Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Synqly, a Silicon Valley startup with ambitious plans to fix the way security and infrastructure products are integrated, announced its...
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Live Exploitation Underscores Urgency to Patch Critical WS-FTP Server Flaw – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Just days after the release of patches for a critical pre-authentication flaw in Progress Software’s WS_FTP server product, security experts...
Bankrupt IronNet Shuts Down Operations – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine The lights have flickered shut at IronNet, the once-promising network security company founded by former NSA director General Keith Alexander....
AWS Using MadPot Decoy System to Disrupt APTs, Botnets – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Cloud computing giant AWS says an internal threat intel decoy system called MadPot has been used successfully to trap malicious...
Progress Software Patches Critical Pre-Auth Flaws in WS_FTP Server Product – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Enterprise technology vendor Progress Software on Thursday shipped patches for critical-level security flaws in its WS_FTP file transfer software, warning...
Chinese Gov Hackers Caught Hiding in Cisco Router Firmware – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine A Chinese state-sponsored APT called BlackTech has been caught hacking into network edge devices and using firmware implants to stay...
CISA Unveils New HBOM Framework to Track Hardware Components – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine The US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA has unveiled a new Hardware Bill of Materials (HBOM) framework offering a consistent, repeatable...
Gem Security Lands $23 Million Series A Funding – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Gem Security, an Israeli startup with operations in New York, has attracted $23 million in venture capital investment to build...
New ‘Sandman’ APT Group Hitting Telcos With Rare LuaJIT Malware – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine A new and mysterious APT group has been spotted targeting telco service providers in Europe and Asia as part of...
CrowdStrike to Acquire Application Intelligence Startup Bionic – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Bionic, a Silicon Valley startup selling tools in the Application Security...
HiddenLayer Raises Hefty $50M Round for AI Security Tech – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Texas startup HiddenLayer has bagged a hefty $50 million in new venture capital funding as investors continue to pour money...
Microsoft AI Researchers Expose 38TB of Data, Including Keys, Passwords and Internal Messages – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Researchers at Wiz have flagged another major security misstep at Microsoft that caused the exposure of 38 terabytes of private...
Extradited Russian Hacker Behind ‘NLBrute’ Malware Pleads Guilty – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Russian hacker Dariy Pankov has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and now faces a maximum penalty of five years in...
Caesars Confirms Ransomware Hack, Stolen Loyalty Program Database – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Caesars Entertainment, Inc., a well-known global hospitality brand, has been hacked by a cybercrime gang that stole a vast chunk...
Caesars Confirms Ransomware Hack, Stolen Loyalty Program Database – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Caesars Entertainment, Inc., a well-known global hospitality brand, has been hacked by a cybercrime gang that stole a vast chunk...
AuthMind Scores $8.5M Seed Funding for ITDR Tech – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Maryland startup AuthMind has raised $8.5 million in seed-stage funding to build security software in the competitive Identity Threat Detection...
Zero Day Summer: Microsoft Warns of Fresh New Software Exploits – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Microsoft’s struggles with zero-day exploits rolled into a new month with a fresh warning that two new Windows vulnerabilities are...
Intel Capital Bets on Zenity for Low-Code/No-Code Security – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Israeli security startup Zenity has landed $16.5 million in new venture capital funding to work on technology to secure the...
Adobe Says Critical PDF Reader Zero-Day Being Exploited – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Software maker Adobe on Tuesday raised an alarm about new in-the-wild zero-day attacks hitting users of its widely deployed Adobe...
MGM Resorts Confirms ‘Cybersecurity Issue’, Shuts Down Systems – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Hospitality and entertainment giant MGM Resorts on Monday said a “cybersecurity issue” forced the shutdown of certain computer systems, including...
Apple Patches Actively Exploited iOS, macOS Zero-Days – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Apple on Thursday pushed out an urgent point-update to its flagship iOS and macOS platforms to fix a pair of...
Rigged Software and Zero-Days: North Korean APT Caught Hacking Security Researchers – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Google’s threat hunting unit has again intercepted an active North Korean APT actor sliding into the DMs of security researchers...
Crash Dump Error: How a Chinese Espionage Group Exploited Microsoft’s Mistakes – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Microsoft has published a post-mortem detailing multiple errors that led to Chinese cyberspies hacking into US government emails, blaming the...
Cash-Strapped IronNet Faces Bankruptcy Options – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine It appears to be the end of the road for IronNet (OTCMKTS: IRNT), the once-promising network security play founded by...
Investors Betting Big on Upwind for CNAPP Tech – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine An early-stage Israeli startup called Upwind has raised a hefty $50 million in new funding to speed up work on...
CISA Hires ‘Mudge’ to Work on Security-by-Design Principles – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine The U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency CISA on Monday confirmed the addition of Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko to its roster of prominent...
Exploit Code Published for Critical-Severity VMware Security Defect – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Just days after shipping a major security update to correct vulnerabilities in its Aria Operations for Networks product line, VMWare...
Qakbot Botnet Disrupted in Operation ‘Duck Hunt’ – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Law enforcement authorities on Tuesday announced the cross-border dismantling of the notorious Qakbot cybercrime operation that hit more than 700,000...
Did Microsoft Just Upend the Enterprise Browser Market? – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine NEWS ANALYSIS: Redmond plants its feet firmly in the enterprise browser space, sending major ripples through Silicon Valley’s bustling venture-backed...
Acquisition Chatter Swirls Around SentinelOne, BlackBerry – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ryan Naraine Prominent anti-malware vendors SentinelOne and BlackBerry have been separately named in public acquisition chatter, underscoring a clear signal of impending...