Category: HelpnetSecurity

Infosec products of the month: March 2024
01
Apr
2024

Infosec products of the month: March 2024

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Appdome, AuditBoard, Bedrock Security, Cado…

Escalating malware tactics drive global cybercrime epidemic
01
Apr
2024

Escalating malware tactics drive global cybercrime epidemic

Evasive, basic, and encrypted malware all increased in Q4 2023, fueling a rise in total malware, according to WatchGuard. Threat…

How to design and deliver an effective cybersecurity exercise
01
Apr
2024

How to design and deliver an effective cybersecurity exercise

Armed forces have always utilized war-gaming exercises for battlefield training to prepare for times of conflict. With today’s digital transformation,…

XZ Utils backdoor update: Which Linux distros are affected and what can you do?
31
Mar
2024

XZ Utils backdoor update: Which Linux distros are affected and what can you do?

The news that XZ Utils, a compression utility present in most Linux distributions, has been backdoored by a supposedly trusted…

Week in review: Backdoor found in XZ utilities, weaponized iMessages, Exchange servers at risk
31
Mar
2024

Week in review: Backdoor found in XZ utilities, weaponized iMessages, Exchange servers at risk

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Beware! Backdoor found in XZ…

Beware! Backdoor found in XZ utilities used by many Linux distros (CVE-2024-3094)
29
Mar
2024

Beware! Backdoor found in XZ utilities used by many Linux distros (CVE-2024-3094)

A vulnerability (CVE-2024-3094) in XZ Utils, the XZ format compression utilities included in most Linux distributions, may “enable a malicious…

Advanced cybersecurity strategies boost shareholder returns
29
Mar
2024

Advanced cybersecurity strategies boost shareholder returns

Companies demonstrating advanced cybersecurity performance generate a shareholder return that is 372% higher than their peers with basic cybersecurity performance,…

AI abuse and misinformation campaigns threaten financial institutions
29
Mar
2024

AI abuse and misinformation campaigns threaten financial institutions

Though generative AI offers financial firms remarkable business and cybersecurity utility, cyberthreats relating to GenAI in financial services are a…

Finding software flaws early in the development process provides ROI
29
Mar
2024

Finding software flaws early in the development process provides ROI

Enterprises spend enormous effort fixing software vulnerabilities that make their way into their publicly-facing applications. The Consortium for Information and…

New infosec products of the week: March 29, 2024
29
Mar
2024

New infosec products of the week: March 29, 2024

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Bedrock Security, CyberArk, GitGuardian, Legit…

Zero-day exploitation surged in 2023, Google finds
28
Mar
2024

Zero-day exploitation surged in 2023, Google finds

2023 saw attackers increasingly focusing on the discovery and exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities in third-party libraries (libvpx, ImagelO) and drivers…

NHS Scotland confirms ransomware attackers leaked patients' data
28
Mar
2024

NHS Scotland confirms ransomware attackers leaked patients’ data

NHS Dumfries and Galloway (part of NHS Scotland) has confirmed that a “recognised ransomware group” was able to “access a…