This article helps you understand what a QR code is, how it works, the different types of QR codes, the rise in its usage, the risks involved, the advantages and disadvantages, and whether it is safe.
Microsoft describes a sophisticated phishing campaign that targeted several financial organizations. “Microsoft Defender Experts uncovered a multi-stage adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attack against banking and financial services organizations,” the researchers write. “The attack originated from a compromised trusted vendor and transitioned into a series of AiTM attacks and follow-on BEC activity spanning multiple organizations.
As government-sponsored and widespread vulnerability attacks continue to result in larger damages, cyber insurers are looking for opportunities to still meet demand without incurring risk. It may come as a surprise, but cyber insurers aren’t in the business of issuing (and covering) cyber insurance policies; they’re in the business of staying in business. And that means identifying and reducing the highest sources of risk where the insurer will lose through paying on claims.
Ransomware attacks are as pervasive as ever, with new data demonstrating just how impactful the attacks really are. If you’re one of the lucky few organizations that hasn’t fallen victim to a ransomware attack, consider yourself lucky. According to the 2023 Ransomware Trends Report from backup vendor Veeam, the vast majority of organizations (85%) have experienced a ransomware attack. And while that number is pretty shocking, that’s not the worst of it.
Despite the race to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into business systems and processes, the crucial issue of comprehending and articulating the decision-making process of these models is often ignored. Although machine learning is a valuable tool for uncovering pertinent information from vast amounts of data, it is essential to ensure the relevance, accuracy and reliability of this information.
On May 31, Forescout Research – Vedere Labs uncovered a significant incident where threat actors exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer software, which resulted in unauthorized access to and exfiltration of private data, as well as privilege escalation. MOVEit Transfer is a widely adopted managed file transfer (MFT) solution that enables organizations to securely exchange files with their business partners and customers.
The Exchange Administration Center (EAC) is an easy-to-use interface for managing Exchange. However, it enable you to change only a handful of mailbox settings, and you can modify only one mailbox at a time. For more comprehensive management, you turn to Microsoft PowerShell (or, to be exact, Exchange Management Shell).
During a red team assessment for a client, Charles Fol and Dany Bach from LEXFO, discovered a heap overflow bug in Fortigate’s SSL VPN that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution on Fortigate instances. This vulnerability is reachable without authentication, and can be used to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems, which could lead to a complete compromise of the system.
In the ever-changing world of technology, staying secure is a top priority for many organizations. Identifying and documenting system boundaries is essential for keeping data safe and secure, but what does this mean? In this article, we’ll explore FedRAMP System Boundary, how to identify them, and how to generate FedRAMP System Boundary diagrams.
