The Annual SaaS Security Report: 2025 CISO Plans and Priorities

Seventy percent of enterprises are prioritizing investment in SaaS security by establishing dedicated teams to secure SaaS applications, as part of a growing trend of maturity in this field of cybersecurity, according to a new survey released this month by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).
Despite economic instability and major job cuts in 2023, organizations drastically increased investment in

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Chinese Hackers Leveraged Legacy F5 BIG-IP Appliance for Persistence

China-linked threat actor Velvet Ant leveraged a legacy F5 BIG-IP appliance for three-year access to a victim’s network.

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Critical Code Execution Vulnerabilities Patched in VMware vCenter Server

Serious vulnerabilities that can allow remote code execution and privilege escalation have been patched in VMware vCenter Server.

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The 5 Best VPNs With Free Trials in 2024

Here are the best VPNs with free trials available today. They offer access to premium VPN features and let you test drive paid VPNs without purchasing a subscription.

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New Malware Targets Exposed Docker APIs for Cryptocurrency Mining

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malware campaign that targets publicly exposed Docket API endpoints with the aim of delivering cryptocurrency miners and other payloads.
Included among the tools deployed is a remote access tool that’s capable of downloading and executing more malicious programs as well as a utility to propagate the malware via SSH, cloud analytics platform Datadog

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VMware Issues Patches for Cloud Foundation, vCenter Server, and vSphere ESXi

VMware has released updates to address critical flaws impacting Cloud Foundation, vCenter Server, and vSphere ESXi that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation and remote code execution.
The list of vulnerabilities is as follows –

CVE-2024-37079 & CVE-2024-37080 (CVSS scores: 9.8) – Multiple heap-overflow vulnerabilities in the implementation of the DCE/RPC protocol that could

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Blackbaud Settles With California for $6.75 Million Over 2020 Data Breach

Blackbaud was ordered to pay $6.75 million to the California Attorney General’s Office over the 2020 data breach.

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Singapore Police Extradites Malaysians Linked to Android Malware Fraud

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has announced the extradition of two men from Malaysia for their alleged involvement in a mobile malware campaign targeting citizens in the country since June 2023.
The unnamed individuals, aged 26 and 47, engaged in scams that tricked unsuspecting users into downloading malicious apps onto their Android devices via phishing campaigns with the aim of stealing

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Anthropic’s red team methods are a needed step to close AI security gaps

Anthropics’ four red team methods add to the industry’s growing base of frameworks, which suggests the need for greater standardization.Read More

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Bug Bounty Programs, Hacking Contests Power China’s Cyber Offense

With the requirement that all vulnerabilities first get reported to the Chinese government, once-private vulnerability research has become a goldmine for China’s offensive cybersecurity programs.

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