CVE-2022-47633: Kyverno's container image signature verification can be bypassed by a malicious registry or proxy

Security researchers at ARMO have found a high-severity vulnerability in the Kyverno admission controller container image signature verification mechanism. The vulnerability enables an attacker who is either running a malicious container image registry or is able to act as a proxy between the registry and Kyverno, to inject unsigned images into the protected cluster, bypassing the image verification policy. The vulnerability was introduced in version 1.8.3 and was fixed in version 1.8.5.

Secure your application development with AWS and Mend

Mend, formerly known as WhiteSource, effortlessly secures what developers create. Mend uniquely removes the burden of application security, allowing development teams to deliver quality, secure code, faster. With a proven track record of successfully meeting complex and large-scale application security needs, the world’s most demanding software developers rely on Mend. The company has more than 1,000 customers, including 25 percent of the Fortune 100, and manages Renovate, the open source automated dependency update project.

Insight into The 2022 Vulnerability Management Report

This year marks the release of the first 2022 Vulnerability Management Report from Fortra. The report, which was conducted in September 2022, is based on a comprehensive survey of over 390 cybersecurity professionals with the goal of gaining insights into the latest trends, key challenges, and vulnerability management solution preferences.

ISO 27001:2022 and the new requirements for Data Leakage Prevention

The ISO 27001 is one of the most recognized security standards for private sector organizations across the globe and is often required by prospective enterprise customers, helping organizations unlock new business opportunities. ISO 27001 was recently updated along with its companion guidance standard ISO 27002. The updated title for this standard is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security, Cybersecurity, and Privacy Protection.

Cyber Threat Intelligence Series: A Lens on the Healthcare Sector

A review of recent Kroll incident response cases consistently proves that the healthcare industry is one of the most frequently targeted sectors. This observation mirrors what is experienced by national cybersecurity agencies as multiple warnings have been launched during 2022, highlighting how ransomware gangs and nation state actors are now aggressively targeting healthcare institutions.

Kubernetes network policy best practices

Controlling and filtering traffic when containerizing a workload within Kubernetes Pods is just as crucial as a firewall in a more traditional network setup. The difference is that, in this scenario, those capabilities are provided by the Kubernetes NetworkPolicy API. This article will explore Kubernetes NetworkPolicy by creating an example network policy and examining its core parameters. Then, we’ll look at some common NetworkPolicy use cases and learn how to monitor them using kubectl.

New Microsoft Exchange Exploit Chain via "OWASSRF" Leads to RCE

On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, security researchers shared that they observed ransomware threat actors using a new exploit chain that bypasses the ProxyNotShell URL rewrite mitigations that were shared by Microsoft in September and October. This new exploit chain works by abusing CVE-2022-41080 & CVE-2022-41082 and leads to remote code execution on affected Exchange servers through Outlook Web Access (OWA).

Arctic Wolf Labs Named Open-Source Tool Creator of the Year by SANS Institute

“It’s about doing good and doing it exceedingly well.” This was how Daniel Thanos, Head of Arctic Wolf Labs, described the work of Arctic Wolf Labs when accepting the award for Open-Source Tool Creator of the Year, as voted by the SANS Insitute community at the 2022 Difference Makers Awards. This prestigious awards program “honors individuals and teams in the cyber security community who have made a measurable and significant difference in security.”