15 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2021
Global cybersecurity advisory highlighted the 15 most targeted vulnerabilities of 2021, indicating that attackers targeted exploits both old and new last year.
Stories by Michael Hill
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99% of cloud identities are overly permissive, opening door to attackers
Almost all cloud users and resources grant excessive permissions leaving organisations vulnerable to attack expansion in the event of compromise.
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Attack dwell times drop, ransomware TTPs evolve, China ramps up espionage activity
M-Trends 2022 report delivers detailed assessment of the evolving global cyber threat landscape highlighting prevalent attack vectors and most targeted industries.
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Zoom’s bug bounty ROI clear as program pays $1.8M to fix over 400 bugs
Since its inception in 2020, Zoom’s private bug bounty program has awarded $2.4 million in payments and swag to security researchers.
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CrowdStrike and Mandiant form strategic cyber threat partnership
CrowdStrike and Mandiant have partnered to help customers investigate, remediate and defend against increasingly sophisticated threats.
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Police charge UK teenagers in relation to LAPSUS$ hacking group investigation
Two teenagers have been charged with three counts of unauthorised access to a computer with intent to impair the reliability of data.
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Attackers compromise 94% of critical assets within four steps of initial breach
New research analysing the methods, attack paths, and impacts of cyber attacks in 2021 highlights the threats impacting critical assets.
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Why authentication is still the CISO’s biggest headache
Authenticate continues to vex security leaders as businesses become more digitised, agile and dependent on remote employees.
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Palo Alto launches cloud-native firewall service for AWS
Palo Alto Networks has launched a new, fully managed “next-generation” firewall service in partnership with Amazon Web Services.
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ServiceNow strengthens security incident management offering with new features
ServiceNow has added new features to its Major Security Incident Management (MSIM) Workspace platform, which it launched in December 2021.
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ServiceNow adds incident response platform to SaaS portfolio
Lightstep Incident Response gives devops teams access to observability tools to determine the root cause of incidents via a self-service portal.
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Webroot files patent infringement claim against Trend Micro
The lawsuit accuses Trend Micro of using Webroot's patented malware detection, network security, and endpoint protection technologies without authorisation.
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Germany warns against Kaspersky AV over spying concerns
The government warning renews global concerns about using Russian-made software as the country continues its assault on Ukraine.
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Should CISOs stop using Russian security and tech products?
The Ukraine-Russia conflict has raised the question of whether organisations should stop using Russian-made security and tech products.
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High-impact DDoS attacks target zero-day exploit in Mitel systems
Security researchers discover a new reflection / amplification DDoS vulnerability used to launch multiple, high-impact attacks against Mitel systems.
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