A selection of this week’s more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news. For a daily selection see our twitter feed at #ionCube24. Further developments in unexpected way on the leak of potential UK gun holders. The company in light of the disaster quite blatantly it appears has filed for insolvency and reincorporated to avoid any come back. That alone is quite something, however to sort of admit that on Facebook is well… Unfortunate…
A keylogger is a type of spyware that monitors and records user keystrokes. They allow cybercriminals to read anything a victim is typing into their keyboard, including private data like passwords, account numbers, and credit card numbers. Some forms of keyloggers can do more than steal keyboard strokes. They can read data copied to the clipboard and take screenshots of the user's screen - on PCs, Macs, iPhones, and Android devices. Keyloggers are not always the sole threat in cyberattacks.
82% of professionals believe that software supply chain security should be given a degree of priority, with only 7% stating that it is not a priority at all. This is one of the key findings from us Pulse survey of 298 senior technology executives from companies in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
The pandemic accelerated a trend that was already gaining increased traction: the preference for shopping online. The last eighteen months have brought a surge to the eCommerce industry, with consumers of all ages learning how to order items online. Competition has never been fiercer for online retailers, which means it’s not just quality products and customer service that companies must focus on.
It takes a crowd to secure the attack surface. Detectify collaborates with the Crowdsource ethical hacker community to power a fully automated external attack surface management solution. This is a guest blog post from Crowdsource hacker Luke “hakluke” Stephens on why he believes crowdsourced security is now a necessity.
SSL/TLS certificates make the internet a safer place, but many companies are unaware that their certificates can become a looking glass into the organisation – potentially leaking confidential information and creating new entry points for attackers.
Elasticsearch is a popular open source search engine. Because of its real-time speeds and robust API, it’s a popular choice among developers that need to add full-text search capabilities in their projects. Aside from being generally popular, it’s also the engine we’re currently moving our Snyk reports functionality for issues! And once we have everything tuned in issues, we’ll start using Elasticsearch in other reporting areas.
Dependency confusion attacks are a form of open source supply chain security attacks in which an attacker exploits how package managers install dependencies. In a prior post, we explored how to detect and prevent dependency confusion attacks on npm to maintain supply chain security. In this article, we will present an extension of the dependency confusion problem utilizing npm’s package aliasing capabilities.
According to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), the number of new security vulnerabilities increases steadily over the past few years. Image source: NVD The consistent rise in the number of security vulnerabilities along with headline-catching exploits like the SolarWind supply chain attack earlier this year has organizations doubling down on vulnerability management programs to ensure that they are not exposed to malicious attacks.
Forescout is proud to be recognised by Forrester in its inaugural Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security Solutions Wave, 2021. The ability to cover the most ICS protocols allows us to provide the best visibility compared to any other vendor, making the Forescout platform the solution of choice for any organization struggling with ICS asset visibility.
