This guidance helps SME’s, large organisations and Public Sector bodies to:– understand the basics of vulnerability scanning and how it integrates with a VMP– decide on when and how to employ vulnerability scanning most effectively– set the important criteria when purchasing a vulnerability scanning solution
10 common mistakes when configuring, managing and securing systems means that attackers can still break into organizations and gain access to networks and data, the US, UK, Canadian, Dutch and New Zealand governments warn in a joint statement. advisory. The advisory wants to point out common mistakes, security practices and configurations that lead to poor […]
The cybersecurity researchers at Morphisec have discovered recently a critical RCE vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access that is being actively exploited by advanced hackers, and this critical flaw has been tracked as “CVE-2022-22954.” By exploiting CVE-2022-22954, the attackers are able to access the network environment initially.
Palo Alto Networks warned customers yesterday that some of its firewall, VPN, and XDR products are vulnerable to a high severity OpenSSL infinite loop bug disclosed three weeks ago.Threat actors can exploit this security vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2022-0778) to trigger a denial of service state and remotely crash devices running unpatched software.Even though the OpenSSL […]
Apple has not yet fixed zero-day exploits on macOS, leaving many Mac computers especially macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina vulnerable, according to a new report. Two of the active zero-days Apple tackled include CVE-2022-22674 and CVE-2022-22675. The first exploit (CVE-2022-22674) is a ‘write bug’ that can allow malicious apps to execute arbitrary code. While […]
VPNs may claim in their ads and on their websites that they can protect your PC from hackers, or keep your passwords safe, or make sure that websites can’t track you. But is it worth paying between $50 and $150 a year for these VPN services? In 2021, Grauer and Troutman from the University of […]
Ministers and government officials could be stopped from sending ‘disappearing messages’ after failing to keep public records of exchanges on personal phones, email and WhatsApp.Some of those communications addressed matters of considerable public importance relating to the pandemic response and the awarding of government contracts.”
A group of attackers calling themselves Lapsus$, and previously responsible for attacks on chip giant NVIDIA, Portuguese media giant Impresa and the Brazilian Ministry of Health, posted screenshots on their Telegram channel showing that they have access to Okta systems. Okta offers solutions for identity and access management. “More than 15,000 global brands entrust Okta […]
The German hosting company ZAP-Hosting has warned customers about a data breach in which their private data was stolen and then published on the internet. Customers are offered a discount voucher of twenty euros as an apology. Due to the attack, ZAP was forced to shut down part of the infrastructure. According to ZAP, an […]
Cybersecurity responsibilities to identify and disseminate threats in the network infrastructure:– Network architecture and design– Security maintenance– Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)– Local administrator accounts and passwords– Remote logging and monitoring– Remote administration and network services– Routing– Interface ports– Notification and consent banners