 | | LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY | More SolarWinds Attack Details Emerge A third piece of malware is uncovered, but there are still plenty of unknowns about the epic attacks purportedly out of Russia. Microsoft Defender Zero-Day Fixed in First Patch Tuesday of 2021 Microsoft patched 83 bugs, including a Microsoft Defender zero-day and one publicly known elevation of privilege flaw. Security Operations Struggle to Defend Value, Keep Workers Companies continue to value security operations centers but the economics are increasingly challenging, with high analyst turnover and questions raised over return on investment. New Tool Sheds Light on AppleScript-Obfuscated Malware The AEVT decompiler helped researchers analyze a cryptominer campaign that used AppleScript for obfuscation and will help reverse engineers focused on other Mac OS malware. Bringing Zero Trust to Secure Remote Access Demand for secure remote access has skyrocketed during the pandemic. Here Omdia profiles more secure alternatives to virtual private network (VPN) technology. Over-Sharer or Troublemaker? How to Identify Insider-Risk Personas It's past time to begin charting insider risk indicators that identify risky behavior and stop it in its tracks. When It Comes To Security Tools, More Isn't More Organizations that focus on optimizing their tools, cutting down on tool sprawl, and taking a strategic approach to transitioning to the cloud are poised for success. SolarWinds Attackers May Have Hit Mimecast, Driving New Concerns Mimecast no longer uses the SolarWinds Orion network management software that served as an attack vector for thousands of organizations. United Nations Security Flaw Exposed 100K Staff Records Security researchers have disclosed a vulnerability they exploited to access more than 100,000 private employee records. IoT Vendor Ubiquiti Suffers Data Breach Cloud provider hosting "certain" IT systems attacked, company says. MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY | | | | |
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