Mysterious 'Sandman' Threat Actor Targets Telecom Providers Across Three Continents

A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed Sandman has been attributed to a set of cyber attacks targeting telecommunication providers in the Middle East, Western Europe, and the South Asian subcontinent. Notably, the intrusions leverage a just-in-time JIT compiler for the Lua programming...

VTScanner - A Comprehensive Python-based Security Tool For File Scanning, Malware Detection, And Analysis In An Ever-Evolving Cyber Landscape

VTScanner is a versatile Python tool that empowers users to perform comprehensive file scans within a selected directory for malware detection and analysis. It seamlessly integrates with the VirusTotal API to deliver extensive insights into the safety of your files. VTScanner is compatible with...

Qualys Top 20 Most Exploited Vulnerabilities

The earlier blog posts showcased an overview of the vulnerability threat landscape that is either remotely exploited or most targeted by attackers. A quick recap – We focused on high-risk vulnerabilities that can be remotely exploited with or without authentication, and with the view on the time ...

Defying the Dark Arts: Strategies for Countering Cyber Threats

By Waqas In todays digitized landscape, where technology connects us in ways we couldnt have imagined just a few decades… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Defying the Dark Arts: Strategies for Countering Cyber Threats...

Efficiency in a Virtualized World: A Deep Dive into Modern IT

By Waqas In todays rapidly evolving technological landscape, virtualization has emerged as a cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure. As businesses… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Efficiency in a Virtualized World: A Deep Dive into Modern IT...

Malicious code in cncf-interactive-landscape (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ossf-package-analysis 8d2b9d2c5124b5a628ea48abf890a34baae186cb6a3844fc2617ad57b21be8d9 The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'cncf-interactive-landscape' @ 1.0.6 npm as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The...

MAL-2023-1561 Malicious code in cncf-interactive-landscape (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ossf-package-analysis 8d2b9d2c5124b5a628ea48abf890a34baae186cb6a3844fc2617ad57b21be8d9 The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'cncf-interactive-landscape' @ 1.0.6 npm as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The...

CISOs Tout SaaS Cybersecurity Confidence, But 79% Admit to SaaS Incidents, New Report Finds

A new State of SaaS Security Posture Management Report from SaaS cybersecurity provider AppOmni indicates that Cybersecurity, IT, and business leaders alike recognize SaaS cybersecurity as an increasingly important part of the cyber threat landscape. And at first glance, respondents appear...

Updated Kmsdx Binary Shows KmsdBot Is Targeting the IoT Landscape

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Code leaks are causing an influx of new ransomware actors

Ransomware gangs are consistently rebranding or merging with other groups, as highlighted in our 2022 Year in Review, or these actors work for multiple ransomware-as-a-service RaaS outfits at a time, and new groups are always emerging. This trend is already continuing this year. Since 2021, there...

Half-Year in Review: Recapping the top threats and security trends so far in 2023

From new ransomware groups, a growing mercenary space, espionage campaigns, supply chain attacks, and new "as a service" tools popping up, theres a lot to talk about already in the first half of 2023. Here are the main threats weve covered on our blog up until the end of June 2023. The timeline i...

How To Present SecOps Metrics (The Right Way)

SecOps metrics can be a gold mine of potential for informing better business decisions, but 78% of CEOs say they don’t have adequate data on risk exposure to make good decisions. Even when they do see the right data, 82% are inclined to “trust their gut” anyway. Here lies the disconnect between...

The Increased Use of Mobile Devices Expands the Threat Landscape

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Wallarm at Black Hat USA 2023 Booth #3131

Wallarm is excited to be back at Black Hat USA this year and meet with our friends in the community wanting or perhaps needing to learn more about integrated web app and API protection. We look forward to seeing you there! Expo Hours If you’re attending in person, the Business Hall is open for tw...

The Japanese Technology and Media Attack Landscape

Recently, we released a major report analyzing the threat landscape of Japan, the globe’s third largest economy. In that report we looked at the ways in which threat actors infiltrate Japanese companies spoiler alert: it is often through foreign subsidiaries and affiliates and some of the most...

CISA and NSA Issue New Guidance to Strengthen 5G Network Slicing Against Threats

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have released a set of recommendations to address security concerns with 5G standalone network slicing and harden them against possible threats. "The threat landscape in 5G is dynamic; due to this, advanced monitoring, auditing, and other analytical...

Microsoft Inspire: Partner resources to prepare for the future of security with AI

Cybersecurity is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. With an ever-changing threat landscape and siloed data across multiple security point solutions, defenders have limited visibility. It’s difficult to stay current and find cybersecurity professionals amid the global talent shortage...

Part 2: An In-Depth Look at the Latest Vulnerability Threat Landscape (Attackers’ Edition)

The previous blog from this three-part series showcased an overview of the vulnerability threat landscape. To summarize quickly, it illustrated the popular methods of exploiting vulnerabilities and the tactical techniques employed by threat actors, malware, and ransomware groups. Perhaps more...

Implementing an ISO-compliant threat intelligence program

Implementing a threat intelligence program that meets the definition of threat intelligence control as described in ISO/IEC 27002:2022 -- a set of standards set forth by the International Organization for Standardization -- is not onerous. The ISO/IEC 27002 standard describes a non-exhaustive lis...

Part 1: An In-Depth Look at the Latest Vulnerability Threat Landscape

The number of vulnerabilities is steadily increasing over the years, as evidenced by the 206,000 vulnerabilities reported and still counting in the National Vulnerability Database NVD. With each subsequent year, this trend has persisted since 2016, surpassing the previous vulnerability count. In...