VBScript (Visual Basic Script), after being used for 27 years, the tech giant – “Microsoft” officially announced its deprecation from future Windows versions. The Windows team made this announcement in their recent update, which includes a list of “Deprecated features for Windows clients.” The official statement from Microsoft reads, “VBScript is being deprecated.
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, containerized microservices have become the lifeblood of application development and deployment. Resembling miniature virtual machines, these entities enable efficient code execution in any environment, be it an on-premises server, a public cloud, or even a laptop. This paradigm eliminates the criteria of platform compatibility and library dependency from the DevOps equation.
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In light of the recent data breach at Okta, it’s important to pay attention to the potential risks of sharing HAR files in SaaS data silos like Zendesk.
A panel of cybersecurity experts from BT, Cranfield University and Netacea recently came together to discuss the accumulating cost businesses face due to malicious automation. The webinar is now available to watch on demand (scroll to the bottom of this page or click here to watch it in full). You’ll hear our specialist panel analyze results from this year’s extensive survey into what bot attacks cost enterprise businesses.
The Fireblocks research team recently uncovered an ERC-4337 Account Abstraction vulnerability in the smart contract wallet UniPass. Fireblocks worked with UniPass to fully mitigate the vulnerability, which was found in hundreds of mainnet wallets in a whitehat operation. All funds are now safe and accounted for.
In August 2023, Netskope Threat Labs highlighted an increase in downloads of PDF phishing attachments in Microsoft Live Outlook, caused by a series of phishing campaigns targeting users of the email service. We took a closer look and found that these campaigns are mostly Amazon-themed scams with a few Apple and IRS-themed phishing attempts sprinkled throughout. Just like in our previously reported phishing blog posts, attackers are abusing free services in these campaigns.