Unpatched security vulnerabilities
Several security breaches were observed at companies from different industries in which firewall devices from Palo Alto Network were involved.
Ubuntu Server
Researchers from the Qualys Threat Research Unit have discovered five vulnerabilities in the Ubuntu standard component “needrestart”. The vulnerabilities allow local privilege escalation (LPE) on affected systems.
Identity-based threats
Zscaler and Okta have unveiled four new integrations designed to accelerate zero trust transformation for their joint customers. These new solutions are designed to provide contextual end-to-end security.
Interview
Ulrich Parthier, Publisher of it security, spoke with John Kindervag, Chief Evangelist at Illumio and Founder of Zero Trust, about Zero Trust and its role in the face of current cyber threats.
Important breakthroughs achieved
Confidential patient data, bank details and highly sensitive government and military information must be increasingly protected against eavesdropping and hacking. The necessary basis for this is provided by quantum physics, which goes far beyond conventional mathematical techniques for encryption.
8 million downloads
ThreatLabz identified more than 200 malicious apps in the Google Play Store with a total of more than eight million downloads. The Zscaler cloud blocked 45 percent more IoT malware transactions than last year, proving that botnets are on the rise in IoT systems.
Winners honored at "it-sa 2024"
The winners of the it security Awards 2024 have been announced. They were awarded in the categories Management Security, Internet/Web Security, Cloud Security and IAM. The following manufacturers were honored: Abstract Security, Lasso Security, BxC-Consulting and Nokod Security.
CRA
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has been officially adopted by the European Union and heralds a new era of cybersecurity regulation for those companies that manufacture or sell products with digital components in the EU.
Global Mobile Threat Report 2024
Zimperium has published the “Global Mobile Threat Report 2024”.
The security report identifies a significant increase in “mishing” threats (mobile targeted phishing), which use various tactics to exploit user errors and vulnerabilities in mobile devices.
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