Microsoft, Google to Invest $30 Billion in Cybersecurity Over Next 5 Years

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Google and Microsoft said they are pledging to invest a total of $30 billion in cybersecurity advancements over the next five years, as the U.S. government partners with private sector companies to …

The Increased Liability of Local In-home Propagation

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Today I discuss an attack vector conducive to cross-organizational spread, in-home local propagation. Though often overlooked, this vector is especially relevant today, as many corporate employees remain working from home. …

Critical Cosmos Database Flaw Affected Thousands of Microsoft Azure Customers

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Cloud infrastructure security company Wiz on Thursday revealed details of a now-fixed Azure Cosmos database vulnerability that could have been potentially exploited to grant any Azure user full admin access …

F5 Releases Critical Security Patch for BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Devices

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Enterprise security and network appliance vendor F5 has released patches for more than two dozen security vulnerabilities affecting multiple versions of BIG-IP and BIG-IQ devices that could potentially allow an attacker to …

New Passwordless Verification API Uses SIM Security for Zero Trust Remote Access

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Forget watercooler conspiracies or boardroom battles. There’s a new war in the office. As companies nudge their staff to return to communal workspaces, many workers don’t actually want to – …

VMware Issues Patches to Fix New Flaws Affecting Multiple Products

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VMware on Wednesday shipped security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products that could be potentially exploited by an attacker to take control of an affected system. The six security weaknesses (from …

Critical Flaw Discovered in Cisco APIC for Switches — Patch Released

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Cisco Systems on Wednesday issued patches to address a critical security vulnerability affecting the Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) interface used in its Nexus 9000 Series Switches that could be …

Researchers Uncover FIN8’s New Backdoor Targeting Financial Institutions

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A financially motivated threat actor notorious for setting its sights on retail, hospitality, and entertainment industries has been observed deploying a completely new backdoor on infected systems, indicating the operators …

B. Braun Infusomat Pumps Could Let Attackers Remotely Alter Medication Dosages

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed five previously unreported security vulnerabilities affecting B. Braun’s Infusomat Space Large Volume Pump and SpaceStation that could be abused by malicious parties to tamper with medication …