Google Cloud makes new confidential computing options generally available and expands attestation support.
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Collapse of National Security Elites’ Cyber Firm Leaves Bitter Wake
Inside the collapse of IronNet: Some say the firm collapsed, in part, because it engaged in questionable business practices, produced subpar offerings, and could have been vulnerable to meddling by the Kremlin.
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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in September 2024
Roundup of the 37 cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals announced in September 2024.
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Google Hardens Pixel’s Baseband Security Mitigations
Pixel 9 comes with improved security hardening mitigations against common exploits on cellular basebands.
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How to Get Going with CTEM When You Don’t Know Where to Start
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is a strategic framework that helps organizations continuously assess and manage cyber risk. It breaks down the complex task of managing security threats into five distinct stages: Scoping, Discovery, Prioritization, Validation, and Mobilization. Each of these stages plays a crucial role in identifying, addressing, and mitigating vulnerabilities –
Cloudflare Thwarts Largest-Ever 3.8 Tbps DDoS Attack Targeting Global Sectors
Cloudflare has disclosed that it mitigated a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 3.8 terabits per second (Tbps) and lasted 65 seconds.
The web infrastructure and security company said it fended off “over one hundred hyper-volumetric L3/4 DDoS attacks throughout the month, with many exceeding 2 billion packets per second (Bpps) and 3 terabits per second (
The web infrastructure and security company said it fended off “over one hundred hyper-volumetric L3/4 DDoS attacks throughout the month, with many exceeding 2 billion packets per second (Bpps) and 3 terabits per second (
Russia Arrests 96 People Tied to US-Disrupted Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Russian authorities have arrested 96 individuals suspected of having ties to US-disrupted UAPS and Cryptex cryptocurrency exchanges.
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WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Security Flaw Exposes Sites to XSS Attacks
A new high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could enable malicious actors to execute arbitrary JavaScript code under certain conditions.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-47374 (CVSS score: 7.2), has been described as a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability impacting all versions of the plugin up to and including 6.5.0.2.
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The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-47374 (CVSS score: 7.2), has been described as a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability impacting all versions of the plugin up to and including 6.5.0.2.
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Apple iOS 18.0.1 Patches Password Exposure and Audio Snippet Bugs
According to a barebones Apple advisory, the new iOS 18.0.1 fixes two bugs that expose passwords and audio snippets to malicious hackers.
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Recently patched CUPS flaw can be used to amplify DDoS attacks
A recently disclosed vulnerability in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) open-source printing system can be exploited by threat actors to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks with a 600x amplification factor. […]