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Nation-State Cyber Threats: The Hidden War on Infrastructure

The post Nation-State Cyber Threats: The Hidden War on Infrastructure appeared first on Votiro. The post Nation-State Cyber Threats: The Hidden War on Infrastructure appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original…

Simplifying NIS2 Compliance with Eclypsium

NIS2 is an EU cybersecurity directive that covers an incredibly broad set of services including but not limited to Energy, Transportation, Finance, Healthcare, and Digital Infrastructure. The legislation is designed to ensure that these critical services maintain a consistent set…

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Ravioli-Shaped Objects’

<a class=” sqs-block-image-link ” href=”https://xkcd.com/2998/” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”> <img alt=”” height=”569″ src=”https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/8182f190-59b9-4861-9c4d-f4c14827e47f/ravioli_shaped_objects.png?format=1000w” width=”608″ /> </a><figcaption class=”image-caption-wrapper”> via the comic humor & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Ravioli-Shaped Objects’ appeared first on Security…

Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Best Practices | Kovrr

Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. The post Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Best Practices | Kovrr appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original article: Cybersecurity Risk…

Automated vs manual penetration testing – which is best?

Today’s online world is a little like a virtual battlefield, rife with threats and vulnerabilities. So, having a strong cybersecurity posture for your business is crucial. Penetration testing – either automated or manual – is an essential tool to protect…

Ubuntu Fixes Multiple PHP Vulnerabilities: Update Now

Multiple security vulnerabilities were identified in PHP, a widely-used open source general purpose scripting language which could compromise the security and integrity of web applications. These vulnerabilities include incorrect parsing of multipart/form-data, improper handling of directives, and flawed logging mechanisms.…

A Deep Dive into DDoS Carpet-Bombing Attacks

With the rapid growth of the internet, especially in areas like cloud computing, 5G, and IoT technologies, the scale of botnets continues to expand, intensifying the battle between attack and defense. In response, DDoS attacks have evolved, taking on a…

How DDoS Botent is used to Infect your Network?

DDoS botnet gained attention a few years ago due to its record-breaking attacks, but the emergence of new threats in 2024 illustrates the evolving tactics of cyber attackers. The cyber threat landscape is in constant flux, with vulnerabilities like Zyxel’s…

Perfectl Malware

Perfectl in an impressive piece of malware: The malware has been circulating since at least 2021. It gets installed by exploiting more than 20,000 common misconfigurations, a capability that may make millions of machines connected to the Internet potential targets,…

Toxic Triad of Cloud Vulnerabilities Puts Businesses at Risk

Publicly exposed, critically vulnerable and highly privileged workloads are putting organizations at risk of cloud data losses and cyberattacks, according to a Tenable report, which labeled the vulnerabilities a “toxic cloud triad”. The post Toxic Triad of Cloud Vulnerabilities Puts…

Misinformation, Online Scams Surging Following Historic Hurricanes

Bad actors often take advantage of natural disasters, and especially hurricanes, in times of crisis. Hurricanes Helene and Milton pose significant new online threats, including misinformation and fraud. The post Misinformation, Online Scams Surging Following Historic Hurricanes appeared first on…

What Is the Agile SDLC? Benefits, Stages And Implementation

The goal of any software development lifecycle (SDLC) is to create a great product. And that requires flexibility, customer-centricity, and a philosophy of constant improvement—all attributes of the Agile SDLC.  The post What Is the Agile SDLC? Benefits, Stages And…

SDLC Methodologies: The 7 Most Common

The software development lifecycle (SDLC) looks different for every team, but standard methodologies have emerged and evolved to help teams plan, test, and maintain projects with consistency and accuracy. These methodologies offer a clear approach to software development, ensuring each…

Prevent Path Traversal Attacks with ADR | Contrast Security

The Contrast Security Runtime Security Platform — the engine driving Contrast’s Application Detection and Response (ADR) technology — blocked approximately 55.8K cybersecurity attacks during the month of September 2024.  The post Prevent Path Traversal Attacks with ADR | Contrast Security…

Exploring Goldilocks: ‘Just Right’ Resource Management

Managing resource requests and limits in Kubernetes can be challenging, especially for teams that are new to container orchestration or scaling complex workloads. But without proper configuration, your cluster can become unstable, experience resource contention (we call that the noisy…

Cloud Ransomware Attack: Microsoft Sees Storm-0501 As Threat

Microsoft has recently identified a threat actor known as Storm-0501 targeting government, manufacturing, transportation, and law enforcement sectors in the United States (US) in a cloud ransomware attack campaign. In this article, we’ll dive into the details of the campaign…

Passwordless Authentication without Secrets!

Passwordless Authentication without Secrets! divya Fri, 10/11/2024 – 08:54 < div> As user expectations for secure and seamless access continue to grow, the 2024 Thales Consumer Digital Trust Index (DTI) research revealed that 65% of users feel frustrated with frequent…

ADDO session: Building observability to increase resiliency

As part of the DevOps and DevSecOps track during Sonatype’s 9th All Day DevOps (ADDO) event, AWS Senior Developer Advocate Guillermo Ruiz presented his session titled “Building Observability to Increase Resiliency.” Well-applied observability helps you find early signs of problems…

Tonic.ai Product Updates: October 2024

Schedule jobs via the Structural UI, customize your sensitivity scan with expanded options, and process multiple languages in Tonic Textual! The post Tonic.ai Product Updates: October 2024 appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard…

Qualys Unfurls Risk Operations Center Platform

Qualys this week added a risk operations center (ROC) to its portfolio to make it simpler to identify potential threats to the business and centrally manage remediation efforts. The post Qualys Unfurls Risk Operations Center Platform appeared first on Security…

CIOs Sound Alarm on Network Security in AI Era

The increasing integration of AI and bandwidth-heavy applications is complicating network environments and making them a greater focus for C-suite leaders, according to a report by Extreme Networks. The post CIOs Sound Alarm on Network Security in AI Era appeared…

List of Cybersecurity Initiatives by the Government of India

With the rapid digital transformation across sectors, India has become a hub for technology, innovation, and digital infrastructure. Nevertheless, this transformation is accompanied by a high level of cyber threats and risks implying cybersecurity as one of the critical concerns…

Is Local Government the Latest Big Target for Phishing?

Between May 2023 and May 2024, phishing attacks that target government agencies surged by 360%, with vendor email compromise attacks that mimic trusted third parties more than doubling. In addition, 69% of local government organizations report that they were hit…

Secure Your World with Phishing Resistant Passkeys

Secure Your World with Phishing Resistant Passkeys madhav Thu, 10/10/2024 – 05:12 < div> As we celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024 with the theme “Secure Our World,” exploring innovative technologies is crucial to help us achieve this goal. One such…

Alarm Management Enhancements

Product Update: Version 4.6 We’re thrilled to introduce the latest enhancements in Hyperview v4.6, reinforcing our commitment to delivering innovative solutions and improved functionalities. NEW FEATURE Alarm Event Categories The alarm grid now shows alarm event categories, giving a clearer…

Digital Crack for Kids: TikTok Sued Again by 14 AGs

For You Plague: TikTok’s in trouble once more—this time, some states complain it’s breaking laws by harvesting children’s data and keeping them addicted. The post Digital Crack for Kids: TikTok Sued Again by 14 AGs appeared first on Security Boulevard.…

Extended Support for Ubuntu: Patch Intel Microcode Vulnerabilities

Intel Microcode, a critical component of Intel CPUs, has been found to contain security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could potentially allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or even crash systems.   Intel Microcode Vulnerabilities Fixed   Following two…

AI-Driven eCommerce Fraud to Top $107 Billion by 2029

There has been a dramatic rise in e-commerce fraud as the increasing use of AI-generated deepfakes poses an unprecedented security challenge for online merchants. The post AI-Driven eCommerce Fraud to Top $107 Billion by 2029 appeared first on Security Boulevard.…

Protecting America’s Water Systems: A Cybersecurity Imperative

America’s water systems are becoming targets for cyberattacks. Cybercriminals and nation-state actors exploit known vulnerabilities, threatening the safety and security of a critical public resource. Recent attacks have highlighted the urgency for water utilities to bolster their capabilities, especially given…

BTS #39 – The Art of Firmware Scraping – Edwin Shuttleworth

In this episode, Edwin Shuttleworth from Finite State discusses firmware security, insights from the GRRCON Security Conference, and the challenges of firmware analysis. The conversation covers various topics, including firmware scraping techniques, the IoT landscape, types of firmware, the importance…

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘University Commas’

<a class=” sqs-block-image-link ” href=”https://xkcd.com/2995/” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”> <img alt=”” height=”273″ src=”https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/250b6bb7-deef-4348-bb98-73a095475a9c/university_commas.png?format=1000w” width=”580″ /> </a><figcaption class=”image-caption-wrapper”> via the comic humor & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘University Commas’ appeared first on Security…

Cloud Security Assessment: Checklist to Ensure Data Protection

The adoption of cloud computing has become a cornerstone of modern business operations today. However, this shift brings forth significant concerns about data protection and security. Cloud security assessment plays a crucial role in safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring compliance…

Do More With Your SOAR

Running any Security Operations Center (SOC) is complex, and running without the best tools to automate as much as possible makes it even more difficult. File enrichment is one of the best ways to augment your hard-working SOC operators —…

Indian Threat Actors Target South And East Asian Entities

Recent reports have revealed that Indian threat actors are using multiple cloud service providers for malicious purposes. The hacker activities are mainly centered around facilitating credential harvesting, malware delivery, and command-and-control (C2). In this article, we’ll cover who the Indian…

A Modern Playbook for Ransomware

SOC teams need every advantage against ransomware. Learn how a SOAR playbook can streamline incident response, saving time and minimizing the impact of attacks. The post A Modern Playbook for Ransomware appeared first on D3 Security. The post A Modern…

The Past Month in Stolen Data

Infostealers, Data Breaches, and Credential Stuffing Unquestionably, infostealers still take the top spot as the most prominent source for newly compromised credentials (and potentially other PII as well). Access brokers are buying, selling, trading, collecting, packaging, and distributing the raw…

Tips for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

As the threat landscape continues to evolve, businesses must understand the specific cybersecurity risks they face and take proactive measures to protect themselves. One of the most significant challenges in cybersecurity is the increasing diversity of threats and the need…

Akamai Embeds API Security Connector in CDN Platform

Akamai Technologies has made available at no extra cost a connector that makes it simpler for cybersecurity teams to discover application programming interfaces (APIs) that organizations have exposed via its content delivery network (CDN). The post Akamai Embeds API Security…

Critical Skills Gap in AI, Cloud Security

There is a growing disconnect between the increasing sophistication of cybersecurity threats and the preparedness of IT teams to combat them, according to an O’Reilly study of more than 1300 IT professionals. The post Critical Skills Gap in AI, Cloud…

How to Prepare Identity Stack to Adopt the Zero-Trust Model

The zero-trust model demands robust identity security, which needs continuous verification of individuals and systems. The post How to Prepare Identity Stack to Adopt the Zero-Trust Model appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard…

Learning from the NASCIO Annual Conference 2024

The National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) held its annual conference in New Orleans, La., this past week. Here are some of the highlights, along with some thoughts about what the future holds for state CIOs. The post Learning from…

ARTEMIS: Adaptive Bitrate Ladder Optimization for Live Video Streaming

Authors/Presenters:Farzad Tashtarian, Abdelhak Bentaleb, Hadi Amirpour, Sergey Gorinsky, Junchen Jiang, Hermann Hellwagner, Christian Timmerer Our sincere thanks to USENIX, and the Presenters & Authors for publishing their superb 21st USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI ’24) content,…

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Ingredientsl’

<a class=” sqs-block-image-link ” href=”https://xkcd.com/2993/” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”> <img alt=”” height=”473″ src=”https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/f7b8805a-54fb-4064-991f-a7ab3addc7df/ingredients.png?format=1000w” width=”417″ /> </a><figcaption class=”image-caption-wrapper”> via the comic humor & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Ingredientsl’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.…

Biggest Ever DDoS is Threat to OT Critical Infrastructure

Egyptian River Floods: Operational technology (OT) targeted in “world record” 3.8 Tb/s distributed denial of service (DDoS). The post Biggest Ever DDoS is Threat to OT Critical Infrastructure appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security…