Fortinet extends security with the standalone SASE program
From a software perspective, Sovereign SASE supports the same features offered as part of Fortinet’s security services (SSE) offering, FortiSASE. The difference with Sovereign SASE […]
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Iranian actors threatening businesses and governments, CISA, Microsoft warns
Defenders should look for a named archive file Network Security.zipincluding the .exe and Tickler malware, and a Trojan dropper named sold.dll. Here’s another example of […]
Google is increasing bug bonuses for ‘high quality’ Chrome browsers
Other levels of compensation, other than RCE, include showing controlled writing or memory corruption. The base for bugs that don’t show such “high quality reports” […]
Telegram’s CEO allowed the platform to be exploited by hackers, French prosecutors say
Importantly, with its development based in Dubai and St Petersburg, Telegram is not an American company. For prosecutors, both inside and outside the US, that […]
US offers $2.5M bounty for arrest of Angler Exploit Kit distributor
Angler used advanced evasion techniques, including exploring virtual machines and sandboxing environments to avoid detection by security researchers, leading to its popularity and importance in […]
5 best practices for effective threat intelligence defense in cyber security
If you’ve been in cybersecurity for the past five to 10 years, you’ve likely heard the term “threat-informed security.” Simply put, threat-informed defense focuses security […]
When Get Out the Vote Attempts Look Like Phishing – Krebs on Security
Several media reports this week warned Americans to beware of a new text message scam informing recipients that they are not yet registered to vote. […]
The BlackByte ransomware gang is exploiting more orgs than previously known
Finally in April 2022, the group launched a massive attack that crippled 27 Costa Rican government agencies causing disruptions to the country’s social networks and […]
A tool used by ransomware groups now appears to kill EDR: Report
Poverty/BurntCigar, first discovered by Mandiant, is a malicious kernel driver used in conjunction with a bootloader called Stonestop that attempts to bypass Microsoft Driver Signature […]
Cisco snaps up AI Robust Intelligence security player
The combination will also strengthen the threat protection of AI applications and models: “This includes reducing risks such as rapid injection, data poisoning, jailbreaks, and […]