Tag: Cybersecurity

  • CSA: Mitigating GenAI Risks in SaaS Applications

    Source URL: https://www.valencesecurity.com/resources/blogs/mitigating-genai-risks-in-saas-applications Source: CSA Title: Mitigating GenAI Risks in SaaS Applications Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the growing adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) tools in Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, highlighting the associated security risks and challenges. It emphasizes the need for organizations to adopt stringent security…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/07/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added four new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-43093 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2024-51567 CyberPanel Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability CVE-2019-16278 Nostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability CVE-2024-5910 Palo Alto Expedition Missing…

  • Schneier on Security: Subverting LLM Coders

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/subverting-llm-coders.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Subverting LLM Coders Feedly Summary: Really interesting research: “An LLM-Assisted Easy-to-Trigger Backdoor Attack on Code Completion Models: Injecting Disguised Vulnerabilities against Strong Detection“: Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) have transformed code com- pletion tasks, providing context-based suggestions to boost developer productivity in software engineering. As users often…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Exploring Internet traffic shifts and cyber attacks during the 2024 US election

    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/exploring-internet-traffic-shifts-and-cyber-attacks-during-the-2024-us-election Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Exploring Internet traffic shifts and cyber attacks during the 2024 US election Feedly Summary: Election Day 2024 in the US saw a surge in cyber activity. Cloudflare blocked several DDoS attacks on political and election sites, ensuring no impact. In this post, we analyze these attacks, as…

  • The Register: Cybercrooks are targeting Bengal cat lovers in Australia for some reason

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/bengal_cat_australia/ Source: The Register Title: Cybercrooks are targeting Bengal cat lovers in Australia for some reason Feedly Summary: In case today’s news cycle wasn’t shocking enough, here’s a gem from Sophos Fresh from a series of serious reports detailing its five-year battle with Chinese cyberattackers, Sophos has dropped a curious story about users…

  • Technologies | Sovereign Tech Agency: Reproducible Builds

    Source URL: https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/reproducible-builds Source: Technologies | Sovereign Tech Agency Title: Reproducible Builds Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Reproducible Builds project plays a crucial role in enhancing the security of open source software supply chains by addressing vulnerabilities that arise from third-party dependencies. It aims to establish reproducible builds as a standard…

  • The Register: Thanks Linus. Torvalds patch improves Linux performance by 2.6%

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/torvalds_patch_linux_performance/ Source: The Register Title: Thanks Linus. Torvalds patch improves Linux performance by 2.6% Feedly Summary: 21 lines that show the big man still has what it takes A relatively tiny code change by penguin premier Linus Torvalds is making a measurable improvement to Linux’s multithreaded performance.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • The Register: Cyberattackers stole Microlise staff data following DHL, Serco disruption

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/microlise_cyberattack/ Source: The Register Title: Cyberattackers stole Microlise staff data following DHL, Serco disruption Feedly Summary: Experts say incident has ‘all the hallmarks of ransomware’ Telematics tech biz Microlise says an attack that hit its network likely did not expose customer data, although staff aren’t so lucky.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • Schneier on Security: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/iot-devices-in-password-spraying-botnet.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet Feedly Summary: Microsoft is warning Azure cloud users that a Chinese controlled botnet is engaging in “highly evasive” password spraying. Not sure about the “highly evasive” part; the techniques seem basically what you get in a distributed password-guessing attack: “Any threat actor…

  • Slashdot: Schneider Electric Ransomware Crew Demands $125k Paid in Baguettes

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/05/2231244/schneider-electric-ransomware-crew-demands-125k-paid-in-baguettes?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Schneider Electric Ransomware Crew Demands $125k Paid in Baguettes Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Schneider Electric is currently investigating a cybersecurity breach involving ransomware demands from a group named Hellcat. The group claims to have stolen sensitive data and is amusingly requesting payment in baguettes, highlighting…