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Security vulnerabilities stories - Page 16

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Varonis uncovers two new Windows vulnerabilities

Thu, 27th Oct 2022
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Users don't have to use Internet Explorer for its legacy to have left you vulnerable to LogCrusher and OverLog.
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Blue Connections improves The Dempsey Group's security posture

Tue, 18th Oct 2022
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Blue Connections was chosen by The Dempsey Group to provide a Fortinet network security solution to refresh its ageing network infrastructure.
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Claroty reveals new cryptographic key extraction method

Fri, 14th Oct 2022
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Claroty's Team82 exposes major security vulnerabilities in Siemens PLCs and Dataprobe's PDUs, prompting urgent updates.
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Trellix advances threat intelligence with new research centre

Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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Trellix has announced the establishment of the Trellix Advanced Research Center to advance global threat intelligence.
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Secure Code Warrior announces Coding Labs innovation

Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
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Coding Labs mechanisms allow developers to move from learning to applying secure coding knowledge more efficiently, leading to fewer code vulnerabilities.
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Vectra Protect team finds Microsoft Teams vulnerability

Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
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The Vectra Protect team identified a post-exploitation opportunity in August, allowing malicious actors to steal valid user credentials from Microsoft Teams.
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Claroty finds seven vulnerabilities in Dataprobe iBoot-PDU

Thu, 22nd Sep 2022
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The Claroty research team (Team82) has found seven vulnerabilities in Dataprobe's iBoot-PDU, the company's intelligent power distribution unit product.
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Internet of Things vulnerability disclosures grew 57%

Fri, 26th Aug 2022
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Vulnerability disclosures impacting IoT devices increased by 57% in the first half of 2022 compared to the previous six months.
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Check Point Research finds vulnerabilities in Xiaomi's mobile payment mechanism

Thu, 18th Aug 2022
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Check Point Software uncovers vulnerabilities in Xiaomi's mobile payment system, potentially affecting up to 1 billion users. Fixes have been provided.
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Tenable makes additions to Cloud Security portfolio

Fri, 12th Aug 2022
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Tenable has announced additions to Tenable Cloud Security that represent the next step in assessing threats related to cloud vulnerabilities.
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Flashpoint says vulnerability disclosure 'highly volatile'

Fri, 29th Jul 2022
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The vulnerability disclosure landscape is highly volatile, with unreported vulnerabilities and inaccurate scoring, according to Flashpoint.
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New study reveals opportunistic behaviour of cyber criminals

Fri, 29th Jul 2022
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Report reveals heavy use of software vulnerabilities matching opportunistic behaviour of threat actors who search for weak points.
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Claroty's Team82 uncovers two vulnerabilities in FileWave's MDM system

Fri, 29th Jul 2022
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Claroty's research arm (Team82) has uncovered and disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in FileWave's Mobile Device Management (MDM) system.
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Rapid7 unveils new capabilities for InsightCloudSec offering

Wed, 27th Jul 2022
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cloud services
Rapid7 enhances InsightCloudSec with layered context capabilities, providing security teams with a consolidated, real-time view of risk signals.
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Sophos reveals latest tactics of BlackCat ransomware group

Tue, 19th Jul 2022
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Sophos has revealed that the ransomware gang BlackCat has added Brute Ratel, a pentesting tool, to its arsenal of attack tools.
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Secureworks reveals new information on BRONZE STARLIGHT threat group

Thu, 30th Jun 2022
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New research from Secureworks reveals that Chinese threat group BRONZE STARLIGHT is using targeted ransomware as a smokescreen for cyber espionage.
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Forescout reveals top vulnerabilities impacting OT vendors

Wed, 29th Jun 2022
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Forescout's Vedere Labs has disclosed OT: ICEFALL, naming 56 vulnerabilities affecting devices from 10 operational technology vendors.
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Sophos uncovers latest cyber attack trends in Playbook report

Thu, 9th Jun 2022
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network infrastructure
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network security
Research finds that there has been a 36% increase in cyber attack dwell time, with a median intruder dwell time of 15 days in 2021 versus 11 days in 2020.
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New Qualys solution enables better vulnerability management

Thu, 9th Jun 2022
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cloud services
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security vulnerabilities
The new cloud-based solution gives insights into an organisation's risk posture along with the ability to use drag and drop workflows to orchestrate responses.
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Micro Focus unveils Data Center Automation for SaaS delivery

Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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MicroFocus has launched Data Center Automation for SaaS delivery, providing cost-effective vulnerability risk and compliance management.