As a Malwarebytes blogpost states, here are 5 reasons why fileless malware is used by attackers: The most common use cases for fileless malware are: Initial access. The first step of a cyberattack is to gain a foothold on a system. This can be stealing credentials or exploiting a vulnerability in an access point. Harvest … Read more
is everything fixed now about 4 months after the vulnerability was disclosed (and discussed here December 13,2021) So on this day in March (the 4th) Threatpost has a story from a few days ago: Millions of Java Apps Remain Vulnerable to Log4Shell (a Log4J vulnerability) The main sentences in the story are the following: “Researchers … Read more
First of All, PCI 4.0 will not remove the previous version (3.2.1) it will enhance the PCI standard (this information is from the “At a Glance” document at www.pcisecuritystandards.org) What is New in PCI DSS v4.0?There were many changes incorporated into the latest version of the Standard. Below are examples of someof those changes. For … Read more
What does it mean when a Linux Kernel has a vulnerability? the Linux kernel is the software which runs the system – the main operating system software it is inside all other software – it does connect to applications with shell (usually Bourne image from Linoxide Updated the image to include Android possible issues … Read more
Abilities Identify Security issues based on analysis of vulnerabilities – apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements Knowledge Application vulnerabilities, data backup and recovery, host/network access control mechanisms, system administration, network, and operating system hardening techniques. Skills Detecting host and network intrusions Conduct vulnerability scans and recognize vulnerabilities in security systems. Tasks Keep up … Read more
