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    Google Patches Critical Chrome Vulnerability and Additional Flaws

    News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Apr 26, 2024

    Google addressed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-4058) in its Chrome web browser on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. This flaw resides within the ANGLE graphics layer engine and carries a “critical” severity rating, indicating its potential for severe exploitation.

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    Root Causes - A PKI & Security Podcast

    EPISODE 381

    Broadcast Date:
    April 26, 2024

    7 minutes

    Podcast Apr 26, 2024

    Root Causes 381: Apple Chip Sideloading Attack Leaks Encryption Keys

    A newly revealed side channel attack enables theft of private keys from M-series Apple chips. We explain.

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    Cisco Warns of Massive Surge in Password-Spraying Attacks on VPNs

    News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Apr 24, 2024

    Attackers are indiscriminately targeting VPNs from Cisco and several other vendors in what may be a reconnaissance effort, the vendor says.

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    NVD delays highlight vulnerability management woes: Put malware first

    News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Apr 24, 2024

    A decision by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to change how it maintains the widely used National Vulnerability Database (NVD) has focused attention on the brittle nature of current enterprise vulnerability management processes.

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    Akira takes in $42 million in ransom payments, now targets Linux servers

    News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Apr 24, 2024

    The Akira ransomware group netted itself $42 million in payments in the last year from over 250 organizations, according to a joint advisory released April 18 by four leading cybersecurity agencies across Europe and the United States.

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    Malvertising: Fake Popular Software Ads Deliver New MadMxShell Backdoor

    News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Apr 24, 2024

    IT professionals are under attack! This article exposes a malicious malvertising campaign targeting IT teams with a novel backdoor named MadMxShell. Learn how attackers use typosquatting and DNS techniques to compromise systems.

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    Hackers Create Legit Phishing Links With Ghost GitHub, GitLab Comments

    News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Apr 24, 2024

    Hackers are using unpublished GitHub and GitLab comments to generate phishing links that appear to come from legitimate open source software (OSS) projects.

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    NVD delays highlight vulnerability management woes: Put malware first

    News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Apr 24, 2024

    A decision by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to change how it maintains the widely used National Vulnerability Database (NVD) has focused attention on the brittle nature of current enterprise vulnerability management processes.

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    Brute Force Password Cracking Takes Longer, But Celebration May Be Premature

    News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Apr 24, 2024

    Brute force cracking of passwords takes longer now than in the past, but the good news is not a cause for celebration, according to the latest annual audit of password cracking times released Tuesday by Hive Systems.

    Depending on the length of the password and its composition — the mix of numbers, letters, and special characters — a password can be cracked instantly or take half a dozen eons to decipher.

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    Sectigo Sponsors RSA 2024

    Press Release from Sectigo

    Press Release Apr 24, 2024

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., — April 24, 2024 — Sectigo®, the industry’s most innovative provider of comprehensive certificate lifecycle management (CLM), and website cybersecurity announced today its participation in RSA 2024, held May 6-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

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    eIDAS 2.0: The concerns surrounding this new standard

    Blog Post from Sectigo

    Blog Post Apr 24, 2024

    Discover how eIDAS 2.0 aims to streamline online transactions while facing concerns over privacy and centralization.

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    Root Causes - A PKI & Security Podcast

    EPISODE 380

    Broadcast Date:
    April 23, 2024

    29 minutes

    Podcast Apr 23, 2024

    Root Causes 380: If Quantum Supremacy Comes Earlier Than Expected

    We talk about the challenges to PQC migration and what happens if quantum computers break RSA before we're expecting them to.