Embracing offensive cybersecurity tactics for defense against dynamic threats
In this Help Net Security, Alexander Hagenah, Head of Cyber Controls at SIX, discusses the critical steps in creating effective offensive security operations and their…
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Purple teaming and the role of threat categorization
Organizations constantly work to ensure optimal threat detection and prevention across their systems. One question gets asked repeatedly: “Can we detect the threats we’re supposed…
APIs are increasingly becoming attractive targets
APIs, a technology that underpins today’s most used sites and apps, are being leveraged by businesses more than ever—ultimately opening the door to more online…
Hackers are targeting exposed MS SQL servers with Mimic ransomware
Hackers are brute-forcing exposed MS SQL database servers to deliver Mimic ransomware, Securonix researchers are warning. About Mimic ransomware Mimic ransomware was first spotted in…
Top LLM vulnerabilities and how to mitigate the associated risk
As large language models (LLMs) become more prevalent, a comprehensive understanding of the LLM threat landscape remains elusive. But this uncertainty doesn’t mean progress should…
Fly Catcher: Detect aircraft spoofing by monitoring for malicious signals
Fly Catcher is an open-source device that can detect aircraft spoofing by monitoring for malicious ADS-B signals in the 1090MHz frequency. Angelina Tsuboi, the developer…
Researchers develop technique to prevent software bugs
A team of computer scientists led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced a new method for automatically generating whole proofs that can be…
Microsoft fixes critical flaws in Windows Kerberos, Hyper-V (CVE-2024-20674, CVE-2024-20700)
For January 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 49 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, two of which are critical: CVE-2024-20674 and CVE-2024-20700. None of the vulnerabilities…
Attackers could use vulnerabilities in Bosch Rexroth nutrunners to disrupt automotive production
Researchers have discovered over two dozen vulnerabilities in “smart” cordless nutrunners (i.e., pneumatic torque wrenches) manufactured by Bosch Rexroth that could be exploited to make…
SQLi vulnerability in Cacti could lead to RCE (CVE-2023-51448)
A blind SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-51448) in Cacti, a widely-used network monitoring, performance and fault management framework, could lead to information disclosure and potentially remote…
If you prepare, a data security incident will not cause an existential crisis
Why is it that when a company becomes aware of a potential data security incident, the team working on it (and others who are made…
Understanding zero-trust design philosophy and principles
In this Help Net Security interview, Phil Vachon, Head of Infrastructure in the Office of the CTO at Bloomberg, discusses the varying definitions of zero…