The SEC’s charges against SolarWinds and its CISO follow a new set of rules that put greater responsibility on organizations’ leadership. The post New SEC Disclosure Rules Demand Better CISO Communication appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been…
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Moving Beyond CVSS Scores for Vulnerability Prioritization
Since 2016, new vulnerabilities reported each year have nearly tripled. With the increasing number of discovered vulnerabilities, organizations need to prioritize which of them need immediate attention. However, the task of prioritizing vulnerabilities for patching can be challenging, as it…
Winter Vivern’s Roundcube Zero-Day Exploits
In a recent cybersecurity development, an elusive threat actor named Winter Vivern aimed its sights at the popular Roundcube webmail software, successfully exploiting a zero-day vulnerability on October 11th. This breach allowed unauthorized access to sensitive email messages, causing alarm…
NSFOCUS WAF Running Modes
NSFOCUS WAF supports multiple running modes. You can modify the running mode based on the network topology. Deployment Topology Deployment Topology can be set to In-Path, Out-of-Path, Reverse Proxy, Mirroring or Plugin-enabled. Mode Configuration Mode Configuration can be set to…
A major cyber attack: $3.5 Trillion Loss can occur!
In our increasingly interconnected world, cyberattacks pose a serious concern, and the potential financial damage of these attacks is more surprising now than in the past. An Economic Times Report claims that a major cyber attack might cost the world…
Decoupled SIEM: Brilliant or Stupid?
Frankly, not sure why I am writing this, I get a sense that this esoteric topic is of interest to a very small number of people. But hey … LinkedIn made me do it 🙂 And many of those few people are…
Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Doctor’s Office’
<a class=” sqs-block-image-link ” href=”https://xkcd.com/2850/”> <img alt=”” height=”291″ src=”https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/fe5bea34-a965-4293-9b12-ffb2fac0afb2/doctors_office.png?format=1000w” width=”740″ /> </a><figcaption class=”image-caption-wrapper”> via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD! Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Doctor’s Office’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. This…
DEF CON 31 – Bohan Liu, Zheng Wang, GuanCheng Li ‘ndays Are Also 0days’
Many thanks to DEF CON 31 for publishing their terrific DefCon Conference 31 presenters content. Originating from the conference events at Caesars Forum, Flamingo, Harrah’s and Linq in Las Vegas, Nevada; via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post DEF…
Authentication Systems Decoded: The Science Behind Securing Your Digital Identity
Cybersecurity is a continuous journey, but with solid authentication systems, this trip can be safer for everyone on board. The post Authentication Systems Decoded: The Science Behind Securing Your Digital Identity appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been…
GUEST ESSAY: How to mitigate the latest, greatest phishing variant — spoofed QR codes
QR code phishing attacks started landing in inboxes around the world about six months ago. Related: ‘BEC’ bilking on the rise These attacks prompt the target to scan a QR code and trick them into downloading malware or sharing sensitive…