Cybersecurity
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Protecting critical infrastructure is not optional, it is a must. Energy grids, financial systems, healthcare facilities among other critical infrastructures are the backbone of modern society. Any disruption to operations, whether accidental via misconfigurations or as a result of a targeted cyber attack, can send ripples across nations. This article shines a spotlight on the […]
The building materials producer experienced a cybersecurity incident that has caused disruptions in its operations and is expected to continue, leading to a pause in business operations.
The discontinuation of Internet Explorer, which came bundled with VBScript, eliminates a prevalent infection vector used by threat actors to distribute malware on Windows systems.
Ten years ago, zero trust was an exciting, innovative perspective shift that security experts were excited to explore; today, it’s more likely to be framed as an inevitable trend than as a mere option on the security menu. At the same time, however, it seems safe to speculate that one of the only reasons why […]
Oct 12, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware High-profile government and telecom entities in Asia have been targeted as part of an ongoing campaign since 2021 that’s designed to deploy basic backdoors and loaders for delivering next-stage malware. Cybersecurity company Check Point is tracking the activity under the name Stayin’ Alive. Targets include organizations located in Vietnam, […]
Oct 12, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Software Security Patches have been released for two security flaws impacting the Curl data transfer library, the most severe of which could potentially result in code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2023-38545 (CVSS score: 7.5) – SOCKS5 heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability CVE-2023-38546 (CVSS score: 5.0) – Cookie […]
A Mirai botnet variant tracked as IZ1H9 has updated its arsenal with 13 new exploit payloads to target various Linux-based routers, IP cameras, and other IoT devices. These exploits target vulnerabilities in D-Link, TP-Link, Zyxel, Netis, Sunhillo SureLine, Geutebruck, Yealink Device Management, Zyxel, TP-Link Archer, Korenix JetWave, and TOTOLINK devices. The significant evolution in the […]
Hacktivists in Palestine and Israel after SCADA and other industrial control systems Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2023 Both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian hacktivists have joined the fight and are targeting SCADA and ICS systems. Both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian hacktivists have joined the fight in the cyber realm. Industrial control systems (ICS) seem to be one of […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Governance & Risk Management , Privacy Parliamentary Committee Heads Says In-Person Appearance Would be ‘Beneficial’ Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • October 10, 2023 Image: Shutterstock The head of video app TikTok has been summoned by European lawmakers from different parliamentary committees for an inquiry into its privacy practices. […]