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Don't Overlook These 6 Critical Okta Security Configurations

Don't Overlook These 6 Critical Okta Security Configurations

Feb 10, 2025 Identity Security / Data Protection
Given Okta's role as a critical part of identity infrastructure, strengthening Okta security is essential. This article covers six key Okta security settings that provide a strong starting point, along with recommendations for implementing continuous monitoring of your Okta security posture. With over 18,000 customers, Okta serves as the cornerstone of identity governance and security for organizations worldwide. However, this prominence has made it a prime target for cybercriminals who seek access to valuable corporate identities, applications, and sensitive data. Recently, Okta warned its customers of an increase in phishing social engineering attempts to impersonate Okta support personnel. Given Okta's role as a critical part of identity infrastructure, strengthening Okta security is essential. This article covers six key Okta security settings that provide a strong starting point, along with how continuous monitoring of your Okta security posture helps you avoid miscon...
Zimbra Releases Security Updates for SQL Injection, Stored XSS, and SSRF Vulnerabilities

Zimbra Releases Security Updates for SQL Injection, Stored XSS, and SSRF Vulnerabilities

Feb 10, 2025 Vulnerability / Data Protection
Zimbra has released software updates to address critical security flaws in its Collaboration software that, if successfully exploited, could result in information disclosure under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-25064 , carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. It has been described as an SQL injection bug in the ZimbraSync Service SOAP endpoint affecting versions prior to 10.0.12 and 10.1.4. Stemming from a lack of adequate sanitization of a user-supplied parameter, the shortcoming could be weaponized by authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary SQL queries that could retrieve email metadata by "manipulating a specific parameter in the request." Zimbra also said it addressed another critical vulnerability related to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Zimbra Classic Web Client. The flaw is yet to be assigned a CVE identifier. "The fix strengthens input sanitization and enhances security," the company said in an a...
Watch Out For These 8 Cloud Security Shifts in 2025

Watch Out For These 8 Cloud Security Shifts in 2025

Feb 04, 2025Threat Detection / Cloud Security
As cloud security evolves in 2025 and beyond, organizations must adapt to both new and evolving realities, including the increasing reliance on cloud infrastructure for AI-driven workflows and the vast quantities of data being migrated to the cloud. But there are other developments that could impact your organizations and drive the need for an even more robust security strategy. Let's take a look… #1: Increased Threat Landscape Encourages Market Consolidation Cyberattacks targeting cloud environments are becoming more sophisticated, emphasizing the need for security solutions that go beyond detection. Organizations will need proactive defense mechanisms to prevent risks from reaching production. Because of this need, the market will favor vendors offering comprehensive, end-to-end security platforms that streamline risk mitigation and enhance operational efficiency. #2: Cloud Security Unifies with SOC Priorities Security operations centers (SOC) and cloud security functions are c...
New Veeam Flaw Allows Arbitrary Code Execution via Man-in-the-Middle Attack

New Veeam Flaw Allows Arbitrary Code Execution via Man-in-the-Middle Attack

Feb 05, 2025 Vulnerability / Data Protection
Veeam has released patches to address a critical security flaw impacting its Backup software that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on susceptible systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-23114 , carries a CVSS score of 9.0 out of 10.0. "A vulnerability within the Veeam Updater component that allows an attacker to utilize a Man-in-the-Middle attack to execute arbitrary code on the affected appliance server with root-level permissions," Veeam said in an advisory. The shortcoming impacts the following products - Veeam Backup for Salesforce — 3.1 and older Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV — 5.0 | 5.1 (Versions 6 and higher are unaffected by the flaw) Veeam Backup for AWS — 6a | 7 (Version 8 is unaffected by the flaw) Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure — 5a | 6 (Version 7 is unaffected by the flaw) Veeam Backup for Google Cloud — 4 | 5 (Version 6 is unaffected by the flaw) Veeam Backup for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization...
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Watch Out For These 8 Cloud Security Shifts in 2025

Watch Out For These 8 Cloud Security Shifts in 2025

Feb 04, 2025 Threat Detection / Cloud Security
As cloud security evolves in 2025 and beyond, organizations must adapt to both new and evolving realities, including the increasing reliance on cloud infrastructure for AI-driven workflows and the vast quantities of data being migrated to the cloud. But there are other developments that could impact your organizations and drive the need for an even more robust security strategy. Let's take a look… #1: Increased Threat Landscape Encourages Market Consolidation Cyberattacks targeting cloud environments are becoming more sophisticated, emphasizing the need for security solutions that go beyond detection. Organizations will need proactive defense mechanisms to prevent risks from reaching production. Because of this need, the market will favor vendors offering comprehensive, end-to-end security platforms that streamline risk mitigation and enhance operational efficiency. #2: Cloud Security Unifies with SOC Priorities Security operations centers (SOC) and cloud security functions are c...
Top 5 AI-Powered Social Engineering Attacks

Top 5 AI-Powered Social Engineering Attacks

Jan 31, 2025 Artificial Intelligence / Cybercrime
Social engineering has long been an effective tactic because of how it focuses on human vulnerabilities. There's no brute-force 'spray and pray' password guessing. No scouring systems for unpatched software. Instead, it simply relies on manipulating emotions such as trust, fear, and respect for authority, usually with the goal of gaining access to sensitive information or protected systems. Traditionally that meant researching and manually engaging individual targets, which took up time and resources. However, the advent of AI has now made it possible to launch social engineering attacks in different ways, at scale, and often without psychological expertise. This article will cover five ways that AI is powering a new wave of social engineering attacks. The audio deepfake that may have influenced Slovakia elections Ahead of Slovakian parliamentary elections in 2023, a recording emerged that appeared to feature candidate Michal Simecka in conversation with a well-known journalist, M...
Italy Bans Chinese DeepSeek AI Over Data Privacy and Ethical Concerns

Italy Bans Chinese DeepSeek AI Over Data Privacy and Ethical Concerns

Jan 31, 2025 AI Ethics / Machine Learning
Italy's data protection watchdog has blocked Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepSeek's service within the country, citing a lack of information on its use of users' personal data. The development comes days after the authority, the Garante, sent a series of questions to DeepSeek, asking about its data handling practices and where it obtained its training data. In particular, it wanted to know what personal data is collected by its web platform and mobile app, from which sources, for what purposes, on what legal basis, and whether it is stored in China. In a statement issued January 30, 2025, the Garante said it arrived at the decision after DeepSeek provided information that it said was "completely insufficient." The entities behind the service, Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence and Beijing DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence, have "declared that they do not operate in Italy and that European legislation does not apply to them," it...
Google Bans 158,000 Malicious Android App Developer Accounts in 2024

Google Bans 158,000 Malicious Android App Developer Accounts in 2024

Jan 31, 2025 Mobile Security / Cybercrime
Google said it blocked over 2.36 million policy-violating Android apps from being published to the Google Play app marketplace in 2024 and banned more than 158,000 bad developer accounts that attempted to publish such harmful apps. The tech giant also noted it prevented 1.3 million apps from getting excessive or unnecessary access to sensitive user data during the time period by working with third-party app developers. Furthermore, Google Play Protect, a security feature that's enabled by default on Android devices to flag novel threats, identified 13 million new malicious apps from outside of the official app store. "As a result of partnering closely with developers, over 91% of app installs on the Google Play Store now use the latest protections of Android 13 or newer," Bethel Otuteye and Khawaja Shams from the Android Security and Privacy Team, and Ron Aquino from Google Play Trust and Safety said . In comparison, the company blocked 1.43 million and 2.28 millio...
Unpatched PHP Voyager Flaws Leave Servers Open to One-Click RCE Exploits

Unpatched PHP Voyager Flaws Leave Servers Open to One-Click RCE Exploits

Jan 30, 2025 Web Security / Vulnerability
Three security flaws have been disclosed in the open-source PHP package Voyager that could be exploited by an attacker to achieve one-click remote code execution on affected instances. "When an authenticated Voyager user clicks on a malicious link, attackers can execute arbitrary code on the server," Sonar researcher Yaniv Nizry said in a write-up published earlier this week. The identified issues, which remain unpatched to date despite responsible disclosure on September 11, 2024, are listed below - CVE-2024-55417 - An arbitrary file write vulnerability in the "/admin/media/upload" endpoint CVE-2024-55416 - A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "/admin/compass" endpoint CVE-2024-55415 - An arbitrary file leak and deletion vulnerability  A malicious attacker could leverage Voyager's media upload feature to upload a malicious file in a manner that bypasses MIME type verification, and make use of a polyglot file that ap...
European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China

European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China

Jan 17, 2025 Privacy / Data Protection
Austrian privacy non-profit None of Your Business (noyb) has filed complaints accusing companies like TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi of violating data protection regulations in the European Union by unlawfully transferring users' data to China. The advocacy group is seeking an immediate suspension of such transfers, stating the companies in question cannot shield user data from being potentially accessed by the Chinese government. The complaints have been filed in Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, and the Netherlands. "Given that China is an authoritarian surveillance state, it is crystal clear that China doesn't offer the same level of data protection as the E.U.," Kleanthi Sardeli, data protection lawyer at noyb, said . "Transferring Europeans' personal data is clearly unlawful – and must be terminated immediately." Noyb noted that the companies have no choice but to comply with Chinese authorities' requests for access to d...
Product Walkthrough: How Reco Discovers Shadow AI in SaaS

Product Walkthrough: How Reco Discovers Shadow AI in SaaS

Jan 09, 2025 AI Security / SaaS Security
As SaaS providers race to integrate AI into their product offerings to stay competitive and relevant, a new challenge has emerged in the world of AI: shadow AI.  Shadow AI refers to the unauthorized use of AI tools and copilots at organizations. For example, a developer using ChatGPT to assist with writing code, a salesperson downloading an AI-powered meeting transcription tool, or a customer support person using Agentic AI to automate tasks – without going through the proper channels. When these tools are used without IT or the Security team's knowledge, they often lack sufficient security controls, putting company data at risk. Shadow AI Detection Challenges Because shadow AI tools often embed themselves in approved business applications via AI assistants, copilots, and agents they are even more tricky to discover than traditional shadow IT. While traditional shadow apps can be identified through network monitoring methodologies that scan for unauthorized connections based on...
Webinar: Learn How to Stop Encrypted Attacks Before They Cost You Millions

Webinar: Learn How to Stop Encrypted Attacks Before They Cost You Millions

Jan 09, 2025 Data Protection / Encryption
Ransomware isn't slowing down—it's getting smarter. Encryption, designed to keep our online lives secure, is now being weaponized by cybercriminals to hide malware, steal data, and avoid detection. The result? A 10.3% surge in encrypted attacks over the past year and some of the most shocking ransom payouts in history, including a $75 million ransom in 2024. Are you prepared to fight back? Join Emily Laufer , Director of Product Marketing at Zscaler, for an eye-opening session, " Preparing for Ransomware and Encrypted Attacks in 2025 " filled with practical insights and cutting-edge strategies to outsmart these evolving threats. What You'll Learn: ThreatLabz Insights: Get the latest findings from Zscaler's experts on ransomware and encrypted attacks, including the trends making the biggest impact. 2025 Predictions: Find out how ransomware groups are refining their tactics to stay one step ahead—and what you can do to stop them. Encrypted DNS Attacks: Learn how cyb...
E.U. Commission Fined for Transferring User Data to Meta in Violation of Privacy Laws

E.U. Commission Fined for Transferring User Data to Meta in Violation of Privacy Laws

Jan 09, 2025 Data Privacy / GDPR
The European General Court on Wednesday fined the European Commission, the primary executive arm of the European Union responsible for proposing and enforcing laws for member states, for violating the bloc's own data privacy regulations. The development marks the first time the Commission has been held liable for infringing stringent data protection laws in the region. The court determined that a "sufficiently serious breach" was committed by transferring a German citizen's personal data, including their IP address and web browser metadata, to Meta's servers in the United States when visiting the now-inactive futureu.europa[.]eu website in March 2022. The individual registered for one of the events on the site by using the Commission's login service, which included an option to sign in using a Facebook account. "By means of the 'Sign in with Facebook' hyperlink displayed on the E.U. Login webpage, the Commission created the conditions for t...
⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [6 Jan]

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [6 Jan]

Jan 06, 2025
Every tap, click, and swipe we make online shapes our digital lives, but it also opens doors—some we never meant to unlock. Extensions we trust, assistants we rely on, and even the codes we scan are turning into tools for attackers. The line between convenience and vulnerability has never been thinner. This week, we dive into the hidden risks, surprising loopholes, and the clever tricks cybercriminals are using to outsmart the systems we depend on. Stay with us as we unpack what's happening behind the screen and how you can stay one step ahead. ⚡ Threat of the Week Dozens of Google Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Sensitive Data — The challenges with securing the software supply chain reared once again after about three dozen extensions were found surreptitiously siphoning sensitive data from roughly 2.6 million devices for several months as part of two related campaigns. The compromises came to light after data loss prevention service Cyberhaven revealed that its browser extens...
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