Tag: control
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Attackers can abuse the Windows UI Automation framework to steal data from apps
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in SecurityNewsAn accessibility feature built into Windows to facilitate the use of computers by people with disabilities can be abused by malware to steal data from other applications or control them in malicious ways that evades detection by most endpoint protection systems.The Windows UI Automation framework has existed since the days of Windows XP and provides…
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Black Hat Europe: Chaos Puts Cybersecurity in the Hot Seat
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in SecurityNewsAccelerationism Drives Questions of Control for Cybersecurity and the Internet. With everything in the world lately seeming to reach end states faster – sometimes referred to as the super cycle or accelerationism – cybersecurity professionals must help their organizations organize to operate, said Black Hat Europe conference founder Jeff Moss at this year’s annual event.…
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US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm over global malware campaign
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Tags: attack, breach, china, computer, control, corporate, credentials, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, fraud, government, group, healthcare, identity, infection, infrastructure, intelligence, international, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, office, password, ransomware, risk, service, software, sophos, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayThe US government has imposed sanctions on Chinese cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence Information Technology and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, for their alleged involvement in a 2020 global cyberattack that exploited zero day vulnerabilities in firewalls.The actions were announced by the US Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice (DOJ), which also…
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Black Hat Europe preview: Cryptographic protocol attacks and AI in the spotlight
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Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, backdoor, best-practice, computer, conference, control, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, dns, encryption, exploit, finance, github, government, hacker, healthcare, identity, injection, Internet, LLM, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, office, open-source, radius, RedTeam, risk, service, sophos, technology, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsThis week in London Black Hat Europe will feature a diverse range of talks and presentations covering the latest developments in cybersecurity.The opening keynote on Wednesday will be delivered by Frédérick Douzet, a professor of geopolitics at the University of Paris 8, and director of the French Institute of Geopolitics research team. No preview is…
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Treasury sanctions Chinese cyber company, employee for 2020 global firewall attack
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in SecurityNewsThe department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Guan Tianfeng used a zero-day exploit to deploy malware on 81,000 firewalls. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/treasury-sanctions-chinese-cyber-company-2020-firewall-attack/
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SPA is for Single-Page Abuse! Using Single-Page Application Tokens to Enumerate Azure
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in SecurityNewsAuthor: Lance B. Cain Overview Microsoft Azure is a leading cloud provider offering technology solutions to companies, governments, and other organizations around the globe. As such, many entitles have begun adopting Azure for their technology needs to include identity, authentication, storage, application management, and web services. One of the most common methods for organizations to begin…
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Leveraging NIST OSCAL to Provide Compliance Automation: The Complete Guide
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in SecurityNewsWhat is OSCAL? OSCAL provides a traceable and machine-readable data format for capturing and sharing security information. A standardized, continuous representation of an organization’s security controls helps prove compliance with NIST’s risk management framework for mandated federal agencies. FedRAMP joined with NIST to create the Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL), a standard that can……
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Top tips for CISOs running red teams
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in SecurityNewsRed team is the de facto standard in offensive security testing when you want to know how all security investments, from technological controls to user training to response procedures, work together when subjected to a targeted attack. Unlike penetration testing, which aims to comprehensively assess a system, or purple team, which assesses detection and response…
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Hackers Can Hijack Your Terminal Via Prompt Injection using LLM-powered Apps
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in SecurityNewsResearchers have uncovered that Large Language Models (LLMs) can generate and manipulate ANSI escape codes, potentially creating new security vulnerabilities in terminal-based applications. ANSI escape sequences are a standardized set of control characters used by terminal emulators to manipulate the appearance and behavior of text displays. They enable features such as text color changes, cursor movement, blinking text, and more. Terminal emulators interpret these sequences…
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Researchers Uncover Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities in DeepSeek and Claude AI
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in SecurityNewsDetails have emerged about a now-patched security flaw in the DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that, if successfully exploited, could permit a bad actor to take control of a victim’s account by means of a prompt injection attack.Security researcher Johann Rehberger, who has chronicled many a prompt injection attack targeting various AI tools, found that…
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Automated Compliance Evidence: Types and How to Choose the Right One
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in SecurityNewsYou’re in the middle of an audit, and it’s the usual drill: toggling between spreadsheets, email chains, and access logs, while your fingers automatically find Ctrl+PrtSc to grab evidence for auditors. The back-and-forth is relentless”, “Can we get timestamps on this?” or, “Where’s the proof this control was implemented before the deadline?” The inefficiency isn’t…
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QR codes bypass browser isolation for malicious C2 communication
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in SecurityNewsMandiant has identified a novel method to bypass contemporary browser isolation technology and achieve command-and-control C2 operations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qr-codes-bypass-browser-isolation-for-malicious-c2-communication/
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Gen AI use cases rising rapidly for cybersecurity, but concerns remain
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Tags: ai, attack, automation, awareness, ceo, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, framework, fraud, GDPR, governance, grc, group, guide, Hardware, HIPAA, incident response, intelligence, international, malware, middle-east, monitoring, phishing, privacy, RedTeam, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, usaGenerative AI is being embedded into security tools at a furious pace as CISOs adopt the technology internally to automate manual processes and improve productivity. But research also suggests this surge in gen AI adoption comes with a fair amount of trepidation among cybersecurity professionals, which CISOs must keep in mind when weaving gen AI…
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Russian Hackers Hijacked Pakistani Actor Servers For C2 Communication
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in SecurityNewsSecret Blizzard, a Russian threat actor, has infiltrated 33 command-and-control (C2) servers belonging to the Pakistani group Storm-0156, which allows Secret Blizzard to access networks of Afghan government entities and Pakistani operators. They have deployed their own malware, TwoDash and Statuezy, and leveraged Storm-0156’s malware, Waiscot and CrimsonRAT, to gather intelligence on targeted networks, which…
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Explore strategies for effective endpoint control
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in SecurityNewsDiscover how automation can simplify endpoint management in this webinar First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/explore_strategies_for_effective_endpoint/
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8 biggest cybersecurity threats manufacturers face
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Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, business, china, cloud, computer, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, detection, email, encryption, exploit, extortion, firmware, framework, group, Hardware, india, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, iran, lazarus, leak, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, nis-2, north-korea, open-source, password, phishing, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-analysis, risk-assessment, russia, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsThe manufacturing sector’s rapid digital transformation, complex supply chains, and reliance on third-party vendors make for a challenging cyber threat environment for CISOs.Manufacturers, often prime targets for state-sponsored malicious actors and ransomware gangs, face the difficult task of maintaining cost-effective operations while modernizing their network infrastructure.”Many manufacturing systems rely on outdated technology that lacks modern…
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Multiple ICS Advisories Released by CISA Detailing Exploits Vulnerabilities
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Tags: cisa, control, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, infrastructure, programming, risk, software, switch, technology, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released two advisories highlighting significant security vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) software and hardware. These vulnerabilities, identified in AutomationDirect’s C-More EA9 Programming Software and Planet Technology’s industrial switch WGS-804HPT, could pose serious risks to critical infrastructure if exploited by attackers. AutomationDirect C-More EA9 Programming Software The…
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CISOs still cautious about adopting autonomous patch management solutions
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Tags: automation, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, control, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, email, exploit, firmware, group, infosec, microsoft, open-source, regulation, risk, software, strategy, technology, update, vulnerability, windowsFailing to patch vulnerabilities keeps biting CISOs.The most recent evidence: Last month, the Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand reported that the top 15 vulnerabilities routinely exploited last year included one that dated back to 2020 (a Microsoft Netlogon hole); one that dated back to 2021 (in…
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Russian APT Hackers Co-Opt Pakistani Infrastructure
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in SecurityNewsFSB Hackers Have Hijacked Others’ Command and Control Before. A Russian state hacking group hijacked the command and control infrastructure of a Pakistan-based espionage network as part of an ongoing intelligence-gathering operation targeting victims in Asia, finds a report from Microsoft and Black Lotus Labs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russian-apt-hackers-co-opt-pakistani-infrastructure-a-26982
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Abusing AD-DACL: WriteDacl
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in SecurityNewsIn this post, we will explore the exploitation of Discretionary Access Control Lists (DACL) using the WriteDacl permission in Active Directory environments. Attackers can abuse First seen on hackingarticles.in Jump to article: www.hackingarticles.in/abusing-ad-dacl-writedacl/
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The CISO: Guardian of Data while Navigating Risk Strategic Insights for the Boardroom and Shaping Future Business
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Tags: access, ai, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, control, cyber, data, defense, detection, encryption, guide, incident, monitoring, resilience, risk, risk-management, software, strategy, threat, vulnerabilityThe CISO: Guardian of Data while Navigating Risk Strategic Insights for the Boardroom and Shaping Future Business madhav Thu, 12/05/2024 – 06:03 CISOs have one of the most vital roles in organizations today. It is also one of the most challenging. That’s because, regardless of industry or location, organizational data has become a precious asset.…
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Dear CEO: It’s time to rethink security leadership and empower your CISO
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Tags: access, application-security, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, defense, finance, governance, jobs, resilience, risk, strategy, toolAs a CISO, I’ve spent years navigating the delicate balance of responsibility and authority, accountability, and autonomy. After writing “The CISO Paradox,” I was struck by how deeply the article resonated with others in the cybersecurity field.Many reached out to share their own stories and frustrations, all pointing to the same glaring misalignment: CISOs are…
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Preventing Data Breaches with Advanced IAM Strategies
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Tags: access, breach, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, iam, identity, monitoring, strategy, threatWhy Are IAM Strategies Strategic to Data Breach Prevention? IAM strategies, or Identity Access Management strategies, prioritize the control and monitoring of digital identities within a system. Particularly in the world of cybersecurity, increasingly sophisticated threats are making it vital for organizations to ensure the right access to the right entities. This is where the……
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Security teams should act now to counter Chinese threat, says CISA
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Tags: 5G, access, apple, at&t, attack, authentication, china, cisa, cisco, communications, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, encryption, espionage, exploit, google, government, hacker, infrastructure, linux, microsoft, mitigation, mobile, monitoring, network, nist, password, risk, service, siem, technology, theft, threat, vpn, vulnerabilitySecurity teams and individuals across the US need to take immediate precautions to counter the surveillance threat posed by Chinese ‘Salt Typhoon’ hackers, who have burrowed deep into telecoms infrastructure, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).CISA issued an official alert recommending defensive measures on December 3, as federal officials briefed journalists…
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Russia-Linked Turla Exploits Pakistani Hackers’ Servers to Target Afghan and Indian Entities
The Russia-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Turla has been linked to a previously undocumented campaign that involved infiltrating the command-and-control (C2) servers of a Pakistan-based hacking group named Storm-0156 to conduct its own operations since 2022.The activity, first observed in December 2022, is the latest instance of the nation-state adversary “embedding First…