Let's start with the bottom line: When we upgraded to Elasticsearch 7.15 last year, our internal observability clusters saw a reduction in inter-node traffic from 464TB to 204.5TB per day. We monitored this reduction through subsequent upgrades and noticed its impact on our data transfer and storage costs. So here it is: upgrading saved Elastic $3,500 per day, or approximately … [Read more...] about Elastic on Elastic: How we saved $100,000/month by keeping our own software up to date
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Multiple Security Flaws Discovered in Popular Software Package Managers
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in popular package managers that, if potentially exploited, could be abused to run arbitrary code and access sensitive information, including source code and access tokens, from compromised machines. It's, however, worth noting that the flaws require the targeted developers to handle a malicious package in conjunction with … [Read more...] about Multiple Security Flaws Discovered in Popular Software Package Managers
Performance and Security Software for Macbook
We use Internet-enabled devices in every aspect of our lives today—to find information, shop, bank, do homework, play games, and keep in touch with friends and family. As a result, our devices contain much personal information about us. Also, any great device will get a little clunky and slow over time and the Mac is no exception, and the whole "Macs don't get viruses" claim is … [Read more...] about Performance and Security Software for Macbook
Critical Flaws Uncovered in Pentaho Business Analytics Software
Multiple vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Hitachi Vantara's Pentaho Business Analytics software that could be abused by malicious actors to upload arbitrary data files and even execute arbitrary code on the underlying host system of the application. The security weaknesses were reported by researchers Alberto Favero from German cybersecurity firm Hawsec and Altion Malka … [Read more...] about Critical Flaws Uncovered in Pentaho Business Analytics Software
Several Bugs Found in 3 Open-Source Software Used by Several Businesses
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed nine security vulnerabilities affecting three open-source projects — EspoCRM, Pimcore, and Akaunting — that are widely used by several small to medium businesses and, if successfully exploited, could provide a pathway to more sophisticated attacks. All the security flaws in question, which impact EspoCRM v6.1.6, Pimcore Customer … [Read more...] about Several Bugs Found in 3 Open-Source Software Used by Several Businesses
Nasty macOS Malware XCSSET Now Targets Google Chrome, Telegram Software
A malware known for targeting macOS operating system has been updated once again to add more features to its toolset that allows it to amass and exfiltrate sensitive data stored in a variety of apps, including apps such as Google Chrome and Telegram, as part of further "refinements in its tactics." XCSSET was uncovered in August 2020, when it was found targeting Mac developers … [Read more...] about Nasty macOS Malware XCSSET Now Targets Google Chrome, Telegram Software
10 Critical Flaws Found in CODESYS Industrial Automation Software
Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed as many as ten critical vulnerabilities impacting CODESYS automation software that could be exploited to remote code execution on programmable logic controllers (PLCs). "To exploit the vulnerabilities, an attacker does not need a username or password; having network access to the industrial controller is enough," researchers from … [Read more...] about 10 Critical Flaws Found in CODESYS Industrial Automation Software
Rising Demand for DDoS Protection Software Market By 2020-2028
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is a malicious form of attack that disrupts the regular network traffic by overwhelming the website with more traffic than the server can handle. The main aim of this kind of cyberattack is to render the website inoperable. Over recent years, these kinds of attacks are increasing, fueling the demand for the best DDoS protection … [Read more...] about Rising Demand for DDoS Protection Software Market By 2020-2028
Iranian Hackers Using Remote Utilities Software to Spy On Its Targets
Hackers with suspected ties to Iran are actively targeting academia, government agencies, and tourism entities in the Middle East and neighboring regions as part of an espionage campaign aimed at data theft. Dubbed "Earth Vetala" by Trend Micro, the latest finding expands on previous research published by Anomali last month, which found evidence of malicious activity aimed at … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Using Remote Utilities Software to Spy On Its Targets
Third-Party Software Security Scanning – Cisco Blogs
This blog is co-authored by Nur Hayat and is part two of a four-part series about DevSecOps. Earlier in this series we covered how Continuous Security Buddy (CSB) for continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) — CSB for CI/CD — provides an automation framework for holistic, continuous security based on DevSecOps principles. In this blog, let’s take a closer look at … [Read more...] about Third-Party Software Security Scanning – Cisco Blogs