Timing is Everything: The Role of Just-in-Time Privileged Access in Security Evolution
To minimize the risk of privilege misuse, a trend in the privileged access management (PAM) solution market involves implementing just-in-time (JIT) privileged access. This approach to privileged identity management aims to mitigate the risks associated with prolonged high-level access by granting privileges temporarily and only when necessary, rather than providing users with
Hausse des attaques d’ingénierie sociale dans le secteur des services d’assistance informatique en santé
Le ministère américain de la santé et des services sociaux (HHS) a récemment publié une alerte à destination des opérateurs de services d’assistance informatique dans le secteur de la santé, signalant une augmentation notable des attaques d’ingénierie sociale. Ces attaques, particulièrement sophistiquées, visent à détourner des fonds vers des comptes bancaires contrôlés par les attaquants.
Crise évitée de justesse : comment une cyberattaque sur Linux a failli bouleverser Internet
Les développeurs et les experts en sécurité informatique ont récemment été secoués par une tentative d’attaque contre la chaîne d’approvisionnement logicielle, ciblant l’utilitaire de compression XZ Utils.
Chinese-Linked LightSpy iOS Spyware Targets South Asian iPhone Users
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a « renewed » cyber espionage campaign targeting users in South Asia with the aim of delivering an Apple iOS spyware implant called LightSpy. « The latest iteration of LightSpy, dubbed ‘F_Warehouse,’ boasts a modular framework with extensive spying features, » the BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence Team said in a report published last
Palo Alto Networks Releases Urgent Fixes for Exploited PAN-OS Vulnerability
Palo Alto Networks has released hotfixes to address a maximum-severity security flaw impacting PAN-OS software that has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-3400 (CVSS score: 10.0), the critical vulnerability is a case of command injection in the GlobalProtect feature that an unauthenticated attacker could weaponize to execute arbitrary code with root
U.S. Treasury Hamas Spokesperson for Cyber Influence Operations
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday announced sanctions against an official associated with Hamas for his involvement in cyber influence operations. Hudhayfa Samir ‘Abdallah al-Kahlut, 39, also known as Abu Ubaida, has served as the public spokesperson of Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, since at […]
Hackers Deploy Python Backdoor in Palo Alto Zero-Day Attack
Threat actors have been exploiting the newly disclosed zero-day flaw in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software dating back to March 26, 2024, nearly three weeks before it came to light yesterday. The network security company’s Unit 42 division is tracking the activity under the name Operation MidnightEclipse, attributing it as the work of a single threat actor of
Popular Rust Crate liblzma-sys Compromised with XZ Utils Backdoor Files
« Test files » associated with the XZ Utils backdoor have made their way to a Rust crate known as liblzma-sys, new findings from Phylum reveal. liblzma-sys, which has been downloaded over 21,000 times to date, provides Rust developers with bindings to the liblzma implementation, an underlying library that is part of the XZ Utils data compression software. The
Les avantages du matériel de surveillance ONVIF pour les magasins
L’utilisation de systèmes de vidéosurveillance efficaces est cruciale pour la protection des biens et la dissuasion des comportements délictueux. Découverte du protocole ONVIF.
Code Keepers: Mastering Non-Human Identity Management
Identities now transcend human boundaries. Within each line of code and every API call lies a non-human identity. These entities act as programmatic access keys, enabling authentication and facilitating interactions among systems and services, which are essential for every API call, database query, or storage account access. As we depend on multi-factor authentication and passwords […]