November 28, 2024 at 06:07AM Microsoft has patched vulnerabilities in several services, including Azure and Copilot Studio, with one flaw described as ‘exploited.’ The vulnerabilities, mostly related to privilege escalation, have been assigned CVE identifiers for transparency. Users don’t need to take action, as patching occurs automatically over several days. ### Meeting Takeaways on Microsoft … Read more
November 26, 2024 at 11:31AM CyberRatings.org has completed a “Mini-Test” of native firewalls from AWS, Azure, and GCP, assessing their security effectiveness against 522 exploits. Results showed protection effectiveness ranging from 0.38% to 50.57%. The findings raise concerns about reliance on CSP firewalls, urging customers to consider third-party solutions. A second, more rigorous test is … Read more
October 23, 2024 at 11:53AM Research by Symantec reveals that several popular mobile apps expose hardcoded, unencrypted cloud service credentials, risking severe security breaches. Apps for both Android and iPhone include sensitive Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure credentials. This highlights the urgent need for improved security practices in mobile app development to mitigate such … Read more
October 22, 2024 at 08:40PM An analysis by Symantec revealed that several popular mobile apps contain hardcoded, unencrypted cloud service credentials, exposing user data to security risks. This issue stems from poor coding practices. Researchers urge developers to adopt secure practices and recommend users install third-party security systems and scrutinize app permissions. ### Meeting Takeaways: … Read more
October 22, 2024 at 04:23PM A report by Symantec reveals that numerous mobile apps for iOS and Android contain hardcoded, unencrypted cloud service credentials, risking user data exposure. This vulnerability, stemming from poor development practices, could allow unauthorized data access. Developers are urged to adopt best practices to safeguard sensitive information in apps. ### Meeting … Read more
August 7, 2024 at 07:26PM At the Black Hat USA conference, it was revealed that an obscure issue in Microsoft’s Entra ID identity and access management service could enable a hacker with admin-level access to gain global administrator privileges. This could lead to unauthorized access, including accessing sensitive data and planting malware in an organization’s … Read more
April 16, 2024 at 11:00AM Cloud security firm Orca warned about how certain command-line tools from major cloud service providers expose sensitive information in the form of environment variables, posing security risks. Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud confirmed the issue and provided guidance on safeguarding sensitive data. Orca discovered this issue impacting not just … Read more
April 9, 2024 at 01:39PM Summary: Numerous security vulnerabilities affecting various Microsoft products, Azure services, Intel, and Lenovo have been identified, ranging from remote code execution and elevation of privilege to information disclosure and denial of service. Severity levels vary from critical to low, highlighting the widespread impact on the affected systems. After reviewing the … Read more
March 20, 2024 at 08:54AM Permiso’s open-source tool aids security teams in pinpointing threat actors within their AWS and Azure environments. Based on the meeting notes, the open-source tool from Permiso can be used by security teams to identify threat actors within their AWS and Azure environments. Full Article
March 12, 2024 at 08:21PM Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday delivered 61 CVE-tagged vulnerabilities, including two critical bugs affecting Windows Hyper-V hypervisor. One is a remote code execution (RCE) flaw, while the other is a denial of service (DOS) vulnerability. Other high-severity flaws include a critical RCE in Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) and an elevation of … Read more