Month: March 2020

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

Attackers are exploiting two new zero-days in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library to achieve remote code execution on targeted Windows systems, Microsoft warns. The attacks are limited and targeted, the company noted, and provided workarounds to help reduce customer risk until a fix is developed and released. More about the new Windows zero-days According…

Network Security

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

Over the last decade, remote work and working from home has grown in popularity for many professionals. In fact, a 2018 study found more than 70 percent of global employees work remotely at least once per week. However, the coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdown in many parts of the world have forced a large number…

Network Security

Issued by: CSO

Anyone who ever attended an RSA conference understands that cybersecurity vendors introduce hundreds of amazing, innovative products every year. But C-level execs aren’t looking for the flashiest new point products. Faced with a severe shortage of security professionals and up against rapidly evolving threats, CISOs are looking for strategic partners, advisory services, and vendors that…

Cloud Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

We have all heard the castle-and-moat analogy to describe traditional centralized approaches to cybersecurity. As cloud security becomes increasingly important in the modern landscape, I think we should add one more component to the analogies we use to think about security: fog. Sometimes the fog is so thick that you can barely see what is…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

Many enterprises and sectors are unaware of the 5G security vulnerabilities that exist today. Choice IoT says it’s critical for businesses to have a plan for discovering and overcoming them at the outset of a 5G/IoT platform rollout to avoid future cybersecurity disasters. There is a big difference between the promise of 5G low latency,…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

The number of disclosed open source software vulnerabilities in 2019 reached over 6000, up from just over 4,000 in 2018, a new WhiteSource report says. “This can be attributed to the rise in awareness to open source security following the widespread adoption of open source components and the massive growth of the open source community…

Network Security

Issued by: CSO

One of the most challenging executive tasks for CISOs is quantifying the success and the value of the cybersecurity function. Indeed, security leaders and their organizations have used a myriad of metrics over the years. Yet, many executives and board members have complained that those measures failed to provide them with adequate insight or understanding…