“The Akira ransomware malware, which was first detected in Finland in June 2023, has been particularly active at the end of the year,” the Finnish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) has shared on Wednesday. NCSC-FI has received 12 reports of Akira…
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Critical GitLab flaw allows account takeover without user interaction, patch quickly! (CVE-2023-7028)
A critical vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE (CVE-2023-7028) can be easily exploited by attackers to reset GitLab user account passwords. While also vulnerable, users who have two-factor authentication enabled on their account are safe from account takeover. “We have not detected…
Behavox Intelligent Archive simplifies operations for the unified tech stack
Behavox launched the Behavox Intelligent Archive. This new offering is WORM (Write Once, Read Many) compliant and seamlessly integrates with the Behavox surveillance product. Developed in partnership with Google Cloud, the Behavox Intelligent Archive offers security, scalability, and access to…
HackerOne collaborates with Semgrep to streamline code review for modern development
HackerOne announced a partnership with code security solution, Semgrep, to combine Semgrep’s automated code security tools with expert support from HackerOne PullRequest code reviewers. Security teams can now analyze code through Semgrep and have PullRequest reviewers validate results to provide…
Cloud security predictions for 2024
As we reflect on the cybersecurity landscape and the trajectories of threat vectors, it’s evident that we’re on the cusp of a paradigm shift in cloud security. Businesses and cybersecurity professionals must stay abreast of these changes, adapting their strategies…
Cyber budgets and the VC landscape in 2024
In this Help Net Security video, Marcus Bartram, General Partner at Telstra Ventures, discusses his 2024 cybersecurity predictions: The U.S. will be in a recession by Q4 2024, and tech companies will continue reducing their workforce. Still, VCs will be…
New infosec products of the week: January 12, 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Critical Start, Dasera, ID R&D, and SpecterOps. SpecterOps adds new Attack Paths to BloodHound Enterprise SpecterOps announced updates to BloodHound Enterprise (BHE) that add new…
Radiant Logic combines AI and data to reinvent the user access review process
Radiant Logic unveiled RadiantOne AI, its data lake powered Artificial Intelligence engine, and AIDA, its Generative AI Data Assistant. RadiantOne AI is designed to complement your existing tech stack and governance products by correlating data across multiple sources and providing…
Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887)
Two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN devices are under active exploitation by unknown attackers, Volexity researchers have discovered. Patches for these flaws are currently unavailable, but the risk of exploitation can be mitigated by importing mitigation.release.20240107.1.xml…
Critical Cisco Unity Connection flaw gives attackers root privileges. Patch now! (CVE-2024-20272)
Cisco has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-20272) in Cisco Unity Connection that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files and gain root privilege on the affected system. Cisco Unity Connection is a unified messaging and voicemail solution for…