It’s 10:30 p.m. and you’re heading to bed. Unfortunately, a threat actor has your organization in their crosshairs. While you’re brushing your teeth, they’re crafting a social engineering email to pilfer your employees’ credentials. While you’re putting on your pajamas, they’re finding a path to log in. While you’re asleep, is your organization protected?

CrowdStrike’s cloud security team discovered a new vulnerability (CVE-2023-29082) in Flexera’s FlexNet Inventory Agent. When exploited, an attacker can escape from a container and gain root access to the host. Exploitation of CVE-2023-29082 can allow an attacker to perform a variety of actions on objectives, including execution of malware and exfiltration of data.

We are well aware of the devastating effect insiders can have when using their legitimate access and knowledge to target their own organization. These incidents can result in significant monetary and reputational damages. Entities small and large, across all sectors, can fall victim to insider threats.

CrowdStrike is proud to announce the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform has achieved FedRAMP® High-Impact Level Ready status from the Joint Authorization Board (JAB), demonstrating our commitment to achieving the highest compliance authorization for the United States federal government and support for both the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP) and the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.

CrowdStrike is honored to be named Partner of the Year for several 2023 Geo and Global AWS Partner Awards at Amazon Web Services re:Invent 2023, where we are participating this year as a Diamond Sponsor. We are also proud to be a launch partner for AWS Built-in and achieve two AWS competencies.

The major news in technology policy circles is this month’s release of the long-anticipated Executive Order (E.O.) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. While E.O.s govern policy areas within the direct control of the U.S. government’s Executive Branch, they are important broadly because they inform industry best practices and can even potentially inform subsequent laws and regulations in the U.S. and abroad.

Adversaries are becoming more sophisticated and faster with their attacks. According to the CrowdStrike 2023 Threat Hunting Report, the average eCrime breakout time is just 79 minutes. This is partly due to adversaries taking advantage of tools that leverage automation like password-cracking tools, exploit kits for web browser vulnerabilities, and marketplaces that sell stolen data.

Today’s adversaries increasingly use compromised credentials to breach target environments, move laterally and cause damage. When attackers are logging in — not breaking in — legacy endpoint security offers little help in detecting and stopping breaches. Exacerbating the problem is an expanding attack surface, largely due to the growth of remote work and evolving supply chains.

Modern applications are designed to process, use and store vast amounts of sensitive data. As adversaries seek to infiltrate these applications, IT and security teams must ensure the software they use has the strongest possible security. The first step to implementing strong application security is understanding the type of application you need to protect. The two types of applications security teams must be familiar with are custom-developed software and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software.