Newer OpenSSL vulnerabilities are identified regularly by genuine security researchers or come to light as zero-day vulnerabilities when exploited by threat actors. While patching the bugs and OpenSSL vulnerabilities are important, organizations cannot wait for and rely just on patches to protect their websites. They need to be proactive in identifying and securing these vulnerabilities before attackers can find and exploit them.
Illustration by jcomp On Sept. 15, Uber Technologies Inc. was breached by an 18-year-old. The hacker purchased an employee’s stolen credentials from the dark web and pushed a flood of multi-factor authentication (MFA) requests and fake IT messages to them in hopes of getting into their account. Irritated by the non-stop pop-ups, the employee caved in and approved the request, unwittingly setting off a cyberattack.
Understanding the latest BSIMM report trends can help you plan strategic improvements to your own security efforts. If you want good advice on how to improve your organization’s software security—and you should—you’ve come to the right place. What makes it even better is that it’s not coming only from us—It’s coming from your peers in your own industry sector.
With nearly every organization going through rapid digital transformations, it has become critical that security teams are equipped to provide seamless access for their remote users while keeping sensitive data secure. This is why I’m thrilled that Verizon has launched the Lookout suite of cloud security solutions to deliver security service edge (SSE) and ensure that customers can seamlessly secure their data and apps in the cloud, on premises and on the internet.
Digitalization is not a new term anymore, and it’s surely never going to fade away as it has etched its space in every sector. The optimistic business transformation it brought compelled almost everyone to incorporate digitalization processes into their business operation. Every industry realized that to proceed with the ongoing business profit and to compete in the market, they must adapt to the latest digital technology.
On September 11th, 2022, Snyk published a vulnerability report for the popular CSRF token management csurf npm package. The vulnerability impacts all known versions, which are currently yielding more than 400,000 downloads per week. The vulnerability report is based on the public disclosure by security consultant Adrian Tiron and their write-up on the Fortbridge blog.
Wireless network technology is widely used but at the same time, it has many security weaknesses. Several reports have explained weaknesses in the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) & Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to encrypt wireless data. Before understanding the benefits of Wireless Network Assessment it is necessary to know what it is, why it is needed, how the service works and what you get from the service.