Malware

19 Jun

Team Cymru launches threat-hunting tool aims to fast-forward analysis

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Team Cymru has launched Pure Signal Scout, an external threat-hunting and malicious infrastructure analysis tool to “level up” security operations centers (SOCs). Under the promise of being the “fastest” tool available for threat insights, Pure Signal Scout is expected to save analysts’ time by providing fast answers to complex queries. “We are now achieving in one working day what used to take several,” Josh Picolet, team leader of Team Cymru’s S2 Threat Research, said in…

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19 Jun

US feds stress urgent MOVEit platform patching after attacks hit agencies

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

In the latest cyber incident affecting the US federal government, two arms of the US Department of Energy (DOE) and, according to press reports, the US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Personnel Management, have been swept up in a sprawling spree of attacks by the Russia-based Clop ransomware gang. The Clop organization is exploiting vulnerabilities in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer security file transfer platform to attack dozens of public and private sector organizations…

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19 Jun

8 notable entry-level cybersecurity career and skills initiatives in 2023

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

The cybersecurity sector has been battling a workforce shortage for years with cybersecurity training and certifications provider (ISC)2 estimating that the global skills gap currently sits at 3.4 million. There are over 600,000 current cyber-related job openings in the US alone, and the supply-to-demand ratio stands at 69%, the lowest it has been since 2010, according to Cyberseek. Security leaders in organizations large and small often cite hiring and keeping security personnel as one of…

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19 Jun

Finding the Nirvana of information access control or something like it

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

The recent arrest of US Air Force airman Jack Teixeira following his illegal sharing of classified information just to show off to his buddies shone a spotlight on the conversation surrounding access control. In Teixeira’s case, all the ingredients necessary to protect the classified information were in place, but sadly they appear to have been ignored and abused by Teixeira and his superiors. In the mythical land of Nirvana, where everything is perfect, CISOs would…

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15 Jun

S3 Ep139: Are password rules like running through rain?

Information, Malware

by Paul Ducklin DON’T GET INTO THE HABIT OF A BAD HABIT Magnetic core memory. Patch Tuesday and SketchUp shenanigans. More MOVEit mitigations. Mt. Gox back in the news. Gozi malware criminal imprisoned at last. Are password rules like running through rain? No audio player below? Listen directly on Soundcloud. With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and outro music by Edith Mudge. You can listen to us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify,…

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15 Jun

CISA, FBI, and MS-ISAC Update Joint CSA on Progress Telerik Vulnerabilities

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released an update for joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) Threat Actors Exploit Progress Telerik Vulnerability in U.S. Government IIS Server.  This iteration of the CSA—now renamed Threat Actors Exploit Progress Telerik Vulnerabilities in Multiple U.S. Government IIS Servers—is based on the forensic analysis and identified exploitation of CVE-2017-9248 at an additional FCEB agency. Activity identified at this agency is separate…

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15 Jun

Barracuda Networks Releases Update to Address ESG Vulnerability

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Barracuda Networks has released an update to their advisory addressing a vulnerability—CVE-2023-2868—in their Email Security Gateway Appliance (ESG). According to Barracuda, customers should replace impacted appliances immediately.  CISA urges organizations to review the Barracuda advisory and for all impacted customers to follow the mitigation steps as well as hunt for the listed indicators of compromise (IOCs) to uncover any malicious activity. For more information, see Mandiant’s advisory on Barracuda ESG Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) Exploited Globally…

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15 Jun

CISA Releases Fourteen Industrial Control Systems Advisories

Attacks, Insights, Malware

CISA released fourteen Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on June 15, 2023. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS.  ICSA-23-166-01 SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center ICSA-23-166-02 Advantech WebAccessSCADA ICSA-23-166-03 Siemens SICAM Q200 Devices ICSA-23-166-04 Siemens SIMOTION ICSA-23-166-05 Siemens SIMATIC WinCC ICSA-23-166-06 Siemens TIA Portal ICSA-23-166-07 Siemens SIMATIC WinCC V7 ICSA-23-166-08 Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 and Derived Products ICSA-23-166-09 Siemens Solid Edge ICSA-23-166-10 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP BIOS ICSA-23-166-11 Siemens…

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15 Jun

Progress Software Releases Security Advisory for MOVEit Transfer Vulnerability

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Progress Software has released a security advisory for a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2023-35708) in MOVEit Transfer—a Managed File Transfer Software. A cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA urges users and organizations to review the MOVEit Transfer advisory, follow the mitigation steps, and apply the necessary updates when available.

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15 Jun

5 best practices to ensure the security of third-party APIs

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

When organizations consider application programming interface (API) security, they typically focus on securing APIs that are written in-house. However, not all the APIs that companies use are developed internally, rather some are designed and developed by other organizations. The problem is that many companies don’t realize that using third-party APIs can expose their applications to security issues, such as malware, data breaches, and unauthorized access. Third-party APIs are software interfaces that allow organizations to leverage…

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