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January 2023

CREST Vulnerability Assessments: The Total Guide

Established in 2006, CREST, or Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers is a non-profit membership body. It aims to vet both cybersecurity-providing organizations and security-testing individuals on their capacities, processes, and the standard of services provided. One of the accreditations provided by CREST is vulnerability assessments provided by companies. They are then differentiated as CREST vulnerability assessments.

Chrome "Symstealer" Vulnerability Puts 2.5 Billion Users at Risk

An analysis of the way in which symlinks are handled by Google’s Chrome browser and other web browsers that use the Chromium web browser project revealed a vulnerability that can result in the theft of sensitive data including crypto wallets and cloud provider credentials. It is dubbed CVE-2022-3656. The issue was partially fixed in Chrome 107 and fully redressed in Chrome 108.

Are Humans the Weakest Link in Cyber Security?

Cyber security has been and will continue to be a more critical issue than ever. As technology becomes more complex, more advanced, and more user-friendly, it becomes more vulnerable. We can blame that on a few factors, but one such factor is the human element. Humans are the weakest link in any structure, and that’s no secret.