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Cyber security breaches have become rapidly one of the main concerns among all kinds of organizations. Even though companies are investing in complex new solutions against undesired guests, the task has never been easier. The various backdoors, loose ends and interconnected computer systems, mean that these intrusions are sometimes… inevitable. If unfortunately that happens, companies…
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PCOPTIMIZE.EXE Information This is an undesirable program. This file has been identified as a program that is undesirable to have running on your computer. This consists of programs that are misleading, harmful, or undesirable. If the description states that it is a piece of malware, you should immediately run an antivirus and antispyware program. If…
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Apr 22, 2024The Hacker NewsNetwork Security / Cybersecurity The MITRE Corporation revealed that it was the target of a nation-state cyber attack that exploited two zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure appliances starting in January 2024. The intrusion led to the compromise of its Networked Experimentation, Research, and Virtualization Environment (NERVE), an unclassified research and…
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MITRE defines NERVE as “an unclassified collaborative network that provides storage, computing, and networking resources.” However, the company’s CEO Providakes clarified that “there is no indication that MITRE’s core enterprise network or partners’ systems were affected by this incident.” Upon detection of the breach, the company said it took swift and comprehensive action including “taking…
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The MITRE Corporation says that a state-backed hacking group breached its systems in January 2024 by chaining two Ivanti VPN zero-days. The incident was discovered after suspicious activity was detected on MITRE’s Networked Experimentation, Research, and Virtualization Environment (NERVE), an unclassified collaborative network used for research and development. MITRE has since notified affected parties of…
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Microsoft addresses 147 CVEs in its April 2024 Patch Tuesday release with three critical vulnerabilities and no zero-day or publicly disclosed vulnerabilities. Update April 10: The blog has been updated to include reference to exploitation for CVE-2024-29988 and the addition of CVE-2024-26234. View Change Log Microsoft patched 147 CVEs in its April 2024 Patch Tuesday…
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Tenable®, the Exposure Management company, today announced that it has been ranked first for 2022 worldwide market share for device vulnerability management in the IDC Worldwide Device Vulnerability Management Market Shares Exposures Present a Clear and Present Danger (doc #US50271923, December 2023) report. This is the fifth consecutive year Tenable has been ranked first, increasing its…
Read MoreApply the stable channel update provided by Apple to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. (M1051: Update Software)o Safeguard 7.1 : Establish and Maintain a Vulnerability Management Process: Establish and maintain a documented vulnerability management process for enterprise assets. Review and update documentation annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard.o…
Read MoreRansomware has evolved into an ecosystem with multiple players and an expanded threat model. Ransomware groups now deploy a double extortion technique, where they both encrypt and exfiltrate their victims’ data. The Tenable Security Research Team has released a report that enumerates common vulnerabilities exploited by ransomware affiliates and groups. The Ransomware Ecosystem dashboard enables…
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Over the past two years, a shocking 51% of organizations surveyed in a leading industry report have been compromised by a cyberattack. Yes, over half. And this, in a world where enterprises deploy an average of 53 different security solutions to safeguard their digital domain. Alarming? Absolutely. A recent survey of CISOs and CIOs, commissioned…
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