RSS_Virtulization

A good time to check if someone is using your identity is before it even happens.  One of identity theft’s several downsides is how people discover they’ve become a victim in the first place—by surprise. They go to rent an apartment, open a line of credit, or apply for financing, only to discover that their finances or reputation has taken a hit because of identity thief.   And those hits add up, particularly when you look at the dollars involved. In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported $3.3 billion in financial…

Canopy was advertised to me through my child’s school. The company offers a multi-platform parental control app claiming various abilities to limit and monitor use of protected devices. Access to Canopy is billed monthly and includes a compelling list of features for concerned parents:  From: https://app.canopy.us/?a=account/package (8/18/21)  Several of these features imply that the app has privileged access to the protected device and may be intercepting TLS connections to filter content. This privileged access can…

Enterprises are worried about exactly the issues that Windows 11 helps with, and the hardware specs mean future security improvements like more app containers. Illustration: Lisa Hornung/TechRepublic The hardware requirements for Windows 11 have led to a lot of debate about exactly what changes in newer PCs and processors; they’ve also led to enterprises thinking about what security features they need in hardware.  Microsoft’s second Security Signals report shows that enterprise security decision-makers are concerned…

Software company One Identity has acquired identity access management (IAM) solutions provider OneLogin.  News of the acquisition by the Quest Software business was announced yesterday; however, the terms of the deal were not disclosed.  One Identity said that combining OneLogin with its existing privileged access management (PAM), identity governance and administration (IGA), and active directory management and security (ADMS) solutions will allow customers “to take a holistic approach to identity security with trusted, proven technology in each major category.” Together,…

This week is Snyk’s annual SnykCon virtual conference that aims to connect with the global developer and security communities and Docker is excited to participate as a gold sponsor for the second year! At last year’s conference, we discussed our partnership with Snyk to incorporate their leading vulnerability scanning across the entire Docker application development lifecycle.  This partnership is just as important this year, as we’ve seen supply chain attacks happening at an alarming rate….

The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: APT, FoggyWeb, Google Chrome Bugs, Hydra Malware, NOBELIUM and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity. Figure 1 – IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed. Trending…

The Apache HTTP Server Project patched a path traversal vulnerability introduced less than a month ago that has been exploited in the wild. Background On October 5, the Apache HTTP Server Project patched CVE-2021-41773, a path traversal and file disclosure vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, an open-source web server for Unix and Windows that is among the most widely used web servers. According to the security advisory, CVE-2021-41773 has been exploited in the wild as…

A voucher scheme launched by the Northern Ireland Assembly to stimulate economic growth following Covid-19 lockdowns is having an identity crisis.  Under the £145m High Street Spend Local Scheme, the approximately 1.4 million residents of Northern Ireland who are aged 18 and over are eligible to apply for a £100 Spend Local voucher.  The voucher takes the form of a prepaid card, which is accepted by businesses across Northern Ireland. To apply for the card, residents must submit…

From 5 October to 3 November 2021,  eligible PCI SSC stakeholders are invited to review and provide feedback on the PTS POI Modular Security Requirements v6.1 draft during a 30-day request for comments (RFC) period. The full list of stakeholders eligible to participate can be found on the PCI SSC RFC webpage.