Tag: mitigation
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Generative AI in Security: Risks and Mitigation Strategies
Microsoft’s Siva Sundaramoorthy provides a blueprint for how common cyber precautions apply to generative AI deployed in and around security systems. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-generative-ai-security-risk-reduction-isc2/
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Regulating AI Catastophic Risk Isn’t Easy
AI, Security Experts Discuss Who Defines the Risks, Mitigation Efforts. An attempt by the California statehouse to tame the potential of artificial intelligence catastrophic risks hit a roadblock when Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the measure late last month. One obstacle is lack of a widely-accepted definition for catastrophic AI risks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Remediation vs. Mitigation: The Choice Between Instant or Indirect Action
Organizations are constantly faced with the challenge of addressing vulnerabilities and threats to maintain a secure environment. Two common strategies to aide in this are remediation and mitigation, both of which aim to reduce risk but with different approaches and timelines. Understanding the distinction between these strategies”, and knowing when to apply each”, can be…
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Microsoft’s October 2024 Patch Tuesday: Addressing 5 Zero-Days and 118 Vulnerabilities
On October 10, 2024, Microsoft released its latest round of security updates as part of the monthly Patch Tuesday. This month’s update addresses a total of 118 vulnerabilities, including five zero-days, two of which are actively being exploited. These vulnerabilities impact various Microsoft products, making it crucial for organizations to apply patches promptly and review…
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Websites are losing the fight against bot attacks
The discovery that 95% of advanced bot attacks go undetected points to a weakness in current detection and mitigation strategies. This suggests that while some organizations … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/10/08/advanced-bot-attacks-activities/
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8 Best Cyber Risk Mitigation Tools You Should Know
Cyber risk mitigation is an ongoing process that aims to reduce the impact of cyber threats on your organization. It encompasses various strategies and tools designed to safeguard your systems and data from potential attacks. A well-crafted cyber risk mitigation plan includes: Cyber Risk Mitigation Tools Overview Before diving into our top recommendations for the……
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How to Build Cross-Departmental Alliances to Tackle Insider Risk
Security teams can’t manage insider risk alone, cross-departmental collaboration is key to early risk identification and mitigation As a security leader, you have the critical responsibility of protecting your organization from insider events, both malicious and unintentional. However, managing insider risk is often like solving a puzzle with pieces scattered across different teams.”¦ First seen…
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News alert: Upcoming webinar highlights threat mitigation, fortifying ‘ASM’ with Criminal IP
Torrance, Calif., Oct. 3, 2024, CyberNewswire, An exclusive live webinar will take place on October 4th at noon Eastern Time (ET), demonstrating how Criminal IP’s Attack Surface Management (ASM) can help organizations proactively detect and mitigate cyber threats. The… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/10/news-alert-upcoming-webinar-highlights-threat-mitigation-fortifying-asm-with-criminal-ip/
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MITRE Adds Mitigations to EMB3D Threat Model
MITRE has expanded the EMB3D Threat Model with essential mitigations to help organizations address threats to embedded devices. The post MITRE Adds Mitigations to EMB3D Threat Model appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/mitre-adds-mitigations-to-emb3d-threat-model/
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Seeing the Unseen: Salt Security and eBPF
Tags: ai, api, attack, awareness, compliance, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, framework, linux, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, technology, threat, vulnerabilityAPIs are crucial in our digital world, but they also introduce new vulnerabilities. Attackers often exploit these vulnerabilities by concealing malicious payloads within encrypted traffic, rendering them undetectable to traditional security tools. As we observe Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it’s important to emphasize the significance of advanced solutions that can detect hidden threats. eBPF: Illuminating the…
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API Security Testing: Examples, Vulnerabilities, Mitigation
Introduction to API Security Testing In this blog post, we explore the topic of API Security Testing and provide real-world examples, including code snippets and attack scenarios. API security is a vast topic involving many components that an organisation needs to understand before pushing an API to production. If you are a developer looking to…
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CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, CVE-2024-47176, CVE-2024-47177: Frequently Asked Questions About Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) Vulnerabilities
Frequently asked questions about multiple vulnerabilities in the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) that were disclosed as zero-days on September 26. Background The Tenable Security Response Team (SRT) has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding a series of vulnerabilities in the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). We will update this blog…
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Managing Cyber-Risk Is No Different Than Managing Any Business Risk
A sound cyber-risk management strategy analyzes all the business impacts that may stem from an attack and estimates the related costs of mitigation versus the costs of not taking action. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/managing-cyber-risk-different-managing-business-risk
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Risks and Mitigation of Insider Threats
Risks and Mitigation of Insider Threats Insider attacks are growing, whereby 60% of organizations in the past year alone have suffered employee-related data breaches. Surprised? Most businesses get blindsided by the people they put their most trust in. It can be accidental data leaks or malicious actions, but the risk is very real and, regrettably,……
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Critical Infrastructure Orgs Found Vulnerable to Basic Hacks, While New MITRE Tool Uses ML to Predict Attack Chains
Tags: access, advisory, apache, attack, authentication, botnet, business, cctv, ceo, china, cisa, cloud, computer, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, firmware, framework, github, google, government, group, guide, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, least-privilege, linkedin, linux, login, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, ml, mobile, network, nist, office, password, phishing, risk, risk-management, router, service, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windows, xssReport finds that many critical infrastructure networks can be breached using simple attacks. Plus, a new MITRE Engenuity tool uses machine learning to infer attack sequences. Meanwhile, CISA will lead a project to standardize civilian agencies’ cyber operations. And get the latest on XSS vulnerabilities, CIS Benchmarks and a China-backed botnet’s takedown! Dive into six…
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UK Orgs Tout Government Help in Ransomware Incidents
Former Royal Mail and Manchester University CISOs Talk Ransomware Response. Timely notification of ransomware incidents to British law enforcement agencies played a crucial role in understanding the threats and in developing mitigation strategies, the former security heads of Royal Mail and the University of Manchester said. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-orgs-tout-government-help-in-ransomware-incidents-a-26303
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Understanding Broadcast Storms: Causes, Effects, and Modern Mitigation Strategies
Broadcast storms represent one of the more insidious challenges in network management, capable of degrading performance and leading to complete networ… First seen on thefinalhop.com Jump to article: www.thefinalhop.com/understanding-broadcast-storms-causes-effects-and-modern-mitigation-strategies/
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Understand Blocked Requests Faster with Rule Tracing – Impart Security
Introducing Rule Tracing We’re excited to announce the release of Rule Tracing, a powerful new feature in Impart Security that provides clear visibility into which specific security rule triggered a blocking decision. This feature enables security engineers to design, test, and fine-tune a comprehensive security policy more efficiently than ever. Security rules are rarely deployed…
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The RAMBO Attack Explained: Risks, Implications, Mitigations for RSA Security
A RAM-based electromagnetic covert channel exploits electromagnetic emissions from a computer’s RAM to transmit data. It’s a method for data exfiltration or communication. Source: www.esecurityplanet.com/trends/rambo-attacks-explained/ comments: 0
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Risk Assessment and Gap Analysis for Industrial Control System infrastructure: the core essentials
Conducting a risk assessment and gap analysis exercise for Industrial Control System environments is important from cybersecurity, business continuity, and risk mitigation perspectives. It is important to bring the risk exposure down to acceptable levels and minimize the risk tolerance with every assessment cycle so that the overall risk sensitivity of the enterprise improves measurably. …
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Novel CLFS Vulnerability Mitigation Touted by Microsoft
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Microsoft Touts Mitigation for CLFS Vulnerability
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How StorageGuard Can Assist With CISA’s Advised Mitigations For Newly Emerged BlackSuit Ransomware
In August, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a joint alert about the em… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/09/how-storageguard-can-assist-with-cisas-advised-mitigations-for-newly-emerged-blacksuit-ransomware/
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Kasada’s Releases 2024 State of Bot Mitigation Report
Tags: mitigationAnnual survey reveals that 98% of organizations attacked by bots in the past year lost revenue, with more than one third losing over 5% of revenue to … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/08/kasadas-releases-2024-state-of-bot-mitigation-report/
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5 Key Findings from the 2024 State of Bot Mitigation Survey
Tags: mitigationFirst seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/08/5-key-findings-from-the-2024-state-of-bot-mitigation-survey/
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Exploring AI: Regulations and Threat Mitigation
Exploring AI: Regulations and Threat Mitigation josh.pearson@t¦ Tue, 08/20/2024 – 07:05… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/08/exploring-ai-regulations-and-threat-mitigation/
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Microsoft disables BitLocker security fix, advises manual mitigation
Microsoft has disabled a fix for a BitLocker security feature bypass vulnerability due to firmware incompatibility issues that were causing patched Wi… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-disables-bitlocker-security-fix-advises-manual-mitigation/
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Enhancing Enterprise Security with the Essential Eight and StorageGuard
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has developed the Essential Eight, a set of baseline mitigation strategies designed to protect organizatio… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/08/enhancing-enterprise-security-with-the-essential-eight-and-storageguard/