How to Use Password Length to Set Best Password Expiration Policy

One of the many features of an Active Directory Password Policy is the maximum password age. Traditional Active Directory environments have long using password aging as a means to bolster password security. Native password aging in the default Active Directory Password Policy is relatively limite...

Ransomware and IP Theft: Top COVID-19 Healthcare Security Scares

Healthcare cybersecurity threats have been under the spotlight this past year, in particular with the rise of COVID-19 and the budgetary and resource strains that has put on hospitals. Beau Woods, a Cyber Safety Innovation Fellow with the Atlantic Council, founder and CEO of Stratigos Security an...

Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F Series

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.4 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Mitsubishi Electric Equipment: MELSEC iQ-F Series Vulnerability: Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause...

50 percent of schools did not prepare for secure distance learning, Labs report reveals

Education in the United States faced a crisis this year. The looming threat of the coronavirus—which spreads easily in highly-populated, enclosed rooms—forced schools across the country to develop new strategies for education. The dramatic stress of this transition is known. Teachers are working...

Protect your SQL Server on-premises, in Azure, and in multicloud

Azure Defender for SQL is now generally available for use with SQL Server on premises, in multicloud deployments on Amazon Web Services AWS, and Google Cloud Platform GCP, and in virtual machines on Azure. Azure Defender for SQL constantly monitors your SQL Server for known vulnerabilities and...

Protect your SQL Server on-premises, in Azure, and in multicloud

Azure Defender for SQL is now generally available for use with SQL Server on premises, in multicloud deployments on Amazon Web Services AWS, and Google Cloud Platform GCP, and in virtual machines on Azure. Azure Defender for SQL constantly monitors your SQL Server for known vulnerabilities and...

This Company Uses AI to Outwit Malicious AI

Robust Intelligence is among a crop of companies that offer to protect clients from efforts at deception...

Pandemic, A Driving Force in 2021 Financial Crime

Financial cybercrime in 2021 is set to evolve, researchers say, with extortion practices becoming more widespread, ransomware gangs consolidating and advanced exploits being used more effectively to target victims. That’s according to key predictions from Kaspersky. Researchers said the drastic...

Pray.com exposed data of millions after database mess up

By Deeba Ahmed Pray.com applied lackluster security practices potentially exposing nearly 10 million users to frauds and cyberattacks, claim VpnMentor's researchers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pray.com exposed data of millions after database mess up...

PAN-OS: OS command injection and memory corruption vulnerability

An OS command injection and memory corruption vulnerability in the PAN-OS management web interface that allows authenticated administrators to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code and OS commands with root privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than...

PAN-OS: System proxy passwords may be logged in clear text while viewing system state

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists where the password for the configured system proxy server for a PAN-OS appliance may be displayed in cleartext when using the CLI in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.17...

Schneider Electric PLC Simulator for EcoStruxure Control Expert

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Schneider Electric Equipment: PLC Simulator for EcoStruxure Control Expert Vulnerability: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this...

ICSA-20-315-01_OSIsoft PI Interface for OPC XML-DA

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 8.1 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: OSIsoft Equipment: PI Interface Vulnerability: Numeric Errors 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker-controlled OPC XML-DA Server to respond with a...

CVE-2019-11550 - Citrix SD-WAN Security Update

Description of Problem An information disclosure vulnerability has been identified in the Citrix SD-WAN Appliance. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack against management traffic. The vulnerability has been assigned the following CVE...

WAGO Series 750-88x and 750-352 (Update A)

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: WAGO Equipment: 750-88x and 750-352 Vulnerability: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption 2. UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSA-20-308-01 WAGO...

TikTok Launches Bug Bounty Program Amid Security SNAFUs

TikTok has expanded its vulnerability disclosure policy to include a global bug-bounty program through a partnership with the ethical hacker platform HackerOne. The bug-bounty program launch signals a new direction for the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, which has been much maligned for its...

Flexera InstallShield

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.3 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit Vendor: Flexera Equipment: InstallShield Vulnerability: Untrusted Search Path 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow execution of a malicious DLL. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 AFFECTED...

Lock and Code S1Ep17: Journalism’s role in cybersecurity with Alfred Ng and Seth Rosenblatt

Most everything about cybersecurity—the threats, the vulnerabilities, the breaches and the blunders—doesnt happen in a vacuum. And the public doesn’t learn about those things because threat actors advertise their exploits, or because companies trumpet their lackluster data security practices. No,...

Basics of Keeping Kubernetes Clusters Secure Part 2

We outline security mitigations and settings that should be prioritized in a clustered environment. The second part of our security guide on Kubernetes clusters covers best practices related to worker nodes, the kubelet, pods, and audit logs...

Risky business: survey shows majority of people use work devices for personal use

There’s no denying the coronavirus pandemic is having a significant impact on the way we use technology. Some changes feel like a subtle acceleration of behavioral shifts that were already well underway i.e. more online shopping and more streaming TV/movies. Other changes are more extreme and we’...