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New Guide: How to Scale Your vCISO Services Profitably

9 Květen, 2024 - 13:05
Cybersecurity and compliance guidance are in high demand among SMEs. However, many of them cannot afford to hire a full-time CISO. A vCISO can answer this need by offering on-demand access to top-tier cybersecurity expertise. This is also an opportunity for MSPs and MSSPs to grow their business and bottom line. MSPs and MSSPs that expand their offerings and provide vCISO services
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

New Guide: How to Scale Your vCISO Services Profitably

9 Květen, 2024 - 13:05
Cybersecurity and compliance guidance are in high demand among SMEs. However, many of them cannot afford to hire a full-time CISO. A vCISO can answer this need by offering on-demand access to top-tier cybersecurity expertise. This is also an opportunity for MSPs and MSSPs to grow their business and bottom line. MSPs and MSSPs that expand their offerings and provide vCISO services The Hacker Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Mirai Botnet Exploits Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws for Malicious Payload Delivery

9 Květen, 2024 - 13:04
Two recently disclosed security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) devices are being exploited to deploy the infamous Mirai botnet. That's according to findings from Juniper Threat Labs, which said the vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 have been leveraged to deliver the botnet payload. While CVE-2023-46805 is an authentication bypass flaw,
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Mirai Botnet Exploits Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws for Malicious Payload Delivery

9 Květen, 2024 - 13:04
Two recently disclosed security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) devices are being exploited to deploy the infamous Mirai botnet. That's according to findings from Juniper Threat Labs, which said the vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 have been leveraged to deliver the botnet payload. While CVE-2023-46805 is an authentication bypass flaw, Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Critical F5 Central Manager Vulnerabilities Allow Enable Full Device Takeover

9 Květen, 2024 - 08:11
Two security vulnerabilities have been discovered in F5 Next Central Manager that could be exploited by a threat actor to seize control of the devices and create hidden rogue administrator accounts for persistence. The remotely exploitable flaws "can give attackers full administrative control of the device, and subsequently allow attackers to create accounts on any F5 assets managed by the Next
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Critical F5 Central Manager Vulnerabilities Allow Enable Full Device Takeover

9 Květen, 2024 - 08:11
Two security vulnerabilities have been discovered in F5 Next Central Manager that could be exploited by a threat actor to seize control of the devices and create hidden rogue administrator accounts for persistence. The remotely exploitable flaws "can give attackers full administrative control of the device, and subsequently allow attackers to create accounts on any F5 assets managed by the Next Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

A SaaS Security Challenge: Getting Permissions All in One Place 

8 Květen, 2024 - 16:18
Permissions in SaaS platforms like Salesforce, Workday, and Microsoft 365 are remarkably precise. They spell out exactly which users have access to which data sets. The terminology differs between apps, but each user’s base permission is determined by their role, while additional permissions may be granted based on tasks or projects they are involved with. Layered on top of
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

A SaaS Security Challenge: Getting Permissions All in One Place 

8 Květen, 2024 - 16:18
Permissions in SaaS platforms like Salesforce, Workday, and Microsoft 365 are remarkably precise. They spell out exactly which users have access to which data sets. The terminology differs between apps, but each user’s base permission is determined by their role, while additional permissions may be granted based on tasks or projects they are involved with. Layered on top of The Hacker Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

New Spectre-Style 'Pathfinder' Attack Targets Intel CPU, Leak Encryption Keys and Data

8 Květen, 2024 - 16:17
Researchers have discovered two novel attack methods targeting high-performance Intel CPUs that could be exploited to stage a key recovery attack against the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm. The techniques have been collectively dubbed Pathfinder by a group of academics from the University of California San Diego, Purdue University, UNC Chapel
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

New Spectre-Style 'Pathfinder' Attack Targets Intel CPU, Leak Encryption Keys and Data

8 Květen, 2024 - 16:17
Researchers have discovered two novel attack methods targeting high-performance Intel CPUs that could be exploited to stage a key recovery attack against the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm. The techniques have been collectively dubbed Pathfinder by a group of academics from the University of California San Diego, Purdue University, UNC ChapelNewsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

The Fundamentals of Cloud Security Stress Testing

8 Květen, 2024 - 12:58
״Defenders think in lists, attackers think in graphs,” said John Lambert from Microsoft, distilling the fundamental difference in mindset between those who defend IT systems and those who try to compromise them. The traditional approach for defenders is to list security gaps directly related to their assets in the network and eliminate as many as possible, starting with the most critical.
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Hijack Loader Malware Employs Process Hollowing, UAC Bypass in Latest Version

8 Květen, 2024 - 12:58
A newer version of a malware loader called Hijack Loader has been observed incorporating an updated set of anti-analysis techniques to fly under the radar. "These enhancements aim to increase the malware's stealthiness, thereby remaining undetected for longer periods of time," Zscaler ThreatLabz researcher Muhammed Irfan V A said in a technical report. "Hijack
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

The Fundamentals of Cloud Security Stress Testing

8 Květen, 2024 - 12:58
״Defenders think in lists, attackers think in graphs,” said John Lambert from Microsoft, distilling the fundamental difference in mindset between those who defend IT systems and those who try to compromise them. The traditional approach for defenders is to list security gaps directly related to their assets in the network and eliminate as many as possible, starting with the most critical. The Hacker Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Hijack Loader Malware Employs Process Hollowing, UAC Bypass in Latest Version

8 Květen, 2024 - 12:58
A newer version of a malware loader called Hijack Loader has been observed incorporating an updated set of anti-analysis techniques to fly under the radar. "These enhancements aim to increase the malware's stealthiness, thereby remaining undetected for longer periods of time," Zscaler ThreatLabz researcher Muhammed Irfan V A said in a technical report. "Hijack Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Hackers Exploiting LiteSpeed Cache Bug to Gain Full Control of WordPress Sites

8 Květen, 2024 - 09:03
A high-severity flaw impacting the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is being actively exploited by threat actors to create rogue admin accounts on susceptible websites. The findings come from WPScan, which said that the vulnerability (CVE-2023-40000, CVSS score: 8.3) has been leveraged to set up bogus admin users with the names wpsupp‑user 
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Hackers Exploiting LiteSpeed Cache Bug to Gain Full Control of WordPress Sites

8 Květen, 2024 - 09:03
A high-severity flaw impacting the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is being actively exploited by threat actors to create rogue admin accounts on susceptible websites. The findings come from WPScan, which said that the vulnerability (CVE-2023-40000, CVSS score: 8.3) has been leveraged to set up bogus admin users with the names wpsupp‑user Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Russian Hacker Dmitry Khoroshev Unmasked as LockBit Ransomware Administrator

7 Květen, 2024 - 17:49
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has unmasked the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware operation, revealing it to be a 31-year-old Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. In addition, Khoroshev has been sanctioned by the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Russian Hacker Dmitry Khoroshev Unmasked as LockBit Ransomware Administrator

7 Květen, 2024 - 17:49
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has unmasked the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware operation, revealing it to be a 31-year-old Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. In addition, Khoroshev has been sanctioned by the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

APT42 Hackers Pose as Journalists to Harvest Credentials and Access Cloud Data

7 Květen, 2024 - 15:25
The Iranian state-backed hacking outfit called APT42 is making use of enhanced social engineering schemes to infiltrate target networks and cloud environments. Targets of the attack include Western and Middle Eastern NGOs, media organizations, academia, legal services and activists, Google Cloud subsidiary Mandiant said in a report published last week. "APT42 was
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

APT42 Hackers Pose as Journalists to Harvest Credentials and Access Cloud Data

7 Květen, 2024 - 15:25
The Iranian state-backed hacking outfit called APT42 is making use of enhanced social engineering schemes to infiltrate target networks and cloud environments. Targets of the attack include Western and Middle Eastern NGOs, media organizations, academia, legal services and activists, Google Cloud subsidiary Mandiant said in a report published last week. "APT42 was Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security