Welcome to the Cyber-Regulatory Market of 2018 and Beyond

In the past few years, we’ve seen an increase in the number of companies facing legal consequences for ineffectively meeting deadlines requiring them to measure the effectiveness of their security solutions. Combined with these deadlines, companies also have to prove they have awareness and contr...

NEW: Vulnerability and Assessment Scanning for Your AWS Cloud Databases

Scuba is a free and easy-to-use tool that uncovers hidden security risks. Scuba is frequently updated with content from Imperva’s Defense Center researchers. With Scuba you can: Scan enterprise databases for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations Identify risks to your databases Get recommendation...

Tenable University: Nessus Certificate of Proficiency

Yesterday I finished "Nessus Certificate of Proficiency" learning plan at Tenable University and passed the final test. Here I would like to share my impressions. First of all, few words about my motivation. I use Nessus literally every day at work. So, it was fun to check my knowledge. I already...

bidvertiser.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-560462 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| bidvertiser.com Vulnerable Application:| hidden until disclosure Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| hidden until disclosure Disclosure Standard:| Coordinated Disclosure based on ISO 291...

Inside the MSRC– The Monthly Security Update Releases

For the second in this series of blog entries we want to look into which vulnerability reports make it into the monthly release cadence. It may help to start with some history. In September 2003 we made a change from a release anytime approach to a mostly predictable, monthly release cadence...

Schneider Electric IGSS Mobile

CVSS v3 6.4 ATTENTION: Locally exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Schneider Electric Equipment: IGSS Mobile Vulnerabilities: Improper Certificate Validation, Plaintext Storage of a Password AFFECTED PRODUCTS Schneider Electric reports that the vulnerabilities affect the following IGS...

WAGO PFC200 Series

CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Public exploits are available. Vendor: WAGO Equipment: PFC200 Series Vulnerability: Improper Authentication UPDATE INFORMATION This advisory is a follow-up to the alert titled ICS-ALERT-17-341-01 WAGO PFC200 that was publishe...

Exim SMTP server RCE via base64d

Exim SMTP email server versions before 4.90 are vulnerable to remote code execution via a vulnerability in Base64 decoding. Recent assessments: asoto-r7 at June 25, 2019 6:25pm UTC reported: There are a few PoCs for this one. Exim is a bear to setup and I wouldn’t be shocked to find unpatched...

Developing an effective cyber strategy

The word strategy has its origins in the Roman Empire and was used to describe the leading of troops in battle. From a military perspective, strategy is a top-level plan designed to achieve one or more high-order goals. A clear strategy is especially important in times of uncertainty as it provid...

Essays from 7 Experts on Moving to a Cloud-Based Endpoint Security Platform

Carbon Black recently published a series of essays about the experiences of experts in the field on information security as they moved their endpoint security program to the cloud; this is one of those essays. To read the full series check out 7 Experts on Moving to a Cloud-Based Endpoint Securit...

Examining & Evaluating Security Before a “Pressure Event” is Critical…Especially on a Hot Summer Day

There are countless parallels between cyber and physical security. I often use physical security to explain cyber to the uninitiated. The thick walls, soundproofed vents, locks and codes and even the key on the door to Robert Hanssen’s SCIF are mirrored by the malware detectors, firewalls next-ge...

February 6, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Coffee” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! February 6, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Threat Hunting and...

Poor Security at the UK National Health Service

The Guardian is reporting that "every NHS trust assessed for cyber security vulnerabilities has failed to meet the standard required." This is the same NHS that was debilitated by WannaCry. EDITED TO ADD 2/13: More news. And don't think that US hospitals are much better...

assessment-info.de XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-550796 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| assessment-info.de Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Continuous Security and Compliance Monitoring for Global IT Assets

In today’s information security world, all assets everywhere must be detected, visible, protected and compliant -- all the time. It’s no longer enough to rely on “point in time” security and compliance assessments, such as scheduled weekly or monthly scans on handpicked critical servers. “You mus...

PHOENIX CONTACT mGuard

CVSS v3 7.8 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit. Vendor: PHOENIX CONTACT Equipment: mGuard Vulnerability: Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following versions of mGuard, a network device, are affected: mGuard firmware versions 7.2 to 8.6.0 IMPACT Successful...

Cloud Migration Checklist for Application and Data Security

In the final post of our series on cloud migration, we’ve put together a list of strategic and immediate considerations as you plan to migrate your business to the cloud. From a high-altitude viewpoint, cloud security is based on a model of “shared responsibility” in which the concern for securit...

Advantech WebAccess/SCADA

CVSS v3 5.3 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Advantech Equipment: WebAccess/SCADA Vulnerabilities: Path Traversal, SQL Injection AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following versions of WebAccess/SCADA, a SCADA software platform, are affected: WebAccess/SCADA versions prior ...

January 19, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Puppies” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 19, 2018 - Headlines The Five Laws Of Cybersecurity - Forbes 3 things y...

ICSA-18-018-01A Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Add-On (Update A)

CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SIMATIC WinCC Add-On Vulnerabilities: Stack-based Buffer Overflow, Improper Input Validation, Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer, Security Features, Improper...