5 minutes with Doug Dooley – Full-stack application attacks

5 minutes with Doug Dooley – Full-stack application attacks

5 minutes with Doug Dooley – Full-stack application attacks | 2021-08-24 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more….

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How Tripwire Can Help to Defend Against Ransomware

How Tripwire Can Help to Defend Against Ransomware

Ransomware is having a bit of a moment. Check Point revealed that ransomware attacks increased 102% globally in H1 2021 compared to the start of the previous year, with the number of corporate ransomware victims having doubled over that same period. Average ransom payments also grew 171% from $115,123 in 2019 to $312,493 a year later. But those weren’t the amounts originally demanded by attackers. Indeed, ransomware actors wanted an average of $847,344 from their…

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Looking Back at Executive Order on Cybersecurity and What it Means for Your Business

Looking Back at Executive Order on Cybersecurity and What it Means for Your Business

By James Gorman, CISO of AuthX On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order focused on improving the nation’s cybersecurity. This executive order strives to accomplish several important objectives for the United States’ approach to safeguarding its data and systems. Create a Zero Trust environment Manage the supply chain and its vulnerabilities Minimize barriers to intelligence sharing Create a Safety Review Board Create a standardized playbook for Incident Response The key outcomes for US cybersecurity procedures from this executive order include: Developing a Zero Trust environment. This insight can apply to any organization, regardless of industry or size. Incorporating just this one element will lead to…

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AT&T Denies Data Breach

AT&T Denies Data Breach

Telecommunications company AT&T has trashed claims that the personal data of 70 million of its customers has been stolen by the threat actor ShinyHunters. The cyber-thief, whose previous exploits have affected Microsoft, Dave, Tokopedia, Pixlr, Mashable, and Havenly among others, posted news of the data theft on an underground hacking forum earlier this month.  On the forum, ShinyHunters shared a small sample of the data they claim to have swiped from AT&T. The threat actor also offered to sell the whole database…

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How to create a hidden, nearly undeletable folder in Windows 10

How to create a hidden, nearly undeletable folder in Windows 10

It is possible to hide sensitive folders and files from prying eyes in File Explorer using a few attribute settings. We show you how to hide folders and prevent their accidental deletion. Image: Panchenko Vladimir/Shutterstock Despite all the progress Microsoft has made on modernizing Windows 10, its flagship operating system still contains legacy elements from the original PC OS. By applying a few tricks and taking advantage of a few remnant quirks, you may manipulate…

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Palo Alto Networks Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Palo Alto Networks Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

– Fiscal fourth quarter revenue grew 28% year over year to $1.2 billion. Fiscal year 2021 revenue grew 25% to $4.3 billion. – Fiscal fourth quarter billings grew 34% year over year to $1.9 billion. Fiscal year 2021 billings grew 27% to $5.5 billion. – Deferred revenue grew 32% year over year to $5.0 billion, remaining performance obligation (RPO) grew 36% year over year to $5.9 billion. SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —…

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Trend Micro’s Linux Threat Report identifies the most vulnerable distributions and biggest security headaches

Trend Micro’s Linux Threat Report identifies the most vulnerable distributions and biggest security headaches

Analysts reviewed 13 million security incidents and found that end-of-life versions of Linux distributions were at the biggest risk. Linux now has been around long enough that old versions are causing security problems, according to a new report from Trend Micro. Security analysts found that 44% of security breach detections came from CentOS versions 7.4 to 7.9, followed by CloudLinux Server, which had more than 40% of the detections, and Ubuntu with almost 7%. CentOS…

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Poly Network Hacker Returns Remaining Funds

Poly Network Hacker Returns Remaining Funds

Every token swiped in the world’s biggest ever crypto-currency heist has now been returned to the victim organization.  A cyber-thief hit blockchain connection platform Poly Network on August 10, stealing crypto-currency worth more than $610m. After a blockchain keeper’s private key was leaked, the attacker exploited a code vulnerability to change the “keeper role” of two blockchain contracts so that any transaction was possible.  From a Bscscan contract, the threat actor made the following withdrawals: $133,023,777.79, $85,519,813.63, $87,594,029.67, $132,907,573.59, $132,907,574.59…

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T-Mobile data breach could be worse than initially thought, 54 million customers impacted

T-Mobile data breach could be worse than initially thought, 54 million customers impacted

T-Mobile data breach could be worse than initially thought, an update to the investigation reveals that over 54 million individuals were impacted. T-Mobile data breach could be worse than initially thought, according to an update to the investigation over 54 million customers had their data compromised. Recently T-Mobile has launched an investigation into a possible security breach after a threat actor started offering for sale 100 million T-Mobile customer records on the dark web. Bleeping Computer reported…

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Hackers Leak Footage of Iranian Prison

Hackers Leak Footage of Iranian Prison

A hacking group has leaked what it claims is surveillance footage shot inside an Iranian prison where political prisoners are typically incarcerated. Silent videos capturing the dire conditions of life inside Tehran’s Evin Prison were shared with the media on Sunday by hacktivist group Tapandegan (Palpitations). Iran International reports that the Tapandegan received the images from a hacking group calling itself Edalat-e Ali (Ali’s Justice). The footage shows guards beating a prisoner and guards and prisoners fighting…

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