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Content tagged with Advanced Threats posted in November 2020
Driven by Ransomware, Cyber Claims Rise in Number & Value
News  |  11/30/2020  | 
Companies are on track to file 27% more cyber claims in 2020, one insurer estimates, while another underwriter finds five out of every 100 companies file a claim each year.
Look Beyond the 'Big 5' in Cyberattacks
News  |  11/25/2020  | 
Don't ignore cyber operations outside US and European interests, researcher says. We can learn a lot from methods used by attackers that aren't among the usual suspects.
US Treasury's OFAC Ransomware Advisory: Navigating the Gray Areas
Commentary  |  11/24/2020  | 
Leveraging the right response strategy, following the regulations, and understanding the ransom entity are the fundamentals in any ransomware outbreak.
How Retailers Can Fight Fraud and Abuse This Holiday Season
Commentary  |  11/23/2020  | 
Online shopping will be more popular than ever with consumers... and with malicious actors too.
Out With the Old Perimeter, in With the New Perimeters
Commentary  |  11/18/2020  | 
A confluence of trends and events has exploded the whole idea of "the perimeter." Now there are many perimeters, and businesses must adjust accordingly.
How to Identify Cobalt Strike on Your Network
Commentary  |  11/18/2020  | 
Common antivirus systems frequently miss Cobalt Strike, a stealthy threat emulation toolkit admired by red teams and attackers alike.
Vulnerability Prioritization Tops Security Pros' Challenges
Commentary  |  11/17/2020  | 
Why vulnerability prioritization has become a top challenge for security professionals and how security and development teams can get it right.
To Pay or Not to Pay: Responding to Ransomware From a Lawyer's Perspective
Commentary  |  11/17/2020  | 
The threat of data extortion adds new layers of risk when determining how to respond to a ransomware attack.
A Hacker's Holiday: How Retailers Can Avoid Black Friday Cyber Threats
Commentary  |  11/13/2020  | 
Starting on Nov. 27, online retailers of all sizes will find out if their e-commerce capabilities are ready for prime time or not.
7 Cool Cyberattack and Audit Tools to be Highlighted at Black Hat Europe
Slideshows  |  11/12/2020  | 
Platforms, open source tools, and other toolkits for penetration testers and other security practitioners will be showcased at this week's virtual event.
How to Avoid Getting Killed by Ransomware
Commentary  |  11/11/2020  | 
Using a series of processes, infosec pros can then tap automated data hygiene to find and fix files that attackers key in on.
Preventing and Mitigating DDoS Attacks: It's Elementary
Commentary  |  11/9/2020  | 
Following a spate of cyberattacks nationwide, school IT teams need to act now to ensure their security solution makes the grade.
7 Online Shopping Tips for the Holidays
Slideshows  |  11/9/2020  | 
The holidays are right around the corner, and that means plenty of online shopping. These tips will help keep you safe.
Reworking the Taxonomy for Richer Risk Assessments
Commentary  |  11/3/2020  | 
By accommodating unique requirements and conditions at different sites, security pros can dig deeper get a clearer sense of organizational risk.
6 Cybersecurity Lessons From 2020
Slideshows  |  11/3/2020  | 
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed new weaknesses in enterprise cybersecurity preparedness.
Microsoft & Others Catalog Threats to Machine Learning Systems
News  |  11/2/2020  | 
Thirteen organizations worked together to create a dictionary of techniques used to attack ML models and warn that such malicious efforts will become more common.


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I Smell a RAT! New Cybersecurity Threats for the Crypto Industry
David Trepp, Partner, IT Assurance with accounting and advisory firm BPM LLP,  7/9/2021
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Attacks on Kaseya Servers Led to Ransomware in Less Than 2 Hours
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer,  7/7/2021
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It's in the Game (but It Shouldn't Be)
Tal Memran, Cybersecurity Expert, CYE,  7/9/2021
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PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences. Cross site scripting (XSS) can be triggered by review volumes. This issue has been fixed in version 4.4.7.
CVE-2023-33185
PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
Django-SES is a drop-in mail backend for Django. The django_ses library implements a mail backend for Django using AWS Simple Email Service. The library exports the `SESEventWebhookView class` intended to receive signed requests from AWS to handle email bounces, subscriptions, etc. These requests ar...
CVE-2023-33187
PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
Highlight is an open source, full-stack monitoring platform. Highlight may record passwords on customer deployments when a password html input is switched to `type="text"` via a javascript "Show Password" button. This differs from the expected behavior which always obfuscates `ty...
CVE-2023-33194
PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web.The platform does not filter input and encode output in Quick Post validation error message, which can deliver an XSS payload. Old CVE fixed the XSS in label HTML but didn’t fix it when clicking save. This issue was...
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PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file