The CVE-2021-33909, named Sequoia, is a new privilege escalation vulnerability that affects Linux’s file system. It was disclosed in July, 2021, and it was introduced in 2014 on many Linux distros; among which we have Ubuntu (20.04, 20.10 and 21.04), Debian 11, Fedora 34 Workstation and some Red Hat products, too. This vulnerability is caused by an out-of-bounds write found in the Linux kernel’s seq_file in the Filesystem layer.

Faced with rows of empty gas pumps, many Americans on the East Coast may be wondering why this happened, whether it will happen again, or if there is anything we can do to avoid future catastrophe. The unpleasant truth of the matter is that this will certainly not be the last time society is disrupted due to attackers targeting critical industrial control systems (ICS). The impact of such an attack is amplified by the growing reliance on automation and antiquated protocols throughout many OT networks.

Cloud compliance is more important than ever, especially as businesses and organizations continue to engage in remote and digital work practices due to COVID-19. Even before the pandemic, more and more companies were migrating to the cloud. But what exactly is cloud compliance, and what are some best practices you should keep in mind if you’re shopping for a provider or looking to enhance your current computing system?

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) technology provides visibility across an organization's information security systems by collecting and correlating events from logs across many different sources. Security analysts use tools like a SIEM to go “threat hunting”. By correlating disparate events across systems, they can often detect Indicators of Compromise (IoC’s) that may otherwise go unnoticed on individual systems.

Historically, processing claims, forms, and legal documents was an expensive and time-consuming affair that took place over fax and mail. DocuSign is one of the oldest companies in the electronic document processing space. Founded in 2004, the company has helped millions of users sign and validate documents online.

For any organization, insider attacks are like a severe illness: prevention is better than the cure. Like illnesses, insiders mask their malicious actions and can harm your organization for a long time before you detect them. This harm can be in the form of a loss of data, customers, money, etc.   Planning a risk mitigation process helps to stop insider attacks at the early stages or reduce their potential damage.

The executive order on cybersecurity President Biden issued in May doesn’t radically change federal cybersecurity practices for now, but it lays the groundwork for significant changes in the future. The EO directs multiple federal agencies to develop new policies and processes to safeguard federal networks, and also to improve the overall cybersecurity posture of all Americans.

Addressing security fatigue with small changes to your AppSec strategy can help you manage and minimize risks in your applications. How many times a day does something like this happen to you? Is it 10 times a day? 25? 100? I’m a highly technical security professional and I’m not even sure what I should do. What is PC-Doctor? What is SystemIdleCheck.exe? If I click No, will something not work the way that I want it to work? Each time you see such a prompt, what do you do?

As businesses emerge from a pandemic year, cybersecurity concerns are necessarily top of mind . Companies face expansive cybersecurity threats on many fronts, prompting 75 percent of business leaders to view cybersecurity as integral to their organization’s COVID-19 recovery. They undoubtedly face an uphill battle. Surging ransomware attacks and increasingly deceptive phishing scams are attracting national attention, while more than 500,000 cybersecurity jobs remain unfilled in the US alone.

When the subject is cybersecurity compliance, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is often the first reference that comes to mind. NIST has been around for decades, and its standards for the development of cybersecurity risk management programs are considered the gold standard. There is, however, another standard that applies to service providers that handle customer data, as well as to those firms’ business partners: the SOC 2 audit.