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Month: January 2025
Global Security News
Malicious Obfuscated NPM Package Disguised as an Ethereum Tool Deploys Quasar RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the npm package registry that masquerades as a library for detecting vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts but, in reality, drops an open-source remote access trojan called Quasar RAT onto developer systems. The heavily obfuscated package, named ethereumvulncontracthandler, was published to npm on December 18, 2024, by a…
Global Security News
Three Russian-German Nationals Charged with Espionage for Russian Secret Service
German prosecutors have charged three Russian-German nationals for acting as secret service agents for Russia. The individuals, named Dieter S., Alexander J., and Alex D., have been accused of working for a foreign secret service. Dieter S. is also alleged to have participated in sabotage operations as well as taking pictures of military installations with…
Cyberattacks, Security, Europe, Global Security News
SquareX Researchers Expose OAuth Attack on Chrome Extensions Days Before Major Breach
SquareX, an industry-first Browser Detection and Response (BDR) solution, leads the way in browser security. About a week ago, SquareX reported large-scale attacks targeting Chrome Extension developers aimed at taking over the Chrome Extension from the Chrome Store. On December 25th, 2024, a malicious version of Cyberhaven’s browser extension was published on the Chrome Store that…
CSO and CISO, Exploits, Global Security News
CISO – Traumjob oder eher Albtraum
loading=”lazy” width=”400px”>Der CISO-Job kann auch zu einem Albtraum werden – gerade wenn die Unterstützung und das Budget fehlt. Toma Stepunina – shutterstock.com „Die Rolle des CISO (Chief Information Security Office) ist nicht erstrebenswert“ – so lautet eine der zentralen Thesen der IT-Security-Spezialisten von WatchGuard Technologies für das Jahr 2025. Dabei seien die typische Probleme, die…
Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Bloggers Network
Feel Reassured with Advanced Identity and Access Management
Why Should We Manage Non-Human Identities and Secrets? Imagine a bustling international airport with countless travelers moving in every direction. Now, consider these travelers as your non-human identities (NHIs), each carrying a unique passport (the Secret). The airport, in this case, represents your cloud environment. To ensure a secure, smooth journey for every passenger, would…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network
Take Control: Empowering Your Team with NHIDR Solutions
Are You Truly Harnessing the Power of NHIDR Solutions? It’s no secret that Non-Human Identities and Data Rights (NHIDR) solutions are crucial for maintaining a robust security system, particularly where cloud environments are involved. But do you fully grasp the potential that these tools can offer when it comes to empowering your team and taking…
Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Bloggers Network
Trustworthy Cloud Platforms: Ensuring Secure Access
Is Your Organization’s Trust in Cloud Technology Well-Placed? In this expanding digital landscape where businesses are heavily reliant on cloud technology, can we confidently assert that our data is safe in the cloud? Regardless of the size of your business, trust in cloud platforms should be reinforced. It is a misconception that simply shifting your…
Exploits, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network
LDAPNightmare: SafeBreach Labs Publishes First Proof-of-Concept Exploit for CVE-2024-49112
SafeBreach researchers developed a zero-click PoC exploit that crashes unpatched Windows Servers using the Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-49112). The post LDAPNightmare: SafeBreach Labs Publishes First Proof-of-Concept Exploit for CVE-2024-49112 appeared first on SafeBreach. The post LDAPNightmare: SafeBreach Labs Publishes First Proof-of-Concept Exploit for CVE-2024-49112 appeared first on Security…
Cybertruck, Global IT News, Global Security News, Las Vegas, Tesla, Transportation, Trump
Police investigating Cybertruck fire outside Trump hotel in Vegas
A Tesla Cybertruck that caught fire Wednesday morning just outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas is being investigated by local law enforcement. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a post on social media site X that the fire was out and being investigated. The fire was reported around 8:40 a.m. PT,…
Akio Toyoda, autonomous vehicles, CES, ces 2025, EVs, Global IT News, Global Security News, robotics, robots, Toyota, Transportation
Toyota’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch
Five years ago, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda went to CES to share with the world his “personal field of dreams” — a plan to build a prototype city on a 175-acre site at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan, where people would live and work amongst all of Toyota’s projects, including autonomous vehicle technology,…
CAPTCHA, developers, Doom, Gaming, Global IT News, Global Security News, Vercel
People are playing a new DOOM-themed CAPTCHA
CAPTCHA programs that are used to determine whether a site visitor is a person or a bot come in pretty standard formats. Think text distortion (where users type the characters they see in a box amid other squiggles); image recognition (you’re selecting, say, all the squares in a grid with a bicycle image); and checkbox…
Fundraising, Global IT News, Global Security News, Space, SpaceX, TC
Internal SpaceX documents show the sweet stock deals offered to investors like a16z, Gigafund
Like many highly valued startups, SpaceX sometimes allows its employees to cash out some of their shares by selling to company-authorized outside investors. TechCrunch has gotten a peek at an internal SpaceX document about such a tender offer from May 2022. Musk posted on X last month that SpaceX holds such sales for employees about…
Emerging Tech, Global Security News, Security
The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2024
2024 was a big year for cybersecurity, with significant cyberattacks, data breaches, new threat groups emerging, and, of course, zero-day vulnerabilities. Below are fourteen of what BleepingComputer believes are the most impactful cybersecurity stories of 2024. […]
copytrading, Crypto, event contract, Fintech, futures, Global IT News, Global Security News, prediction market, Robinhood, Vlad Tenev
Robinhood, already a ‘comeback’ stock, has even more aggressive plans for 2025
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has a lot to celebrate this holiday season. After a bumpy few years following Robinhood’s 2021 IPO — a period during which shares of the commission-free trading app plummeted by more than 90% after it abruptly restricted trading in some meme stocks — the 12-year-old company was just declared Yahoo Finance’s…
Adobe, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Microsoft, microsoft windows, patch management, Security, Software
What Is Patch Tuesday? Microsoft’s Monthly Update Explained
Patch Tuesday is Microsoft’s monthly update day for fixing vulnerabilities. Learn its purpose, benefits, and how it enhances system security.
AI, Amazon, Global Security News, Podcast, Smashing Security
The AI Fix #31: Replay: AI doesn’t exist
Mark and I took a break for the new year, but we’ll be back for a new episode of “The AI Fix” podcast at the usual time next week. In the meantime, here is another chance to hear one of our favourite episodes again. The very first episode from April 2024… Graham attempts to convince…
AI, AI training, content creators, copyright, Exclusive, generative ai, Global IT News, Global Security News, ip, Media & Entertainment, media manager, openai, opt-out
OpenAI failed to deliver the opt-out tool it promised by 2025
Back in May, OpenAI said it was developing a tool to let creators specify how they want their works to be included in — or excluded from — its AI training data. But 7 months later, this feature has yet to see the light of day. Called Media Manager, the tool would “identify copyrighted text,…
AI, AI doom, ai safety, Global IT News, Global Security News, Government & Policy, SB 1047, TC
Silicon Valley stifled the AI doom movement in 2024
For several years now, technologists have rung alarm bells about the potential for advanced AI systems to cause catastrophic damage to the human race. But in 2024, those warning calls were drowned out by a practical and prosperous vision of generative AI promoted by the tech industry – a vision that also benefited their wallets.…
Global Security News
New “DoubleClickjacking” Exploit Bypasses Clickjacking Protections on Major Websites
Threat hunters have disclosed a new “widespread timing-based vulnerability class” that leverages a double-click sequence to facilitate clickjacking attacks and account takeovers in almost all major websites. The technique has been codenamed DoubleClickjacking by security researcher Paulos Yibelo. “Instead of relying on a single click, it takes advantage of a double-click sequence,” Yibelo said.
DevOps, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network, Security Culture
Combatting the Security Awareness Training Engagement Gap
Despite years of security awareness training, close to half of businesses say their employees wouldn’t know what to do if they received a phishing email. According to a US government-backed study, one of the main reasons for the lack of impact of cyber security training is “waning engagement and growing indifference.” Why are traditional security…
Global Security News
The Visas Dividing MAGA World Help Power the U.S. Tech Industry
The H-1B program lets companies fill roles for software developers, engineers and other technology jobs.
DevOps, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network, Security Culture
In Praise of Bureaucracy – A New Era of Cyber Threats
Let’s face it: most of us dislike bureaucracy. The endless forms, the rigid processes, and the perceived complexity. “Why can’t things be simpler?” we often ask, blaming bureaucratic systems for complicating everything. However, sometimes—perhaps even often—bureaucracy has its merits. It provides logic, structure, and safeguards that are invaluable, particularly in today’s threat landscape. A New…
Global Security News
Iranian and Russian Entities Sanctioned for Election Interference Using AI and Cyber Tactics
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday leveled sanctions against two entities in Iran and Russia for their attempts to interfere with the November 2024 presidential election. The federal agency said the entities – a subordinate organization of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a Moscow-based affiliate of Russia’s Main…
DevOps, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network, Security Culture
Key Cyber Threats to Watch in 2025
As we look ahead to 2025, various predictions about the future of cyber threats have been circulating. To bring clarity, we leveraged Google’s notebookLLM to summarize key insights from multiple sources about what organizations should prepare for in the coming year and beyond. Here’s what you need to know: 1. AI-Driven Cyberattacks Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
Accel, Accel India, Global IT News, Global Security News, India, Venture
Accel closes $650 million for new India fund
Accel has raised $650 million for its eighth India fund as the U.S. venture firm expands its investment strategy in the South Asian market. The new fund follows the firm’s seventh India fund secured in March 2022. Accel — which has backed companies including e-commerce group Flipkart, food delivery platform Swiggy and software group Freshworks…
Global Security News, National Holiday, New Years' Day, Security Bloggers Network
Happy New Year 2025
The post Happy New Year 2025 appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Secrets Management, Secrets Vaulting, Security Bloggers Network
Gain Control with Advanced Secrets Vaulting
Can Advanced Secrets Vaulting Empower Your Security? The increasing digitization has led to the rise of a diverse range of cyber threats, demanding more robust security strategies. One of these comprehensive approaches includes the concept of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management. NHIs are notably significant in the realm of cloud security, where machine…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Secrets Management, secrets scanning, Security Bloggers Network
Delivering Value: Secure Secrets Scanning Solutions
Why Is NHI Management A Critical Part of Your Cybersecurity Strategy? Have you ever considered that your system’s non-human identities could be the most significant security liability in your digital framework? Non-human identities (NHIs) and their secrets are integral components of every cybersecurity infrastructure. However, their management is often overlooked, opening up a veritable Pandora’s…
Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network
Satisfied with Your Cybersecurity? Think Again
Are Your Non-Human Identities and Secrets Truly Secure? As seasoned professionals in the cybersecurity realm, we often ask this question: How secure are our Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets? In the fast-paced world of data management, a false sense of security satisfaction can prove disastrous. In fact, many organizations are increasingly aware of the importance…
Cloud Compliance, Cloud Security, Data Security, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network
Be Certain Your Data is Guarded with Cloud Compliance
Are You Confident in Your Data Protection Strategy? Data security has become a priority for organizations across various sectors, from finance and healthcare to travel and software development. With increased cloud adoption, managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and their secrets has become essential for maintaining security, reducing risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance. But how can we…
Cloud Compliance, Cloud Security, Global Security News, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Bloggers Network
Stay Ahead: Integrating IAM with Your Cloud Strategy
Is Your Business Equipped with the Right Tools for IAM Integration? Today’s fast-paced business landscape necessitates an efficient integration of Identity and Access Management (IAM) with your cloud strategy. Given the rise in sophisticated cyber attacks, the need for secure data management has never been more paramount. But how are businesses ensuring the security of…
Cloud Security, Cloud-Native Security, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network
Adapting to Cloud Security Challenges in 2024
Are Your Current Strategies Flexible Enough to Handle Cloud Security Challenges? A significant area of concern that demands immediate attention for CISOs globally are the mounting cloud security challenges. Innovation and adaptability are especially critical as we approach 2024, with mounting security trends. How well-equipped is your organization for this paradigm shift? Why is the…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Non-Human Identity Security, Security Bloggers Network
Harnessing NHIDR for Enhanced Security
Why is NHIDR Vital for Achieving Enhanced Security? As a cybersecurity specialist focusing on Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management, it’s clear the importance of NHIDR cannot be overstated. So, what is it about NHIDR that sets it at the center of cybersecurity innovation? NHIs, also known as machine identities, play a crucial role…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Secrets Management, Secrets Sprawl, Security Bloggers Network
Powerful Tools to Prevent Secrets Sprawl
How Can We Prevent Secrets Sprawl? As professionals in the realm of data protection and cybersecurity, we are familiar with the concept of Secrets Sprawl. This phenomenon, where sensitive encrypted data (passwords, keys, tokens) are spread across multiple servers without proper oversight, is a significant security risk. But, how can we prevent this from happening?…
Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network
Keeping Your Cloud Data Safe: Must Know Tips
Why is Cloud Data Security Paramount? How essential is safeguarding your keys to the cloud kingdom? Measures for cloud data security have undoubtedly taken center stage. This focus is with due cause, considering the increasing reliance on cloud platforms for data storage and operations. Guided by the tenets of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security…
Cybersecurity, Data Security, Global Security News, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Bloggers Network
Stay Assured with Advanced IAM Protocols
Why Should IAM Protocols Be an Integral Part of Your Cybersecurity Strategy? How often do you find your organization grappling with the labyrinth of cybersecurity? Are IAM Protocols a part of your security strategy? If not, it’s high time to understand their pivotal role in the cybersecurity arena. They provide an advanced layer of protection…