Category: SecurityWeek

Microsoft bug bounty 2023
09
Aug
2023

Microsoft Paid Out $13 Million via Bug Bounty Programs for Fourth Consecutive Year

For the fourth consecutive year, Microsoft has announced paying out more than $13 million through its bug bounty programs. The…

Sweet Security Emerges From Stealth With $12 Million Seed Funding and a Cloud Runtime Solution
09
Aug
2023

Sweet Security Emerges From Stealth With $12 Million Seed Funding and a Cloud Runtime Solution

Israeli startup Sweet Security has emerged from stealth, launched a Cloud Runtime Security Suite, and announced a $12 million seed…

Cloud Security Firm Kivera Raises $3.5 Million in Seed Funding
09
Aug
2023

Cloud Security Firm Kivera Raises $3.5 Million in Seed Funding

Australian startup cloud security firm Kivera has raised $3.5 million seed funding from General Advance, Round 13 Capital and angel…

Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws in Adobe Commerce Software
09
Aug
2023

Automated Security Control Assessment: When Self-Awareness Matters

Exploitation of software vulnerabilities by cyber adversaries has dominated headlines the last couple of months (e.g., Ivanti EPMM flaw, Points.com,…

Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws in Adobe Commerce Software
09
Aug
2023

SAP Patches Critical Vulnerability in PowerDesigner Product

German software giant SAP has fixed more than a dozen new vulnerabilities with its August 2023 Patch Tuesday updates, including…

Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws in Adobe Commerce Software
09
Aug
2023

40 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android With August 2023 Security Updates

Just over 40 vulnerabilities have been patched by Google in the Android operating system with the release of the August…

AMD CPU attack Inception
09
Aug
2023

New ‘Inception’ Side-Channel Attack Targets AMD Processors

Researchers on Tuesday disclosed the details of a new CPU side-channel attack named Inception that impacts AMD processors. The Inception…

Intel Downfall CPU attack
09
Aug
2023

Downfall: New Intel CPU Attack Exposing Sensitive Information

The details of a new side-channel attack targeting Intel processors were disclosed on Tuesday. The attack, discovered by a researcher…

Rapid7 Layoffs
09
Aug
2023

Rapid7 Announces Layoffs, Office Closings Under Restructuring Plan

Rapid7 (NASDAQ: RPD) is the latest cybersecurity vendor to announce layoffs, with the Boston-based firm announcing a restructuring plan late…

Storm-1359 DDoS attacks on Microsoft
08
Aug
2023

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft (Finally) Patches Exploited Office Zero-Days

A month after confirming active exploitation of “a series of remote code execution vulnerabilities” impacting Windows and Office users, Microsoft…

Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws in Adobe Commerce Software
08
Aug
2023

Patch Tuesday: Adobe Patches 30 Acrobat, Reader Vulns

Adobe on Tuesday rolled out a big batch of security updates for its flagship Acrobat and Reader software, patching at…

Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws in Adobe Commerce Software
08
Aug
2023

White House Holds First-Ever Summit on the Ransomware Crisis Plaguing the Nation’s Public Schools

The White House on Tuesday held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools, which has included…