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Week in review: SWAPGS attack, DNS security, vulnerable Siemens PLCs, Black Hat USA 2019
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: Embracing the cloud and meeting its security demands You might expect …
Vulnerabilities in Siemens’ most secure industrial PLCs can lead to industrial havoc
Critical vulnerabilities in the Siemens S7 Simatic programmable logic controller (PLC) have been discovered by cybersecurity researchers at Tel Aviv University and the …
Security flaw could turn load balancers into beachheads for cyber attacks
Cyber security provider F-Secure is advising organizations using F5 Networks’ BIG-IP load balancer, which is popular amongst governments, banks, and other large corporations, …
August 2019 Patch Tuesday forecast: Expect updates from Adobe, stay current on other updates
Microsoft released details on August 6 regarding another variant of the Spectre Variant 1 speculative execution side channel vulnerability (CVE-2019-1125). The vulnerability …
Six critical areas to focus on when integrating DevSecOps into an organization
The omnipresence of consumer electronics and computer power, alongside modern trends (i.e., DevOps, microservices, and open source) that accelerate deployment cycles continue …
Photo gallery: Black Hat USA 2019, part two
Black Hat USA 2019 is underway in Las Vegas. Here are a few photos from the Business Hall and the Arsenal. Featured companies: Bugcrowd, Sumo Logic, Devo Technology, Akamai, …
Attackers’ growing use of anti-analysis, evasion tactics pose a challenge to enterprises
Cybercriminals continue to look for new attack opportunities throughout the digital attack surface and are leveraging evasion as well as anti-analysis techniques as they …
Researchers uncover over 35 vulnerabilities in six leading enterprise printers
NCC Group researchers have uncovered significant vulnerabilities in six commonly used enterprise printers, highlighting the vast attack surface that can be presented by …
Which are the most capable breach prevention systems?
NSS Labs released its Analysis of Breach Prevention Systems (BPS) – solution suites, involving endpoint, network, sandbox, cloud, and other integrated protections. …
Automation, visibility remain biggest issues for cybersecurity teams
Organizations still do not have necessary levels of automation or visibility within their cyber terrain, especially as security stacks grow and are underutilized, Fidelis …
Photo gallery: Black Hat USA 2019
Black Hat USA 2019 is underway in Las Vegas. Here are a few photos from the Business Hall and the Arsenal. Featured companies: Qualys, Anomali, Vectra, Irdeto, ReliaQuest, F5 …
What’s cybercriminals’ most effective weapon in a ransomware attack?
Cybercriminals’ most effective weapon in a ransomware attack is the network itself, which enables the malicious encryption of shared files on network servers, especially files …
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