A previously unknown rootkit has been found setting its sights on Hewlett-Packard Enterprise's Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) server management technology to carry out in-the-wild attacks that tamper with the firmware modules and completely wipe data off the infected systems. The discovery, which is the first instance of real-world malware in iLO firmware, was documented by … [Read more...] about New iLOBleed Rootkit Targeting HP Enterprise Servers with Data Wiping Attacks
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What Is Data Logging? – crowdstrike.com
Data loggers fall into four basic categories: Standalone data loggers, or standalone sensors, are small, portable devices typically equipped with a USB port. These devices can either have an internal or external sensor which allows the device to track data from an on-site or remote location, respectively. Wireless loggers, or wireless sensors, are a type of standalone data … [Read more...] about What Is Data Logging? – crowdstrike.com
Facebook to Pay Hackers for Reporting Data Scraping Bugs and Scraped Datasets
Meta Platforms, the company formerly known as Facebook, has announced that it's expanding its bug bounty program to start rewarding valid reports of scraping vulnerabilities across its platforms as well as include reports of scraping data sets that are available online. "We know that automated activity designed to scrape people's public and private data targets every website or … [Read more...] about Facebook to Pay Hackers for Reporting Data Scraping Bugs and Scraped Datasets
CrowdStrike Falcon and Humio: Leverage All Your FDR Data in One Place
This blog was originally published Nov. 8, 2021 on humio.com. Humio is a CrowdStrike Company. In 2021, Humio and Crowdstrike joined forces to deliver a truly robust security solution. CrowdStrike delivers the industry’s most comprehensive security solution for protecting endpoints and workloads, processing 1 trillion security-related events per day with its pioneering Threat … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike Falcon and Humio: Leverage All Your FDR Data in One Place
Italy’s Antitrust Regulator Fines Google and Apple for “Aggressive” Data Practices
Italy's antitrust regulator has fined both Apple and Google €10 million each for what it calls are "aggressive" data practices and for not providing consumers with clear information on commercial uses of their personal data during the account creation phase. The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) said "Google and Apple did not provide clear and immediate … [Read more...] about Italy’s Antitrust Regulator Fines Google and Apple for “Aggressive” Data Practices
How to Monitor Streaming Data Infrastructure at Scale
Virtually every aspect of a modern business depends on having a reliable, secure, real-time, high-quality data stream. So how do organizations design, build and maintain a data processing pipeline that delivers? In creating a comprehensive monitoring strategy for CrowdStrike’s data processing pipelines, we found it helpful to consider four main attributes: observability, … [Read more...] about How to Monitor Streaming Data Infrastructure at Scale
Creating Wireless Signals with Ethernet Cable to Steal Data from Air-Gapped Systems
A newly discovered data exfiltration mechanism employs Ethernet cables as a "transmitting antenna" to stealthily siphon highly-sensitive data from air-gapped systems, according to the latest research. "It's interesting that the wires that came to protect the air-gap become the vulnerability of the air gap in this attack," Dr. Mordechai Guri, the head of R&D in the Cyber … [Read more...] about Creating Wireless Signals with Ethernet Cable to Steal Data from Air-Gapped Systems
Magecart Hackers Hide Stolen Credit Card Data Into Images for Evasive Exfiltration
Cybercrime actors part of the Magecart group have latched on to a new technique of obfuscating the malware code within comment blocks and encoding stolen credit card data into images and other files hosted on the server, once again demonstrating how the attackers are continuously improving their infection chains to escape detection. "One tactic that some Magecart actors employ … [Read more...] about Magecart Hackers Hide Stolen Credit Card Data Into Images for Evasive Exfiltration
Complete and continuous remote worker visibility with Network Visibility Module data as a primary telemetry source
Navigating the new normal Organizations are currently facing new challenges related to monitoring and securing their remote workforces. Many users don’t always use their VPNs while working remotely – this creates gaps in visibility that increase organizational risks. In the past, many organizations viewed these occasional gaps in visibility as negligible risks due to low … [Read more...] about Complete and continuous remote worker visibility with Network Visibility Module data as a primary telemetry source
Introducing continuous remote worker visibility and expanded data collection with Secure Network Analytics Release 7.3.2
We are very excited to announce new Secure Network Analytics features! With release 7.3.2, we have furthered our efforts to extend the zero-trust workplace to anywhere on any device through significant enhancements to Secure Network Analytics’ ability to provide complete and continuous remote worker visibility and have also expanded data collection from integrated Cisco Secure … [Read more...] about Introducing continuous remote worker visibility and expanded data collection with Secure Network Analytics Release 7.3.2