Since the first edition of The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Checklist was released three years ago, the corporate SaaS sprawl has been growing at a double-digit pace. In large enterprises, the number of SaaS applications in use today is in…
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GHOSTENGINE Exploits Vulnerable Drivers to Disable EDRs in Cryptojacking Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new cryptojacking campaign that employs vulnerable drivers to disable known security solutions (EDRs) and thwart detection in what’s called a Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attack. Elastic Security Labs is tracking the campaign under the name…
MS Exchange Server Flaws Exploited to Deploy Keylogger in Targeted Attacks
An unknown threat actor is exploiting known security flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server to deploy a keylogger malware in attacks targeting entities in Africa and the Middle East. Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies said it identified over 30 victims spanning…
Zoom Adopts NIST-Approved Post-Quantum End-to-End Encryption for Meetings
Popular enterprise services provider Zoom has announced the rollout of post-quantum end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Zoom Meetings, with support for Zoom Phone and Zoom Rooms coming in the future. “As adversarial threats become more sophisticated, so does the need to…
QNAP Patches New Flaws in QTS and QuTS hero Impacting NAS Appliances
Taiwanese company QNAP has rolled out fixes for a set of medium-severity flaws impacting QTS and QuTS hero, some of which could be exploited to achieve code execution on its network-attached storage (NAS) appliances. The issues, which impact QTS 5.1.x and QuTS hero…
Critical Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass
Users of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager are being urged to update to the latest version following the discovery of a critical security flaw that could permit an adversary to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-29849 (CVSS score: 9.8), the vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated…
Critical GitHub Enterprise Server Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass
GitHub has rolled out fixes to address a maximum severity flaw in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-4985 (CVSS score: 10.0), the issue could permit unauthorized access to an instance without…
Malware Delivery via Cloud Services Exploits Unicode Trick to Deceive Users
A new attack campaign dubbed CLOUD#REVERSER has been observed leveraging legitimate cloud storage services like Google Drive and Dropbox to stage malicious payloads. “The VBScript and PowerShell scripts in the CLOUD#REVERSER inherently involves command-and-control-like activities by using Google Drive and Dropbox as…
SolarMarker Malware Evolves to Resist Takedown Attempts with Multi-Tiered Infrastructure
The persistent threat actors behind the SolarMarker information-stealing malware have established a multi-tiered infrastructure to complicate law enforcement takedown efforts, new findings from Recorded Future show. “The core of SolarMarker’s operations is its layered infrastructure, which consists of at least two clusters:…
Five Core Tenets Of Highly Effective DevSecOps Practices
One of the enduring challenges of building modern applications is to make them more secure without disrupting high-velocity DevOps processes or degrading the developer experience. Today’s cyber threat landscape is rife with sophisticated attacks aimed at all different parts of…