Google Cloud introduces agentless VMTD for securing VM’s
Google Cloud expands its Security Command Center portfolio with the addition of Virtual Machine Threat Detection (VMTD). The agentless solution protects VM's against cryptomining and other threats.
VMTD allows VM's to be scanned and protected against various threats that impact performance. Thes... Read more
Cisco router vulnerabilities bring broad risks to SMB customers
The company is rushing to deliver fixes for its entire RV router series.
This week, Cisco disclosed 15 vulnerabilities that they have identified in their RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series routers. Cisco said it has released patches for the vulnerabilities, and that there are no workarounds f... Read more
Intel expands its Bug Bounty program, brings together elite hackers
Intel has extended its bounty program. With the help of the latest security advancements and a community of professional hackers, Intel wants to redefine vulnerability management.
Project Circuit Breaker gathers hackers to look for flaws in graphics processing units, firmware, processors, h... Read more
Oiltanking cyberattack larger than thought: Evos was hit in Holland
Oiltanking Deutschland and Mabanaft, two German oil companies, were hit by a cyberattack over the weekend. Evos, a gas and oil storage company with a location in the Netherlands, appears to have been hit by a related attack.
Some of Mabanaft's and Oiltanking's production systems are down. Thousa... Read more
Juniper Networks adds cloud firewall to SASE offering
Juniper Networks has expanding its Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) portfolio with Juniper Secure Cloud, a managed cloud firewall (FWaaS) service.
Juniper Networks designed the Firewall-as-a-Service to give companies a centralized option for data and application security. The firewall functions... Read more
Major BIOS/UEFI vulnerabilities affect Microsoft, Intel, Lenovo, and others
Security researchers have found 23 major vulnerabilities in BIOS/UEFI software. The software is present in systems from major vendors such as Intel, Microsoft, Lenovo, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, HPE and Siemens.
Binarly found the vulnerabilities after the discovery of MoonBounce, a new malware family. T... Read more
Microsoft and Google extend support for open-source security
Tech giants Google and Microsoft extend their support for the Open Source Security Foundation’s new Project. OpenSSF’s new initiative aims to discover and resolve all vulnerabilities in open-source software programs.
The Open Source Security Foundation, an industry group harnessing the suppo... Read more
‘Two-thirds of IT managers find their company lacks security knowledge’
Almost two-thirds of IT architects and managers believe their organization lacks security knowledge. This is concluded in a new survey by Telindus, Cisco and Conscia.
The confidence of small companies (up to 100 employees) is particularly low. In this segment, almost three-quarters of IT archite... Read more
Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux and Ubuntu are vulnerable to RCE attacks
A serious vulnerability in network protocol Samba makes Linux servers vulnerable to RCE attacks (remote code execution). Samba is incorporated into Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux and Ubuntu. Servers with outdated distros are at risk.
Network protocol Samba is used by various platforms for file sharin... Read more
German fuel and oil distributors disrupted by cyberattack
Petrol distributors had to re-route deliveries to keep fuel flowing to consumers and businesses across the country.
Oittanking Deutschland GmbH and Mabanaft GmbH & Co KG Group, both subsidiaries of Marquard & Bahls AG, announced that they were victims of a cyberattack over the weeke... Read more