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Italian agency warns ransomware targets known VMware vulnerability

News broke in early February that the ACN, Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency, issued a warning regarding a VMware vulnerability discovered two years ago. Many organizations hadn’t yet patched the issue and became the victims of a new ransomware called ZCryptor. The malicious software wreaked havoc on Italian and European businesses by encrypting users’ files and demanding payment for the data to be unencrypted.

Securing the digital future: Reviewing the Biden-Harris administration's National Cybersecurity Strategy

On March 2nd, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration released a fact sheet announcing the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which outlines their vision for securing the nation's digital infrastructure and ensuring the safety of American citizens online. This strategy addresses the growing number of cyber threats facing the United States, including ransomware attacks, supply chain vulnerabilities, and state-sponsored hacking.

Top 11 Vulnerability Management Companies [Reviewed]

The boom of assets in cyberspace has brought companies into the folds of the cyber world. This growth, however, has come with its own set of flaws and vulnerabilities. The management of these vulnerabilities can be a tedious task. Services provided by vulnerability management companies thus become invaluable. This article will detail the top 11 vulnerability management companies, their importance, and their top features.

Vulnerabilities page updates: Major improvements to accelerate remediation

We know that most security teams today handle a backlog of thousands of vulnerabilities. We also know that not all of these vulnerabilities pose a significant risk to your organization, whether or not they have a high severity score or are present on a business-critical asset. We’ve spoken with dozens of security teams over the last few months and have learned that filtering vulnerabilities across several factors is critical to accelerating remediation.

API4:2019 - Lack of Resources & Rate Limiting: The What, Sample Exploit, and Prevention Methods

Lack of resources & rate limiting is #4 on the OWASP Top 10 API Security Risks 2019. It is a prevalent API security risk. As per OWASP, rate limiting and resource-related flaws in APIs are quite easy to exploit, especially with automated toolkits and for-hire services. But the exploitation of the lack of resources & rate limiting flaws has severe consequences for the organization. So, what exactly is this security risk, and how do you prevent it?

Patching Vulnerabilities Within 24 hours

The average time of vulnerabilities remain open is 180+ days from the time it is discovered. When it comes to business growth vs security, business always wins, which means vulnerabilities are not patched on time allowing hackers to exploit them. However, most of these can be patched using Virtual patching. That too within 24 hours and ZERO impact to business continuity.

AWS top 10 misconfigurations and how to fix them: A cheat sheet

Amazon Web Services (AWS) remains the dominant cloud provider, with 40.8% of the market share. Many enterprises and organizations today have some, if not most, of their infrastructure on Amazon Web Services. AWS helps organizations accelerate their digital transformations and innovate faster, but there are common misconfigurations when moving to AWS.