F5 has fixed more than a dozen high-severity security vulnerabilities in its networking device, with one of them being elevated to critical severity and CVSS score of 9.9 under specific conditions. All vulnerabilities are part of this month’s delivery of security updates, addressing almost 30 vulnerabilities for multiple F5 devices.
ShinyHunters, a financially motivated threat group that emerged in May 2020, has made their return to push a trove of data allegedly stolen from U.S. telecommunications company AT&T, according to Digital Shadows, who could not independently verify the integrity of ShinyHunters’ claims.
Board members are often entrusted with sensitive data and information, which ensures they can be effective in their roles. But if that data gets into the wrong hands, the organization could run into costly legal trouble and reputational damage.
Some of the country’s leading technology companies have committed to investing billions of dollars in strengthening cybersecurity defenses and in training skilled workers, the White House announced, following President Joe Biden’s private meeting with top executives.
With hurricane season quickly approaching us, it gives us a chance to stop and think about how well prepared we are for disasters of all kinds. A solid, well-tested disaster recovery (DR) plan is the difference between your company surviving a natural disaster – or ceasing to exist the moment it happens.
How do you find, hire and create the perfect threat hunter team? Troy Gill, Manager of Security Research and Zix’s AppRiver Threat Research Team, speaks to what it takes to be an exceptional threat hunter and what qualities they need to be successful.
Jesse Kinser has been named Chief Information Security Officer at Pathwire. Kinser will lead a team of security professionals to establish a creative approach to grow the security posture of the organization.
Vulnerability remediation can feel like an ever-escalating game of whack-a-mole. Security teams need to work smarter, not harder, to stay ahead of the onslaught of new vulnerabilities. Effective prioritization is a key step to identify the big rocks that need to be fixed first.
