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Five cyber threat trends and what they mean to your business

Fri, 25th Feb 2022
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Global cybercrime is on the rise, posing risks to businesses. Accenture has released a report on key cyber threat trends.
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GitHub Advisory Database opens to community contributions

Thu, 24th Feb 2022
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The move allows anyone to contribute security information to advisories to better secure software supply chains.
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Trend Micro helps uncover critical file sharing Samba bug

Thu, 10th Feb 2022
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Trend Micro discovers critical vulnerability in Samba file sharing protocol, advises urgent patching for affected organisations.
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New research reveals vicious tactics of ransomware groups

Fri, 4th Feb 2022
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Hackers increasingly target zero-day vulnerabilities and supply chain networks for maximum impact, according to a report by Ivanti.
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Supply chain vulnerability identified in SAP transport system

Fri, 21st Jan 2022
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Supply chain attacks on SAP software distribution process allow internal attackers to intervene undetected, says SecurityBridge. A patch has been released.
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More than 40 billion records exposed in 2021 - research

Fri, 21st Jan 2022
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Ransomware had a monumental impact on organisations in 2021, responsible for approximately 38% of all breaches, and 31% of breaches in APAC.
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Vulnerabilities pose danger to SonicWall SMA 100 remote access appliances

Thu, 20th Jan 2022
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SonicWall and Australia's ACSC are urging all businesses using SonicWall SMA 100 Series appliances to patch the devices as soon as possible.
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WordPress vulnerabilities more than doubled in 2021

Thu, 13th Jan 2022
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WordPress vulnerabilities have more than doubled in 2021, with 77% of them being exploitable, according to Risk Based Security.
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Ransom DDoS attacks surged in final quarter of 2021 - report

Wed, 12th Jan 2022
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Ransom DDoS attacks increased by 29% YoY and 175% QoQ in the last quarter 2021, according to new research from Cloudfare.
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Critical Microsoft Office patch exploited by new malware

Fri, 24th Dec 2021
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Sophos has released details of a novel exploit that bypasses a patch for a critical vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Office file format.
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Security flaw identified in smartphone chip used in Android devices

Fri, 26th Nov 2021
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Flaws in smartphone chip used in 37% of world's smartphones could enable eavesdropping or hiding malicious code, says Check Point Research.
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Vulnerability in Cisco security devices could cause firewalls to fail

Wed, 24th Nov 2021
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Vulnerability in Cisco ASA and Cisco FTD firewalls discovered by Positive Technologies researcher, could lead to denial of service. Install updates.
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Claroty and JFrog discover 14 vulnerabilities in Busybox

Fri, 19th Nov 2021
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Team82 and JFrog discover 14 vulnerabilities in the latest version of BusyBox, affecting OT and IoT devices running on Linux.
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New Microsoft Defender vulnerability should concern every enterprise - expert

Mon, 15th Nov 2021
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Microsoft Defender vulnerability poses significant threat, warns Virsec. With 55 vulnerabilities in total, it is deemed the most concerning by experts.
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A single source of truth: The future of the construction industry

Wed, 10th Nov 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened risk for the construction industry, making software solutions crucial for reducing disputes.
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ExtraHop launches decryption support for Microsoft to halt advanced attacks

Tue, 9th Nov 2021
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ExtraHop has expanded decryption support for Microsoft authentication and application protocols, providing high fidelity detection of malicious activity.
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BlackBerry and Okta partner to deliver seamless identity and access capabilities

Tue, 9th Nov 2021
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BlackBerry has announced a new technology integration between Okta's Identity Cloud and BlackBerry Spark unified endpoint management.
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Imperva launches free security assessment service for Amazon RDS

Fri, 29th Oct 2021
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Imperva launches free cloud data security assessment for Amazon RDS databases, allowing teams to quickly identify compliance issues.
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ATM vulnerabilities open door for attacks - report

Thu, 28th Oct 2021
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Vulnerabilities in Wincor Cineo ATMs allow attackers to bypass encryption and make cash withdrawals, according to researchers.
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Trickbot remains top malware impacting NZ - report

Mon, 18th Oct 2021
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CPR observed a concerning increase of various malware impacting New Zealanders, with 16 additional malware families tied at tenth place for the month.