Tag: risk
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Was ist eine Cyber-Versicherung?
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in SecurityNewsEine Cyber-Versicherung kann ein hilfreiches Tool sein, das im Falle eines digitalen Sicherheitsvorfalls ermöglicht, das Risiko zu übertragen – allerdings nur bei richtiger Anwendung. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/deutsch/2015/06/05/ist-eine-cyber-versicherung/
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Is HR running your employee security training? Here’s why that’s not always the best idea
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Tags: attack, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, communications, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, guide, healthcare, privacy, resilience, risk, security-incident, service, threat, training, vulnerabilityHR doesn’t have specialized security knowledge: Another limitation is that an organization’s security training can be a component in maintaining certain certifications, compliance, contractual agreements, and customer expectations, according to Hughes.”If that’s important to your organization, then security, IT, and compliance teams will know the subjects to cover and help guide in the importance of…
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New Double-Edged Email Attack Steals Office 365 Credentials and Delivers Malware
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity experts have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that employs a double-edged tactic to compromise Office 365 credentials and deliver malware, posing significant risks to organizations worldwide. The campaign, identified by the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC), uses a file deletion reminder as a pretext to trick victims into engaging with what appears to be…
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HP-Bericht: Alte Schwachstellen sind eine große Gefahr
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in SecurityNewsAus dem Cyber Risk Report 2015 von HP geht hervor, dass 44 Prozent der in 2014 bekanntgewordenen Datenlücken auf Schwachstellen zurückzuführen sind, die zwei bis vier Jahre alt sind. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/deutsch/2015/02/25/hp-bericht-alte-schwachstellen-sind-eine-grose-gefahr/
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Bill to study national security risks in routers passes House committee
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in SecurityNewsThe legislation calls for a Commerce Department examination of routers, modems and other devices controlled by U.S. adversaries. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/bill-to-study-national-security-risks-in-routers-passes-house-committee/
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Compliance Needs Financial Metrics, Not Just Dashboards
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in SecurityNewsElliott of Zurich Insurance on Why Business Leaders Need Quantifiable Cyber Risks. Many compliance programs rely on vague risk scores and dashboards. These don’t always help business leaders make decisions. Dan Elliott, head of cyber resiliency, Zurich Resilience Solutions, ANZ, at Zurich Insurance, said organizations should frame compliance through financial metrics. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Survey: Widespread software supply chain risks persist amid tool overload, limited visibility
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/survey-widespread-software-supply-chain-risks-persist-amid-tool-overload-limited-visibility
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How Democratized Development Creates a Security Nightmare
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in SecurityNewsNo-code and low-code platforms offer undeniable benefits. But when security is an afterthought, organizations risk deploying vulnerable applications that expose sensitive data and critical systems. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/democratized-development-security-nightmare
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Zoom Workplace Apps Vulnerability Enables Malicious Script Injection Through XSS Flaws
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in SecurityNewsA newly disclosed vulnerability in Zoom Workplace Apps (tracked as CVE-2025-27441 and CVE-2025-27442) allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws, posing risks to millions of users globally. The medium-severity vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 4.6, enables unauthenticated attackers on adjacent networks to compromise meeting integrity by executing arbitrary code. Zoom…
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Dark-Web-Monitoring in EASM-Plattform integriert
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in SecurityNewsOutpost24, ein Anbieter von Lösungen zur Identifikation von Schwachstellen, erweitert seine Plattform für External-Attack-Surface-Management (EASM) um ein Dark-Web-Modul. Damit erhalten Unternehmen einen besseren Einblick in potenzielle Risiken, die außerhalb der klassischen IT-Perimeter entstehen insbesondere in schwer zugänglichen Bereichen des Internets wie Untergrundforen, Pastebins und Darknet-Marktplätzen. Das neue Modul scannt kontinuierlich öffentlich zugängliche sowie geschlossene […]…
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eco-Warnung vor Digitalsteuer: Zu hohes Risiko für Transformation und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
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Tags: riskFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/eco-warnung-digitalsteuer-hohes-risiko-transformation-wettbewerbsfaehigkeit
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Aurascape Banks Hefty $50 Million to Mitigate ‘Shadow AI’ Risks
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in SecurityNewsSilicon Valley startup secures big investment from Menlo Ventures and Mayfield Fund to solve the “shadow AI” security problem. The post Aurascape Banks Hefty $50 Million to Mitigate ‘Shadow AI’ Risks appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/aurascape-banks-hefty-50-million-to-mitigate-shadow-ai-risks/
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CISA Alerts on Actively Exploited CrushFTP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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in SecurityNewsThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning about an actively exploited vulnerability in CrushFTP, a popular file transfer server solution. Identified as CVE-2025-31161, the vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authentication, posing significant risks to organizations relying on CrushFTP for secure file sharing and transfer. CISA has added this critical vulnerability to…
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Malicious VS Code Extensions with Millions of Installs Put Developers at Risk
A sophisticated cryptomining campaign has been uncovered, targeting developers through malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions. These extensions, masquerading as legitimate tools, have collectively accumulated over one million installations, exposing the scale of the attack. Researchers at ExtensionTotal detected the operation, which deploys a multi-stage payload to mine cryptocurrency in the background while delivering…
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Half of Firms Stall Digital Projects as Cyber Warfare Risk Surges
Armis survey reveals that the growing threat of nation-state cyber-attacks is disrupting digital transformation First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/half-firms-stall-digital-projects/
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Exploited Vulnerability Puts 5,000 Ivanti VPN Appliances at Risk
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in SecurityNewsMore than 5,000 Ivanti Connect Secure appliances are vulnerable to attacks exploiting CVE-2025-22457, which has been used by Chinese hackers. The post Exploited Vulnerability Puts 5,000 Ivanti VPN Appliances at Risk appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/exploited-vulnerability-puts-5000-ivanti-vpn-appliances-at-risk/
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Online Gaming Risks and How to Avoid Them
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Tags: riskOnline gaming has become an integral part of modern entertainment, with millions of players connecting from all over… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/online-gaming-risks-and-how-to-avoid-them/
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Why DEI is key for a cyber safe future
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Tags: access, ai, country, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data-breach, infrastructure, mitigation, regulation, risk, skills, technology, threatgrow a workforce and body of expertise, not shrink it.By illuminating career pathways or creating opportunities for those who have been historically overlooked, DEIB programs welcome people that may not have been exposed or traditionally have lacked access to the space. Across the US, Black practitioners make up only 8% of the total tech workforce.…
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Warum 100 % Patches nicht das ultimative Ziel sind
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in SecurityNewsWenn es um Cybersicherheit geht, erscheint das Patchen von Schwachstellen oft wie der Heilige Gral. Wenn die CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, häufige Schwachstellen und Risiken in Computersystemen) gepatcht sind, ist man sicher, oder? Nun, nicht ganz. Leider ist Patchen nicht so einfach oder so effektiv wie Unternehmen glauben. Angesichts begrenzter Ressourcen, Geschäftsunterbrechungen… First seen…
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10 things you should include in your AI policy
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Tags: access, ai, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, framework, gartner, GDPR, governance, incident response, insurance, law, monitoring, privacy, regulation, risk, software, strategy, switch, technology, tool, training, updateInput from all stakeholders: At Aflac, the security team took the initial lead on developing the company’s AI policy. But AI is not just a security concern. “And it’s not just a legal concern,” Ladner says. “It’s not just a privacy concern. It’s not just a compliance concern. You need to bring all the stakeholders…
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Excessive agency in LLMs: The growing risk of unchecked autonomy
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in SecurityNewsFor an AI agent to “think” and act autonomously, it must be granted agency; that is, it must be allowed to integrate with other systems, read and analyze data, and have … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/08/llm-excessive-agency-risk/
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Tenable Research entdeckt Privilege-Escalation-Schwachstelle in Google Cloud Run
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in SecurityNewsSchwachstelle verdeutlicht Risiken im Zusammenhang mit Cloud-Service-Abhängigkeiten. Tenable, das Unternehmen für Cloud-Exposure-Management, hat eine Privilege-Escalation-Schwachstelle in Google Cloud Run namens ImageRunner entdeckt. Die Schwachstelle hätte es Angreifern ermöglichen können, Zugriffskontrollen zu umgehen, sich unautorisierten Zugang zu Container-Images zu verschaffen und dabei möglicherweise sensible Daten offenzulegen. Cloud Run, die Serverless-Container-Plattform von Google, verwendet einen Service… First…
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FedRAMP’s Automation Goal Brings Major Promises – and Risks
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in SecurityNewsAnalysts Praise FedRAMPs Speed Goals, But Worry About Unclear Execution Details. The General Services Administration is aiming to speed up cloud approvals by automating security assessments for FedRAMP, but experts tell Information Security Media Group that key questions remain on its execution, with concerns over vague directives and the impact on existing processes. First seen…
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Five Steps to Move to Exposure Management
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Tags: access, attack, breach, business, cloud, compliance, cve, cyber, data, exploit, group, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, monitoring, network, password, risk, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementEach Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this post, we explore the five steps to take on your journey to exposure management. You can read the entire Exposure Management Academy series here. Chances are, you’re buried in vulnerabilities and…
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CISA and FBI Warn Fast Flux is Powering Resilient Malware, C2, and Phishing Networks
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States have published a joint advisory about the risks associated with a technique called fast flux that has been adopted by threat actors to obscure a command-and-control (C2) channel.”‘Fast flux’ is a technique used to obfuscate the locations of malicious servers through rapidly changing Domain…
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5 der größten Cyberbedrohungen in der Öl- und Gasindustrie
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in SecurityNewsDie Öl- und Gasindustrie ist als kritische Infrastruktur auf OT-Systeme angewiesen, um effiziente und sichere Abläufe zu gewährleisten. Doch mit der fortschreitenden Digitalisierung wächst auch die Gefahr von Cyberangriffen. Angreifer entwickeln ständig neue Methoden, um in OT-Umgebungen einzudringen. Ohne effektive Cybersicherheitsmaßnahmen drohen Datenschutzverletzungen, Betriebsunterbrechungen, finanzielle Verluste und sogar Sach- oder Personenschäden. Um diesen Risiken zu…