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Investors Betting Big on Upwind for CNAPP Tech

Upwind raises a total of $80 million in just 10 months as investors pour cash into startups in the cloud and data security categories. The post Investors Betting Big on Upwind for CNAPP Tech appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…

Thousands of Popular Websites Leaking Secrets

Truffle Security has discovered thousands of popular websites leaking their secrets, including .git directories and AWS and GitHub keys. The post Thousands of Popular Websites Leaking Secrets appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed…

Android Zero-Day Patched With September 2023 Security Updates

Android’s September 2023 security update resolves a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability exploited in malicious attacks. The post Android Zero-Day Patched With September 2023 Security Updates  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read…

Chrome 116 Update Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities

Google has released another weekly Chrome update, to address four high-severity vulnerabilities reported by external researchers. The post Chrome 116 Update Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the original…

Hacker Conversations: Alex Ionescu

SecurityWeek talks to Alex Ionescu, a world-renowned cybersecurity expert who has combined a career as a business executive with that of a security researcher.  The post Hacker Conversations: Alex Ionescu appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…

CISA Hires ‘Mudge’ to Work on Security-by-Design Principles

Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko joins the US government’s cybersecurity agency to preach the gospel of security-by-design and secure-by-default development principles. The post CISA Hires ‘Mudge’ to Work on Security-by-Design Principles appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Okta Says US Customers Targeted in Sophisticated Attacks

Okta says some of its US-based customers have been targeted in social engineering attacks whose goal was to disable MFA and obtain high privileges. The post Okta Says US Customers Targeted in Sophisticated Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…

7 Million Users Possibly Impacted by Freecycle Data Breach

Freecycle.org is prompting millions of users to reset their passwords after their credentials were compromised in a data breach. The post 7 Million Users Possibly Impacted by Freecycle Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 40 Deals Announced in August 2023

Forty cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in August 2023. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 40 Deals Announced in August 2023 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the original article:…

Free Decryptor Available for ‘Key Group’ Ransomware

EclecticIQ has released a free decryption tool to help victims of the Key Group ransomware recover their data without paying a ransom. The post Free Decryptor Available for ‘Key Group’ Ransomware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…

Industry Reactions to Qakbot Botnet Disruption: Feedback Friday

Industry professionals comment on the law enforcement operation targeting the Qakbot botnet and its implications. The post Industry Reactions to Qakbot Botnet Disruption: Feedback Friday appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the…

Sourcegraph Discloses Data Breach Following Access Token Leak

Sourcegraph says customer information was breached after an engineer accidentally leaked an admin access token. The post Sourcegraph Discloses Data Breach Following Access Token Leak appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the…

Dangling DNS Used to Hijack Subdomains of Major Organizations

Dangling DNS records were abused by researchers to hijack subdomains belonging to major organizations, warning that thousands of entities are impacted. The post Dangling DNS Used to Hijack Subdomains of Major Organizations  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been…

BGP Flaw Can Be Exploited for Prolonged Internet Outages

Serious flaw affecting major BGP implementations can be exploited to cause prolonged internet outages, but several vendors have not patched it.  The post BGP Flaw Can Be Exploited for Prolonged Internet Outages appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been…

GitHub Enterprise Server Gets New Security Capabilities

GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10 released with additional security capabilities, including support for custom deployment rules. The post GitHub Enterprise Server Gets New Security Capabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the original…

How Quantum Computing Will Impact Cybersecurity

While quantum-based attacks are still in the future, organizations must think about how to defend data in transit when encryption no longer works. The post How Quantum Computing Will Impact Cybersecurity appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…

Qakbot Botnet Disrupted in Operation ‘Duck Hunt’

U.S. law enforcement announce the disruption of the notorious Qakbot cybercrime operation and the release of an auto-disinfection tool to 700,000 infected machines. The post Qakbot Botnet Disrupted in Operation ‘Duck Hunt’ appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been…

OpenAI Turns to Security to Sell ChatGPT Enterprise

ChatGPT Enterprise is a corporate edition of ChatGPT that promises “enterprise-grade security” and a commitment not to use prompts and company data to train AI models. The post OpenAI Turns to Security to Sell ChatGPT Enterprise appeared first on SecurityWeek.…

Did Microsoft Just Upend the Enterprise Browser Market?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Redmond plants its feet firmly in the enterprise browser space, sending major ripples through Silicon Valley’s bustling venture-backed startup ecosystem. The post Did Microsoft Just Upend the Enterprise Browser Market? appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been…

The Reality of Cyberinsurance in 2023

If an organization decides to include cyberinsurance within its total cyber risk management posture, that cyberinsurance must be fully integrated with the organization’s cybersecurity posture. The post The Reality of Cyberinsurance in 2023 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has…

Meta Fights Sprawling Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ Operation

Meta has purged thousands of Facebook accounts that were part of a widespread online Chinese spam operation trying to covertly boost China and criticize the West. The post Meta Fights Sprawling Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ Operation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…

Acquisition Chatter Swirls Around SentinelOne, BlackBerry

Cybersecurity vendors SentinelOne and BlackBerry have been separately named in public acquisition chatter with a surprise suitor emerging. The post Acquisition Chatter Swirls Around SentinelOne, BlackBerry appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read…

Two Men Arrested Following Poland Railway Hacking

Polish police have arrested two men suspected of illegally hacking into the national railway’s communications network, causing disruption to 20 trains. The post Two Men Arrested Following Poland Railway Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…

Leaseweb Reports Cloud Disruptions Due to Cyberattack

Dutch cloud company Leaseweb shut down some critical systems last week due to a cyberattack. The post Leaseweb Reports Cloud Disruptions Due to Cyberattack  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the original…

Cypago Raises $13 Million for GRC Automation Platform

Israeli startup Cypago raises $13 million in funding and launches a governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) automation platform. The post Cypago Raises $13 Million for GRC Automation Platform  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Google Workspace Introduces New AI-Powered Security Controls

Google has announced new AI-powered zero trust, digital sovereignty, and threat defense controls for Workspace customers. The post Google Workspace Introduces New AI-Powered Security Controls appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the…

FBI: Patches for Recent Barracuda ESG Zero-Day Ineffective

The FBI says that the patches Barracuda released in May for an exploited ESG zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) were not effective. The post FBI: Patches for Recent Barracuda ESG Zero-Day Ineffective appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…

Cybersecurity Companies Report Surge in Ransomware Attacks

Cybersecurity companies have released a dozen ransomware reports in recent weeks and most of them show a surge in attacks. The post Cybersecurity Companies Report Surge in Ransomware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Thoma Bravo Merges ForgeRock with Ping Identity

The private equity firm merges the newly acquired ForgeRock with Ping Identity, combining two of the biggest names in enterprise IAM market. The post Thoma Bravo Merges ForgeRock with Ping Identity appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…

Exploitation of Ivanti Sentry Zero-Day Confirmed

While initially it was unclear if the Ivanti Sentry vulnerability CVE-2023-38035 has been exploited, the vendor and CISA have now confirmed it. The post Exploitation of Ivanti Sentry Zero-Day Confirmed appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…

Webinar Today: ZTNA Superpowers CISOs Should Know

Join Cloudflare and SecurityWeek for a webinar to discuss “VPN Replacement: Other ZTNA Superpowers CISOs Should Know” The post Webinar Today: ZTNA Superpowers CISOs Should Know appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read…

US Military Targeted in Recent HiatusRAT Attack

The threat actor behind HiatusRAT was seen performing reconnaissance against a US military procurement system in June 2023. The post US Military Targeted in Recent HiatusRAT Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed…

Grip Security Lands $41 Million Series B Financing

Israeli startup Grip Security has banked $41 million in new financing from a group of investors led by Third Point Ventures. The post Grip Security Lands $41 Million Series B Financing appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…

CISA Warns of Another Exploited Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability

CISA warns that CVE-2023-26359, an Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability patched in March, has been exploited in the wild. The post CISA Warns of Another Exploited Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed…