Cyber Command and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued alerts Friday warning those using Atlassian's Confluence and Data Center products that attackers are actively exploiting the critical remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2021-26084.
Federal authorities have issued an updated advisory about security vulnerabilities in certain patient monitoring devices manufactured by Philips, which, if exploited, could result in unauthorized access to patient data and interruptions in monitoring.
Several companies that use the OpenSSL cryptography library toolkit are reportedly scrambling and releasing security advisories to their users following patching of two vulnerabilities that were first fixed and disclosed to users on Aug. 24.
Bitcoin ATM operators and blockchain analytics firms that recently launched a "compliance cooperative" acknowledge one of their goals is to influence regulation of the sector.
Business email compromise attacks, which balance low-tech tactics with the potential for big profits, remain popular. Attackers continue to refine their tactics, including subverting legitimate redirect services as well as recruiting English-speaking business partners and cryptocurrency tumbler operators.
Four months after Microsoft released the first security update for flaws in several versions of its on-premises Exchange Server software, the company has issued its first official guidance on the three actively exploited ProxyShell vulnerabilities.
In the first half of 2021, Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs detected a 10-fold increase in weekly ransomware activity as compared to 2020. This is just one of the trends detailed in the Global Threat Report for the first half of 2021. Derek Manky of FortiGuard Labs analyzes the trends and takeaways.
Microsoft security researchers say the operators of the well-established Mozi IoT botnet have upgraded the malware, enabling it to achieve persistence on network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei and ZTE.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning organizations to immediately patch the ProxyShell vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange email servers because security researchers say ransomware gangs are exploiting these flaws.
Connected health devices - ranging from health gadgets and applications used by consumers to IoT devices used in healthcare settings - raise numerous security and privacy issues that must be addressed, according to attorney Justin S. Daniels and consultant Jodi R. Daniels.
It's unlikely that the U.S. abandoning its embassy and other facilities in Afghanistan poses cyber risks, thanks to the emergency planning that was already in place, some security experts say.
FireEye researchers and CISA are warning about a critical vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain remote access to compromised IoT devices, such as connected security cameras, according to a report. The flaw could affect millions of connected devices.
OT and IoT devices can pose patient safety concerns in healthcare environments, says Chris Frenz, an IT security leader of Mount Sinai South Nassau, a 455-bed teaching hospital in New York. He discusses mitigating the risks.
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