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Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

Four years have passed since the first publication of the research on Spectre and Meltdown, hardware vulnerabilities in modern processors. Since then, researchers discovered several similar flaws, that are potentially capable of leaking confidential data. The researchers also showed examples of attacks using these vulnerabilities, although most of them are unlikely to be used in…

Network Security

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

Recent large-scale DDoS attacks using a new botnet called Mēris peaked at almost 22 million requests per second. According to Qrator research, MikroTik’s network devices generated a fair share of the botnet’s traffic. Having analyzed the situation, MikroTik experts found no new vulnerabilities in the company’s routers; however, old ones may still pose a threat….

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

News has surfaced of a rather dangerous practice in Microsoft Azure, whereby when a user creates a Linux virtual machine and enables certain Azure services, the Azure platform automatically installs the Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) agent on the machine. The user won’t know it. Although a stealth installation might sound terrible on its face, this…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: CSO

Data breaches, ransomware attacks and concerns over risks tied to the global pandemic have heightened interest in cybersecurity among corporate boards of directors. Security leaders say BoDs have become more engaged in security matters, have a keener understanding of cyber issues, and have begun asking more sophisticated question about risk exposure and ways to manage…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: CSO

Jimmy Sanders has a long list of work to do, so he wants a security team that can handle the multitude of tasks ahead – from advancing his company’s zero trust security strategy to securing its cloud deployments to deploying machine learning solutions. Team members must be able to do all that at scale, as…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

There has been a 70%+ increase in the average cost of a cybercrime to an organization over five years to $13mn and a 60%+ increase in the average number of security breaches, a recent report reveals. Losses resulting from external incidents, such as DDoS attacks or phishing and malware/ransomware campaigns, account for 85% of the…

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: CSO

A year ago, in the fall of 2019, Mike Zachman ran a security drill for his company, Zebra Technologies Corp. Zachman, who as chief security officer oversees cybersecurity as well as product security and physical security, had focused the exercise on business continuity to determine how well the company’s plans would hold up. He had…