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The websites of German airports, public administration bodies and financial sector organizations have been hit by cyberattacks instigated by a Russian “hacker group”, authorities said Thursday. The Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI) had “knowledge of DDoS attacks against targets in Germany”, a spokesman told AFP. A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is designed to overwhelm the target with a […]
Continue ReadingForward Networks, a company that specializes in security and reliability solutions for large enterprise networks, has raised $50 million in a Series D funding round. The funding round, which brings the total invested in the company to more than $110 million, was led by MSD Partners, with participation from Section 32, Omega Venture Partners, Goldman […]
Continue ReadingThe world has been taught numerous life lessons over the last couple of years, but it’s clear that millions of people still haven’t learned one of the most basic when it comes to security. A report from NordPass has revealed that millions of people still haven’t broken the habit of using easy-to-remember, but easy-to-hack passwords. […]
Continue ReadingThe Wireshark Team has recently unveiled the latest iteration of their widely-utilized packet analyzer, Wireshark 4.0.3. This version boasts a multitude of improvements, including new features and updates, as well as the resolution of various bugs to ensure a smooth and efficient user experience. The Wireshark packet analyzer is a free and open-source application that […]
Continue ReadingVendors and agencies are actively bypassing the security patch that Adobe released in February 2022 to address CVE-2022-24086, a critical mail template vulnerability in Adobe Commerce and Magento stores, ecommerce security firm Sansec warns. read more
Continue ReadingThe US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA is giving federal agencies an early February deadline to patch a critical — and already exploited — security vulnerability in the widely used CentOS Control Web Panel utility. read more
Continue ReadingSecurity researchers tracking a known pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability in Zoho’s ManageEngine products are warning organizations to brace for “spray and pray” attacks across the internet. read more
Continue ReadingElectric car maker Tesla is using the annual Pwn2Own hacker contest to incentivize security researchers to showcase complex exploit chains that can lead to complete vehicle compromise. read more
Continue ReadingCisco’s Talos security researchers have published technical information on three severe vulnerabilities impacting Asus RT-AX82U routers. A Wi-Fi 6 gaming router, the RT-AX82U can be configured via an HTTP server that is running on the local network, but also supports remote management and monitoring. read more
Continue ReadingHack The Box, a British startup working on technology to simplify cybersecurity skills training, has banked a $55 million funding round as venture capital investors place big bets on the subscription-based talent assessment space. read more
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