5 Things Government Agencies Need to Know About Zero Trust
Wayward Sheriffs and Confused Deputies: Risks in GCP Third Party Access
Most GCP third-party vendors ask for permanent service account keys for access -- increasing credential leakage risk. Used correctly, short-lived credentials offer a secure alternative....
What Is IaC and Why Does It Matter to the CISO?
Many vendors and security companies are buying or building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security into their portfolios, and this trend is only expected to continue. Here’s what you need to know. Infrastructure as code (IaC) is a relatively new phenomenon that is revolutionizing the way organizati...
Securing Critical Infrastructure: The Essential Role of Public-Private Partnerships
Government collaboration with industry can help drive strategic planning and tactical operations to address cyberthreats. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) states, “Public-private partnerships are the foundation for effective critical infrastructure security and res...
Oracle January 2022 Critical Patch Update Addresses 266 CVEs
Oracle addresses 266 CVEs in its first quarterly update of 2022 with 497 patches, including 25 critical updates. Background On January 18, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2022, the first quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 266 CVEs in 497 security...
The 2021 Threat Landscape Retrospective: Targeting the Vulnerabilities that Matter Most
A review of the year in vulnerabilities and breaches, with insights to help guide cybersecurity strategy in 2022 and beyond....
CVE-2021-44757: ZoHo Patches Authentication Bypass in ManageEngine Desktop Central
ZoHo patches authentication bypass in ManageEngine Desktop Central that could allow attackers to write arbitrary zip files to the server. Background On January 17, ZoHo issued an advisory and patches for CVE-2021-44757, a critical authentication bypass in its ManageEngine Desktop Central and Manag...
Testing the Waters: First Impressions of CloudTrail Lake
Our first impressions of AWS's new managed audit and security lake that allows you to aggregate, immutably store, and query activity logs....
YouTube Shorts: Stolen TikTok Videos Manipulated in Adult Dating, Dubious Products Scams for Views and Subscribers
As Google's TikTok competitor YouTube Shorts gains viewers, hordes of scammers are quick to follow....
Tracking Adversaries in AWS Using Anomaly Detection
Here’s how to minimize the impact of a breach by identifying malicious actors’ anomalous behavior and taking action....
