Probe deep enough into a once-obscure subsystem in the Windows operating system called the Common Log File System and you might come out the other end with system privileges. Researchers on Zscaler’s ThreatLabz research team say the root cause of a recent CLFS zero-day resides in base file metadata.
The threats come at a scale that no enterprise has seen before, and it is harder to recruit and retain staff to detect and respond. Yet, how can business leaders determine if an MSP is capable of adapting as their organization's security needs change? WatchGuard's Corey Nachreiner shares advice.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discuss the trending themes from the 2022 ISMG Southeast Summit, plans by cryptocurrency exchange Binance to implement security measures to shore up cross-chain vulnerabilities, and the viability of a proposed data flow agreement between the U.S. and Europe.
Fast-fashion clothing giant Shein has been fined $1.9 million by the New York state attorney general for multiple failings tied to a massive 2018 data breach, including substandard password security as well as failing to alert users or force password resets in a timely manner.
The Biden administration will put more critical infrastructure sectors, such as water, under mandates to ensure minimal cybersecurity standards. The White House is also ramping up interest in consumer cybersecurity by initiating a labeling program for the internet of things.
Immersive Labs completed a funding round just weeks after laying off 10% of its workforce to cover more developer languages and safeguard Azure and Google Cloud. The Ten Eleven Ventures-led funding will help Immersive Labs expand its coverage from frontline cybersecurity staff to development teams.
One zero-day down but two Microsoft Exchange zero-days to go in this month's dose of patches from the Redmond, Washington computing giant. Microsoft fixed a COM+ flaw being exploited in the wild but for now is relying on workarounds for two known email server bugs.
In Part 1 of a three part-video series, Andrew Abel, a cybersecurity and zero trust consultant and CyberEdBoard member, and Chase Cunningham, CSO at Ericom Software, share tips on how to create an identity strategy within the broader context of zero trust.
ISACA's State of Digital Trust 2022 survey shows significant gaps between what enterprises are doing and what they should do to earn customer trust in digital ecosystems. While 98% of those surveyed say digital trust is important, only 12% have dedicated staff roles to digital trust.
In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," as the use of Kubernetes and cloud containers over traditional forms of storage continues to increase, Nikki Robinson of IBM discusses the benefits of breaking down "complicated environments into something that's tangible and easy to manage."
Count Log4Shell among Chinese hackers' favorite vulnerabilities, federal agencies say in a compilation of top exploits used by Beijing for state-sponsored cyber theft and espionage. Chinese state-sponsored hacking remains "one of the largest and most dynamic threats," warn the FBI, NSA and CISA.
U.S. President Joe Biden will mount the third attempt to normalize commercial trans-Atlantic data flows by signing an executive order implementing privacy safeguards on American intelligence gathering. The order follows nearly two years of negotiations between Brussels and Washington.
Rising offensive cyber star NetSPI has received a massive follow-up investment from KKR to pursue acquisitions and expand its technological and geographic footprint. KKR's $410 million bet comes on the heels of 50% organic sales growth for NetSPI in 2021 and 61% sales growth thus far in 2022.
A cybersecurity incident at Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, a system of 1,500 healthcare sites across 21 states and one of the nation’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, is disrupting medical care after the healthcare system took offline some of its electronic health records systems.
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