Effects of Cloud Complexities on Cybersecurity
Venafi, a company that makes artificial ID solutions, recently conducted a study to learn more about the effects of cloud complexities on cybersecurity. According to a poll conducted by Venafi among 1,101 security decision-makers (SDMs) at enterprises with over 1,000...
VMware ESXi Hypervisors Vulnerable to a New and Deadly Attack Method
According to the security firm, a threat actor headquartered in China utilized tainted vSphere Installation Bundles to plant multiple backdoors in targeted computers. VMware published urgent new mitigation measures and advice for customers of its vSphere virtualized...
Capital One Phishing Attack Displays a Growing Trend in Bank-Brand Targeting
Phishers keep an eye on the news and use this knowledge to their advantage, as evidenced by the Capital One lures, which took advantage of the bank’s recently formed collaboration with Authentify. Capital One’s recent cooperation with Authentify has been...
US Government Issues Guidance for Software Developers to Secure Software Supply Chain
Blog US Government Issues Guidance for Software Developers to Secure Software Supply Chain US Government Issues Guidance for Software Developers to Secure Software Supply Chain Enhancing the security of the software supply chain is just as important as ensuring that...
Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5 Million Records
The Oklahoma Student Loan Authority (OSLA) and EdFinancial recently announced that over 2.5 million loanees were the victims of a severe data breach that has compromised their personal information. The target of the attack was a Lincoln, Nebraska-based web portal and...
Microsoft Cloud Providers Move to Ban Basic Authentication
Flaws in the authentication process mean compromised security for businesses that contract with major cloud providers for services, data storage, and protection. One of the most significant weaknesses in their armor occurs when customers are allowed to enter usernames...
Chrome Bug Allows Webpages to Replace Clipboard Contents
Browsers restrict webpages from accessing various forms of user data, and the user retains their right to share information with a website. However, a recent discovery reveals that Google Chrome has a security flaw that allows websites to change data contained in the...
Code-Injection Bugs Bite Google, Apache Open-Source GitHub Projects
Two of the most popular open-source ventures have identified several weaknesses, Google and Apache. The vulnerabilities may be used to access various proprietary information stealthily and provide access to lateral movement in a firm. Moreover, the glitch may be used...
2022: Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise
Cyberspace has enjoyed relative peace over the past few years due to a significant decline in ransomware attacks. This tranquility may be attributed to the combined efforts of several international intelligence agencies and various tech companies to eradicate...
Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited to Hack Over 1,000 Zimbra Email Servers
Hackers use a zero-day vulnerability in Zimbra to inject a malicious payload onto vulnerable webmail servers using the PGP decryption exploit they ported during a recent Black Hat 2022 conference. To take control of the victim’s email account, the hacker would...
