Category: HelpnetSecurity

Australian gold mining company hit with ransomware
13
Aug
2024

Australian gold mining company hit with ransomware

Australian gold mining firm Evolution Mining has announced on Monday that it became aware on 8 August 2024 of a…

Key metrics for monitoring and improving ZTNA implementations
13
Aug
2024

Key metrics for monitoring and improving ZTNA implementations

In this Help Net Security interview, Dean Hamilton, CTO at Wilson Perumal & Company, discusses the complexities of zero trust…

Browser backdoors: Securing the new frontline of shadow IT
13
Aug
2024

Browser backdoors: Securing the new frontline of shadow IT

Browser extensions are a prime target for cybercriminals. And this isn’t just a consumer problem – it’s a new frontier…

How CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs view cyber risks differently
13
Aug
2024

How CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs view cyber risks differently

C-suite executives face a unique challenge: aligning their priorities between driving technological innovation and ensuring business resilience while managing ever-evolving…

35% of exposed API keys still active, posing major security risks
13
Aug
2024

35% of exposed API keys still active, posing major security risks

Nightfall AI’s research revealed that secrets like passwords and API keys were most often found in GitHub, with nearly 350…

Chrome, Edge users beset by malicious extensions that can't be easily removed
12
Aug
2024

Chrome, Edge users beset by malicious extensions that can’t be easily removed

A widespread campaign featuring a malicious installer that saddles users with difficult-to-remove malicious Chrome and Edge browser extensions has been…

Unpatched MS Office flaw may leak NTLM hashes to attackers (CVE-2024-38200)
12
Aug
2024

Unpatched MS Office flaw may leak NTLM hashes to attackers (CVE-2024-38200)

A new MS Office zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-38200) can be exploited by attackers to grab users’ NTLM hashes, Microsoft has shared…

Resecurity unveils new AI-driven Fraud Prevention Platform
12
Aug
2024

Resecurity unveils new AI-driven Fraud Prevention Platform

Resecurity unveiled its advanced AI-driven Fraud Prevention Platform. This versatile solution is engineered to combat fraud across banking, virtual asset…

74% of ransomware victims were attacked multiple times in a year
12
Aug
2024

74% of ransomware victims were attacked multiple times in a year

An alarming trend toward multiple, sometimes simultaneous cyber attacks forces business leaders to re-evaluate their cyber resilience strategies to address…

Scout Suite: Open-source cloud security auditing tool
12
Aug
2024

Scout Suite: Open-source cloud security auditing tool

Scout Suite is an open-source, multi-cloud security auditing tool designed to assess the security posture of cloud environments. By leveraging…

Misconfigurations and IAM weaknesses top cloud security concerns
12
Aug
2024

Misconfigurations and IAM weaknesses top cloud security concerns

Traditional cloud security issues often associated with cloud service providers (CSPs) are continuing to decrease in importance, according to the…

Week in review: Tips for starting your cybersecurity career, Patch Tuesday forecast
11
Aug
2024

Week in review: Tips for starting your cybersecurity career, Patch Tuesday forecast

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: August 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast:…