Stop using phishing as a measure of your cyber awareness culture

If I had a penny for every time someone said to me “let’s measure our security culture by phishing our staff” I’d probably be able to fill my car up. It’s a really easy thing to do, you carry out some online training and typically they come with phishing simulations as a free or low cost add on. ...

CISA Releases Security Advisories Related to OT:ICEFALL (Insecure by Design) Report

CISA is aware that Forescout researchers have released OT:ICEFALL, a report on 56 vulnerabilities caused by insecure-by-design practices in operational technology across multiple vendors. The vulnerabilities are divided into four main categories: insecure engineering protocols, weak cryptography ...

Phoenix Contact Classic Line Industrial Controllers

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Phoenix Contact Equipment: ILC 131 ETH, ILC 131 ETH/XC, ILC 151 ETH, ILC 151 ETH/XC, ILC 171 ETH 2TX, ILC 191 ETH 2TX, ILC 191 ME/AN, and AXC 1050 Vulnerability: Missing Authentication for Critical...

MAL-2022-6060 Malicious code in sfdx-plugin-baseline (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 4f4456b51bee2b1a647a07a3effecf0e031d79ef05ba68f817fc018ce0626ec0 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

Malicious code in sfdx-plugin-baseline (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 4f4456b51bee2b1a647a07a3effecf0e031d79ef05ba68f817fc018ce0626ec0 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

Stored XSS vulnerability in ClearCase Release Plugin

Jenkins ClearCase Release Plugin 0.3 and earlier does not escape the composite baseline in badge tooltip, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission...

GHSA-2C84-35RV-6Q3F Stored XSS vulnerability in ClearCase Release Plugin

Jenkins ClearCase Release Plugin 0.3 and earlier does not escape the composite baseline in badge tooltip, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission...

Meet FedRAMP Compliance with Qualys Cloud Platform

FedRAMP compliance is not without its challenges. Learn about some of the major security controls and how the Qualys Cloud Platform can help achieve FedRAMP authorization. What is FedRAMP? The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program FedRAMP is a U.S. government program that promotes the...

SSL/TLS: Server Certificate / Certificate in Chain with RSA keys less than 2048 bits

The remote SSL/TLS server certificate and/or any of the certificates in the certificate chain is using a RSA key with less than 2048 bits. Copyright C 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right...

Exploit for CVE-2021-36934

CVE-2021-36934 CVE-2021-36934 PowerShell Fix This powershell...

Improve your threat detection and response with Microsoft and Wortell

This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association MISA guest blog series. Learn more about MISA. The way of working is changing rapidly. Many workloads are moving to the cloud and the pandemic accelerated organizations to provide infrastructure to aid employees working from...

Improve your threat detection and response with Microsoft and Wortell

This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association MISA guest blog series. Learn more about MISA. The way of working is changing rapidly. Many workloads are moving to the cloud and the pandemic accelerated organizations to provide infrastructure to aid employees working from...

Improve your threat detection and response with Microsoft and Wortell

This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association MISA guest blog series. Learn more about MISA. The way of working is changing rapidly. Many workloads are moving to the cloud and the pandemic accelerated organizations to provide infrastructure to aid employees working from...

Unauthorized Access Vulnerability in DeepService Baseline Verification System

DeepSign Technology Co., Ltd. is a product and service provider specializing in enterprise-level security, cloud computing and IT infrastructure. An unauthorized access vulnerability exists in the DeepSign's baseline verification system, which can be exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive...

Assessing Mainframe Compliance While Minimizing Operational Impact

While many in the industry consider mainframes to be inherently secure systems that dont require additional hardening, this is not the case, according to recent Forrester surveys which reveal that security incidents are commonplace in mainframes. Mainframes are the backbone of many businesses and...

Why integrated phishing-attack training is reshaping cybersecurity—Microsoft Security

Phishing is still one of the most significant risk vectors facing enterprises today. Innovative email security technology like Microsoft Defender for Office 365 stops a majority of phishing attacks before they hit user inboxes, but no technology in the world can prevent 100 percent of phishing...

Microsoft Security: Use baseline default tools to accelerate your security career

I wrote a series of blogs last year on how gamified learning through cyber ranges can create more realistic and impactful cybersecurity learning experiences and help attract tomorrow’s security workforce. With the global talent shortage in this field, we need to work harder to bring people into t...

Metrics That Matter: Continuous Performance Optimization

To attract and retain customers, you must offer an exceptional digital experience. In an increasingly competitive business climate, organizations are fighting to maintain loyalty and keep users engaged online. The cost of switching is low, consumers are transient, and user expectations for how...

IoT Security Principles

The BSA -- also known as the Software Alliance, formerly the Business Software Alliance which explains the acronym -- is an industry lobbying group. They just published "Policy Principles for Building a Secure and Trustworthy Internet of Things." They call for: Distinguishing between consumer and...

Record 0-Second SLA PPS Mitigation

Record-High 312 Mpps Attack Mitigated in 0 Seconds On May 2, 2020, Akamai blocked a large PPS-focused attack against one of our financial services customers in 0 seconds, utilizing a proactive mitigation posture. This was one of the largest PPS levels we have on record, and the biggest mitigated ...