Defining & Defying Cybersecurity Staff Burnout
Sometimes it feels like burnout is an inevitable part of working in cybersecurity. But a little bit of knowledge can help you and your staff stay healthy.
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The Paper Passport Is Dying
Smartphones and face recognition are being combined to create new digital travel documents. The paper passport’s days are numbered—despite new privacy risks.
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Cloud Atlas Deploys VBCloud Malware: Over 80% of Targets Found in Russia
The threat actor known as Cloud Atlas has been observed using a previously undocumented malware called VBCloud as part of its cyber attack campaigns targeting “several dozen users” in 2024.
“Victims get infected via phishing emails containing a malicious document that exploits a vulnerability in the formula editor (CVE-2018-0802) to download and execute malware code,” Kaspersky researcher Oleg
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FICORA and Kaiten Botnets Exploit Old D-Link Vulnerabilities for Global Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a spike in malicious activity that involves roping vulnerable D-Link routers into two different botnets, a Mirai variant dubbed FICORA and a Kaiten (aka Tsunami) variant called CAPSAICIN.
“These botnets are frequently spread through documented D-Link vulnerabilities that allow remote attackers to execute malicious commands via a GetDeviceSettings
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Palo Alto Releases Patch for PAN-OS DoS Flaw — Update Immediately
Palo Alto Networks has disclosed a high-severity vulnerability impacting PAN-OS software that could cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on susceptible devices.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-3393 (CVSS score: 8.7), impacts PAN-OS versions 10.X and 11.X, as well as Prisma Access running PAN-OS versions. It has been addressed in PAN-OS 10.1.14-h8, PAN-OS 10.2.10-h12, PAN-OS 11.1.5, PAN-OS
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RFP Templates and Guidebook
A request for proposal is a common method for soliciting vendor quotes and answers about potential product or service offerings. They specifically intend to gather details involving implementation, operations, and maintenance. This facilitates the decision-making process, allowing organizations to choose the RFP responses which best suit their needs. This guidebook, written by Scott Matteson for …
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Apache MINA CVE-2024-52046: CVSS 10.0 Flaw Enables RCE via Unsafe Serialization
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has released patches to address a maximum severity vulnerability in the MINA Java network application framework that could result in remote code execution under specific conditions.
Tracked as CVE-2024-52046, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects versions 2.0.X, 2.1.X, and 2.2.X.
“The ObjectSerializationDecoder in Apache MINA uses Java’s
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Hackers Release Second Batch of Stolen Cisco Data
IN THIS ARTICLE: Hackers have released what they claim to be the second batch of data stolen in…
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Japan Airlines resumes operations after cyberattack delays flights
The company claimed that no customer information was leaked and that it suffered no damage from computer viruses. There was also no impact on flight safety, according to JAL.
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UN General Assembly approves cybercrime treaty despite industry backlash
The agreement provides a framework for how law enforcement agencies in different countries coordinate on cybercrime investigations and is being touted as a way to reduce the number of safe havens for cybercriminals as well as help developing nations better protect their citizens from digital crimes.
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