As a CISO, one of the most challenging questions to answer is “How well are we protected right now?” Between the acceleration of hackers’ offensive capabilities and the dynamic nature of information networks, a drift in the security posture is unavoidable and needs to be continuously compensated. Therefore, answering that question implies continuously validating the
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WhatsApp on Tuesday announced the rollout of an ability to let you preview your voice messages before sending them to your contacts. The update essentially helps you listen to your voice message and see if the audio is fine for sharing over the instant messaging app. If it’s not, you can discard your voice message
Romanian cybersecurity technology company Bitdefender on Monday revealed that attempts are being made to target Windows machines with a novel ransomware family called Khonsari as well as a remote access Trojan named Orcus by exploiting the recently disclosed critical Log4j vulnerability. The attack leverages the remote code execution flaw to download an additional payload, a
PUBG: New State was set to receive a major update on December 9, which has since been postponed. According to the game developer, Krafton, the update had to be put on hold due to delays with the app review. Now, through its official blog, Krafton has announced that PUBG: New State players will be receiving
With 2021 drawing to a close and many closing their plans and budgets for 2022, the time has come to do a brief wrap-up of the SaaS Security challenges on the horizon. Here are the top 3 SaaS security posture challenges as we see them. 1 — The Mess of Misconfiguration Management The good news
Xiaomi 12 Ultra, the rumoured high-end handset from the Chinese smartphone brand, is reportedly making its way to the market soon along with other Xiaomi 12 series phones. The handset is yet to be officially confirmed by the company, but some 3D concept renders of the phone have now surfaced online. The renders show a
A previously undocumented, financially motivated threat group has been connected to a string of data theft and extortion attacks on over 40 entities between September and November 2021. The hacker collective, which goes by the self-proclaimed name Karakurt and was first identified in June 2021, is capable of modifying its tactics and techniques to adapt
Vivo is tipped to unveil the Vivo V23 Pro in January 2022, as per a new report. Vivo V23 series is expected to replace the Vivo V21 lineup which was released in April this year. The report also suggests that the base Vivo V23 version will be released after the launch of the Vivo V23
Network security vendor SonicWall is urging customers to update their SMA 100 series appliances to the latest version following the discovery of multiple security vulnerabilities that could be abused by a remote attacker to take complete control of an affected system. The flaws impact SMA 200, 210, 400, 410, and 500v products running versions 9.0.0.11-31sv
OnePlus 9RT (or OnePlus RT) and OnePlus Buds Z2’s India launch seems imminent. OnePlus’s smartphone and true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones’ India support pages have been spotted on the company. The OnePlus 9RT was listed under the ‘Phone’ category while the OnePlus Buds Z2 was listed under ‘Accessories.’ The OnePlus Buds Z2 TWS earphones launched
At least 17 malware-laced packages have been discovered on the NPM package Registry, adding to a recent barrage of malicious software hosted and delivered through open-source software repositories such as PyPi and RubyGems. DevOps firm JFrog said the libraries, now taken down, were designed to grab Discord access tokens and environment variables from users’ computers
Xiaomi 12 series is expected to be announced as a successor to the Xiaomi 11 lineup of smartphones later this month. Various leaks and reports have hinted that the upcoming Xiaomi 12 series will comprise of four models. These rumoured handsets include Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12X, Xiaomi 12 Pro, and Xiaomi 12 Ultra. The launch
Russia has stepped up its censorship efforts in the country by fully banning access to the Tor web anonymity service, coinciding with the ban of six virtual private network (VPN) operators, as the government continues to control the internet and crackdown on attempts to circumvent locally imposed web restrictions. The Federal Service for Supervision of
OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro’s OxygenOS 12 update is being reportedly suspended till OnePlus fixes the bugs faced by users. The Chinese tech giant has also apparently issued a statement regarding the suspension of the rollout of the Android 12-based update. Many users reportedly complained that the update did not bring all the promised
As many as 1.6 million WordPress sites have been targeted by an active large-scale attack campaign originating from 16,000 IP addresses by exploiting weaknesses in four plugins and 15 Epsilon Framework themes. WordPress security company Wordfence, which disclosed details of the attacks, said Thursday it had detected and blocked more than 13.7 million attacks aimed
Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12 Pro, and Xiaomi 12 Ultra protective cases have surfaced online that show the purported design of the upcoming flagship smartphones. The cases also show the camera placement for the three Xiaomi smartphones, which is similar to a render that surfaced online last week. The protective case for Xiaomi 12 Ultra seems
The Apache Software Foundation has released fixes to contain an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability affecting the widely-used Apache Log4j Java-based logging library that could be weaponized to execute malicious code and allow a complete takeover of vulnerable systems. Tracked as CVE-2021-44228 and by the monikers Log4Shell or LogJam, the issue concerns a case of unauthenticated,
Redmi Note 11T 5G went on sale in India earlier this week. The new Redmi phone is positioned as the successor to the Redmi Note 10T that was launched just five months ago in India. Moreover, the Note 11T 5G is essentially a rebadged Redmi Note 11 5G that debuted in China in October. Xiaomi
Details have emerged about what’s the first Rust-language-based ransomware strain spotted in the wild that has already amassed “some victims from different countries” since its launch last month. The ransomware, dubbed BlackCat, was disclosed by MalwareHunterTeam. “Victims can pay with Bitcoin or Monero,” the researchers said in a series of tweets detailing the file-encrypting malware.
Samsung is believed to working on two sets of tablets – Galaxy Tab S8 and Galaxy Tab A8. These tablets are expected to be officially announced anytime during this month. A recent leak by a tipster has suggested the memory, storage, and colour options that might be available when the Galaxy Tab S8 series is