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Jun 22, 2024NewsroomNational Security / Cyber Espionage The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions against a dozen individuals serving executive and senior leadership roles at Kaspersky Lab, a day after the Russian company was banned by the Commerce Department. The move “underscores our commitment to ensure the integrity…
Read MoreThis aligns with trends noted by analysts at Dell’Oro Group. In the first quarter of this year, they saw a 23% growth rate for SASE revenue, the 17th consecutive quarter with over 20% growth. And the unified SASE market, Dell’Oro said, especially appeals to the mid-market thanks to its simplified networking and security integration. “Enterprises…
Read MoreCVE-2024-28995: SolarWinds Serv-U Path/Directory Traversal Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
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Following the publication of proof-of-concept exploit details for a high-severity flaw in SolarWinds Serv-U, researchers have observed both automated and manual in-the-wild exploitation attempts; patching is strongly advised. Background On June 5, SolarWinds published an advisory for a vulnerability in its Serv-U file transfer protocol (FTP) and managed file transfer (MFT) solutions: CVE Description CVSSv3…
Read MoreACMA’s proceedings against Optus On 20 May 2024, ACMA filed proceedings in the Federal Court against Optus alleging that during the data breach between 17 to 20 September 2022, Optus failed to protect the confidentiality of its customers’ personal information from unauthorised interference or unauthorised access as required under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. The…
Read MoreCybersecurity Snapshot: FTC Believes TikTok Broke U.S. Law, Asks Justice Dept. To Intervene, while French Cyber Agency Warns About Nobelium / Midnight Blizzard
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TikTok’s legal troubles in the U.S. could get thornier after the FTC refers complaint to the DOJ. Meanwhile, France says Russia-backed Nobelium / Midnight Blizzard is a major cyber espionage threat to European governments. Plus, a Tenable poll about dealing with vulnerabilities without patches. And did LockBit 3.0 make a comeback in May? Maybe –…
Read MoreRoss Anderson’s Memorial Service The memorial service for Ross Anderson will be held on Saturday, at 2:00 PM BST. People can attend remotely on Zoom. (The passcode is “L3954FrrEF”.) Tags: cryptography, security engineering Posted on June 21, 2024 at 7:04 AM • 0 Comments Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis. Source link lol
Read MoreHowever, to defeat detection, the scripts first performed checks to ensure the user was not operating in a virtual machine or sandbox (a common way for researchers to vet suspicious sites without compromising their machines); if a VM or sandbox was detected, the script exited without performing its malicious activities. ClickFix Another threat actor popped…
Read MoreAs business processes become more complex, companies are turning to third parties to boost their ability to provide critical services from cloud storage to data management to security. It’s often more efficient and less expensive to do so, but the use of third-party services can also come with significant — often unforeseen — risks. Third…
Read MoreConcerns outlined in the Final Determination paint a mixed picture for Kaspersky-like commercial security products. “The administration’s move to ban Kaspersky Lab products in the United States underscores the stakes of security products gone bad, wherein the privileges that are supposed to be used to protect networks and systems are instead used to subvert security…
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