Vulnerabilities are on the rise, and it's not just the number that's growing; the severity of these vulnerabilities is also increasing. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of these vulnerabilities to launch sophisticated attacks, leading to data breaches, ransomware, and other devastating cyber incidents.
Last month, Lead Partner Solutions Architect, David Schott, presented a demo on how Snyk works alongside Amazon Web Services (AWS) to identify vulnerabilities at every level of development and infrastructure. David covered why agile development in the cloud requires a different security approach than simply using the IT security methods of the past. Then, he showed a real-time example of how Snyk’s AWS cloud security tools can find and mitigate common vulnerabilities.
The Rising Threat of Traffers report, compiled by Outpost24’s Threat Intelligence team, KrakenLabs, provides a deep dive into the credential theft ecosystem, and encourages organizations to evaluate their security measures against these evolving threats. In recent years, the theft of credentials has evolved into a highly professionalized cybercriminal activity.
Mass assignment is a vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit predictable record patterns and invoke illegal actions. Mass assignment usually occurs when properties are not filtered when binding client-provided data-to-data models. Vulnerabilities of this type allow an attacker to create additional objects in POST request payloads, allowing them to modify properties that should be immutable.
In the February 2023 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft fixed a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Word, tracked as CVE-2023-21716. The vulnerability is critical, having a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, and could allow an attacker to execute code with the same privileges as the victim through rich text format (RTF) documents.
We have grown to expect a reasonable level of privacy and security when we use services on the web and web-based applications. That’s because these services deal with every aspect of our daily lives — from money and finances, to how we interact with government services, to our education or the education of our children, to communicating with friends and family, to healthcare, to simply buying food to eat.
Since the beginning of 2023, Snyk has documented around 6800 malicious packages across PyPI and the npm registry, which requires little to no interaction, almost 860 of which were discovered by us.
Rubrik is a security company that specializes in cloud data management services. The company helps store and secure information for customers, and it's vital that it is able to keep that data safe. This is why hearing about a possible cyber-attack on the company is alarming. Rubrik was hit by the same GoAnywhere security vulnerability that dozens of other companies suffered from.
Once written off as a failed CMS incapable of generating a significant user base, Microsoft’s SharePoint has continually defied expectations to become one of the most widely-used ECM and Collaboration products ever. It caters to over 200 million users and 250,000 organizations, including 85% of Fortune 500 companies. SharePoint is a user-friendly intranet portal and provides a consolidated center for document sharing, tracking, and overall project management.
Penetration Testing (also known as pentesting or ethical hacking) is a simulation of an attack on a computer system, network, or web application to identify potential security vulnerabilities and gauge the effectiveness of existing security measures. These are typically performed by cybersecurity professionals with specialised knowledge and experience in identifying and exploiting system vulnerabilities.
Are you or your development team tired of using application security tools that generate countless results, making it difficult to identify which vulnerabilities pose actual risks? Do you struggle with inefficient or incorrect prioritization due to a lack of context? What adds insult to injury is that traditional CVSS scoring methods ignore critical details like software configurations and security mechanisms.
Cybersecurity is no longer the exclusive domain of computers, servers, and handheld devices. As wireless connectivity grows, it makes many daily activities more convenient, but it also means that cars may be vulnerable to cyberattacks. Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric vehicles are starting to dominate the auto market, but they often carry significant cybersecurity risks.
A new critical vulnerability impacting Microsoft Outlook (CVE-2023-23397) was recently published by Microsoft. The CVE is particularly concerning as no user involvement is required by the exploit. Once a user receives a malicious calendar invite, the attacker can gain a user’s Active Directory credentials. Microsoft has released a security update that can be found here. Cato Research strongly encourages updating all relevant systems as proof-of-concept exploits have already appeared online.
The business impact of critical open source vulnerabilities such as Spring4Shell and Log4j illustrate the crucial importance of detecting remediating such vulnerabilities as fast as possible, This is particularly important for the financial technology, which handles vast volumes of sensitive financial data for investors. That was certainly the case for MSCI, who deployed Mend to speedily thwart any potential threats posed by Spring4Shell.
A now fixed zero-day elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook (CVE-2023-23397) allows attackers to send craft emails to exploit Outlook. The vulnerability does not require user interaction to be exploited and runs even before the email is visualized in the preview pane of Outlook, which makes this vulnerability even more dangerous.
The not-so-distant memories of security events like Log4Shell and the SolarWinds attack keep software supply chain attacks front of mind for developers. There are things organizations can do to detect and deter malicious supply chain attacks, including the recently mandated (as per the U.S. federal government) software bill of materials (SBOM).
News broke in early February that the ACN, Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency, issued a warning regarding a VMware vulnerability discovered two years ago. Many organizations hadn’t yet patched the issue and became the victims of a new ransomware called ZCryptor. The malicious software wreaked havoc on Italian and European businesses by encrypting users’ files and demanding payment for the data to be unencrypted.
On March 2nd, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration released a fact sheet announcing the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which outlines their vision for securing the nation's digital infrastructure and ensuring the safety of American citizens online. This strategy addresses the growing number of cyber threats facing the United States, including ransomware attacks, supply chain vulnerabilities, and state-sponsored hacking.
The boom of assets in cyberspace has brought companies into the folds of the cyber world. This growth, however, has come with its own set of flaws and vulnerabilities. The management of these vulnerabilities can be a tedious task. Services provided by vulnerability management companies thus become invaluable. This article will detail the top 11 vulnerability management companies, their importance, and their top features.
The vulnerability allows an attacker to extract the full ECDSA private key from BitGo Ethereum TSS wallets using a single signature and a few seconds of computation, bypassing all of BitGo security features.
We know that most security teams today handle a backlog of thousands of vulnerabilities. We also know that not all of these vulnerabilities pose a significant risk to your organization, whether or not they have a high severity score or are present on a business-critical asset. We’ve spoken with dozens of security teams over the last few months and have learned that filtering vulnerabilities across several factors is critical to accelerating remediation.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) remains the dominant cloud provider, with 40.8% of the market share. Many enterprises and organizations today have some, if not most, of their infrastructure on Amazon Web Services. AWS helps organizations accelerate their digital transformations and innovate faster, but there are common misconfigurations when moving to AWS.
Developers use open source code because it facilitates fast development. In fact, the vast majority of code in modern applications is open source. But just like any other code, open source libraries are open to vulnerabilities that can negatively affect a wide range of end-user products. So with widespread usage of open source, it's important for teams to be aware of the risks that can be hidden in the libraries they use.
Vulnerability scanning doesn't just alert you to your network's weaknesses. Here's how it can help identify various threats, prevent attacks and mitigate risk.
The recent OpenSSH double-free vulnerability – CVE-2023-25136, created a lot of interest and confusion regarding OpenSSH’s custom security mechanisms – Sandbox and Privilege Separation. Until now, both of these security mechanisms were somewhat unnoticed and only partially documented. The double-free vulnerability raised interest for those who were affected and those controlling servers that use OpenSSH.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is a type of vulnerability that involves manipulating user interaction with a web application to compromise a user's browser environment. These vulnerabilities can affect many web apps, including those built with modern frameworks such as Django. Since XSS attacks are so prevalent, it's essential to safeguard your applications against them. This guide discusses how XSS vulnerabilities originate in Django apps and what you can do to mitigate them.
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) discovered in February that one of its servers had been sharing U.S. military emails openly on the internet for over two weeks without anyone noticing. This vulnerability affected U.S. Special Operations Command and other DoD customers. Shockingly, plain-text email conversations were exposed and accessible to anyone who knew the IP address of the unsecured server.
The OWASP API project has recently decided to refresh the popular API Security Top 10 threat map. The team at Salt Security has always been actively involved in this project, having been a key contributor to the initial creation of the list. And we continue to be deeply involved in the thinking process, data gathering, and brainstorming in updating it. As of the writing of this post, the final version of API Security Top 10 2023 has not been officially released.
The process of detecting, analyzing, and prioritizing vulnerabilities found through vulnerability assessments is an essential part of maintaining cyber security. Cyber security assessment services that provide vulnerability assessments are highly sought after with the increasing number of threats in the cyber world.
Reliable electricity is essential to the convenience of modern life, and also functions as a crucial contribution to America’s economy and level of comfort. Yet citizens take it for granted, rarely thinking about it much.
True to its theme ‘Cyber Resilience’, our recent cyber security gathering was able to dissect the fast-moving threat landscape with insights and information nuggets from a panel of security experts and practitioners on the shortcomings and the need for better use of threat intelligence. Here are five takeaways from the Cyber Resilience Day in Breda co-hosted with our customer CM.com and a panel of cybersecurity experts.
Establishing a thriving security culture across your organization will rely heavily on your developer teams. Therefore, engaging with developers early and often while you build your security program is vital. In this playbook for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), we explore how to build a security culture across your organization by considering the following three things.
JavaScript is the world’s most popular programming language, providing many web frameworks that help developers build secure, reliable Node.js web applications. Each framework has unique features, and which framework is right for you depends on your preference and the type of application you intend to create. With so many frameworks available, you need a way to assess their security.
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How an Account Takeover vulnerability, discovered during a routine customer engagement, became a candidate for responsible disclosure, via the Microsoft Security Research Center Researcher Portal.
Globally around 30,000 websites face a hack each day. Now multiply that by the days in a year and we have ourselves a whopping cause of concern.
Path traversal is a type of security vulnerability that can occur when a web application or service allows an attacker to access server files or directories that are outside the intended directory structure. This can lead to the unauthorized reading or modification of sensitive data.
In October of 2022, a critical flaw was found in the SnakeYAML package, which allowed an attacker to benefit from remote code execution by sending malicious YAML content and this content being deserialized by the constructor. Finally, in February 2023, the SnakeYAML 2.0 release was pushed that resolves this flaw, also referred to as CVE-2022-1471. Let’s break down how this version can help you resolve this critical flaw.
This blog is a breakdown of the OWASP Top 10 application security risks. The Top 10, developed by OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project), provides an up-to-date list of the most critical web application security risks that websites and applications must address.
In our latest Snyk in 30 democast, I demonstrated working on an app, starting in an IDE and going all the way to the live app deployed in the cloud. Along the way, I showed how Snyk fits into the tools a real developer might use. Specifically, I focused on the practical aspects of implementing Snyk in a real-world development and cloud environment, answering questions like: I’ll cover some of the main highlights from the presentation in this blog post.
We often hear about the importance of DevSecOps — integrating security into DevOps processes. But as many security professionals know, it’s not nearly as easy as it sounds. Cultivating secure software development practices requires working alongside developers with varying opinions, priorities, and idiosyncrasies. And any process involving humans is complicated. So, how do today’s security teams overcome these challenges and make secure software development practices a reality?
