5 Things CISOs Need to Know About Securing OT Environments
For too long the cybersecurity world focused exclusively on information technology (IT), leaving operational technology (OT) to fend for itself. Traditionally, few industrial enterprises had dedicated cybersecurity leaders. Any security decisions that arose fell to the plant and factory managers, who are highly skilled technical experts in other areas but often lack cybersecurity training or
Exposed Interfaces in US Federal Networks: A Breach Waiting to Happen
By Waqas The research mainly aimed at examining VPNs, firewalls, access points, routers, and other remote server management appliances used by top government agencies in the United States. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Exposed Interfaces in US Federal Networks: A Breach Waiting to Happen
Critical SQL Injection Flaws Expose Gentoo Soko to Remote Code Execution
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Gentoo Soko that could lead to remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable systems. “These SQL injections happened despite the use of an Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) library and prepared statements,” SonarSource researcher Thomas Chauchefoin said, adding they could result in RCE on Soko because of a “misconfiguration of the […]
Company finds lost SSD—and confidential data—for sale on eBay
Major software company SAP is putting the pieces of a story involving missing SSD disks back together. Four SSD disks are alleged to have gone on an adventure last November, making their way out of a Walldorf, Germany, datacenter with one of them ending up on eBay. An investigation revealed that despite the disks being located in […]
Understanding ransomware reinfection: An MDR case study
Ransomware is like that stubborn cold that you thought you kicked, but creeps back up determined to run amok again. The question is what medicine is available to kick this nasty infection for good. In this post, we’ll break down the idea of ransomware reinfection and share a real-life episode where Malwarebytes Managed Detection and […]
Hackers Hiding DcRAT Malware in Fake OnlyFans Content
By Habiba Rashid DcRAT malware includes a ransomware plugin that encrypts non-system files, rendering them inaccessible without the decryption key, which threat actors will likely hold for ransom. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Hiding DcRAT Malware in Fake OnlyFans Content
Seizure of EncroChat Enables Police Access to 115 Million Conversations
By Waqas As part of Operation Emma, which was initiated in July 2020, the shutdown of EncroChat aimed to curb cybercrime in Europe and beyond. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Seizure of EncroChat Enables Police Access to 115 Million Conversations
New Ongoing Campaign Targets npm Ecosystem with Unique Execution Chain
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new ongoing campaign aimed at the npm ecosystem that leverages a unique execution chain to deliver an unknown payload to targeted systems. “The packages in question seem to be published in pairs, each pair working in unison to fetch additional resources which are subsequently decoded and/or executed,” software supply chain security […]
New Mockingjay Process Injection Technique Could Let Malware Evade Detection
A new process injection technique dubbed Mockingjay could be exploited by threat actors to bypass security solutions to execute malicious code on compromised systems. “The injection is executed without space allocation, setting permissions or even starting a thread,” Security Joes researchers Thiago Peixoto, Felipe Duarte, and Ido Naor said in a report shared with The Hacker News. […]
Benefits of Using NFV with SASE
In today’s digital era, businesses actively strive to heighten network agility, boost security, and slash operational costs. Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) stand at the forefront of this revolution, reshaping enterprise networking and security. NFV breathes new life into traditional, hardware-based network functions, turning them into versatile, software-based solutions deployable […]