[Security Nation] David Rogers on IoT Security Legislation

!\Security Nation\ David Rogers on IoT Security Legislationhttps://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2022/03/securitynationlogo-1.jpg In this episode of Security Nation, Jen and Tod chat with David Rogers, CEO at Copper Horse Ltd., about the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure PST...

Cyberattackers Target UPS Back-Up Power Devices in Mission-Critical Environments

Cyberattackers are targeting uninterruptible power supply UPS devices, which provide battery backup power during power surges and outages. UPS devices are usually used in mission-critical environments, safeguarding critical infrastructure installations and important computer systems and IT...

IT Firm Globant Confirms Breach after LAPSUS$ Leaks 70GB of Data

The LAPSUS$ data extortion gang announced their return on Telegram after a week-long "vacation," leaking what they claim is data from software services company Globant. "We are officially back from a vacation," the group wrote on their Telegram channel – which has nearly around 54,000 members as ...

Cloud Pentesting, Pt. 2: Testing Across Different Deployments

In part one of this series, we broke down the various types of cloud deployments. So, pentesting in the cloud is just like on-prem, right? Who asks these loaded questions!? The answer is yes and no. It depends on how a customer has set up their cloud deployment. Let’s cover a few basics first,...

3 steps to secure your multicloud and hybrid infrastructure with Azure Arc

As businesses around the world grapple with the growth of an industrialized, organized attacker ecosystem, the need for customers to secure multicloud and hybrid infrastructure and workloads is increasingly urgent. Today, organizations face an attacker ecosystem that is highly economically...

3 steps to secure your multicloud and hybrid infrastructure with Azure Arc

As businesses around the world grapple with the growth of an industrialized, organized attacker ecosystem, the need for customers to secure multicloud and hybrid infrastructure and workloads is increasingly urgent. Today, organizations face an attacker ecosystem that is highly economically...

Attacks on Ukraine communications are a major part of the war

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the war on the battlefield has been accompanied by cyber attacks. Those attacks against critical infrastructure have knocked out banking and defense platforms, mostly by targeting several communication systems. In a timeline set up by NetBlocks,...

Satellites are critical infrastructure and need to be cybersecured

In the context of this article we will use the term satellite for a machine that is launched into space and moves around Earth. And there might be a lot more of them than you would expect—this live map tracks a huge number of satellites. Originally most of earth’s satellites were launched for...

Executive Summary: Organizations and Nation-State Cyber Threats

Executive Summary: Organizations and Nation-State Cyber Threats By John Fokker · March 28, 2022 Traditionally when we talk about threat actors, we first need to make the split between cybercrime and nation-state sponsored operations. Where cybercrime is mostly focused on financial gain,...

Executive Summary: Organizations and Nation-State Cyber Threats

Executive Summary: Organizations and Nation-State Cyber Threats By John Fokker · March 28, 2022 Traditionally when we talk about threat actors, we first need to make the split between cybercrime and nation-state sponsored operations. Where cybercrime is mostly focused on financial gain,...

[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: zabbix-5.0.21-1.fc36

Zabbix is software that monitors numerous parameters of a network and the health and integrity of servers. Zabbix uses a flexible notification mechanism that allows users to configure e-mail based alerts for virtually any event. This allows a fast reaction to server problems. Zabbix offers...

DOJ Indicts Russian Gov’t Employees Over Targeting Power Sector

The U.S. Department of Justice DOJ has indicted four Russian government employees in connection to plots to cyber-fry critical infrastructure in the United States and beyond, including at least one nuclear power plant. The campaigns involved one of the most dangerous malwares ever encountered in...

North Korean state-sponsored threat actor Lazarus Group exploiting Chrome Zero-day vulnerability

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here For more than a month before a fix was available, North Korean state hackers known as Lazarus group exploited a zero-day, remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2022-0609 in Google Chromes web browser. The attack mainly targe...

Google Chrome Zero-Day Bugs Exploited Weeks Ahead of Patch

North Korean threat actors exploited a remote code execution RCE zero-day vulnerability in Google’s Chrome web browser weeks before the bug was discovered and patched, according to researchers. Google Threat Analysis Group TAG discovered the flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-0609, on Feb. 10, reporting a...

Feds Allege Destructive Russian Hackers Targeted US Refineries

The Justice Department unsealed indictments against four alleged Russian hackers said to have targeted US energy infrastructure for nearly a decade...

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures of Indicted State-Sponsored Russian Cyber Actors Targeting the Energy Sector

Summary Actions to Take Today to Protect Energy Sector Networks: • Implement and ensure robust network segmentation between IT and ICS networks. • Enforce MFA to authenticate to a system. • Manage the creation of, modification of, use of—and permissions associated with—privileged accounts. This...

AvosLocker Ransomware group has targeted 50+ Organizations Worldwide

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Federal Bureau of Investigation and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released threat advisories on AvosLocker Ransomware. It is a Ransomware as a Service RaaS affiliate-based group that has targeted 50+...

Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure 6.0.1278 Denial Of Service

Exploit Title: Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure TMVMI version 6 - Denial of Service PoC Date: 24/03/2022 Exploit Author: Saud Alenazi Vendor Homepage: https://www.trendmicro.com/ Software Link: App Store for iOS devices Version: 6.0.1278 Tested: iPhone 6 iOS 12.4.7 Vulnerability Type:...

Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure 6.0.1278 Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Exploit Title: Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure TMVMI version 6 - Denial of Service PoC Date: 24/03/2022 Exploit Author: Saud Alenazi Vendor Homepage: https://www.trendmicro.com/ Software Link: App Store for iOS devices Version: 6.0.1278 Tested: iPhone 6 iOS 12.4.7 Vulnerability Type:...

Russia Lays Groundwork for Cyberattacks on U.S. Infrastructure

The Russian government is exploring “options for potential cyberattacks” on critical infrastructure in the U.S., the White House warned on Monday, in retaliation for sanctions and other punishments as the war in Ukraine grinds on. Officials said that its latest intelligence shows cyber-related...