Category: HelpnetSecurity

New infosec products of the week: December 20, 2024
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Dec
2024

New infosec products of the week: December 20, 2024

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Appdome, GitGuardian, RunSafe Security, Stairwell,…

Cryptocurrency hackers stole $2.2 billion from platforms in 2024
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Dec
2024

Cryptocurrency hackers stole $2.2 billion from platforms in 2024

$2.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from various platforms in 2024, Chainalysis’ 2025 Crypto Crime Report has revealed. Of…

CISA orders federal agencies to secure their Microsoft cloud environments
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Dec
2024

CISA orders federal agencies to secure their Microsoft cloud environments

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a binding operational directive (BOD 25-01) requiring federal civilian agencies…

Netwrix 1Secure enhances protection against data and identity access risks
19
Dec
2024

Netwrix 1Secure enhances protection against data and identity access risks

Netwrix released a new version of its SaaS platform, Netwrix 1Secure. The latest version builds on its existing security monitoring…

Ukrainian hacker gets prison for infostealer operations
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Dec
2024

Ukrainian hacker gets prison for infostealer operations

Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for one count of conspiracy to commit computer…

Are threat feeds masking your biggest security blind spot?
19
Dec
2024

Are threat feeds masking your biggest security blind spot?

Security teams that subscribe to threat feeds get lists of known malicious domains, IPs, and file signatures that they can…

Leadership skills for managing cybersecurity during digital transformation
19
Dec
2024

Leadership skills for managing cybersecurity during digital transformation

In this Help Net Security interview, Dan Lohrmann, CISO at Presidio, discusses the need for organizations to rethink their leadership…

Ransomware in 2024: New players, bigger payouts, and smarter tactics
19
Dec
2024

Ransomware in 2024: New players, bigger payouts, and smarter tactics

In 2024, ransomware remained the top cybersecurity threat to organizations worldwide. New groups filled the void left by law enforcement…

European companies hit with effective DocuSign-themed phishing emails
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Dec
2024

European companies hit with effective DocuSign-themed phishing emails

A threat actor looking to take over the Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure of European companies has successfully compromised accounts of…

BeyondTrust fixes critical vulnerability in remote access, support solutions (CVE-2024-12356)
18
Dec
2024

BeyondTrust fixes critical vulnerability in remote access, support solutions (CVE-2024-12356)

BeyondTrust has fixed an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-12356) in its Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products…

Appdome protects applications running on mobile-enabled platforms
18
Dec
2024

Appdome protects applications running on mobile-enabled platforms

Appdome announced that the Appdome Mobile Defense Platform now protects applications running on mobile-enabled platforms like Apple macOS, Apple visionOS,…

Stairwell Core boosts threat intelligence for security teams
18
Dec
2024

Stairwell Core boosts threat intelligence for security teams

Stairwell announces Stairwell Core, which enables organizations to privately collect, store, and continuously reassess executable files so they can confidently…