How to Defend Against Thanksgiving and Black Friday Online Cyber Attacks
As the holiday shopping season kicks off, two of the most anticipated events for online retailers and shoppers alike are Thanksgiving and Black Friday. During…
Month: November 2024
CISA Promotes AI Red Teaming With Software Security
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a critical enabler across sectors, reshaping industries from healthcare to transportation. However, with its transformative potential comes a spectrum of…
IBM Engineering Systems Flaw Let Attackers Bypass Security Restrictions
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody – Model Manager (RMM), potentially allowing remote attackers to bypass security restrictions…
QScanner: Linux command-line utility for scanning container images, conducting SCA
QScanner is a Linux command-line utility tailored for scanning container images and performing Software Composition Analysis (SCA). It is compatible with diverse container orchestration systems,…
Matrix Botnet Exploits IoT Devices in Widespread DDoS Botnet Campaign
Nov 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Network Security A threat actor named Matrix has been linked to a widespread distributed denial-of-service (DoD) campaign that leverages…
Junior School Student Charges For Infecting Computers With ‘Test of Skill’ Virus
A 15-year-old junior high school student from Saitama Prefecture has been charged with creating and distributing a computer virus. The Fukui Police Station and the…
Choosing the right secure messaging app for your organization
In this Help Net Security interview, Liad Shnell, CTO at Rakuten Viber, discusses what organizations should look for in secure messaging apps, including encryption, privacy…
Supply chain managers underestimate cybersecurity risks in warehouses
32% of warehouse respondents report that social engineering is one of the most-used entry points in warehouse cyberattacks – tied with software vulnerabilities (32%) and…
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: November 2024
This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. ScubaGear ScubaGear is an open-source tool the…
20 Years Old macOS Vulnerability Allow Attackers To Gain Root Access Remotely
A security researcher, Gergely Kalman, uncovered a severe macOS vulnerability privilege escalation in Apple’s MallocStackLogging framework, which had remained undetected for approximately 20 years. The…
VMware Aria Operations Vulnerabilities Allow Privilege Escalation & XSS Attacks
VMware, a leading cloud computing and virtualization software provider, has disclosed multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Aria Operations product. The most severe flaws could allow…
Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier – Krebs on Security
Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting dozens of companies that used the cloud data storage company Snowflake, but a…