Zyxel patches vulnerability in NAS devices (CVE-2023-27988)
Zyxel has patched a high-severity authenticated command injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-27988) in some of its network attached storage (NAS) devices aimed at home users. …
How APTs target SMBs
Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are not exempt from being targeted by advanced persistent threat (APT) actors, according to Proofpoint researchers. By analyzing a year’s …
Kali Linux 2023.2 released: New tools, a pre-built Hyper-V image, a new audio stack, and more!
Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2023.2, the latest version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform. New tools in Kali Linux 2023.2 Aside …
The strategic importance of digital trust for modern businesses
In this Help Net Security interview, Deepika Chauhan, CPO at DigiCert, talks about the importance of maintaining high trust assurance levels for businesses in today’s …
Organizations are placing OT cybersecurity responsibility on CISOs
Protecting operational technology (OT) systems is now more critical than ever as more organizations connect their OT environments to the internet, according to Fortinet. …
Attackers leave organizations with no recovery option
Organizations of all sizes are increasingly falling victim to ransomware attacks and inadequately protecting against this rising cyberthreat, according to Veeam. One in seven …
Attackers hacked Barracuda ESG appliances via zero-day since October 2022
Barracuda says that the recently discovered compromise of some of it clients’ ESG appliances via a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) resulted in the deployment of …
Penetration tester develops AWS-based automated cracking rig
Building a custom cracking rig for research can be expensive, so penetration tester Max Ahartz built one on AWS. In this Help Net Security interview, he takes us through the …
Generative AI: The new attack vector for trust and safety
Threat actors are abusing generative AI to carry out child sex abuse material (CSAM), disinformation, fraud and extremism, according to ActiveFence. “The explosion of …
Organizations spend 100 hours battling post-delivery email threats
Nearly every victim of a spear-phishing attack in the last 12 months saw impacts on their organization, including malware infections, stolen data, and reputational damage, …
Top public cloud security concerns for the media and entertainment industry
Media and entertainment (M&E) companies are rapidly turning to cloud storage in efforts to upgrade their security measures, according Wasabi. Survey findings highlighted …
Company size doesn’t matter when it comes to cyberattacks
65% of organizations in the enterprise sector suffered a cyberattack within the last 12 months, which is similar to the results among companies of all sizes (68%), according …
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