Fraud is a rampant threat to individuals and organizations worldwide and across all sectors. In order to protect against the dangers of fraud in its many forms, it is vital to stay in the loop on the latest fraud trends and the threat landscape. The Fraudscape 2024 report from Cifas, the UK’s Fraud Prevention Community, is an effort to share this information to help prevent fraud.

While researching CVE-2024-38428 in GNU’s Wget, our team found a new 0-day vulnerability. The vulnerability, later assigned CVE-2024-10524, may lead to various types of attacks – including phishing, SSRF, and MiTM. These attacks can have severe consequences such as resource restriction bypass and sensitive information exposure. Upon discovering this vulnerability, our team responsibly disclosed it to the Wget maintainers. A patch was released on November 11 and is included in Wget 1.25.0.

Organizations lose $16.2 million annually (up from $15.4 million) due to insider threats. Many businesses still can’t prevent these threats effectively. Malicious or negligent employees continue to risk sensitive data and systems despite strong external security measures. Security professionals must solve a big challenge – protecting against insider threats while keeping operations running smoothly.

The second UpGuard Summit of 2024 kicked off at the end of May, welcoming security professionals from APAC, EMEA, India, and the U.S. to discuss key developments and strategies across the cybersecurity industry. This quarter’s event focused on third-party risk management (TPRM), specifically how security teams can use automation to eliminate manual work and streamline critical TPRM workflows and processes.

It’s 7:30 AM when I check my inbox, and right at the top is an urgent email from Alex, our Chairman of the Board: “I need an update on how we’re stacking up against our competitors on security.” Not just a quick overview—he’s asking for specifics on how our cybersecurity posture compares to our peers, the improvements we’ve made, and a detailed look at our progress since our last board meeting.

The Okta 52-character username vulnerability has brought to light a significant security issue within the popular identity and access management (IAM) platform used by many enterprises worldwide. This vulnerability allows attackers to exploit a username constraint to bypass certain authentication checks, which could have severe implications for businesses relying on Okta’s services for secure user verification and access control.

We are delighted to announce that UpGuard has once again been recognized as the Leader in Third-Party and Supplier Risk Management Software by G2. The publication of G2's Summer 2024 report marks eight consecutive quarters were UpGuard was named a Category Leader. Established in 2012, G2 is a trusted resource for software reviews and customer feedback. It guides over 90 million users, including employees from all Fortune 500 companies, in making informed software choices.

Cyberbiosecurity has emerged as an essential area of interest as the boundaries between the digital and biological sectors continue to blur. With rapid advancements in areas such as artificial intelligence, automation, and synthetic biology, the need for strong cyberbiosecurity protections has grown to safeguard the bioeconomy. As biotechnology evolves, it creates a complex landscape where breaches can have consequences far beyond typical cyber risks.

Late last night, I received a notification from SecurityScorecard alerting me to a newly discovered vulnerability, Solarwinds, with potentially severe business implications for my organization. It’s now 6AM, and I’ve been up through the night, digging into the latest security research to fully assess the risk and scope of exposure. Thanks to SecurityScorecard’s real-time automated alert, I’m ahead of the situation and have already proactively briefed our CIO and executive team.

Ask Our Experts In the rapidly evolving world of Kubernetes, managing storage efficiently can be a challenging task. As more organizations adopt Kubernetes for their cloud-native applications, the need for scalable, resilient, and automated storage solutions becomes critical. This is where Rook and Ceph come into play, offering powerful storage capabilities tailored for Kubernetes environments.