A refresher on Talos’ open-source tools and the importance of the open-source community

Open-source software that is free to download, deploy and modify is a vital component in the fight for cyber security. Freely available software not only helps defend systems that would otherwise be unprotected, but it also allows people to learn and develop vital cybersecurity skills. In this...

The AI Hangover is Here – The End of the Beginning

After a good year of sustained exuberance, the hangover is finally here. It's a gentle one for now, as the market corrects the share price of the major players like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Google, while other players reassess the market and adjust priorities. Gartner calls it the trough of...

Key Takeaways From The Take Command Summit: Unlocking Security Success

As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, so must our defenses. The recent Rapid7 Take Command Summit provided invaluable insights into preparing for, responding to, and recovering from ransomware attacks. Here are three essential takeaways from the session, "Before, During, & After Ransomware...

Unlock the Future of Cybersecurity: Exclusive, Next Era AI Insights and Cutting-Edge Training at SANS Network Security 2024

The Immersive Experience Happening This September in Las Vegas! In an era of relentless cybersecurity threats and rapid technological advancement, staying ahead of the curve is not just a necessity, but critical. SANS Institute, the premier global authority in cybersecurity training, is thrilled ...

radiationtraining.com.au Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3953731

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...

AI Pulse: Brazil Gets Bold with Meta, Interpol’s Red Flag & more

The second edition of AI Pulse is all about AI regulation: what’s coming, why it matters, and what might happen without it. We look at Brazil’s hard não to Meta, how communities are pushing back against AI training data use, Interpol’s warnings about AI deepfakes, and more...

Gh0st RAT Trojan Targets Chinese Windows Users via Fake Chrome Site

The remote access trojan known as Gh0st RAT has been observed being delivered by an "evasive dropper" called Gh0stGambit as part of a drive-by download scheme targeting Chinese-speaking Windows users. These infections stem from a fake website "chrome-web.com" serving malicious installer packages...

Stop X’s Grok AI From Training on Your Tweets

Plus: More Pegasus spyware controversy, a major BIOS controversy, and more of the week’s top security news...

IR Trends: Ransomware on the rise, while technology becomes most targeted sector

Business email compromise BEC and ransomware were the top threats observed by Cisco Talos Incident Response Talos IR in the second quarter of 2024, together accounting for 60 percent of engagements. Although there was a decrease in BEC engagements from last quarter, it was still a major threat fo...

TracFone will pay $16 million to settle FCC data breach investigation

Following three separate data breaches between 2021 and 2023 which exposed the proprietary information PI of TracFone Wireless customers, the Federal Communications Commission FCC announced that the Verizon-owned company has agreed to pay a $16 million civil penalty to settle the government...

How Can Deliberately Flawed APIs Help In Mastering API Security?

In our recent webinar recent webinar title 'A CISO’s Checklist for Securing APIs and Applications', we delved into the concept of creating an API security playground tailored for both developer and security teams. The core idea revolves around utilizing intentionally vulnerable APIs as training...

How Can Deliberately Flawed APIs Help In Mastering API Security?

In our recent webinar recent webinar title 'A CISO’s Checklist for Securing APIs and Applications', we delved into the concept of creating an API security playground tailored for both developer and security teams. The core idea revolves around utilizing intentionally vulnerable APIs as training...

Imperva Customers Protected Against Critical ServiceNow Vulnerability

Introduction ServiceNow is a widely used platform for IT service management, and its security is paramount for businesses relying on it for their operations. Recently, a critical vulnerability was discovered that could potentially allow attackers to access all data within ServiceNow instances. Th...

certstraining.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3948934

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...

CVE-2024-40968 MIPS: Octeon: Add PCIe link status check

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: MIPS: Octeon: Add PCIe link status check The standard PCIe configuration read-write interface is used to access the configuration space of the peripheral PCIe devices of the mips processor after the PCIe link surprise down, it ca...

Ever Wonder How Hackers Really Steal Passwords? Discover Their Tactics in This Webinar

In today's digital age, passwords serve as the keys to our most sensitive information, from social media accounts to banking and business systems. This immense power brings with it significant responsibility—and vulnerability. Most people don't realize their credentials have been compromised unti...

Peloton accused of providing customer chat data to train AI

It seems that Peloton may have been providing more training than just for its customers, as its set to face court in California accused of using user chat data to train AI. Peloton Interactive, Inc. is a US-based exercise equipment and media company, known for its stationary bicycles, treadmills,...

CVE-2024-5480

A vulnerability in PyTorch's torch.distributed.rpc framework, specifically in versions prior to 2.2.2, allows for remote code execution RCE. The framework, which is used in distributed training scenarios, does not properly verify the functions being called during RPC Remote Procedure Call...

How to Cut Costs with a Browser Security Platform

Browser security is becoming increasingly popular, as organizations understand the need to protect at the point of risk - the browser. Network and endpoint solutions are limited in their ability to protect from web-borne threats like phishing websites or malicious browser extensions. They also do...

PyTorch < 2.2.2 RCE

The remote host contains a torchserve version that is prior to 2.2.2. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. A vulnerability in the PyTorch's torch.distributed.rpc framework, specifically in versions prior to 2.2.2, allows for remote code execution RCE. The framework...