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Plugins are at the core of Tenable products. Over 100,000 of these simple programs check for specific flaws to detect vulnerabilities. We’ve previously detailed what plugins are, how they work and even our favorite plugin. Today, we’re happy to share that we’ve released a completely new public plugins search.

Our goals were to:

Modern cybersecurity must go beyond IT to protect the industrial control systems at the heart of the food and beverage manufacturing process.

When we buy groceries at the supermarket, most of us check the ingredients and expiration dates of packaged goods.But, how can we be sure the products we bring home are safe to eat and drink?

February 22 marks the date Australia finally rolls out its long-awaited data breach notification laws. After years of back-and-forth, handballed from minister to minister, Australia has reached a point of maturity when it comes to lawfully disclosing serious breaches of personal and business data.

The news is likely to be music to the ears of consumers, who have been left in the dark by businesses sweeping breaches of sensitive information under the carpet.

Ploutus-D is malware used for ATM jackpotting. It was discovered in Mexico in 2013, and is now getting reported as reaching the U.S. by Krebs on Security. This attack has been analysed by FireEye in 2017, showing some of the technical details behind the ATM attack and how the offenders might take advantage of physical access to dump money from an ATM.

A lot has been written about how the DevOps revolution is making life much more challenging for cybersecurity. A big reason why: Security teams are largely missing from DevOps sprints and scrums today. This lack of security participation in a discipline that prides itself on breaking down silos and facilitating collaboration is creating a significant Cyber Exposure gap that needs to be addressed.