New InsightCloudSec Compliance Pack: Key Takeaways From the Azure Security Benchmark V3

Implementing the proper security policies and controls to keep cloud environments, and the applications and sensitive data they host secure, is a daunting task for anyone. It’s even more of a challenge for folks that are just getting started on their journey to the cloud, and for teams that lack...

Cloud Security and Compliance Best Practices: Highlights From The CSA Cloud Controls Matrix

In a recent blog post, we highlighted the release of an InsightCloudSec compliance pack, that helps organizations establish and adhere to AWS Foundational Security Best Practices. While that’s a great pack for those who have standardized on AWS and are looking for a trusted set of controls to...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio (CVE-2022-21496, CVE-2022-21299)

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8 used by Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio. Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio have addressed the applicable CVEs. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2022-21496...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Watson Explorer (CVE-2022-0778)

Summary OpenSSL is used by IBM Watson Explorer OneWEX and Foundational Components. IBM Watson Explorer has addressed the applicable CVE CVE-2022-0778. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2022-0778 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the BNmodsqrt function...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime affects Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio (CVE-2021-35578)

Summary There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8 used by Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio. Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio have addressed the applicable CVE. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2021-35578 DESCRIPTIO...

Privacy-by-design… not by accident

The concept of privacy-by-design was actually devised almost 30 years ago by Ann Cavoukian, PhD, former Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner. If youre reading a blog about privacy, chances are good you have at least a passing familiarity with Dr. Cavoukians seminal contribution to the...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability exists in Watson Explorer (CVE-2021-22096)

Summary Security vulnerability in Spring Framework affects IBM Watson Explorer. IBM Watson Explorer has addressed the vulnerability. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2021-22096 DESCRIPTION: VMware Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. By sending a...

ETSI Publishes IoT Testing Specs for MQTT, COAP

On June 25, 2021, ETSI released its new IoT Testing Specifications completed by the organization’s committee on Methods for Testing and Specifications. The documents contain seven standards addressing the testing of the IoT MQ Telemetry Transport MQTT and Constrained Application Protocol CoAP...

How to Implement Secure and Compliant IaC

Success lies in security True separation of developer and security teams is becoming a thing of the past. Today’s cloud environments enable deployments at previously unheard-of speed and scale; there simply isn’t time to build infrastructure, then code, then hand it all off for security...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Foundational Components (CVE-2021-23840)

Summary Security vulnerability affects IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2021-23840 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow in CipherUpdate. By sending an overly long argument, an attacker could exploit...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Foundational Components (CVE-2020-1971)

Summary Security vulnerability affects IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-1971 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. If the GENERALNAMEcmp function contain an EDIPARTYNAME, an attacker could...

vCISO Shares Most Common Risks Faced by Companies With Small Security Teams

Most companies with small security teams face the same issues. They have inadequate budgets, inadequate staff, and inadequate skills to face today's onslaught of sophisticated cyberthreats. Many of these companies turn to virtual CISOs vCISOs to provide security expertise and guidance. vCISOs are...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Foundational Components (CVE-2020-1967)

Summary Security vulnerability affects IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-1967 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. By passing specially crafted data to the SSLcheckchain function during or...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities exist in Watson Explorer (CVE-2019-4720, CVE-2019-12406)

Summary Security vulnerabilities affect IBM Watson Explorer. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2019-4720 DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime affects Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio (CVE-2019-2989)

Summary There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8 and Version 7 used by Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio. Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio have addressed the applicable CVE. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2019-29...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Foundational Components (CVE-2019-1552)

Summary Security vulnerability affects IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2019-1552 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL has internal defaults for a directory tree where it can find a configuration file as well as certificates used for verification in TLS. This director...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability exists in Watson Explorer (CVE-2019-4441)

Summary Security vulnerability affects IBM Watson Explorer. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2019-4441 DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a stack trace is returned in the browser. IBM...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Foundational Components (CVE-2018-15756)

Summary Security vulnerability affects IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-15756 DESCRIPTION: Pivotal Spring Framework is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of range request by the ResourceHttpRequestHandler. By adding a...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Foundational Components (CVE-2018-0732, CVE-2018-0734, CVE-2018-0737)

Summary Security vulnerabilities affect IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-0732 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the sending of a very large prime value to the client by a malicious server during key agreement in ...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Foundational Components (CVE-2018-0739)

Summary Security vulnerability affects IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-0739 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending specially crafted ASN.1 data with a recursive definition, a remote attacker could exploit this...