PingSafe Emerges to Launch CNAPP That Simulates Cyberattacks
PingSafe today emerged from stealth to launch a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) based on an engine that both detects vulnerabilities that cybercriminals might potentially exploit and enables cybersecurity teams to simulate cyberattacks. Fresh from raising $3.3 million in seed funding, PingSafe CEO Anand Prakash said the Offensive Security Engine ... Read More
ChatGPT Provides Limited Help Identifying Malware
Current LLM-based tech like ChatGPT can accurately classify malware risk in only 5% of cases—and they may never be able to recognize novel approaches used to create malware ... Read More
Russia Expected to Increase Critical Infrastructure Attacks
Russia’s war strategy increasingly involves cybersecurity, with the country expected to ramp up attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine and countries that are members of NATO, according to Switzerland’s Federal Intelligence Service (FIS). “The war in Ukraine represents a threat with partially global implications for critical infrastructure. Critical infrastructure outside ... Read More
CISA to Gov’t Agencies: Mitigate a Flaw in Windows and Office
The U.S. government is giving federal agencies three weeks to mitigate a zero-day Microsoft Windows and Office security flaw exploited by the Russian-linked RomCom threat group ... Read More
Biden Admin Eyes IoT Cybersecurity With Device Labeling Program
The Biden administration unveiled a cybersecurity certification and labeling program that will make it easier for enterprises and consumers to see which smart devices are more secure and less vulnerable to attacks ... Read More
The Two Faces of AI in Identity Management
The advent of AI made identity the most-targeted part of the attack surface. But without AI, identity is a sitting duck ... Read More
Microsoft Pushes for a Seat at the SSE Table
Microsoft is getting ready to muscle its way into the burgeoning security service edge (SSE) space, but it may have some catching up to do ... Read More
APT Group Red Menshen is Rapidly Evolving its BPFDoor Malware
Red Menshen is an APT group that is rapidly evolving its BPFDoor backdoor malware that targets systems running Linux or Solaris ... Read More
OPSEC FAIL: US Military Email Going to Mali — via Typo
Richi Jennings | | defense department, Department of Defense, DoD, E-mail, email, Johannes Zuurbier, Mali, military, Military Communications, mxrecords, pentagon, Russia, SB Blogwatch, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. military, United States Department of Defense, US DOD, US MilitaryMX Mixup: Russian-allied government can intercept “highly sensitive information”—because there’s no “I” in .ML ... Read More
Cisco Nexus 9000 Users Must Disable Encryption to Dodge Vuln
There is no workaround or patch for a high-severity vulnerability—and none will be forthcoming—in Cisco’s Nexus 9000 series switches ... Read More
