Patch bypass flaw in Pulse Secure VPNs can lead to total compromise (CVE-2021-22937)
The patch for a vulnerability (CVE-2020-8260) in Pulse Connect Secure VPN devices that attackers have been exploiting in the wild can be bypassed, security researcher Rich …
New infosec products of the week: August 6, 2021
Here’s a look at the most interesting product releases from the past week, featuring releases from McAfee, AppOmni, Satori, SentinelOne, and Optiv Security. McAfee MVISION …
August 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Dealing with emergency patching
The PrintNightmare print spooler vulnerability, CVE-2021-34527, caused a lot of excitement last month. If you’re still in an active patch cycle, ensure you install the latest …
Demystifying cybersecurity with a more human-centric approach
Every business, whether small or large, needs to address cybersecurity to operate in today’s online world. This has been a stimulus for the cybersecurity industry and explains …
Can the public cloud become confidential?
It’s been often said that the only two certain things in life are death and taxes. Over the past ten years, it seems data breaches can be added to this list. Can an …
How real-time computing can sound the kill chain alarm
Major attacks and ransomware incidents like SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline or JBS highlight the critical role cybersecurity plays in protecting infrastructure and the economy. …
Increasing speed of vulnerability scans ultimately increases security fixes overall
Next-generation static application security testing (SAST) and intelligent software composition analysis (SCA) can increase the speed of vulnerability scans and narrow their …
CyberCops program: ROTC students as future cybersecurity gatekeepers
Not so long ago, a strong password felt mighty enough to keep you safe and your computer data private. But we now live amid heightened risks in malware, phishing, …
The destructive power of supply chain attacks and how to secure your code
In this Help Net Security podcast, Tomislav Peričin, Chief Software Architect at ReversingLabs, explains the latest and most destructive supply chain attacks, their techniques …
RIP guest access, long live shared channels!
While many yearn to return to pre-pandemic days, some aspects of our new normal are welcome. Most notable is the flexibility of hybrid working, with a great majority of …
How to build a zero-trust cloud data architecture
Cloud computing has had a profound impact on CISOs. They realize its cheap storage, immense scalability, resource elasticity and accessibility from anywhere in the world, at …
Blocked DDoS attack volumes up, tech, healthcare and finance most targeted
Second quarter blocked DDoS attack volumes were up more than 40% compared to the same period in 2020, a Radware report reveals. The report provides an overview of DDoS attack …
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