Hybrid IDS Using Signature-Based and Anomaly-Based Detection

Intrusion detection systems IDS are essential for protecting computer systems and networks against a wide range of cyber threats that continue to evolve over time. IDS are commonly categorized into two main types, each with its own strengths and limitations, such as difficulty in detecting...

​​Securing critical infrastructure: Why Europe’s risk-based regulations matter

The Deputy CISO blog series is where Microsoft Deputy Chief Information Security Officers CISOs share their thoughts on what is most important in their respective domains. In this series, you will get practical advice, tactics to start and stop deploying, forward-looking commentary on where the...

Enhancing Phishing Detection in Financial Systems through NLP

The threat of phishing attacks in financial systems is continuously growing. Therefore, protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access is paramount. This paper discusses the critical need for robust email phishing detection. Several existing methods, including blacklists and whitelists...

Mekotio Banking Trojan Threatens Financial Systems in Latin America

We’ve recently seen a surge in attacks involving the Mekotio banking trojan. In this blog entry, we'll provide an overview of the trojan and what it does...

GHSA-9R3M-MHFM-39CM Incorrect Calculation in bigint-money

Versions of bigint-money prior to 0.6.2 are vulnerable to an Incorrect Calculation. The package incorrectly rounded certain numbers, which could have drastic consequences due to its usage in financial systems. Recommendation Upgrade to version 0.6.2 or later...

Incorrect Calculation in bigint-money

Versions of bigint-money prior to 0.6.2 are vulnerable to an Incorrect Calculation. The package incorrectly rounded certain numbers, which could have drastic consequences due to its usage in financial systems. Recommendation Upgrade to version 0.6.2 or later...

Incorrect Calculation

Overview Versions of bigint-money prior to 0.6.2 are vulnerable to an Incorrect Calculation. The package incorrectly rounded certain numbers, which could have drastic consequences due to its usage in financial systems. Recommendation Upgrade to version 0.6.2 or later. References GitHub Advisory...

financialsystems.net XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://financialsystems.net/Products?catid=d3v2%22%3E%3CimG%2FsRc%3Dl+oNerrOr%3Dprompt/OPENBUGBOUNTY/+x%3E Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| Yes, at Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank| Unknown / Not calculated VIP website...

The next“eternal blue”6 months? Shadow Brokers organization announced that it will open more 0day vulnerabilities it! - Vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

! 5 month 12 days late, a WannaCry worms ransomware attacks in the global network, which is considered by far the most huge extortion payment activities, the impact to nearly a hundred countries and thousands of businesses and public organizations. This virus is the use of“N. S. A. arms Gallery”i...

Senators Question Intelligence Officials About Snowden, Domestic Surveillance

In a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss the public portions of a new national security threat assessment, top intelligence and law enforcement officials said that attacks against financial networks and the critical infrastructure are major threats to the United States’...

Anonymous-Linked Attacks Hit US Stock Exchanges

The Websites of the NASDAQ and BATS stock exchanges as well as the Chicago Board Options Exchange CBOE were knocked offline for parts of Monday and Tuesday after coming under a sustained online attack by a group with links to Anonymous. Trading on the exchanges continued unabated on Monday and...

Report: NASDAQ Hackers Spied On Corporate Directors

The hackers who compromised systems belonging to the NASDAQ stock market last year were able to install monitoring software that allowed them to spy on the doings of corporate directors, Reuters is reporting. The news adds critical details to the story of an October, 2010, compromise of Director’...

U.S. Says Cybercrime a Major National Security Threat

A new report from the National Security Council warns that international cybercrime has reached the upper echelon of threats of to the security of the United States and is responsible for as much as $1 billion in losses in just one year in the U.S. The report, which focuses on a number of broad...

IRS Security Holes Put Taxpayer Data At Risk

With the deadline for filing U.S. tax returns fast approaching, the U.S. Government’s watchdog agency warns that the Internal Revenue Service still hasn’t implemented steps to secure its IT infrastructure and protect taxpayers’ financial data. The U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO issued ...