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Cyber Storm Unleashed: Unmasking STORM-0978’s Exploitation of the CVE-2023-36884 Vulnerability

Threat Overview – CVE-2023-36884 CVE-2023-36884 is a newly discovered critical security flaw in Microsoft Office and Windows HTML, enabling remote code execution on the victim’s system. The threat actor group, ‘STORM-0978’ (also known as ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Anti-Vaxxers’

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Unleashing Intelligence: Transforming NetFlow and Flow Log Data into Actionable Intelligence

Raw data in isolation lacks meaning and utility, but Netography turns data into actionable intelligence by using NetFlow to enrich it with relevant context. The post Unleashing Intelligence: Transforming NetFlow and Flow Log Data into Actionable ...

ALERT: Google Wants to DRM your OS for ‘Web Environment Integrity’

We will kill WEI: A thinly veiled attempt to track you and make more ad money. The post ALERT: Google Wants to DRM your OS for ‘Web Environment Integrity’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Cyclops Unveils Cybersecurity Search Engine Based on Generative AI

Cyclops today emerged from stealth to launch a search engine platform for cybersecurity teams that makes use of metadata and generative artificial intelligence (AI) to make it simpler to successfully defend organizations from cyberthreats. Fresh ...

Insider Risk Management Best Practices | Forrester Report

Forrester has released its Best Practices: Insider Risk Management Report. The report is designed to help companies understand the parameters required to develop a fully functioning insider risk program, from conception to implementation. With ...

Ex-NSA Official Harry Coker Tapped for National Cyber Director Job

The Biden administration has nominated former Navy commander Harry Coker to replace the retired Chris Inglis. The post Ex-NSA Official Harry Coker Tapped for National Cyber Director Job appeared first on SecurityWeek.

SentinelOne introduces cloud data security products

Malware attacks are becoming more sophisticated, and as business increasingly moves to the cloud, companies need to up their defenses to protect against them. SentinelOne announced its Cloud Data Security product line and the general availability ...

Thales to Buy Imperva $3.6 Billion in Latest Cybersecurity Deal

French multinational Thales, whose broad reach extends into such areas as defense, aerospace, and transportation, is continuing a multi-year spending spree in cybersecurity with plans to buy US data and application security specialist Imperva for ...

EndaceProbe Cloud detects threats and network performance issues

Endace announced a significant extension of its enterprise-class packet capture solutions with the launch of EndaceProbe Cloud. As organizations migrate sensitive data and critical systems to public cloud environments, it is essential that ...

SSL Inspection: Why It Matters and What to Look for in an Enterprise Solution

Encryption is a widely used technique to protect data from unauthorized access and tampering. However, encryption also poses a challenge for network security, as it prevents the inspection of traffic content and metadata. This means that ...

Cyclops Emerges From Stealth With Security Search Platform Powered by Generative AI

Cyclops emerges from stealth mode with $6.4 million in seed funding and a generative AI-powered cybersecurity search platform. The post Cyclops Emerges From Stealth With Security Search Platform Powered by Generative AI appeared first on ...

SeeMetrics Security Performance Boards empowers CISOs to validate security programs

SeeMetrics launched its new Security Performance Boards. Organized by security domains, the new Security Performance Boards are a collection of out-of-the box metrics that empower security leaders to measure the performance of their technologies, ...

How to Setup Microsoft Office 365 DKIM record?

Learn how to create, setup and enable DKIM Office 365 records for multiple domains on the Defender portal. The post How to Setup Microsoft Office 365 DKIM record? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Microsoft Message Queuing Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Code Execution, DoS Attacks

Fortinet has published details on a series of critical- and high-severity vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Message Queuing service. The post Microsoft Message Queuing Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Code Execution, DoS Attacks appeared first on ...

How to Effectively Communicate IT Security to the Executive Board: 7 Best Practices

Regular communication with CISOs may not be enough for the board to fully understand and adequately invest in cybersecurity. According to a survey conducted by Neustar International Security Council in November 2022, only 49% of organizations ...

Talon Extension enhances security and control over browser activity

Talon Cyber Security released the Talon Extension, a new enterprise browser security solution that provides customers with visibility and protection for activities conducted within the browser. The extension is easily installed on any web ...

Hacking Embedded Applications

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Protecting Your Phone from the Looming Threat of Juice Jacking

Juice jacking is causing alarm among executives, board members, and high net worth individuals, as well as federal authorities, tech pundits, and news outlets alike. This insidious form of cyberattack, known as “juice jacking,” poses a ...

MikroTik vulnerability could be used to hijack 900,000 routers (CVE-2023-30799)

A privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2023-30799) could allow attackers to commandeer up to 900,000 MikroTik routers, says VulnCheck researcher Jacob Baines. While exploting it does require authentication, acquiring credentials to access the ...