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The JFrog Security research team continuously monitors popular open source software (OSS) repositories with our automated tooling to avert potential software supply chain security threats, and reports any vulnerabilities or malicious packages discovered to repository maintainers and the wider community. Most recently we disclosed 25 malicious packages in the npm repository that were picked up by our automated scanning tools.

With constant pressure on web application and software development teams to churn out code for new website tools/features, it makes sense to leverage code depositories and JavaScript libraries to expedite the development process. In fact, code depositories, like GitHub, are so important to the web development process, that the vast majority of organizational websites use them. But code depositories and libraries—whether their internal or external—can hide a danger known as shadow code.

IoT has rapidly moved from a fringe technology to a mainstream collection of techniques, protocols, and applications that better enable you to support and monitor a highly distributed, complex system. One of the most critical challenges to overcome is processing an ever-growing stream of analytics data, from IoT security data to business insights, coming from each device. Many protocols have been implemented for this, but could logs provide a powerful option for IoT data and IoT monitoring?

The NIS Regulations were enacted in May 2018 to implement the EU Directive to achieve NIS compliance.

According to the FBI Internet Crime 2020 Report, phishing scams were the most prominent attack in 2020 with 241,342 complaints reported and adjusted losses of $54 million. In particular, whaling (a highly targeted phishing attack) has been on the rise and is only expected to grow from here. A whaling attack targets high-profile executives with access to valuable information and systems. Let’s take a closer look at whaling attacks and how to stay protected.

Part of operating an effective security program is the ability to never rest upon any previous success. When guarding against an adversary, yesterday’s success is quickly eclipsed by the dynamic shift in the attacker’s tactics. Just as a doctor “rules out” a particular diagnosis, an effective attacker first searches for well-known vulnerabilities using catalogs of offensive exploits. These are part of the attacker’s playbook.

When it comes to making business decisions about new technologies and software adoption into your organization – it’s vital to work with your security team to balance the need for speed without sacrificing security.

Cybersecurity presents an ever-escalating challenge for most C-level executives. As the average cost of a data breach continues to grow, the sheer volume of attacks threatens to overwhelm resource-strapped IT organizations. In response, many executives are looking to AI-enabled SOAR solutions (Security Orchestration Automation and Response) to help shorten threat response times, optimize high-value security personnel, and reduce overall business risk.

Readers Note : This is a summarized post of a detailed write up by the Elastic Security Intelligence and Analytics team. A deep dive on UAC Bypass is available to read here.

Cybersecurity threats have been a headache for the hospitality industry for many years. When the COVID-19 pandemic turned this industry upside down, attempts to stay in business put many hotels in an even riskier position in terms of security. For example, many organizations followed the example of hotels in Amsterdam that diversified their services and turned guest rooms into offices for remote employees. Such moves generated profit for the hotels but also created new vulnerabilities.