‘The acquisition of CX Effect significantly expands our portfolio by incorporating over 40 new suppliers,’ says Drew Lydecker, co-founder and president of Avant. ‘This accelerates Avant’s success as we continue to address the rapidly growing cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and AI markets.’ Avant has acquired technology distributor CX Effect in a move to grow its business,…
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Aug 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of security flaws in the Roundcube webmail software that could be exploited to execute malicious JavaScript in a victim’s web browser and steal sensitive information from their account under specific circumstances. “When a victim views a malicious email in Roundcube sent by an…
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Aug 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananLinux / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a novel Linux kernel exploitation technique dubbed SLUBStick that could be exploited to elevate a limited heap vulnerability to an arbitrary memory read-and-write primitive. “Initially, it exploits a timing side-channel of the allocator to perform a cross-cache attack reliably,” a group of academics…
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Kernel-mode drivers are critical yet risky components of the Windows operating system. Learn about their functionality, the dangers they pose, and how Tenable’s new plugins can help identify and mitigate vulnerabilities using community-driven resources like LOLDrivers. Windows is an operating system that, over its 40-plus years of history, has developed more than a few arcane…
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GoGra leverages the Microsoft Graph API in order to access the Outlook mail service using OAuth access tokens for a username called FNU LNU. The backdoor accesses the Outlook mailbox and reads instructions from email messages with the word “Input” in the subject line. However, the contents of the messages are encrypted with AES-256 and…
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From among more than 320 applicants, CRN staff evaluated and selected products spanning the IT industry – including AI and AI infrastructure, cloud management, data analytics, networking, security and storage categories – that offer ground-breaking functionality and new opportunities for partners. Tech Innovators 2024 The wave of development around artificial intelligence and generative AI in…
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This post was written by ARC Labs Contributor, John Dwyer, Director of Security Research at Binary Defense In the first part of this series, we discussed how Binary Defense has innovated within the deception market by offering Managed Deception which makes deception technology accessible to every organization. In this installment, we explore how Binary Defense…
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There’s a lot of confusion and unknowns regarding AI application risks, and a lot of vendors are trying to offer solutions to problems that aren’t clearly defined. In this blog we explain why a smart approach is to start by focusing on basic, foundational cyber hygiene, adopt well-established best practices and enforce common-sense usage policies.…
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HPE’s blockbuster acquisition of Juniper Networks has cleared two major hurdles in Europe that paves the way for the merger to be finalized. Hewlett Packard Enterprises’s blockbuster $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks is nearing the finish line after passing key approvals in Europe. In June, the U.K. antitrust watchdog Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)…
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While the Black Hat USA 2024 conference, held in Las Vegas, has served as a launchpad for several cybersecurity tools and technologies, this year’s launches were all about leveraging the power of generative AI to manage risks, detect fight cybercriminals, and safeguard your business. The event showcased a variety of innovations from industry leaders and emerging…
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