Category: Help Net Security

Cynet enables 426% ROI in Forrester Total Economic Impact Study

Cost savings and business benefits were quantified in “The Total Economic Impact of Cynet All-in-One Security,” a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Cynet in October 2024. The Total Economic Impact Study framework helps organizations understand the…

North Korean hackers pave the way for Play ransomware

North Korean state-sponsored hackers – Jumpy Pisces, aka Andariel, aka Onyx Sleet – have been spotted burrowing into enterprise systems, then seemingly handing matters over to the Play ransomware group. Timeline of the attack (Source: Palo Alto Networks) The attack…

99% of CISOs work extra hours every week

The most common challenge for CISOs is resource constraints: not enough staff, budget or technology to support the security program needed or meet compliance requirements, according to DirectDefense. Cybersecurity industry faces ongoing talent shortage The World Economic Forum claims there’s…

Why cyber tools fail SOC teams

A recent Vectra AI report highlights a growing distrust of threat detection tools. 47% of respondents note they do not trust their tools to work the way they need them to. Moreover, 60% of SOC practitioners say security vendors flood…

Neon Authorize: Granular access controls at the database layer

Neon, the serverless Postgres database built for developers, launched Neon Authorize. It enables developers to manage permissions and access controls with ease. This new offering leverages Postgres RLS (Row-Level Security) – a Postgres primitive that protects data from malicious actors…

Kaseya 365 User helps MSPs to protect user data

Kaseya announced Kaseya 365 User, joining Kaseya 365 Endpoint which launched in April 2024. Kaseya 365 User gives managed service providers (MSPs) the ability to help their customers prevent, respond to and recover from threats to user identity and security.…

Simplifying decentralized identity systems for everyday use

In this Help Net Security interview, Carla Roncato, VP of Identity at WatchGuard Technologies, discusses how companies can balance privacy, security, and usability in digital identity systems. She emphasizes modern techniques like biometrics and passkeys to replace knowledge-based authentication methods…

Risk hunting: A proactive approach to cyber threats

Cybersecurity is an overly reactive industry. Too often we act like firefighters, rushing from blaze to blaze, extinguishing flames hoping to keep the damage to a minimum, rather than fire suppression experts designing environments that refuse to burn. Just consider…

US charges suspected Redline infostealer developer, admin

The identity of a suspected developer and administrator of the Redline malware-as-a-service operation has been revealed: Russian national Maxim Rudometov. Infrastructure takedown As promised on Monday when they announced the disruption of the Redline and Meta infostealer operations, law enforcement…

Aviatrix unveils features to simplify network security management

Aviatrix unveiled new features and functionality designed to fill critical cloud network security gaps in cloud environments. With its latest software release and introduction of new features, including the Hybrid Cloud Transit and Distributed Cloud Firewall (DCF) integration with enhanced…

Zenity raises $38 million to secure agentic AI

Zenity announced they have received $38 million in Series B funding co-led by Third Point Ventures and DTCP, pushing the total capital raised to over $55 million. It follows the recent strategic investment by Microsoft’s venture arm, M12, with strong…

Phishers reach targets via Eventbrite services

Crooks are leveraging the event management and ticketing website Eventbrite to deliver their phishing emails to potential targets. “Since July, these attacks have increased 25% week over week, resulting in a total growth rate of 900%,” Perception Point researchers say.…

Corero CORE turns isolated security events into actionable intelligence

Corero Network Security launched a new cloud-based availability protection platform, CORE. CORE by Corero Network Security is a cloud-based availability protection platform designed to seamlessly enhance a company’s existing security infrastructure. It delivers advanced defense, leveraging existing infrastructure, offering flexibility…

Akamai strenghtens protection against account abuse

Akamai launched new capabilities to its Account Protector security solution. These enhancements are designed to safeguard user accounts against abuse throughout their entire lifecycle and provide advanced protection against account opening abuse, account takeover attacks, and other attack schemes. The…

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: October 29, 2024

API Gateway Security Engineer Ness Technologies | Israel | Hybrid – View job details As an API Gateway Security Engineer, you will be responsible for managing and implementing API Gateway solutions with a strong focus on information security. Your responsibilities…

OT PCAP Analyzer: Free PCAP analysis tool

EmberOT’s OT PCAP Analyzer, developed for the industrial security community, is a free tool providing a high-level overview of the devices and protocols in packet capture files. “The OT PCAP Analyzer was designed specifically with critical OT environments in mind.…

The state of password security in 2024

In this Help Net Security video, John Bennett, CEO at Dashlane, discusses their recent Global Password Health Score Report, detailing the global state of password health and hygiene. Poor security habits like password reuse remain widespread. With passwordless technologies like…

Trust and risk in the AI era

55% of organizations say the security risks for their business have never been higher, according to Vanta. Yet the average company only dedicates 11% of its IT budget to security — far from the ideal allocation of 17%, according to…

Black Basta operators phish employees via Microsoft Teams

Black Basta ransomware affiliates are still trying to trick enterprise employees into installing remote access tool by posing as help desk workers, now also via Microsoft Teams. Phishing via MS Teams Earlier this year, Rapid7 warned about Black Basta using…

Armis raises $200 million to fuel growth strategy

Armis announced the close of a $200 million Series D round of investment, increasing its total company valuation to a new high of $4.2 billion. Armis’ latest funding round was led by both top-tier investors General Catalyst and Alkeon Capital,…

Police hacks, disrupts Redline, Meta infostealer operations

The Dutch National Police, along with partner law enforcement agencies, has disrupted the operation of the Redline and Meta infostealers and has collected information that may unmask users who paid to leverage the infamous malware. Screenshot of the Redline License…

Entrust helps banks fight fraud during account opening

Entrust announced an all-in-one consumer banking platform that allows banks and credit unions to provide high-assurance security throughout the customer lifecycle – from account opening to financial credential issuance to on-going, everyday transactions and interactions. The solution integrates leading AI-driven…

Jumio Liveness detects various sophisticated spoofing attacks

Jumio unveiled Jumio Liveness, an enhanced, in-house technology designed to address increasingly sophisticated fraud tactics. This solution expands beyond traditional presentation attacks, such as paper or screen copies, and employs sophisticated AI models to block advanced threats like injection attacks…

Filigran raises $35 million to drive global expansion

Filigran announces the completion of its $35 million Series B fundraise, led by global software investor Insight Partners, with continued support from existing investors Accel and Moonfire. This new round of funding comes just months after the company’s $16 million…

A good cyber leader prioritizes the greater good

In the war against malicious cyber activity, it’s time for security vendors to step in – and it’s not how you might think. CISA Director Jen Easterly put it right at this year’s Black Hat conference: “We got ourselves into…

Fraudsters revive old tactics mixed with modern technology

Threat actors continue to probe the payments ecosystem for vulnerabilities and were successful in conducting fraud schemes affecting multiple financial institutions, technologies, and processes, according to Visa. The resurgence of physical theft Scammers are going back to basics with an…

Adversarial groups adapt to exploit systems in new ways

In this Help Net Security video, Jake King, Head of Threat & Security Intelligence at Elastic, discusses the key findings from the 2024 Elastic Global Threat Report. Adversaries are utilizing off-the-shelf tools Offensive security tools (OSTs), including Cobalt Strike and…

SEC fines tech companies for misleading SolarWinds disclosures

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged four current and former public companies – Unisys Corp., Avaya Holdings Corp., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, and Mimecast Limited – with making materially misleading disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and intrusions. The SEC also…

Exploited: Cisco, SharePoint, Chrome vulnerabilities

Threat actors have been leveraging zero and n-day vulnerabilities in Cisco security appliances (CVE-2024-20481), Microsoft Sharepoint (CVE-2024-38094), and Google’s Chrome browser (CVE-2024-4947). CVE-2024-20481 (Cisco ASA/FTD) In the past few days, Cisco has released fixes for a slew of vulnerabilities affecting…

AuthenticID360 blocks AI-generated IDs during digital onboarding

AuthenticID released AuthenticID360, its new holistic identity verification platform. AuthenticID360 delivers robust verification and risk signaling capabilities, including a 2-second response time for identity transactions. A unified solution for comprehensive identity verification and risk scoring AuthenticID360 combines ID verification, biometric…

Achieving peak cyber resilience

Climbing Mount Everest isn’t a feat for the faint hearted. Extreme weather, dangerous terrain and acclimatization requirements make the trek challenging for even the most experienced climbers. It’s estimated that the expedition takes more than two months, on average. That’s…

How to fend off a quantum computer attack

In this Help Net Security video, IEEE member Marc Lijour explains quantum computing and offers insight into how to fend off a quantum computer attack. The post How to fend off a quantum computer attack appeared first on Help Net…

New infosec products of the week: October 25, 2024

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Fastly, IBM, Ivanti, Kusari, and Nucleus Security. IBM Guardium Data Security Center protects hybrid cloud and AI IBM Guardium Data Security Center provides a common…

Unclear pricing for GRC tools creates market confusion

Due to widely varying government, risk, and compliance (GRC) tool pricing, enterprise risk management (ERM) leaders must understand four different pricing-tier categories of GRC solutions and apply a scoping framework to further estimate likely costs ahead of vendor selection, according…

Fortinet FortiManager flaw exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2024-47575)

Fortinet has finally made public information about CVE-2024-47575, a critical FortiManager vulnerability that attackers have exploited as a zero-day. About CVE-2024-47575 CVE-2024-47575 is a vulnerability stemming from missing authentication for a critical function in FortiManager’s fgfmd daemon. Remote, unauthenticated attackers…

Nucleus Security unveils POAM Process Automation for federal agencies

Nucleus Security announced Nucleus POAM Process Automation, a comprehensive solution for federal agencies and their vendors to streamline risk management and automate their Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) process. This solution overcomes error-prone and labor-intensive manual processes by automating…

What’s more important when hiring for cybersecurity roles?

When building a cybersecurity team, you likely asked yourself, “Should I focus on certifications or real-world skills?” And since you rarely encounter entry-level candidates who can hit the ground running, naturally, you’d consider a candidate with both. But that’s not…

Facing the uncertainty of cyber insurance claims

Cyber insurance is vital for companies mitigating cyber risks, but the industry still encounters significant challenges, including shifting policy requirements and uncertainty around coverage in the event of an incident. As cyberattacks continue to cause problems for organizations worldwide, it’s…

How to enable Safe Browsing in Google Chrome on Android

To safeguard your data, Google Chrome uses Safe Browsing to protect you from: harmful websites and extensions, malicious or intrusive advertisements, malware, phishing attacks, and social engineering threats. Safe Browsing scans and evaluates websites to identify potentially harmful sites, which…

AI and deepfakes fuel phishing scams, making detection harder

AI impersonation is now the hardest vector for cybersecurity professionals to protect companies against, according to Teleport. The study, which surveyed 250 senior US and UK decision-makers, shows that social engineering remains one of the top tactics cybercriminals use to…

Cofense improves visibility of dangerous email-based threats

Cofense released new AI-driven spam reduction capabilities to its Phishing Detection and Response (PDR) platform. These enhancements reduce workload so SOC analysts can concentrate on genuine threats that could quickly harm an organization’s revenue or reputation. “As phishing attacks continue…

Cofense improves visibility of dangerous email-based threats

Cofense released new AI-driven spam reduction capabilities to its Phishing Detection and Response (PDR) platform. These enhancements reduce workload so SOC analysts can concentrate on genuine threats that could quickly harm an organization’s revenue or reputation. “As phishing attacks continue…

Stream.Security raises $30 million to boost cloud security

Stream.Security closed a $30 million Series B funding round led by U.S. Venture Partners, with participation from new investors, Citi Ventures, and existing investors, Energy Impact Partners (EIP), Cervin Ventures, TLV Partners, and Glilot Capital Partners VC. This new round…

Effective strategies for measuring and testing cyber resilience

In this Help Net Security interview, Detective Superintendent Ian Kirby, CEO of the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group (NCRCG), discusses the emerging cyber threats and strategies organizations can use to increase cyber resilience. He emphasizes basic cyber hygiene, security awareness…

Argus: Open-source information gathering toolkit

Argus is an open-source toolkit that simplifies information gathering and reconnaissance. It features a user-friendly interface and a collection of powerful modules, enabling the exploration of networks, web applications, and security configurations. Argus offers a collection of tools categorized into…

Evolving cloud threats: Insights and recommendations

Recently, IBM X-Force released its 2024 Cloud Threat Landscape Report. This uses incident data and insights to reveal how attackers successfully compromise organizations by leveraging adversary-in-the-middle (AITM) attacks to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). This often leads to business email compromise…

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: October 23, 2024

Cybersecurity Engineer Texas Instruments | USA | On-site – View job details As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you will design, implement and maintain cybersecurity controls for security tools to help drive zero trust and secure by design principles across complex environments.…

Most women in IT work overtime to advance in their careers

As a historically male-dominated industry, many IT companies have been described as having limited career development opportunities for female employees, according to Acronis. Issues like lack of mentorship, inadequate policies for work-life balance, and sometimes even a culture of exclusion…

Cranium Detect AI accelerates AI governance

Cranium launched Detect AI, an AI discovery tool at scale. With this launch, Cranium is extending its platform capabilities to include visibility and access across an organization’s AI instances, which enables security and compliance teams to uncover and label all…

IBM Guardium Data Security Center protects hybrid cloud and AI

As hybrid cloud-, AI-, and quantum-related risks upend the traditional data security paradigm, IBM is launching IBM Guardium Data Security Center – allowing organizations to protect data in any environment, throughout its full lifecycle, and with unified controls. IBM Guardium Data…

Ivanti Neurons for App Control strengthens endpoint security

Ivanti introduced Ivanti Neurons for App Control, which safeguards devices from unauthorized applications. In addition, Ivanti released new analytics in the Ivanti Neurons platform and new features for Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management to enhance security and ensure compliance. With…

Fastly DDoS Protection blocks malicious traffic

Fastly released Fastly DDoS Protection to provide automatic protection from Layer 7 and other application-level DDoS attacks. With a click of a button, organizations can enable Fastly DDoS Protection to automatically shield their applications and APIs against highly disruptive data…

Myths holding women back from cybersecurity careers

In this Help Net Security interview, Dr Kathryn Jones, Head of School, Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University, discusses the challenges and misconceptions that deter women from pursuing careers in cybersecurity. Dr Jones also outlines the diverse skills, mentorship,…

Hackers are finding new ways to leverage AI

AI adoption and integration has continued its rapid momentum within the hacking community, according to Bugcrowd. Nevertheless, it continues to pose both benefits and unfortunate cyber risks. This year’s report revealed a significant shift in the perceived value of AI…

Whitepaper: Securing GenAI

The ultimate guide to AI security: key AI security risks, vulnerabilities and strategies for protection. 61% of companies use AI, but few secure it. This whitepaper covers the key AI risks being overlooked from LLMs to RAG. Inside the Securing…

The Internet Archive breach continues

Cybersecurity troubles are not over for the Internet Archive (IA), the nonprofit organization behind the popular digital library site: after the recent DDoS attacks, defacement and data breach, an email sent via its Zendesk customer service platform has shown that…

Building secure AI with MLSecOps

In this Help Net Security interview, Ian Swanson, CEO of Protect AI, discusses the concept of “secure AI by design.” By adopting frameworks like Machine Learning Security Operations (MLSecOps) and focusing on transparency, organizations can build resilient AI systems that…

Evolving cybercriminal tactics targeting SMBs

A recent Todyl report revealed a 558% increase in BEC (Business Email Compromise), AiTM (Adversary-in-the-Middle), and ATO (Account Takeover) attacks in 2024. In this Help Net Security video, David Langlands, Chief Security Officer at Todyl, discusses these evolving cyber threats.…

Should the CISOs role be split into two functions?

84% of CISOs believe the role needs to be split into two functions – one technical and one business-focused, to maximize security and organizational resilience, according to Trellix. Regulatory demands pose a growing challenge for CISOs The research reveals insights…