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Security Innovation: Secure Systems Start with Foundational Hardware
On-demand Event: Join Threatpost and Intel Security’s Tom Garrison in a live conversation about innovation enabling stakeholders to stay ahead of a dynamic threat landscape and what Intel ...
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Meet the Threatpost Editorial Team
Threatpost is a long-running, independent source of news and analysis about the cybersecurity landscape, covering breaking news and threat research, malware and vulnerability analysis, long-term ...
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Securely Access Your Machines from Anywhere – Presented by Keeper Security
Join us for this on-demand Threatpost Webinar with Keeper Security. In this on-demand Threatpost Town Hall, We will discuss topics related to challenges organizations face protecting sensitive ...
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Unpatched DNS Bug Puts Millions of Routers, IoT Devices at Risk
A flaw in all versions of the popular C standard libraries uClibc and uClibc-ng can allow for DNS poisoning attacks against target devices. An unpatched Domain Name System (DNS) bug in a popular ...
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2021: The Evolution of Ransomware
Ransomware is a growing scourge, but recent months have seen a growing sophistication and level of innovation in this slice of the cybercrime underbelly. This eBook sets out to arm organizations ...
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Healthcare Security Woes Balloon in a Covid-Era World
In 2020, the healthcare industry began a massive shift, as legacy cybersecurity issues merged with new security challenges spurred on by the spread of COVID-19. The pandemic has forced budget ...
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Just-Released Dark Souls Game, Elden Ring, Includes Killer Bug
A patch fixes exploit hidden in Elden Ring that traps PC players in a ‘death loop.’ The latest installment of the Dark Souls gaming franchise, Elden Ring, contains a security vulnerability ...
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Russian Security Takes Down REvil Ransomware Gang
The country’s FSB said that it raided gang hideouts; seized currency, cars and personnel; and neutralized REvil’s infrastructure. At the request of U.S. authorities. Russia’s Federal ...
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‘Fully Undetected’ SysJoker Backdoor Malware Targets Windows, Linux & macOS
The malware establishes initial access on targeted machines, then waits for additional code to execute. A brand-new multiplatform malware, likely distributed via malicious npm packages, is ...
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How MikroTik Routers Became a Cybercriminal Target
The powerful devices leveraged by the Meris botnet have weaknesses that make them easy to exploit, yet complex for organizations to track and secure, researchers said. The routers leveraged by the ...
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Massive Zero-Day Hole Found in Palo Alto Security Appliances
UPDATE: Researchers have a working exploit for the vulnerability (now patched), which allows for unauthenticated RCE and affects what Palo Alto clarified is an estimated 10,000 VPN/firewalls.