Phishing remains a top initial access vector for threat actors, according to researchers at ReliaQuest. Phishing and other social engineering tactics can bypass security technologies by targeting humans directly. “The enduring dominance of phishing as an initial access technique underscores its effectiveness and persistence in the face of cybersecurity advancements and more sophisticated methodologies,” the researchers write.

The main function of a hypervisor is to emulate the devices used by virtual machines at the software level. Devices, such as virtual controllers, disks, DVD-ROMs, video cards, network cards, input devices, etc., are created in a virtual machine. But what if you want to connect a printer, scanner, USB flash drive, USB hard drive, USB smart card reader, security dongles, USB license keys, etc.?

Our world is more digitally connected than ever, including the critical infrastructure systems we rely on: power grids, water treatment plants, transportation networks, communication systems, emergency services, and hospitals. A successful attack on critical infrastructure can have dire consequences, ranging from widespread power outages and contaminated water supplies to economic downturns and societal disruption. Some of those consequences have come to fruition in recent years.

Have you heard about SOPS? If you have already been in a situation where you needed to share sensitive information with your teammates, this is for you. Today, let's have a look at how it works and how to use it with various key management services such as AWS KMS and HashiCorp Vault.

The GRC Group ("GRC"or the "Group"), a leading provider of software and tech-enabled services to manage business risks and regulatory compliance, has today acquired Pentest People Ltd (“Pentest People”).

Security researchers have uncovered a novel and concerning method for cybercriminals to distribute malware using public code repositories. Known as "Revival Hijack," this technique involves the re-registration of previously abandoned package names on the PyPI repository. By taking advantage of the fact that PyPI allows the reuse of names from removed packages, attackers are able to slip malicious code into unsuspecting organizations.

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Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) is an advanced testing method that tests the production environment and analyzes application security at runtime. This type of black box testing identifies real-world vulnerabilities externally without much need for insights into the product provenance of any single component. By simulating real-world attacks in your system, DAST identifies critical security gaps that other vulnerability assessments and static methods might miss.

When workloads moved to the cloud, a huge burden was lifted from the enterprise in infrastructure and operational overhead. This transition also brought with it the “shared responsibility” model, where cloud providers took on much of the responsibility previously relegated to expensive engineering teams.

In an ironic twist of fate, cybercriminals seeking to exploit stolen credentials have found themselves the targets of a new scheme. Security researchers recently uncovered a malicious campaign in which hackers were lured into downloading infostealer malware through a seemingly legitimate tool for checking compromised OnlyFans accounts. This development serves as a reminder that even those lurking on the dark web are not immune to digital risks.