Security

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2021
Palo Alto Networks fixes critical flaw (CVE-2021-3044) in Cortex XSOAR

Palo Alto Networks addresses a critical improper authorization vulnerability (CVE-2021-3044) affecting its Cortex XSOAR security orchestration solution, automation and response (SOAR) platform. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks discovered and addresses a critical improper authorization vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-3044, that affects its Cortex XSOAR SOAR platform. The CVE-2021-3044 vulnerability received a CVSS score of 9.8. A […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2021
SonicWall finally fixed a flaw resulting from a partially patched 2020 zero-day

A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20019, in SonicWall VPN appliances was only partially patched last year and could allow a remote attacker to steal sensitive data. In October last year, experts reported a critical stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-5135, in SonicWall Network Security Appliance (NSA) appliances. At the time of the discovery, security experts from the Tripwire VERT […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2021
MITRE adds D3FEND defensive cybersecurity techniques to ATT&CK Framework

D3FEND is a new project promoted by MITRE Corporation to add defensive cybersecurity techniques to the ATT&CK Framework. D3FEND is a new project promoted by MITRE Corporation aimed to add a knowledge graph of cybersecurity countermeasures to the ATT&CK Framework. The project was announced this week by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), it proposes […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2021
NSA releases guidance for securing Unified Communications and VVoIP

The US National Security Agency (NSA) released guidance for securing Unified Communications/Voice and Video over IP Systems (VVoIP). NSA last week released guidance for securing their communication systems, specifically Unified Communications (UC) and Voice and Video over IP (VVoIP). Unified Communications (UC) and Voice and Video over IP (VVoIP) call-processing systems provide enterprises communications and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2021
MI5 seized Boris Johnson’s phone over security risk fears

The British intelligence agency MI5 seized Boris Johnson ‘s phone over concerns related to the availability of his number online for the last 15 years. The British Security Service, also known as MI5, has seized the mobile devices used by PM Boris Johnson over concerns that were raised after the discovery of the availability of its number […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2021
Expert found multiple flaws in Cisco Small Business 220 series

A researcher discovered multiple vulnerabilities in smart switches of Cisco’s Small Business 220 series, including some issues rated as high severity. Security researcher Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse has discovered multiple vulnerabilities Cisco’s Small Business 220 series smart switches. The vulnerabilities impact devices running firmware versions prior 1.2.0.6 and which have the web-based management interface enabled. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2021
Akamai outage was caused by an issue with its Prolexic DDoS protection service

An outage suffered by CDN, cybersecurity and cloud services provider Akamai was caused by an issue with its Prolexic DDoS attack protection service. CDN, cybersecurity and cloud services provider Akamai revealed that the recent outage suffered by the company was caused by a problem with its Prolexic DDoS attack protection service. The Prolexic Routed DDoS […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2021
The return of TA402 Molerats APT after a short pause

TA402 APT group (aka Molerats and GazaHackerTeam) is back after two-month of silence and is targeting governments in the Middle East. The TA402 APT group (aka Molerats and Gaza Cybergang) is back after a two-month of apparent inactivity, it is targeting government institutions in the Middle East and global government entities with interest in the region. MoleRATs is […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2021
How AI is Transforming Data Governance in today’s World

How AI is Transforming Data Governance? Consumers are becoming more aware of their rights, making data governance more relevant across organizations. Data governance is a set of standards, metrics, and processes that allow organizations to responsibly use consumer data. Organizations need to make sure that when they are processing an individual’s data, it must be […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2021
Instagram flaw allowed to see private, archived Posts/Stories of users without following them

Instagram has addressed a new flaw that allowed anyone to access private accounts viewing archived posts and stories without having to follow them. Researcher Mayur Fartade has found a vulnerability in Instagram that allowed anyone to access private accounts, viewing archived posts and stories without having to follow them. The expert reported the flaw to […]