Cybellum announced that its Product Security Platform has been formally designated as “CWE-Compatible” by the MITRE Corporation’s Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Compatibility and Effectiveness Program. The designation means that Chief Product Security Officers (CPSOs) and their teams are able to…
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Cybercriminals turn to ready-made bots for quick attacks
Bots and human fraud farms were responsible for billions of attacks in the H1 of 2023 and into Q3, according to Arkose Labs. These attacks comprised 73% of all website and app traffic measured. In other words, almost three-quarters of…
New horizons in cyber protection with 2024 trends to watch
2023 proved to be another challenging year for companies combating supply chain security and breaches. The 2024 outlook could be worse as attacks become increasingly sophisticated. In this Help Net Security video, Fei Huang, VP of Security Strategy at SUSE,…
Consumers plan to be more consistent with their security in 2024
The vast majority of consumers are concerned that cyberattacks will increase or remain consistent over the coming year (97%) and become more sophisticated (69%), outpacing the ability of cyber defenses to protect against these threats, according to ThreatX. In fact,…
Online stores may not be as secure as you think
Credit card skimming is on the rise for the holiday shopping season, according to Malwarebytes. Online stores are not always as secure as you might think they are, and yet you need to hand over your valuable credit card information…
Broadcom completes $69 billion acquisition of VMware in cash and stock
Broadcom has announced it has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of VMware. The company announced it planned to move ahead with the deal after China joined the list of countries that had given…
How LockBit used Citrix Bleed to breach Boeing and other targets
CVE-2023-4966, aka “Citrix Bleed”, has been exploited by LockBit 3.0 affiliates to breach Boeing’s parts and distribution business, and “other trusted third parties have observed similar activity impacting their organization,” cybersecurity and law enforcement officials have confirmed on Tuesday. In…
Chiselled Ubuntu closes prevailing container security gaps
Canonical announced chiselled Ubuntu containers which come with Canonical’s security maintenance and support commitment. Chiselled Ubuntu containers are ultra-small OCI images that deliver only the application and its runtime dependencies, and no other operating system-level packages, utilities, or libraries. This…
CyberArk unveils passwordless authentication options to reduce credential theft
CyberArk has expanded passwordless authentication capabilities with new passkeys support. Now, CyberArk Identity customers can accelerate passwordless adoption and reduce cybersecurity risk by enabling the use of passkeys to easily access apps and websites using strong authentication methods like biometrics.…
ENow App Governance Accelerator helps organizations identify risky apps
ENow releases its App Governance Accelerator software to help organizations get control and remain in control of their Microsoft Entra ID apps. This product enables companies to understand their current security posture, define actionable areas for improvement, and accelerate the…