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Phishing scams aimed at voters, malicious domain registrations impersonating candidates, and other threat activity designed to exploit unassuming victims take center stage as the US election approaches, according to Fortinet. “As the 2024 US presidential election approaches, it’s critical to recognize and understand the cyberthreats that may impact the integrity and trustworthiness of the election process and the welfare of the participating citizens. Cyber adversaries, including state-sponsored actors and hacktivist groups, are increasingly active leading … More →

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In this Help Net Security interview, Dr Kathryn Jones, Head of School, Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University, discusses the challenges and misconceptions that deter women from pursuing careers in cybersecurity. Dr Jones also outlines the diverse skills, mentorship, and outreach programs that empower women to thrive in cybersecurity careers. What are some common misconceptions or biases that may deter women from pursuing a career in cybersecurity? One misconception is the stereotype of a … More →

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AI adoption and integration has continued its rapid momentum within the hacking community, according to Bugcrowd. Nevertheless, it continues to pose both benefits and unfortunate cyber risks. This year’s report revealed a significant shift in the perceived value of AI in hacking compared to the previous year. While only 21% of hackers believed that AI technologies enhance the value of hacking in 2023, 71% reported it to have value in 2024. Additionally, hackers are increasingly … More →

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The ultimate guide to AI security: key AI security risks, vulnerabilities and strategies for protection. 61% of companies use AI, but few secure it. This whitepaper covers the key AI risks being overlooked from LLMs to RAG. Inside the Securing GenAI whitepaper: GenAI attack surface – Covers where we are in handling AI security as an industry, where we have major gaps, and the dilemmas faced by security professionals as new AI features are introduced … More →

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Graylog unveiled significant security advancements to drive smarter, faster, and more cost-efficient security operations. The company’s latest capabilities include advanced data routing, asset-based risk scoring, and AI-generated investigation reports. These enhancements, and many others in the Fall 2024 release, help organizations realign their time and financial investment with security objectives, empowering security teams to confidently reduce risk. With a detailed understanding of the threat landscape at both user and system levels, Graylog enables organizations to … More →

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In the last couple of days, Fortinet has released critical security updates for FortiManager, to fix a critical vulnerability that is reportedly being exploited by Chinese threat actors. Security updates are trickling out The company, which is known for pushing out fixes for critical vulnerabilities before disclosing their existence to the public, has privately notified select customers a week ago and shared temporary mitigation advice. The advice apparently includes configuring FortiManager to prevent devices with … More →

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Cybersecurity troubles are not over for the Internet Archive (IA), the nonprofit organization behind the popular digital library site: after the recent DDoS attacks, defacement and data breach, an email sent via its Zendesk customer service platform has shown that some of its IT assets remain compromised. The initial attacks Two weeks ago, the Internet Archive was made inaccessible by several DDoS attacks claimed by pro-Palestinian hacktivists. In the days before the first one, a … More →

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Ataccama announced Ataccama ONE v15.3, an update to its data management platform that significantly increases the ROI for customers. Ataccama ONE v15.3 empowers data teams to monitor, manage, and utilize data to enhance security and compliance and expand their customer value and footprint. “Data leaders are focused on maximizing the power of quality data to boost productivity and support better decision-making across their enterprises. With v15.3, we focused on delivering the tools and functionality our … More →

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In this Help Net Security interview, Ian Swanson, CEO of Protect AI, discusses the concept of “secure AI by design.” By adopting frameworks like Machine Learning Security Operations (MLSecOps) and focusing on transparency, organizations can build resilient AI systems that are both safe and trustworthy. The idea of “secure AI by design” is becoming more prominent. What does this look like in practice? Can you give specific examples of how organizations can embed security from … More →

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A recent Todyl report revealed a 558% increase in BEC (Business Email Compromise), AiTM (Adversary-in-the-Middle), and ATO (Account Takeover) attacks in 2024. In this Help Net Security video, David Langlands, Chief Security Officer at Todyl, discusses these evolving cyber threats. Here are the key findings from the report: BEC is evolving as attackers shift from traditional malware to exploiting human error and vulnerable communication channels. Attackers are exploiting gaps in security like the lack of … More →

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SpiderOak launched its core technology platform as an open-source project called Aranya. This release provides the same level of security as the company’s platform, which is already in use by the Department of Defense. The Aranya project marks a turning point in defending against AI-driven attacks like malware, ransomware, command injection, and spoofing. By shifting security measures from traditional centralized solutions and network controls to being integrated directly into technology manufacturers’ applications and devices, it … More →

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84% of CISOs believe the role needs to be split into two functions – one technical and one business-focused, to maximize security and organizational resilience, according to Trellix. Regulatory demands pose a growing challenge for CISOs The research reveals insights from over 500 CISOs worldwide on cybersecurity regulation, the CISO role, and their interactions and challenges when reporting to their organization’s board. “We’ve entered the CISO duality era,” said Harold Rivas, CISO, Trellix. “CISOs need … More →

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Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: 87,000+ Fortinet devices still open to attack, are yours among them? (CVE-2024-23113) Last week, CISA added CVE-2024-23113 – a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote code/command execution on unpatched Fortinet FortiGate firewalls – to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, thus confirming that it’s being leveraged by attackers in the wild. Attackers deploying red teaming tool for EDR evasion Threat actors … More →

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Microsoft has lost several weeks of cloud security logs that its customers rely on to spot cyber intrusions. What happened As reported by Business Insider earlier this month, Microsoft privately notified affected customers of this incident and told them the failure was “not related to any security compromise.” The preliminary post incident review has since been made public, and says that the cause was a bug in the internal monitoring agent that was triggered when … More →

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Attackers have tried to deliver wiper malware to employees at organizations across Israel by impersonating cybersecurity company ESET via email. The phishing email The attack took the form of a phishing email ostensibly sent by the “Eset Advanced Threat Defense Team”, warning that state-backed hackers have tried compromising the target’s device(s). The phishing email (Source: A user of the ESET Security Forum) The email was posted on ESET Security Forum’s on October 8 by a … More →

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Law enforcement agencies have arrested suspects involved in cyber attacks claimed by USDoD and Anonymous Sudan, as well as a person involved in the hacking of SEC’s X (Twitter) account. USDoD On Wednesday, the Brazilian federal police (Policia Federal) arrested a man in Belo Horizonte, suspected of being the person behind the “USDoD” moniker (previously “EquationCorp” and “NetSec”). USDoD has claimed the breaches into Policia Federal, Airbus, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and FBI’s … More →

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CyCognito announced several enhancements to its CyCognito Automated Security Testing (AST) product, a module in the CyCognito platform built for automated exposure validation and security testing. These additions speed the configuration of automated testing for AWS cloud environments, provide enhanced data exposure detection and augment pentesters and red teams with automated reconnaissance and prioritization of issues. CyCognito fills organizations’ critical gaps across network infrastructure, web applications and cloud by providing comprehensive, continuous security testing for all … More →

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Despite global information security spending projected to reach $215 billion in 2024, 44% of CISOs surveyed reported they were unable to detect a data breach in the last 12 months using existing security tools, according to Gigamon. Blind spots undermine breach detection CISOs identified blind spots as a key issue, with 70% of CISOs stating their existing security tools are not as effective as they could be when it comes to detecting breaches due to … More →

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A lost, stolen, or compromised smartphone today means we are in serious trouble. Most people have everything related to their personal and professional lives stored on their phones, a fact that criminals are well aware of. Cybersecurity risks resulting from a lost or stolen smartphone Unauthorized data access: If someone finds or steals your smartphone, they may have access to sensitive personal information, including contacts, messages, emails, and photos. Financial theft and account compromise: Access … More →

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Cybercrime in recent years shows no signs of slowing down, with phishing attacks surging and ransomware tactics becoming more advanced, forcing organizations to constantly adapt their defenses. The rise of deepfake technology, especially in creating realistic audio impersonations, poses new dangers. With that in mind, cybercriminals are becoming more agile and coordinated, leveraging new technologies and cooperating innovatively. Abhilash Garimella, Head Of Research at Bolster, discusses how phishing scams are now being hosted in the … More →

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