Thoma Bravo to Buy Magnet Forensics in Billion-Dollar Deal

Thoma Bravo’s shopping spree in the cybersecurity lane is showing no signs of slowing down.
The private equity giant has announced plans to spend $1.3 billion to acquire Canadian software firm Magnet Forensics, a deal that expands Thoma Bravo’s push in… Continue reading Thoma Bravo to Buy Magnet Forensics in Billion-Dollar Deal

Chainguard Trains Spotlight on SBOM Quality Problem

Software engineers tracking the quality of software bill of materials have stumbled on a startling discovery: Barely 1% of all SBOMs being generated today meets the “minimum elements” defined by the U.S. government.
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Exploited Control Web Panel Flaw Added to CISA ‘Must-Patch’ List

The US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA is giving federal agencies an early February deadline to patch a critical — and already exploited — security vulnerability in the widely used CentOS Control Web Panel utility.
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Researchers: Brace for Zoho ManageEngine ‘Spray and Pray’ Attacks

Security researchers tracking a known pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability in Zoho’s ManageEngine products are warning organizations to brace for “spray and pray” attacks across the internet.
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Tesla Returns as Pwn2Own Hacker Takeover Target

Electric car maker Tesla is using the annual Pwn2Own hacker contest to incentivize security researchers to showcase complex exploit chains that can lead to complete vehicle compromise.
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Investors Bet Big on Subscription-Based Security Skills Training

Hack The Box, a British startup working on technology to simplify cybersecurity skills training, has banked a $55 million funding round as venture capital investors place big bets on the subscription-based talent assessment space.
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 97 Windows Vulns, 1 Exploited Zero-Day

Microsoft’s security patching machine hummed into overdrive Tuesday with the release of fixes for at least 97 documented software vulnerabilities, including a zero-day that’s already been exploited to escape the browser sandbox.
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Adobe Plugs Security Holes in Acrobat, Reader Software

Software maker Adobe has rolled out its first batch of security patches for 2023 with fixes for at least 29 security vulnerabilities in a range of enterprise-facing products.
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Zoom Patches High Risk Flaws on Windows, MacOS Platforms

Video messaging giant Zoom has released patches for multiple security vulnerabilities that expose both Windows and macOS users to malicious hacker attacks.
The vulnerabilities, in the enterprise-facing Zoom Rooms product, could be exploited in privileg… Continue reading Zoom Patches High Risk Flaws on Windows, MacOS Platforms