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MI-X: Open source project helps you understand whether you are exploitable
In this Help Net Security video, Ofri Ouzan, Security Researcher at Rezilion, talks about MI-X (Am I Exploitable?), an open source tool aimed at effectively determining …
“ParseThru” vulnerability allows unauthorized access to cloud-native applications
A new vulnerability found in GoLang-based applications allows a threat actor to bypass validations under certain conditions and gain unauthorized access to cloud-native …
SimpleRisk: Enterprise risk management simplified
In this Help Net Security video, CEO/CISO Josh Sokol, showcases SimpleRisk, a fully integrated GRC platform that can be used for all of your governance, risk management, and …
Detectree: Open-source tool simplifies data analysis for blue teams, reduces alert fatigue
Many companies struggle to understand malicious activity and its effects while a security incident is in progress. It eats up time and resources that defenders need to contain …
The past, present and future of Metasploit
Metasploit is the most used penetration testing framework. In this Help Net Security video, Spencer McIntyre, Lead Security Researcher at Rapid7, talks about how Metasploit …
How to address the ongoing risk of Log4j exploitation and prepare for the future
“Vulnerable instances of Log4j will remain in systems for many years to come, perhaps a decade or longer,” the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) has concluded. …
Boards, CEOs demand software supply chain security improvements
Venafi announced the findings of a global study of 1,000 CIOs, in which 82% say their organizations are vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting software supply chains. The shift …
How to eliminate the weak link in public cloud-based multi-party computation
Secure multi-party computation (MPC) has seen steady evolution to tackle many scientific challenges. These include enabling the creation and tuning of AI or machine learning …
Hijacking of popular ctx and phpass packages reveals open source security gaps
The Python module “ctx” and a fork of the PHP library “phpass” have recently been modified by an unknown attacker to grab AWS credentials/keys and send …
Kali Linux 2022.2 released: Desktop enhancements, tweaks for the terminal, new tools, and more!
Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2022.2, the latest version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform. Cosmetic changes Kali Linux 2022.2 …
A 10-point plan to improve the security of open source software
The Linux Foundation and the Open Source Software Security Foundation, with input provided by executives from 37 companies and many U.S. government leaders, delivered a …
Nimbuspwn bugs allow attackers to gain root privileges on some Linux machines (CVE-2022-29799, CVE-2022-29800)
Microsoft has unearthed two security vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-29799, CVE-2022-29800) in the networkd-dispatcher daemon that may be exploited by attackers to gain root on many …
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