Windows security: Kernel-mode and user-mode functions
29
Jul
2024

Microsoft CrowdStrike Response Focuses On Improving Reliability

Microsoft has confirmed CrowdStrike’s analysis of the root cause of the July 19 global Windows outage – and outlined plans…

Pirate
29
Jul
2024

Former Avaya employee gets 4 years for $88M license piracy scheme

Three individuals who orchestrated a massive software pirating operation involving the sale of Avaya business telephone system software licenses worth…

Phishing Threats and Cybersecurity: How to Protect?
29
Jul
2024

Phishing Threats and Cybersecurity: How to Protect?

As Americans engage in major activities such as the 2024 presidential race, large-scale cultural festivals, and high-profile sporting events, cybersecurity…

XSS and OAuth Combo Threatens Millions of Users Due to Hotjar Flaw
29
Jul
2024

XSS and OAuth Combo Threatens Millions of Users Due to Hotjar Flaw

Cybersecurity Experts Uncover Critical Vulnerabilities in Leading Web Analytics Platform Hotjar, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data of Millions of Users Across…

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure
29
Jul
2024

Critical Flaw in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure Exploited in the Wild

Jul 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Data Protection Cybersecurity company Acronis is warning that a now-patched critical security flaw impacting…

VMware
29
Jul
2024

Ransomware gangs exploit VMware ESXi auth bypass in attacks

Microsoft warned today that ransomware gangs are actively exploiting a VMware ESXi authentication bypass vulnerability in attacks. Tracked as CVE-2024-37085,…

Jane Devry
29
Jul
2024

Strategies for Mitigating the Human Element of Cyber Risk

The primary cause of the majority of data breaches today is human error. Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)…

Some good may come out of the CrowdStrike outage
29
Jul
2024

Some good may come out of the CrowdStrike outage

Estimated financial losses due to the recent massive IT outage triggered by the faulty CrowdStrike update are counted in billions,…

A phone showing multiple data streams is being viewed within the front seat of a car.
29
Jul
2024

US senators ask FTC to investigate car makers’ privacy practices

An ongoing US Senate investigation indicated that connected car makers violate consumer privacy by sharing and selling drivers’ data, including…

Jane Devry
29
Jul
2024

LockBit Lies Prove Another Reason to Never Pay the Ransom

On June 23, 2024, the LockBit cybercriminal group that offers ransomware as a service (RaaS) announced that it had infiltrated…

The Lock and Code logo, which includes the Malwarebytes Labs insignia ensconced in a pair of headphones
29
Jul
2024

SIEM is not storage, with Jess Dodson (Lock and Code S05E16)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… In the world of business cybersecurity, the powerful technology known as “Security…

CrowdStrike says most Falcon sensors now up and running
29
Jul
2024

CrowdStrike says most Falcon sensors now up and running

The majority of CrowdStrike Falcon sensors affected by a botched rapid response update were back up and running prior to…