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Identity, Endpoints, and the Cloud Drive the Microsoft Security Product E5 Decision

For companies with the Microsoft 365 E3 license, the decision on whether to upgrade to 365 E5 is likely taken into consideration, and security should certainly be included. With E5, companies will likely find security upgrades in three key areas: identity management, endpoints, and cloud. So says David Broggy, Trustwave's Senior Solutions Architect, Implementation Services, and a 2024 recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award, in a recent webinar on transitioning from Microsoft E3 to E5.

How AI Is Making Phishing Attacks More Dangerous

Phishing attacks occur when cybercriminals trick their victims into sharing personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers, by pretending to be someone they’re not. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made it easier for cybercriminals to carry out phishing attacks by writing believable phishing messages, mimicking people’s voices, researching targets and creating deepfakes.

Protecting APIs of Modern Applications

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have become the backbone of modern applications. They enable seamless interaction between different software systems, allowing businesses to innovate rapidly. With the proliferation of APIs comes an increased risk of security vulnerabilities. Ensuring API security is crucial to safeguarding sensitive data, maintaining user trust and protecting the integrity of applications.

LLMs Gone Wild: AI Without Guardrails

From the moment ChatGPT was released to the public, offensive actors started looking to use this new wealth of knowledge to further nefarious activities. Many of the controls we have become familiar with didn’t exist in its early stages. The ability to request malicious code or the process to execute an advanced attack was there for the asking from an open prompt. This proved that the models could provide adversarial recommendations and new attacks never before seen.

CVE-2024-8517 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in SPIP

A critical security flaw has been discovered in SPIP, a popular open-source content management system (CMS). This flaw, identified as CVE-2024-8517, stems from a command injection issue in the BigUp plugin. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands remotely and without authentication, simply by sending a malicious multipart file upload HTTP request. This blog will explore the details of this vulnerability, its potential impacts, and the essential steps for mitigation.

Fundamentals of GraphQL-specific attacks

Developers are constantly exploring new technologies that can improve the performance, flexibility, and usability of applications. GraphQL is one such technology that has gained significant attention for its ability to fetch data efficiently. Unlike the traditional REST API, which requires multiple round trips to the server to gather various pieces of data, GraphQL allows developers to retrieve all the needed data in a single request.