Threat Source newsletter (Feb. 23, 2023) — Social media sites are making extra security a paid feature

Welcome to this weeks edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Social medias latest business plan seems to be charging for security. Twitter recently announced a plan to make SMS-based two-factor authentication a paid service as part of Twitter Blue -- asking users to pay either $8 or $11 monthly...

PT-2023-19397 · H3C · H3C A210-G

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: H3C A210-G version A210-GV100R005 Description: The issue is related to access control, allowing attackers to authenticate without a password. Recommendations: For H3C A210-G version A210-GV100R005, consider restricting access to the device...

Coinbase Employee Falls for SMS Scam in Cyber Attack, Limited Data Exposed

Popular cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase disclosed that it experienced a cybersecurity attack that targeted its employees. The company said its "cyber controls prevented the attacker from gaining direct system access and prevented any loss of funds or compromise of customer information."...

SA44399 - 2020-03: Out-of-Cycle Advisory: Pulse Secure recommendations for Enterprise VPN Security (AA20-073A)

Ivanti 4th of March 2024 - This isn't an active SA and any new edits are part of an article maintenance project. Many organizations are switching to alternate workplace options for employees in response to the rapidly spreading Novel Coronavirus COVID-19. Malicious cyber actors will inevitably...

SA44574 - 2020-08: Out-of-Cycle Advisory: FBI and NSA Expose New Linux Malware Drovorub

Ivanti 4th of March 2024 - This isn't an active SA and any new edits are part of an article maintenance project. The United States National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have released a Cybersecurity Advisory regarding the Drovorub malware. Drovorub is Linux malware that...

Webinar: Learn How to Comply with New Cyber Insurance Identity Security Requirements

Have you ever stopped to think about the potential consequences of a cyberattack on your organization? It's getting more intense and destructive every day, and organizations are feeling the heat. That's why more and more businesses are turning to cyber insurance to find some much-needed peace of...

Tackling the New Cyber Insurance Requirements: Can Your Organization Comply?

With cyberattacks around the world escalating rapidly, insurance companies are ramping up the requirements to qualify for a cyber insurance policy. Ransomware attacks were up 80% last year, prompting underwriters to put in place a number of new provisions designed to prevent ransomware and stem t...

Tackling the New Cyber Insurance Requirements: Can Your Organization Comply?

With cyberattacks around the world escalating rapidly, insurance companies are ramping up the requirements to qualify for a cyber insurance policy. Ransomware attacks were up 80% last year, prompting underwriters to put in place a number of new provisions designed to prevent ransomware and stem t...

The rise of multi-threat ransomware

Today we have a ten minute YouTube expedition into the murky world of ransomware. In the video, "The rise of multi-threat ransomware" embedded below, I cover a couple of key talking points that always seem to come up in conversation. Single, double, triple? The video covers how ransomware made th...

Passwords Are Terrible (Surprising No One)

This is the result of a security audit: More than a fifth of the passwords protecting network accounts at the US Department of the Interior--including Password1234, Password1234!, and ChangeItN0w!--were weak enough to be cracked using standard methods, a recently published security audit of the...

CVE-2023-0463

The force offline MFA prompt setting is not respected when switching to offline mode in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager 2022.3.29 to 2022.3.30 allows a user to save sensitive data on disk...

LastPass Parent Company GoTo Suffers Data Breach, Customers' Backups Compromised

LastPass-owner GoTo formerly LogMeIn on Tuesday disclosed that unidentified threat actors were able to steal encrypted backups of some customers' data along with an encryption key for some of those backups in a November 2022 incident. The breach, which targeted a third-party cloud storage service...

LastPass Parent Company GoTo Suffers Data Breach, Customers' Backups Compromised

LastPass-owner GoTo formerly LogMeIn on Tuesday disclosed that unidentified threat actors were able to steal encrypted backups of some customers' data along with an encryption key for some of those backups in a November 2022 incident. The breach, which targeted a third-party cloud storage service...

US Department of the Interior's passwords "easily cracked"

It's bad news for the US Department of the Interior--a Government watchdogs security audit has revealed its passwords are simply not up to the job of warding off cracking attempts. The audit's wordy title was not kind: P@s$w0rds at the U.S. Department of the Interior: Easily Cracked Passwords, La...

Siemens Mendix SAML Module

As of January 10, 2023, CISA will no longer be updating ICS security advisories for Siemens product vulnerabilities beyond the initial advisory. For the most up-to-date information on vulnerabilities in this advisory, please see Siemens' ProductCERT Security Advisories CERT Services | Services |...

CVE-2022-43528

Under certain configurations, an attacker can login to Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator without supplying a multi-factor authentication code. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to login using only a username and password and successfully bypass MFA requirements in Aruba EdgeConne...

CVE-2022-43528

Under certain configurations, an attacker can login to Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator without supplying a multi-factor authentication code. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to login using only a username and password and successfully bypass MFA requirements in Aruba EdgeConne...

CVE-2022-43528

Under certain configurations, an attacker can login to Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator without supplying a multi-factor authentication code. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to login using only a username and password and successfully bypass MFA requirements in Aruba EdgeConne...

PT-2022-28037 · Rdiffweb · Rdiffweb

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: rdiffweb versions prior to 2.5.5 Description: The issue is related to the allocation of resources without limits or throttling in the rdiffweb GitHub repository. Specifically, there is no rate limit on the "resend email feature" when enabling...

5 SaaS security best practices

Just about anywhere you look, organizations are relying on Software-as-a-Service SaaS apps like Dropbox and Hubspot to help power their businesses. With more SaaS apps, however, comes increased security risks. While SaaS is without a doubt the easiest and most accessible way for businesses to rea...