Patch me if you can: Cyberattack Series

Many organizations utilize third-party apps for identity security solutions to automate and unburden overtaxed IT admins from tedious tasks that employees can perform via self-service without IT assistance. But in September 2021, our researchers observed threat actors exploiting one such...

Patch me if you can: Cyberattack Series

Many organizations utilize third-party apps for identity security solutions to automate and unburden overtaxed IT admins from tedious tasks that employees can perform via self-service without IT assistance. But in September 2021, our researchers observed threat actors exploiting one such...

Top contenders in Endpoint Security revealed: G2 Summer 2023 results

Navigating the world of endpoint security is challenging, with numerous vendors stoking "Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt" FUD and making bold claims that are difficult to verify. In times like these, the honest opinions of real users are invaluable for busy IT teams. Enter G2, an industry-leading...

LockBit ransomware advisory from CISA provides interesting insights

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center MS-ISAC, and the cybersecurity authorities of Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and New Zealand CERT NZ, NCSC-NZ have all...

#StopRansomware: CL0P Ransomware Gang Exploits CVE-2023-34362 MOVEit Vulnerability

Actions to take today to mitigate cyber threats from CL0P ransomware: 1. Take an inventory of assets and data, identifying authorized and unauthorized devices and software. 2. Grant admin privileges and access only when necessary, establishing a software allow list that only executes legitimate...

Play ransomware gang compromises Spanish bank, threatens to leak files

Ransomware is creating additional work for a major Spanish bank. Globalcaja, said to have more than 300 offices in Spain and close to half a million customers, has fallen victim to the Play ransomware gang. The gang claim to have swiped both private and personal information in the attack--includi...

How Wazuh Improves IT Hygiene for Cyber Security Resilience

IT hygiene is a security best practice that ensures that digital assets in an organization's environment are secure and running properly. Good IT hygiene includes vulnerability management, security configuration assessments, maintaining asset and system inventories, and comprehensive visibility...

[updated] Barracuda Networks patches zero-day vulnerability in Email Security Gateway

On May 20, Barracuda Networks issued a patch for a zero day vulnerability in its Email Security Gateway ESG appliance. The vulnerability existed in a module which initially screens the attachments of incoming emails, and was discovered on May 19. Barracuda's investigation showed that the...

Rheinmetall attacked by BlackBasta ransomware

On Friday May 19, 2023, the German arms producer Rheinmetall acknowledged a cyber-incident at one of its subsidiaries in the private sector. The BlackBasta ransomware group has already claimed responsibility for the attack through its leak-site. Entry for Rheinmetall on BlackBasta leak site...

Employee guilty of joining ransomware attack on his own company

A 28-year old IT Security Analyst pleaded guilty and will consequently be convicted of blackmail and unauthorized access to a computer with intent to commit other offences. It all started when the UK gene and cell therapy company Oxford BioMedica fell victim to a cybersecurity incident which...

Identifying a Patch Management Solution: Overview of Key Criteria

Software is rarely a one-and-done proposition. In fact, any application available today will likely need to be updated – or patched – to fix bugs, address vulnerabilities, and update key features at multiple points in the future. With the typical enterprise relying on a multitude of applications,...

Identifying a Patch Management Solution: Overview of Key Criteria

Software is rarely a one-and-done proposition. In fact, any application available today will likely need to be updated – or patched – to fix bugs, address vulnerabilities, and update key features at multiple points in the future. With the typical enterprise relying on a multitude of applications,...

PT-2023-23374 · Motorola · Motorola Cx2L Router

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Motorola CX2L Router version 1.0.1 Description: A command injection issue was discovered, which can be exploited via the system time timezone parameter. Recommendations: For Motorola CX2L Router version 1.0.1, consider restricting access to t...

New TSA Cybersecurity Emergency Action Rule Impacts Cybersecurity and Compliance

On March 7, 2023, in the wake of President Joe Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy announcement, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration TSA issued a cybersecurity emergency action amendment for certain regulated airport and aircraft operators. The new Action Rule can have significant...

chiarasironi.it Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3273066

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

Risk-based Vulnerability Management Combined With A Cyber Risk Management Platform

Recent insights from IDCs recent report, Worldwide Device Vulnerability Management Forecast, 2023–2027: Evolving Beyond Scanning Feb. 2023, provide a sobering look at the future of what cybersecurity stacks may look like in a few years. As the name suggests, this report took a deep dive into the...

Risk Fact #1: Speed Is the Key to Out-Maneuvering Adversaries

Qualys Blog Series – Threat Research Unit Report The 2023 Qualys TruRisk Research Report from the Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU provides detailed research insights that are organized into five separate Risk Facts. In this blog, we look at Risk Fact 1 - Speed is the key to out-maneuvering...

LockBit ransomware attacks Essendant

The LockBit ransomware group is claiming responsibility for taking down a US-based distributor of office products called Essendant. This attack, which is said to have begun on or around March 6, created severe ramifications for the organisation, disrupting freight carrier pickups, online orders,...

Ransomware attack hits ANOTHER school

In what is likely Vice Society's handiwork, the UK's largest state boarding school Wymondham College has announced it has become the victim of a "sophisticated cyberattack". The school didn't provide additional information, but Jonathan Taylor, chief of the school's parent company Sapientia...

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 / 2016 / 2017 / 2019 / 2022 Audit Logging Failure

Title: Microsoft SQL Server Password Hash Exposure Product: Database Manufacturer: Microsoft Affected Versions: 2012-2022 Risk Level: Medium CVE Reference: N/A Author of Advisory: Emad Al-Mousa Overview: SQL Server is a popular database system, and database systems are a vital backbone in IT...