CyberSecurity Updates

09 May

Cybersecurity stress returns after a brief calm: ProofPoint report

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Global cybersecurity concerns are returning to pandemic levels as 68% of CISOs from 16 countries said they fear a cyberattack in the next 12 months, according to a ProofPoint survey. “With the disruption of the pandemic now largely behind us, the return to normal operations may imply that CISOs can breathe easier, but the opposite is true,” said Lucia Milică Stacy, Global Resident CISO of Proofpoint. “Compared with last year, CISOs are feeling less prepared…

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09 May

Feds Take Down 13 More DDoS-for-Hire Services

Information, Insights

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week seized 13 domain names connected to “booter” services that let paying customers launch crippling distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Ten of the domains are reincarnations of DDoS-for-hire services the FBI seized in December 2022, when it charged six U.S. men with computer crimes for allegedly operating booters. Booter services are advertised through a variety of methods, including Dark Web forums, chat platforms and even youtube.com. They accept…

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09 May

Malwarebytes releases Mobile Security for OneView to secure Chromebooks, Android, iOS devices

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Endpoint security vendor Malwarebytes has announced the release of Mobile Security for OneView to enable managed service providers (MSPs) to protect Chromebooks, Android, and iOS devices against mobile threats such as ransomware and malicious apps. MSPs can now use the Malwarebytes OneView platform to monitor their customers’ mobile phones and tablets alongside their servers, workstations, and laptops, the firm said. They can prevent accidental access to harmful websites, safeguard against malicious apps, block unwanted in-app…

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09 May

DigiCert’s DigiCert ONE platform now available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Digital trust firm DigiCert has announced a partnership with Oracle to make DigiCert ONE available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). DigiCert ONE is a cloud-native SaaS platform that secures and centrally manages users, devices, servers, documents, and software. Companies use OCI for various functions including secure infrastructure, application, and workload management. The partnership makes DigiCert ONE on OCI easy to deploy and scalable within customers’ single or multi-cloud environments, allowing users to find the right…

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09 May

Nebulon’s TripLine offers ransomware encryption protection for on-prem systems

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Smart infrastructure provider Nebulon today announced the immediate availability of TripLine, an early warning system for cryptographically based ransomware attacks on on-premises systems. It’s designed to quickly identify the precise time and system location where an attack has occurred. Nebulon said that the new service uses two techniques to achieve this aim. The first is the “secure enclave,” which is a domain isolated from the infrastructure that includes core management and storage functions. Second, it…

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09 May

Microsoft Releases May 2023 Security Updates

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s May 2023 Security Update Guide and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates.

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09 May

Mozilla Releases Security Advisories for Multiple Products

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Mozilla has released security advisories to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories and apply the necessary updates: Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 113 Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-16 Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 102.11 Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-17 For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the…

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09 May

CISA and Partners Disclose Snake Malware Threat From Russian Cyber Actors

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, CISA and partners released a joint advisory for a sophisticated cyber espionage tool used by Russian cyber actors. Hunting Russian Intelligence “Snake” Malware provides technical descriptions of the malware’s host architecture and network communications, and mitigations to help detect and defend against this threat. CISA urges organizations to review the advisory for more information and apply the recommended mitigations and detection guidance. For more information on FSB and Russian state-sponsored cyber activity, please see…

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09 May

Majority of US, UK CISOs unable to protect company ‘secrets’: Report

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

About 52% of chief information and security officers (CISOs) in the US and UK organizations are unable to fully secure their company secrets, according to a report by code security platform GitGuardian. The report pointed out that even though secrets management practice across the US and the UK has seen some maturity, it still needs to go a long way. About three-quarters of the respondents to the survey reported at least one past leak. The…

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09 May

7 VPN alternatives for securing remote network access

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Once the staple for securing employees working remotely, VPNs were designed to provide secure access to corporate data and systems for a small percentage of a workforce while the majority worked within traditional office confines. The move to mass remote working brought about by COVID-19 in early 2020 changed things dramatically. Since then, it has become the norm for large numbers of employees to regularly work from home, with many only going to the office…

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