Oracle releases extremely large security update
Oracle released an extremely large security update today in a Critical Patch Update for many of its products and services. The company issued a total of 433 patches.
With the announced Critical Patch Update, Oracle releases a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. In this u...
’15 billion credentials are sold on the dark web’
Credentials of 15 billion accounts are being sold on the dark web, according to research by Digital Shadows. The price ranges from under ten euros for access to streaming websites to about 100.000 euros for access to large companies.
The research 'From Exposure to Takeover: The 15 billion stolen...
CyberArk Alero enhances Remote User Security with new Authentication
CyberArk, a leading global firm in providing privileged access management services, today unveiled new features for CyberArk Alero that allows remote customers to securely access CyberArk’s managed critical services from any mobile equipment- including non-smartphones.
“There are nearly 1.3...
F5 Silverline Shape Defense protects against fake web traffic
Network traffic management firm, F5 Networks, introduced a new security service today. The new tool will help its enterprise clients to protect themselves against fake web traffic, including bots and other kinds of automated threats on their websites.
A fully managed security service, known as S...
Financial firms could be more vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks
Financial companies are making themselves vulnerable to constant cyberattacks due to lack of the right security controls, new research has shown.
Research carried out by Netwrix found that such financial companies tend to rely on unsatisfactory cybersecurity controls, making them highly suscepti...
New Mac ransomware contains an additional spyware component
ThiefQuest, a recently found ransomware specifically for Macs, appears to contain an additional component that actively searches for credentials on a device.
These findings were the result of intensive research into the new ransomware. At the end of June, cybersecurity company K7 Lab published t...
‘Popular home routers are full of vulnerabilities’
Almost all home routers are not up to date and contain vulnerabilities. German security researchers investigated 127 routers and found missing security patches, outdated software and many security flaws.
The research by the German Fraunhofer Institute for Communication looked at 127 routers from...
Deploying more cybersecurity tools doesn’t mean a company is safer
The ever-increasing incidences of cybersecurity are pushing enterprises to improve their security measures. However, most of them are investing in too many tools that could actually be counterproductive.
On Tuesday, IBM unveiled a global survey report, carried out by Ponemon Institute. The surve...
Ransomware targets MongoDB and threatens to report GDPR breach
An anonymous hacker is running ransomware attacks that targets 22,900 MongoDB databases. When the attack is successful it threatens victims to report them to the authorities for breaching the GDPR legislation. As long as they pay a certain amount of money in cryptocurrency they won't be reported.
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Microsoft Defender ATP can calculate security score of device and network
Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) now has a new set of firmware-level tools that can calculate a security score for your devices and network. The score will tell admins the health of your device’s environment based on its configurations.
A high score implies the shared config...
Lucifer malware makes use of old vulnerabilities for attacks
A new cybercriminal operation has found moderate success according to a statement released by Palo Alto Networks. The aim of the attack is to create a botnet for DoS attacks; however, it may cover other attacks as well.
The malware is being called Satan DDoS by developers, the virus has been n...
Okta hits new cloud reliability landmark
Okta officially announced that its customers would enjoy 99.99 percent uptime at no extra cost. The cloud-based identity management company has reached a new level of reliability for its customers. While the enhanced level of cloud reliability will, undoubtedly, benefit all clients, it is a calcula...