Category: HelpnetSecurity

Critical Fluent Bit flaw affects major cloud platforms, tech companies' offerings (CVE-2024-4323)
21
May
2024

Critical Fluent Bit flaw affects major cloud platforms, tech companies’ offerings (CVE-2024-4323)

Tenable researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-4323) in Fluent Bit, a logging utility used by major cloud providers and…

YouTube has become a significant channel for cybercrime
21
May
2024

YouTube has become a significant channel for cybercrime

Social engineering threats – those which rely on human manipulation – account for most cyberthreats faced by individuals in 2024,…

Strategies for combating AI-enhanced BEC attacks
21
May
2024

Strategies for combating AI-enhanced BEC attacks

In this Help Net Security interview, Robert Haist, CISO at TeamViewer, discusses how AI is being leveraged by cybercriminals to…

Phishing statistics that will make you think twice before clicking
21
May
2024

Phishing statistics that will make you think twice before clicking

This article includes excerpts from various reports that offer statistics and insights into the current phishing landscape. AI-driven phishing attacks…

eBook: 10 reasons why demand for cloud security is sky-high
21
May
2024

eBook: 10 reasons why demand for cloud security is sky-high

Current demand for cloud security specialists far exceeds available talent. Especially for companies seeking protection in multicloud environments, professionals with…

PoC exploit for Ivanti EPMM privilege escalation flaw released (CVE 2024-22026)
20
May
2024

PoC exploit for Ivanti EPMM privilege escalation flaw released (CVE 2024-22026)

Technical details about and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2024-22026, a privilege escalation bug affecting Ivanti EPMM, has been released…

SEC requires financial institutions to notify customers of breaches within 30 days
20
May
2024

SEC requires financial institutions to notify customers of breaches within 30 days

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to Regulation S-P to modernize and enhance the rules…

Cybercriminals shift tactics to pressure more victims into paying ransoms
20
May
2024

Cybercriminals shift tactics to pressure more victims into paying ransoms

Ransomware didn’t just grow in the US in 2023, it evolved, with the frequency of ransomware claims jumping 64% year-over-year,…

The challenges of GenAI in fintech
20
May
2024

The challenges of GenAI in fintech

Due to the cybersecurity disclosure rules the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted in 2023, public entities in the…

Grafana: Open-source data visualization platform
20
May
2024

Grafana: Open-source data visualization platform

Grafana is an open-source solution for querying, visualizing, alerting, and exploring metrics, logs, and traces regardless of where they are…

Consumers continue to overestimate their ability to spot deepfakes
20
May
2024

Consumers continue to overestimate their ability to spot deepfakes

The Jumio 2024 Online Identity Study reveals significant consumer concerns about the risks posed by generative AI and deepfakes, including…

Week in review: New Black Basta's social engineering campaign, passing the CISSP exam in 6 weeks
19
May
2024

Week in review: New Black Basta’s social engineering campaign, passing the CISSP exam in 6 weeks

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Black Basta target orgs with…