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Salt Typhoon: An Analysis of Vulnerabilities Exploited by this State-Sponsored Actor
AWS Identity Federation and Least Privilege – Friends or Foes?
Learn how to address the challenges in basic and advanced implementations of AWS federation....
Multiple Vulnerabilities in CodeMeter Leave Managed Industrial Control Systems Open to Attack
Six vulnerabilities in a popular license management product put industrial control systems at risk for remote attacks. Background On September 8, researchers at Claroty published their detailed analysis, dubbed “License to Kill,” covering several vulnerabilities they discovered in CodeMeter. Coder...
Understanding Cross-Origin Resource Sharing Vulnerabilities
To avoid exposure to a variety of web application vulnerabilities, specific security considerations must be made when implementing Cross-Origin Resource SharingToday’s modern web applications rely heavily on JavaScript to be dynamic, and ensure the best experience for end-users. Providing content an...
Protect Applications and Data with Cloud Infrastructure Entitlements Management (CIEM)
Breaking down the hype around cloud infrastructure entitlements management....
Scams Exploit COVID-19 Giveaways Via Venmo, PayPal and Cash App
The economic impact of COVID-19, which is causing record unemployment, creates a golden opportunity for scammers looking to target vulnerable people desperate for cash to help pay their bills.As Cash App steps up the frequency of its giveaways, and celebrities and other notable figures launch giveaw...
What Is VPR and How Is It Different from CVSS?
This blog series will provide an in-depth discussion of vulnerability priority rating (VPR) from a number of different perspectives. Part one will focus on the distinguishing characteristics of VPR that make it a more suitable tool for prioritizing remediation efforts than the Common Vulnerability S...
CVE-2020-1938: Ghostcat - Apache Tomcat AJP File Read/Inclusion Vulnerability (CNVD-2020-10487)
Several proof-of-concept exploit scripts for recently patched flaw in Apache Tomcat are now available.BackgroundOn February 20, China National Vulnerability Database (CNVD) published a security advisory for CNVD-2020-10487, a severe vulnerability in Apache Tomcat’s Apache JServ Protocol (or AJP). AJ...
Am I Smart or Just Lucky? Understanding Your Process Integrity Risk with Tenable Lumin
Business system risk and process integrity risk are two essential metrics for a mature risk-based vulnerability management practice. With new assessment maturity scoring, Tenable Lumin now gives you insights into both. Risk-based vulnerability management requires metrics addressing two types of r...
Cash App Scams: Giveaway Offers Ensnare Instagram Users, While YouTube Videos Promise Easy Money
Cash App scammers are targeting users on Instagram and YouTube. Here’s what you need to know about their tactics — and how to avoid being conned.In part one of our two-part series on Cash App scammers, I explored how promotional tactics used by the popular person-to-person (P2P) payment service...