The winding road to compliance

“Here are the keys. Buy milk and bread. Drive safely.” These are important instructions for a new driver tasked with running an errand. But unless the driver knows where they are going, a bit of guidance on how to get to the store can only help. Without it, the driver may complete the errand...

Log4Shell Vulnerability Targeted in VMware Servers to Exfiltrate Data

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and Coast Guard Cyber Command CGCYBER released a joint advisory warning the Log4Shell flaw is being abused by threat actors that are compromising public-facing VMware Horizon and Unified Access Gateway UAG servers. The VMware Horizon is a...

Malicious Cyber Actors Continue to Exploit Log4Shell in VMware Horizon Systems

CISA and the United States Coast Guard Cyber Command CGCYBER have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA to warn network defenders that cyber threat actors, including state-sponsored advanced persistent threat APT actors, have continued to exploit CVE-2021-44228 Log4Shell in VMware Horizon®...

Risk-based Remediation Powered by Patch Management in Qualys VMDR 2.0

According to the recently released Verizon DBIR report, vulnerability exploitation continued to be one of the top three attack vectors exploited by bad actors in 2021 to break into organizations. As of this writing, it’s only June, but more than 10,000 vulnerabilities have already been disclosed ...

People’s Republic of China State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Exploit Network Providers and Devices

Summary Best Practices • Apply patches as soon as possible • Disable unnecessary ports and protocols • Replace end-of-life infrastructure • Implement a centralized patch management system This joint Cybersecurity Advisory describes the ways in which People’s Republic of China PRC state-sponsored...

The Hidden Harm of Silent Patches

Hey all. I'm about to head off to RSAC 2022, but I wanted to jot down some thoughts I've had lately on a particularly squirrelly issue that comes up occasionally in coordinated vulnerability disclosure CVD — the issue of silent patches, and how they tend to help focused attackers and harm IT...

Evaluating the Security of an Enterprise IoT Deployment at Domino's Pizza

Recently, I had a great opportunity to work with Domino's Pizza to evaluate an internally conceived Internet of Things IoT-based business solution they had designed and deployed throughout their US store locations. The goal of this research project was to understand the security implications arou...

8 security tips for small businesses

Small businesses and startups are known to face some extra challenges when it comes to cybersecurity. Because they don’t have the size or budget to have a fully-fledged dedicated security team, it often comes down to a smaller staff that doesn’t have the time to do everything that is recommended ...

2021 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities

Summary This joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA was coauthored by cybersecurity authorities of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom: the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, National Security Agency NSA, Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI,...

U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Lists 2021's Top 15 Most Exploited Software Vulnerabilities

Log4Shell, ProxyShell, ProxyLogon, ZeroLogon, and flaws in Zoho ManageEngine AD SelfService Plus, Atlassian Confluence, and VMware vSphere Client emerged as some of the top exploited security vulnerabilities in 2021. That's according to a "Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities" report released ...

Patch Management: HCL BigFix Get Installed Packages

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Patch Management: HCL BigFix Report

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Patch Management: HCL BigFix Computer Info Initialization

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North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies

A new advisory issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, and the US Treasury Department Treasury, highlights the cyberthreats associated with cryptocurrency thefts and tactics used by a North Korean state-sponsored advanced...

Benchmarking Linux Security – Latest Research Findings

How well do your Linux security practices stack up in today's challenging operating environment? Are you following the correct processes to keep systems up-to-date and protected against the latest threats? Now you can find out thanks to research independently conducted by the Ponemon Institute. T...

CISA list of 95 new known exploited vulnerabilities raises questions

On Friday March 3, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA added a whopping number of 95 new known exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. This catalog provides Federal Civilian Executive Branch FCEB agencies with a list of vulnerabilities that...

Vulnerability Remediation: It’s Not Just Patching

Vulnerability does not equal a patch, as such remediating a detected vulnerability requires deploying the right patches and, in some cases, making the right configuration changes. Using multiple tools to detect, map and deploy the right remediation actions is time consuming and will result in les...

ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central Licensing Issue Vulnerability

ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central DC is a desktop management solution from ZOHO, Inc. The solution includes software distribution, patch management, system configuration, remote control and other functional modules to support the entire lifecycle of desktop and server management...

ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Centra Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central DC is a desktop management solution from ZOHO, Inc. The solution includes software distribution, patch management, system configuration, remote control, and other functional modules to support the entire lifecycle of desktop and server management. properly...

How to Make Log4Shell Remediation Quick & Effective

Confronting the Log4Shell vulnerability in your environment has seemed anything but “easy” due to its prevalence in Java applications. Rapid remediation is critical. In this blog, Qualys offers some advice – and a new utility – to speed up the process. Remediation is a critical step to ensure tha...