumn, Rubrik’s Data Security Report found that 92% of respondents reported they might be unable to maintain business continuity if they experienced a cyber-attack. But as the attacks are evolving at an alarming rate, business cyber resilience and recovery has become even more critical to the survival of an...
Hitachi Energy joined the ranks of victims hit by the Clop ransomware group, which has exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra's widely used managed file transfer software, GoAnywhere MFT. Clop claimed responsibility for the hack, which compromised networks used by 130 different organizations.
Prioritization to Prediction (P2P) is an ongoing research series intended to help enterprises gain mission-critical insight into more effective and efficient vulnerability management (VM) practices. Kenna Security at Cisco, the pioneer of risk-based vulnerability management, teams up twice-yearly with the...
Prioritization to Prediction (P2P) is an ongoing research series intended to help enterprises gain mission-critical insight into more effective and efficient vulnerability management (VM) practices. Kenna Security at Cisco, the pioneer of risk-based vulnerability management, teams up twice-yearly with the...
Prioritization to Prediction (P2P) is an ongoing research series intended to help enterprises gain mission-critical insight into more effective and efficient vulnerability management (VM) practices. Kenna Security at Cisco, the pioneer of risk-based vulnerability management, teams up twice-yearly with the...
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