Synopsys Software Integrity Group
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Read more: Comments: Millions of Apple users warned of malware strain stealing the information of MacOS usersComments by: Ashutosh Rana, Senior Security Consultant, Synopsys Software Integrity Group Hearing about new malware variants for popular operating systems like Mac or Windows, as well as malware-as-a-service should not be surprising to anyone. This variant (and most other malware) depends on social engineering techniques to infect the host machine.…
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Read more: Comments: REvil ransomware attacks again – How can this be prevented?Comments by: Jonathan Knudsen, Senior Security Strategist, Synopsys Software Integrity Group As details about the single largest ransomware attack continue to emerge, questions will be asked. Will the ransom be paid? Can organisations recover their data? What kind of damage will this cause? The only question that matters is: how…
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Read more: Comments: Details of over 700 million LinkedIn accounts up for saleComments by: Tim Mackey, Principal Security Strategist, Synopsys Software Integrity Group From a user’s perspective, there is no difference between a data breach where company servers were hacked and someone misusing an API to obtain their data. Data loss is data loss, and attackers will find the simplest way to…
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Read more: Comments: Local bank, DBS Bank had multiple customers reporting duplicate deductions – SynopsysComments by: Ian Hall, Manager, Client Success, APAC, Synopsys Software Integrity Group News source: The Straits Times Businesses nowadays are interconnected like never before and that includes their IT systems and in this case payment card systems. It is probably too early to say where exactly the problem originated from…
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Read more: Comments: Serious vulnerability in Microsoft Teams that could expose confidential files – SynopsysComments by: Jonathan Knudsen, Senior Security Strategist, at Synopsys Software Integrity Group Microsoft has a proud history of leading the industry in application security, ever since Bill Gates’ famous Trustworthy Computing email nearly twenty years ago. So what does it mean for the rest of us when a security researcher…
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Read more: Comments: Another major internet outage: Banks and airline websites affectedComments by: Lotem Finkelstein, Head of Threat Intelligence at Check Point Software Technologies This is the second time this month that the world is experiencing major internet outage, and yet again its a leading Content Delivery Network (CDN) provider behind it. Today an issue in Akamai’s Distributed Denial of Service…
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Read more: Comments: Synopsys discovers potential DDoS vulnerability in 3 open-source MQTT message brokers that could compromise IoT devicesComments by: Jonathan Knudsen, Senior Security Strategist, at Synopsys Software Integrity Group Message brokers are software applications that serve as a messaging hub for complex systems. They provide reliable communication channels between different components, serving as the nerve center of a complex system. As such, message brokers can also be…
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Read more: Comments: What can we learn from White House’s open letter on ransomware?Comments by: Jamie Boote, Senior Security Consultant, at Synopsys Software Integrity Group Ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure represents a shift in attacker tactics that requires a shift in priorities. Previously, industries that prioritised uptime and availability to support their operations weren’t as harmed by data loss and breaches as long as…
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Read more: Comments: Nearly 6 million gamers hit by ‘Battle for the Galaxy’ data leakComments by: Tim Mackey, Principal Security Strategist, Synopsys Software Integrity Group With the prevalence of misconfigured databases, it’s clear that some teams lack the ability to confirm they are using a secure configuration for their production systems. There are a number of potential remedies, but one of the simplest is to…
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Read more: Comments: Personal details of over 100 million users exposed from Android applicationsComments by: Aviran Hazum, Manager of Mobile Research at Check Point Software Technologies Most of the apps we took a look at are still exposing the data now. Data gathering, especially by a malicious actor, is very serious. Ultimately, victims become vulnerable to many different attack vectors, such as impersonations,…
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