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April 22, 2025

ConfusedComposer: A Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Impacting GCP Composer

Tenable Research discovered a privilege-escalation vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that is now fixed and which we dubbed ConfusedComposer. The vulnerability could have allowed an identity with permission (composer.environments.update) to edit a Cloud Composer environment to escalate privileges to the default Cloud Build service account. The default Cloud Build service account includes permissions to Cloud Build itself, as well as to Cloud Storage, Artifact Registry, and more.

July 5, 2024

How the regreSSHion Vulnerability Could Impact Your Cloud Environment

With growing concern over the recently disclosed regreSSHion vulnerability, we’re explaining here what it is, why it’s so significant, what it could mean for your cloud environment and how Tenable Cloud Security can help....


July 5, 2024

Cybersecurity Snapshot: Malicious Versions of Cobalt Strike Taken Down, While Microsoft Notifies More Orgs About Midnight Blizzard Email Breach

Check out the results of a multinational operation against illegal instances of Cobalt Strike. Plus, more organizations are learning that Midnight Blizzard accessed their email exchanges with Microsoft. Meanwhile, Carnegie Mellon has a new report about how to fix and mitigate API vulnerabilities. An...


June 28, 2024

Cybersecurity Snapshot: Memory Bugs Pervasive in Open Source SW, While Car Dealership Chaos Persists After Ransomware Attack

Check out why memory vulnerabilities are widespread in open source projects. Plus, get the latest on the ransomware attack that’s disrupted car sales in North America. In addition, find out why a majority of organizations grew their cyber budgets this year. And learn how confidential data from U.S. ...


June 26, 2024

Tag, You’re IT! Tagging Your Way to Cloud Security Excellence

To manage your cloud resources effectively and securely, you need to consistently tag assets across all your cloud platforms. Here we explain tagging’s main benefits, as well as proven strategies and best practices for tagging success. ...


June 25, 2024

CVE-2024-5806: Progress MOVEit Transfer Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Progress Software has patched a high severity authentication bypass in the MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT) solution. As MOVEit has been a popular target for ransomware gangs and other threat actors, we strongly recommend prioritizing patching of this vulnerability....


June 25, 2024

Understanding Customer Managed Encryption Keys (CMKs) in AWS, Azure and GCP: A Comparative Insight

Explore critical differences in handling customer-managed encryption keys (CMKs) across AWS, Azure and GCP to avoid security misconfigurations and protect your data effectively....


June 21, 2024

CVE-2024-28995: SolarWinds Serv-U Path/Directory Traversal Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

Following the publication of proof-of-concept exploit details for a high-severity flaw in SolarWinds Serv-U, researchers have observed both automated and manual in-the-wild exploitation attempts; patching is strongly advised....


June 21, 2024

Cybersecurity Snapshot: FTC Believes TikTok Broke U.S. Law, Asks Justice Dept. To Intervene, while French Cyber Agency Warns About Nobelium / Midnight Blizzard

TikTok’s legal troubles in the U.S. could get thornier after the FTC refers complaint to the DOJ. Meanwhile, France says Russia-backed Nobelium / Midnight Blizzard is a major cyber espionage threat to European governments. Plus, check out a Tenable poll about dealing with vulnerabilities without pat...


June 17, 2024

How to Discover, Analyze and Respond to Threats Faster with Generative AI

Generative AI (GenAI) is being hailed as the most transformative innovation since the rise of the internet. For security, GenAI can revolutionize the field if applied correctly, especially when it comes to threat detection and response. It enhances efficiency and productivity by swiftly processing a...


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