Reports indicate that some of the largest tech firms are paying millions of dollars each year to safeguard the CEOs of their companies, with some companies paying more than others depending on the industry. There has been a significant…
GSMA Plans End-to-End Encryption for Cross-Platform RCS Messaging
The GSM Association, the governing body that oversees the development of the Rich Communications Services (RCS) protocol, on Tuesday, said it’s working towards implementing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to secure messages sent between the Android and iOS ecosystems. “The next major…
London Transport requires in person password validation for 30,000 employees, Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Emerging Cyber Threats: Repellent Scorpius, TfL Cyber Attack, and Online Safety for Children In this episode, we discuss the emergence of the new ransomware group Repellent Scorpius and their use of the Ciccada 3301 ransomware. We cover the London Transport…
Binance issues malware threat to Bitcoins users
Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange platform, has issued a warning regarding Clipper Malware, a threat that enables attackers to manipulate users’ wallet addresses. This can lead to the unauthorized diversion of digital funds. This alert primarily affects users of various cryptocurrencies,…
What to do if a Ransomware Decryptor Doesn’t Work Even After Paying the Ransom
Ransomware attacks are among the most perilous threats facing individuals and organizations today. They lock or encrypt critical files, rendering them inaccessible until a ransom is paid. Despite paying the ransom, there are situations where the provided decryptor fails to…
Patch Issued for Critical VMware vCenter Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution
Broadcom on Tuesday released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting VMware vCenter Server that could pave the way for remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38812 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been described as a heap-overflow vulnerability in…
Fair Ball or Foul Play? EU’s Digital Markets Act Puts App Security on Shaky Ground
Apple Inc, announced a fightback after the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) allegedly forced a compromise on the security of its products. The post Fair Ball or Foul Play? EU’s Digital Markets Act Puts App Security on Shaky Ground appeared…
CrowdSec: Open-source security solution offering crowdsourced protection
Crowdsec is an open-source solution that offers crowdsourced protection against malicious IPs. CrowdSec features For this project, the developers have two objectives: Provide free top-quality intrusion detection and protection software. There’s community participation in creating new detection rules as new…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: September 18, 2024
Application Security Engineer CHANEL | France | On-site – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will perform application-focus, offensive, security assessments of existing and upcoming Chanel’s features and products. Enforce smart CI/CD security tooling (SAST, dependencies checker,…
The proliferation of non-human identities
97% of non-human identities (NHIs) have excessive privileges, increasing unauthorized access and broadening the attack surface, according to Entro Security’s 2025 State of Non-Human Identities and Secrets in Cybersecurity report. 92% of organizations expose NHIs to third parties, resulting in…
Detecting vulnerable code in software dependencies is more complex than it seems
In this Help Net Security interview, Henrik Plate, CISSP, security researcher, Endor Labs, discusses the complexities AppSec teams face in identifying vulnerabilities within software dependencies. Plate also discusses the limitations of traditional software composition analysis (SCA) solutions and the need…
Australian Police conducted supply chain attack on criminal collaborationware
Sting led to cuffing of alleged operator behind Ghost – an app for drug trafficking, money laundering, and violence-as-a-service Australia’s Federal Police (AFP) yesterday arrested and charged a man with creating and administering an app named Ghost that was allegedly…