Cybersecurity conferences provide security leaders around the world of all levels of experience with an opportunity to connect with one another. Security magazine highlights some of the upcoming cybersecurity conferences in 2024. World Conference on Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking Toronto, Canada January 28 — 29, 2024 The World Conference on Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking…
A new MacOS stealer has surfaced on the dark web, causing concern among cybersecurity experts. Operating under a mysterious name, this information stealer has caught the attention of the security community with its advanced features and capabilities. Priced at $3000 per month, the MacOS stealer is a sophisticated tool designed to collect sensitive information, posing…
Most states have established working group structures that cooperate with local governments and other related organizations, such as state-level cyber commands, the National Guard, and military reserve organizations. Most operate under state-level organizations, with Michigan operating under the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, Wisconsin operating under the state’s Emergency Management Department, and Ohio operating…
Jan 24, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Endpoint Security A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Fortra’s GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) software that could be abused to create a new administrator user. Tracked as CVE-2024-0204, the issue carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10. “Authentication bypass in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows…
According to a recent threat report by Expel, identity-based incidents accounted for 64% of all investigated, a volume increase of 144% from 2022 to 2023. Sixty-nine percent of identity-based incidents involved malicious logins from suspicious infrastructure. Cloud infrastructure incidents trend up, with secret (stolen or leaked credentials) exposure as the biggest and most frequent risk….
According to a recent password report by Specops Software, passwords remain the primary authentication method for 88% of organizations. Half of organizations scanned for compromised passwords more than once a month. The report found that passwords with 13-character minimums were found to dramatically lower risk from reuse. However, 31.1 million breached passwords had over 16…
Many developers and enterprises looking to use machine learning (ML) to generate insights from data get bogged down by operational complexity. We have been making it easier and faster to build and manage ML models with Snowpark ML, the Python library and underlying infrastructure for end-to-end ML workflows in Snowflake. With Snowpark ML, data scientists…
In October, VMware fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in its vCenter Server (CVE-2023-34048) and Cloud Foundation enterprise products that are used to manage virtual machines across hybrid clouds. It has now come to light that a Chinese cyberespionage group had been exploiting the vulnerability for 1.5 years before the patch became available. “These…
The threat actors behind ClearFake, SocGholish, and dozens of other actors have established partnerships with another entity known as VexTrio as part of a massive “criminal affiliate program,” new findings from Infoblox reveal. The latest development demonstrates the “breadth of their activities and depth of their connections within the cybercrime industry,” the company said, describing…
Jan 23, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Supply Chain Two malicious packages discovered on the npm package registry have been found to leverage GitHub to store Base64-encrypted SSH keys stolen from developer systems on which they were installed. The modules named warbeast2000 and kodiak2k were published at the start of the month, attracting 412 and 1,281 downloads…