vulnerability

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

Internet users in the United States vastly underestimate how often their home networks are targeted by cyber threats. That’s one of the key findings of a new Comcast report. Cyber threats growing numerous and complex Since January, nearly six billion cybersecurity threats have been blocked – representing an average of about 104 cybersecurity threats per…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Dark Reading

The push to develop and deploy applications faster has evolved from simply a goal for developers to a business-level priority that affects every organization’s bottom line. To meet this goal, companies have begun to de-silo development, operations, and security, moving toward a DevSecOps model to deliver increased agility and speed in the software development life…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

For the second time in less than a week, VMware is warning about a critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-4006). This time, the affected solutions are VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, VMware Identity Manager and VMware Identity Manager Connector. As some of these are components of the VMware Cloud Foundation (vIDM) and vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vIDM)…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

COVID-19 has reorganized the risk landscape for chief audit executives (CAEs), as CAEs have listed IT governance as the top risk for 2021, according to Gartner. Analysts said the pandemic is giving rise to new sets of risks while exacerbating long-standing vulnerabilities. Gartner conducted interviews and surveys from across its global network of client organizations…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

The warning comes roughly one week after the United States revealed that the same adversary targeted Democratic voters in multiple states with emails seeking to intimidate them into voting for President Donald Trump. In the previous alert, CISA and the FBI noted that the Iranian hackers targeted known vulnerabilities in virtual private network (VPN) products…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

75% of all 56 U.S. states and territories leading up to the presidential election, showed signs of a vulnerable IT infrastructure, a SecurityScorecard report reveals. Since most state websites offer access to voter and election information, these findings may indicate unforeseen issues leading up to, and following, the US election. Election infrastructure: High-level findings Seventy-five…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

Confidence levels in securing the election are low, and declining, according to an ISACA survey of more than 3,000 IT governance, risk, security and audit professionals in the US. While federal, state and local governments continue to harden election infrastructure technical controls and security procedures, 56 percent of respondents are less confident in election security…

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Recommendations to enhance subscriber privacy in 5G

There are clear benefits of 5G SIM capabilities to protect the most prominent personal data involved in mobile communications, according to the Trusted Connectivity Alliance. Addressing privacy risks The IMSI, known as a Subscription Permanent Identifier (SUPI) in 5G, is the unique identifier allocated to an individual SIM by an MNO. Despite representing highly personal…