Long-awaited curl vulnerability flops
The flaw in the widely used open source software package was expected to be the next great catastrophe in computer security.
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What Does Closed-Door Meeting With AI Industry Leaders Mean for Business?
Businesses should plan for the development of AI regulation in the US, but knowing what it will look like is still a challenge. Continue reading What Does Closed-Door Meeting With AI Industry Leaders Mean for Business?
Akamai Survey: API-Specific Controls are Lacking
Phishing, misconfigurations and missing patches are top concerns among security leaders, but they also say their organizations are letting observability tools gather rust. Continue reading Akamai Survey: API-Specific Controls are Lacking
Taiwanese government sites hit with DDoS attacks ahead of Pelosi’s visit
One attack appears to have shut down the president of Taiwan’s website Tuesday before Nancy Pelosi’s historic visit.
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SolarWinds Hack Could Affect 18K Customers
The still-unfolding breach at network management software firm SolarWinds may have resulted in malicious code being pushed to nearly 18,000 customers, the company said in a legal filing on Monday. Meanwhile, Microsoft should soon have some idea which and how many SolarWinds customers were affected, as it recently took possession of a key domain name used by the intruders to control infected systems. Continue reading SolarWinds Hack Could Affect 18K Customers
SANS Institute, which drills cyber professionals in defense, suffers data breach
The SANS Institute, which trains cybersecurity professionals around the world, was hacked, resulting in the compromise of 28,000 records of personally identifiable information, the organization said Tuesday. The Maryland-based research and educational outfit said the breach was the result of a single phishing email sent to a SANS employee, which led to more than 500 of the organization’s emails being forwarded. The breached data included names, email addresses, and physical addresses — information submitted by attendees of a recent SANS virtual training event. After discovering the breach on Aug. 6, SANS said it “quickly stopped any further release of information” from the compromised email account, which was forwarding the data to an “unknown external email address.” The institute did not identify who was responsible for the hack. “We are investigating this incident with the support of some of the world’s top forensic experts to be certain that we understand the complete […]
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Thinking of a Cybersecurity Career? Read This
Thousand of people graduate from colleges and universities each year with cybersecurity or computer science degrees only to find employers are less than thrilled about their hands-on, foundational skills. Here’s a look at a recent survey that identified some of the bigger skills gaps, and some thoughts about how those seeking a career in these fields can better stand out from the crowd. Continue reading Thinking of a Cybersecurity Career? Read This
A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams
Virtually all companies like to say they take their customers’ privacy and security seriously, make it a top priority, blah blah. But you’d be forgiven if you couldn’t tell this by studying the executive leadership page of each company’s Web site. That… Continue reading A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams
Jake Williams, SANS – Paul’s Security Weekly #543
Jake Williams is the founder of Rendition Infosec and is a Senior Instructor at the SANS Institute. MalwareJake clears last weeks news story with the latest news on Meltdown and Spectre. He joins us this week for an interview! Full Show Notes Subscribe… Continue reading Jake Williams, SANS – Paul’s Security Weekly #543
Network Telemetry with Mick Douglas, SANS Institute – Paul’s Security Weekly #538
Our good friend Mick Douglas takes an excerpt from SANS 555 and demonstrates using network telemetry to find unauthorized hosts with ELK stacks! Full Show Notes Subscribe to YouTube Channel
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