Execs concerned about software supply chain security, but not taking action
Venafi announced survey results highlighting the challenges of improving software supply chain security. The survey evaluated the opinions of more than 1,000 IT and …
46% of all on-prem databases are vulnerable to attack, breaches expected to grow
46% of all on-prem databases globally are vulnerable to attack, according to a research by Imperva. A five-year longitudinal study comprising nearly 27,000 scanned databases …
Enterprise WLAN market growth remains strong in 2Q21
Growth rates remained strong in the enterprise segment of the wireless local area networking (WLAN) market in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) as the market increased 22.4% …
Microsoft patches actively exploited MSHTML zero-day RCE (CVE-2021-40444)
On September 2021 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has fixed 66 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities in a wide variety of its solutions. Of these, the most crucial to address is …
Kali Linux 2021.3 released: Kali NetHunter on a smartwatch, wider OpenSSL compatibility, new tools, and more!
Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2021.3, the latest version of its popular open source penetration testing platform. You can download it or upgrade to it. Kali Linux …
Whitepaper: Cobalt Strike – a toolkit for pentesters
The cybercrime underground’s adoption of Cobalt Strike correlates with the rise in ransomware activity over the past few years. Cobalt Strike is a commercial tool used by …
Apple fixes “zero-click” iMessage zero-day exploited to deliver spyware (CVE-2021-30860)
Apple has released security updates for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and Safari that patch two vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-30860, CVE-2021-30858) that are being exploited in …
Three ways to keep your organization safe from cyberattacks
Cyberattacks continue making headlines as more companies fall victim to ransomware. Throughout the past year, we saw some of the largest breaches, leaks, and real-world …
OSI Layer 1: The soft underbelly of cybersecurity
As traditional cybersecurity solutions improve, they push cyberattackers toward alternative paths. Layer 1 of the OSI model (i.e., the physical layer) has become a fertile …
Healthcare cybersecurity: How to prevent the compromise of patient records?
Year after year, the number of data breaches affecting entities in the healthcare industry rises, and 2020 was no exception. The 616 data breaches reported this past year to …
How to evaluate the security risk of your databases
Data has become one of our most important assets. We usually store data in databases, so knowing how to secure those is of vital importance. This article can help you quantify …
IT teams forced into compromising security for business continuity during pandemic
IT teams have been forced into compromising security for business continuity at a time of rising threats, a HP report reveals. Making matters worse, their attempts to increase …
