In the Security News, Naikon APT Hid Five-Year Espionage Attack Under Radar, PoC Exploit Released for DoS Vulnerability in OpenSSL, 900,000 WordPress sites attacked via XSS vulnerabilities, Kaiji, a New Linux Malware Targets IoT Devices in the Wild, Another Stuxnet-Style Vulnerability Found in Schneider Electric Software, and remembering the ILOVEY...
(This post provides an overview of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing activities. For a deeper dive into advanced penetration testing techniques and the latest security research tune-in to Paul’s Security Weekly.) Over the decades, many have inaccurately described vulnerability assessments as penetration tests. What is the difference between a vulnerability assessment and a penetration test? […]
In the leadership and communications section, Real Leaders: Abraham Lincoln and the Power of Emotional Discipline, Social Distancing: 15 Ideas for How to Stay Sane, Rethink Your Relationship with Your Vendors, and more!
This week in the Enterprise News segment, Paul Asadoorian, John Strand and Matt Alderman cover the following news stories: Pulse Secure and SecureWave Partnership, BigID raised $50 million to accelerate global sales, channel and product expansion, Tapplock introduced new enterprise fingerprint scanning padlock accessories, Cloudflare for Teams, COR...
This week, How Panasonic is using internet honeypots to improve IoT device security, A new Windows 10 ransomware threat?, 'Hackable' karaoke and walkie talkie toys found by Which?, Linux Bug Opens Most VPNs to Hijacking, New Office 365 Feature Provides Detailed Information on Email Attack Campaigns, and Google Confirms Critical Android 8, 9 And 10 ...
In the Security News, Disney Plus Blames Past Hacks for User Accounts Sold Online, Why Multifactor Authentication Is Now a Hacker Target, How the Linux kernel balances the risks of public bug disclosure, A critical flaw in Jetpack exposes millions of WordPress sites, and Amazon tells senators it isn't to blame for Capital One breach!
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