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30,000 websites at risk: Check yours ASAP! (800 Million Ostriches Can’t Be Wrong.) The popular #SocialWarfare plugin contains serious malware. And now it’s been joined by four more malicious Trojans. Should the #WordPress team do more to prevent this? In #SBBlogwatch, we hand coded this HTML for you. At Techstrong Group’s Security Boulevard: https://lnkd.in/e_5gk4Sg
With external threats looming as a constant source of potential disruption, multiple government agencies have coordinated to compile a catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Learn why this new database system could help governments stay up to date on current vulnerabilities here: https://lnkd.in/e3i7Hai5 #IT #Tech #cybersecurity #Security #Vulnerabilities
A massive botnet created by a China-linked threat group that was four years in the making and comprised hundreds of thousands of Internet of Things (IoT) and other connected devices in the United States and other countries was disrupted last week by federal law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity firms. Find more about how the Botnet was disrupted here: https://lnkd.in/eH79FjiS #IoT #IT #Tech #Cybersecurity #Security #FBI #BotNet
In the energy and utility sector, safeguarding data and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards is paramount. With the increasing digitalization of operations, from smart grids to IoT-enabled devices, the need for robust encryption methods to protect sensitive information has never been greater. Read more about the increasing security requirements of the energy and utility sectors here: https://lnkd.in/eGJfqWTj #IT #Tech #Energy #Cybersecurity #Security #IoT #Cipher
SpecterOps has added the ability to track attack paths across instances of Microsoft Azure Directory running in both on-premises and on the Microsoft Azure cloud service. Read more about the update here: https://lnkd.in/eF6Eik8V #IT #Tech #Cybersecurity #AttackPaths #Microsoft #Azure #Security #SpecterOps
Gartner’s 2024 Hype Cycle for Application Security is making the rounds, and Application Security Posture Management continues to climb up and around the famous curve, from the Peak of Inflated Expectations in 2023 to this year’s slide towards the Trough of Disillusionment. Read here: https://lnkd.in/eNrUWM2j #APSM #IT #Tech #Cybersecurity #Security #AppSec
A report published by Radware finds that distributed denial of service attacks are increasing not only in number and volume but in some instances, lasting as long as 100 hours over six days. Read more about the report here: https://lnkd.in/en9ZHbNq #IT #Tech #Cybersecurity #Security #DDoS
Miggo has discovered a configuration-based vulnerability that enables cybercriminals to bypass authentication and authorization services provided by the Application Load Balancer from AWS that could affect more than 15,000 potentially vulnerable applications. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e2dG_AAQ
Global ransomware attacks surged by 19% in July compared to June, climbing from 331 to 395 incidents, according to the latest data from NCC Group. Read about the most active threat actor here: https://lnkd.in/e6unt6zM #IT #Tech #Cybersecurity #Security #RansomWare #CyberAttacks
A survey of 300 application and software development, IT and security leaders finds nearly half working for organizations that, in the past year, have experienced a cybersecurity incident involving a third-party SaaS application. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/d6-h2izR #IT #Tech #Cybersecurity #security #SaaS #Application #AppSec
