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  • July 25, 2024

Webinar: Securing the Modern Workspace: What Enterprises MUST Know about Enterprise Browser Security

The browser is the nerve center of the modern workspace. Ironically, however, the browser is also one of the least protected threat surfaces of the modern enterprise. Traditional security tools provide little protection against browser-based threats, leaving organizations exposed. Modern cybersecurity requires a new approach based on the protection of the browser itself, which offers […]

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  • July 25, 2024

Researchers Reveal ConfusedFunction Vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a privilege escalation vulnerability impacting Google Cloud Platform’s Cloud Functions service that an attacker could exploit to access other services and sensitive data in an unauthorized manner. Tenable has given the vulnerability the name ConfusedFunction. “An attacker could escalate their privileges to the Default Cloud Build Service Account and access numerous […]

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  • July 25, 2024

Critical Docker Engine Flaw Allows Attackers to Bypass Authorization Plugins

Docker is warning of a critical flaw impacting certain versions of Docker Engine that could allow an attacker to sidestep authorization plugins (AuthZ) under specific circumstances. Tracked as CVE-2024-41110, the bypass and privilege escalation vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity. “An attacker could exploit a bypass using an API request with […]

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  • July 25, 2024

CISA Warns of Exploitable Vulnerabilities in Popular BIND 9 DNS Software

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released patches to address multiple security vulnerabilities in the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) 9 Domain Name System (DNS) software suite that could be exploited to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. “A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service condition,” the U.S. Cybersecurity […]

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  • July 25, 2024

New Chrome Feature Scans Password-Protected Files for Malicious Content

Google said it’s adding new security warnings when downloading potentially suspicious and malicious files via its Chrome web browser. “We have replaced our previous warning messages with more detailed ones that convey more nuance about the nature of the danger and can help users make more informed decisions,” Jasika Bawa, Lily Chen, and Daniel Rubery […]

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  • July 24, 2024

Smashing Security podcast #382: CrowdStrike, Dark Wire, and the Paris Olympics

Computers blue-screen-of-death around the world! The Paris Olympics is at risk of attack! And the FBI pull off the biggest sting operation in history by running a secret end-to-end encrypted messaging app! All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by industry veterans Graham Cluley and […]

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  • July 24, 2024

Robot Dog Internet Jammer

Supposedly the DHS has these: The robot, called “NEO,” is a modified version of the “Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle” (Q-UGV) sold to law enforcement by a company called Ghost Robotics. Benjamine Huffman, the director of DHS’s Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), told police at the 2024 Border Security Expo in Texas that DHS is […]

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  • July 24, 2024

How a Trust Center Solves Your Security Questionnaire Problem

Security questionnaires aren’t just an inconvenience — they’re a recurring problem for security and sales teams. They bleed time from organizations, filling the schedules of professionals with monotonous, automatable work. But what if there were a way to reduce or even altogether eliminate security questionnaires? The root problem isn’t a lack of great questionnaire products […]

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  • July 24, 2024

Telegram App Flaw Exploited to Spread Malware Hidden in Videos

A zero-day security flaw in Telegram’s mobile app for Android called EvilVideo made it possible for attackers to malicious files disguised as harmless-looking videos. The exploit appeared for sale for an unknown price in an underground forum on June 6, 2024, ESET said. Following responsible disclosure on June 26, the issue was addressed by Telegram […]

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