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Securing Crypto Assets On The Blockchain.

We have witnessed cryptocurrency's rise from speculation to popularity because of the many benefits it offers and the financial gaps it has managed to fill in many industries, including finance, retail, entertainment, and many more. Some of the most commended benefits are the increased security and privacy that cryptocurrency use offers as compared to traditional forms of payment.  In this article, we will look at the ways in which cryptocurrency transactions can protect your sensitive...

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Programme for International Cyber Expo’s Global Cyber Summit 2023 Announced

International Cyber Expo has announced its programme for the annual Global Cyber Summit, sponsored by Sonatype, OpenText, and Infoblox, and hosted at Olympia London on the 26th and 27th of September 2023. The summit returns with greater international appeal. Among other topics of discussion, guest speakers will provide the Ukrainian perspective on cyber security, in light of recent geopolitical events. With opening remarks by Professor Ciaran Martin CB, Chair of International Cyber Expo’s Advisory Council,...

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Ransomware

This week, it was discovered that cybercriminals had exploited an ongoing vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit file transfer app to infiltrate the systems of payroll company, Zellis. According to its website, 42% of the FTSE 100 are Zellis customers and over £28bn is paid each year through its Managed Services. This eventually led to a widespread ransomware attack impacting at least eight customers including the BBC, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Boots; all of whom...

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There's never a dull day in cybersecurity...Below, we round-up some of top stories that hit the headlines this week! A Rough Day for Colonel Sanders While many of us in the UK hit send on our final work email and tucked away our laptops to enjoy a well-deserved long weekend break, Yum! Brands - owner of the world-renown fast food triad of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell - were in the midst of sending...

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Synopsys discover new vulnerability in Pluck Content Management System

Software security company Synopsys have discovered a new remote code execution vulnerability (RCE) in the Pluck CMS system. Pluck is a content management system (CMS) implemented in PHP designed for setting up and managing your own website. Devised with ease of use and simplicity in mind, Pluck is best suited for running a small website. Pluck CMS features an “albums” module. Albums are used to create collections of images that can be inserted into web...

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Ferrari Data Breach: The Industry has its say

Apparently, the team at Ferrari may not have been up to speed with the latest ways to ensure your security is top priority. It was announced on Monday via a statement uploaded to their website that Ferrari was “recently contacted by a threat actor with a ransom demand related to certain client contact details”. Ferrari then went on to say that it “will not be held to ransom” and that the best course of action...

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Serious API security flaws now fixed in Booking.com could affect many more websites

Salt Security, the API security company, has released new threat research from Salt Labs highlighting several critical security flaws in Booking.com. The now remediated flaws were found in the implementation of the Open Authorization (OAuth) social-login functionality utilised by Booking.com, which had the potential to affect any users logging into the site through their Facebook accounts.   The OAuth misconfigurations could have allowed for both large-scale account takeover (ATO) on customers’ accounts and server compromise,...

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Over 8000 VNC instances left exposed, researchers find

Researchers have discovered 8000 exposed Virtual Network Computing instances, which could put numerous global organisations at risk of remote compromise. As a matter of fact, the instances were managed by critical infrastructure (CNI) organisations, who are responsible for water treatment plants, manufacturing plants and research facilities. With disabled authentication, malicious actors have the ability to hijack certain endpoints and with it, the industrial control systems these may be connected to. This is because VNC is...

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Armis discloses critical vulnerability that allows remote takeover of Schneider Electric industrial controllers

Researchers at Armis, the unified asset visibility and security platform provider, have disclosed the discovery of an authentication bypass vulnerability in Schneider Electric’s Modicon programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that can lead to remote-code-execution (RCE). The vulnerability, dubbed Modipwn, allows for a complete takeover of impacted devices by leveraging the UMAS protocol, and impacts Modicon M340, M580 and other models from the Modicon series. Millions of devices use these PLCs and are now deemed to be at...

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Cerberus Christian Espinosa Book Review

Growing up was not easy for entrepreneur, Iron Man and author, Christian Espinosa. “I played football, but I was also smart, but I also liked heavy metal, so I felt out of place from each particular clique” Espinosa revealed reminiscing on his formative years. As a response to various socio-economic difficulties beyond control, Espinosa’s mindset changed dramatically as he threw himself at every challenge and character development opportunity, trying to be the best he could...

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