Shifting the focus from reactive to proactive, with human-led secure coding

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The same 10 software vulnerabilities have caused more security breaches in the last 20+ years than any others. And yet, many businesses still opt for post-breach, post-event remediation, muddling through …

Hackers Breached Colonial Pipeline Using Compromised VPN Password

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The ransomware cartel that masterminded the Colonial Pipeline attack early last month crippled the pipeline operator’s network using a compromised virtual private network (VPN) account password, the latest investigation into the incident …

GitHub Updates Policy to Remove Exploit Code When Used in Active Attacks

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Code-hosting platform GitHub Friday officially announced a series of updates to the site’s policies that delve into how the company deals with malware and exploit code uploaded to its service. “We explicitly …

ALERT: Critical RCE Bug in VMware vCenter Server Under Active Attack

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Malicious actors are actively mass scanning the internet for vulnerable VMware vCenter servers that are unpatched against a critical remote code execution flaw, which the company addressed late last month. …

TikTok Quietly Updated Its Privacy Policy to Collect Users’ Biometric Data

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Popular short-form video-sharing service TikTok quietly revised its privacy policy in the U.S., allowing it to automatically collect biometric information such as faceprints and voiceprints from the content its users …

Google Chrome to Help Users Identify Untrusted Extensions Before Installation

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Google on Thursday said it’s rolling out new security features to Chrome browser aimed at detecting suspicious downloads and extensions via its Enhanced Safe Browsing feature, which it launched a …

10 Critical Flaws Found in CODESYS Industrial Automation Software

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Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed as many as ten critical vulnerabilities impacting CODESYS automation software that could be exploited to remote code execution on programmable logic controllers (PLCs). “To exploit …