Hackers Exploiting Critical Fortinet EMS Vulnerability to Deploy Remote Access Tools

A now-patched critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiClient EMS is being exploited by malicious actors as part of a cyber campaign that installed remote desktop software such as AnyDesk and ScreenConnect. 
The vulnerability in question is … Continue reading Hackers Exploiting Critical Fortinet EMS Vulnerability to Deploy Remote Access Tools

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AI is becoming the weapon of choice for cybercriminals

AI changes how organizations look at cybersecurity GenAI is compromising security while promising efficiency This article highlights key findings from 2024 reports on AI and GenAI technologies, focusing on their potential and major challenges. Overreli… Continue reading AI is becoming the weapon of choice for cybercriminals

46% of financial institutions had a data breach in the past 24 months

As the financial industry is the most targeted sector for data breaches in 2024, it’s now more important than ever to strengthen the industry moving into 2025, according to SailPoint. Financial institutions face growing cyber threats In 2024, roughly 6… Continue reading 46% of financial institutions had a data breach in the past 24 months

CISA Adds Critical Flaw in BeyondTrust Software to Exploited Vulnerabilities List

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citi… Continue reading CISA Adds Critical Flaw in BeyondTrust Software to Exploited Vulnerabilities List

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New infosec products of the week: December 20, 2024

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Appdome, GitGuardian, RunSafe Security, Stairwell, and Netwrix. GitGuardian launches multi-vault integration to combat secrets sprawl GitGuardian unveiled a comp… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: December 20, 2024

Does a HTTP proxy assign a fixed egress port to a client, and if so, for how long?

Unlike a NAT gateway, a HTTP proxy have a fixed ingress port, that is, all HTTP clients will connect to a HTTP proxy via the same port. In this case, if there are two clients both requested the same domain through the same proxy, how would… Continue reading Does a HTTP proxy assign a fixed egress port to a client, and if so, for how long?