AMD Sinkclose Vulnerability Let Attackers Most Privileged Portions
A Sinkclose vulnerability, which has been detected in AMD processors for decades, lets hackers obtain access to some of the most privileged areas of a…
Month: August 2024
Sharjah Finance Dept. Launches New Cyber Defense Center
In a significant stride towards fortifying digital security, the Sharjah Finance Department (SFD) officially inaugurated its new Cyber Defense Center. The inauguration ceremony, held at…
Government likens myGov to a garaged Ferrari – Security
The government is hoping to increase usage of myGov by expanding it beyond its current role as a gateway to digital government services and setting…
PostgreSQL Vulnerability Hackers Execute Arbitrary SQL Functions
A critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-7348 has been discovered in PostgreSQL, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary SQL functions. This vulnerability in the pg_dump utility poses…
Bayou Vermilion District Cybersecurity Lapses Revealed By Audit
In a recent evaluation, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor highlighted lapses in Bayou Vermilion District cybersecurity. The audit, released earlier this week, highlights the urgent need…
Hackers as Security Service Compromised 100 Govt Systems
Hackers masquerading as the Security Service of Ukraine have compromised over 100 government systems. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) at the State…
Publishers Spotlight: DigitalXForce – Cyber Defense Magazine
When I go to BlackHat I’m always looking for cyber innovation across many vectors including cyber resilience artificial intelligence and most importantly compliance. This year…
Donald Trump interview with Elon Musk disrupted by DDoS Cyber Attack
An eagerly awaited interview between Twitter CEO Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump faced a brief interruption due to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack…
Ukraine Warns of New Phishing Campaign Targeting Government Computers
Aug 13, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new phishing campaign that masquerades as…
SEC Charges NovaTech In $650M Crypto Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that it has filed charges against Cynthia and Eddy Petion, the masterminds behind NovaTech Ltd., and…
X’s AI Training Irks Privacy Experts; Draws Nine GDPR Complaints Across Europe
Twitter International, now rebranded as “X,” has been accused of unlawfully using the personal data of over 60 million users in the EU/EEA to train…
Key metrics for monitoring and improving ZTNA implementations
In this Help Net Security interview, Dean Hamilton, CTO at Wilson Perumal & Company, discusses the complexities of zero trust network access (ZTNA) implementation, focusing…