Tokyo is rushing to beef up cyber security as the nation prepares to host major global events, such as the Rugby World Cup this year, the Group of 20 meetings and the summer Olympic Games. TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan is preparing a national sweep of some 200 million network-connected gadgets for cyber-security lapses ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, an ...
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Zero-day vulnerability in ‘Total Donations’ plugin could allow attackers to take over WordPress sites
The zero-day affects all versions of Total Donations plugin, a commercial plugin that is used to gather and manage donations. The plugin’s code contains several design flaws that inherently expose the plugin and the WordPress site as a whole to external manipulation. WordPress site owners are being alerted about an unpatched vulnerability discovered in ‘Total Donations’ plugin. The vulnerability, identified ...
Read More »New Exploit Threatens Over 9,000 Hackable Cisco RV320/RV325 Routers Worldwide
If the connectivity and security of your organization rely on Cisco RV320 or RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN routers, then you need to immediately install the latest firmware update released by the vendor last week. Cyber attackers have actively been exploiting two newly patched high-severity router vulnerabilities in the wild after a security researcher released their proof-of-concept exploit code on the Internet ...
Read More »‘Fake Stake’ attacks vulnerability found in 26 low-end cryptocurrencies
The flaws could enable attackers to take control over a currency’s entire blockchain transactions and conduct fraudulent operations. The research team claims that the two issues were discovered in August 2018. Two extremely dangerous security flaws have been discovered in 26 Proof-of-Stake (PoS) cryptocurrencies. The flaws dubbed as ‘Fake Stake’ attacks can allow an attacker to crash rival network nodes ...
Read More »Cloud infrastructure exposed by multivector, multi-platform malware attacks prevalent, mass scale
Persistent malicious attacks exposing cloud infrastructure are the result of a perfect storm combining cryptomining, ransomware and botnet/worms for both Linux and Windows, the Securonix Threat Research Team reported. “The attack activity described in the report is likely prevalent and mass-scale,” Oleg Kolesnikov told SC Media. The research Addison, Texas-based Securonix provides further insight into the inner-workings of particularly persistent, ...
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Check Point India Checkpoint Firewall Provider in India The Check Point Firewall & Compliance Check Software Blade protects endpoints by controlling inbound and outbound traffic and ensuring policy compliance, with centralized management from a single console. Definable zones and security levels protect endpoint systems from unauthorized access. Integrated stealth technology makes endpoints invisible to attackers. This software blade is easily managed by unified Endpoint Security ...
Read More »Best TOP Firewall Providers in Pune Maharashtra
Best TOP Firewall Providers in Pune Maharashtra Best TOP Firewall Providers in Pune Maharashtra The enterprise network firewall market represented is still composed primarily of purpose-built appliances for securing enterprise corporate networks. Products must be able to support single-enterprise firewall deployments and large and/or complex deployments, including branch offices, multitiered demilitarized zones (DMZs), traditional “big firewall” data center placements and, ...
Read More »2018: The Year of Next-Generation Attacks
Enterprises around the globe are facing a new breed of cyber-attacks that are largely fueled by geopolitical tensions, according to Carbon Black’s 2019 Global Threat Report. Last year cybersecurity professionals struggled to defend against increasing crypto-mining attacks, along with fileless attacks, ransomware and commodity malware, marking 2018 as the year of the next-generation of attacks. “Modern cyberattacks appear to increasingly…reveal how ...
Read More »Check Point Launches Maestro, the Industry’s First Hyperscale Network Security Solution, and New Ultra-Scalable Gateways
Revolutionary security platform delivers unprecedented scalability, resilience and control to any organization; new 6000-series appliances give complete protection against Gen V cyber threats with on-demand expansion Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has today introduced Check Point Maestro, the industry’s first truly hyperscale network security solution. Check Point Maestro is a revolutionary new ...
Read More »Critical RCE Flaw in Linux APT Allows Remote Attackers to Hack Systems
Just in time… Cybersecurity experts this week fighting over Twitter in favor of not using HTTPS and suggesting software developers to only rely on signature-based package verification just because APT on Linux also does the same. Just today, a security researcher revealed details of a critical remote code execution flaw in Linux APT, exploitation of which could have been mitigated if the ...
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