Verizon DBIR: Enterprises Know the Pain of Zero Day Exploits All Too Well
The Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report shows a 180 percent increase in the use of vulnerability exploits in breaches
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Dennis Fisher
Editor in ChiefDennis Fisher is an award-winning journalist who has been covering information security and privacy since 2000.
He is one of the co-founders of Threatpost and previously wrote for TechTarget and eWeek, when magazines were still a thing that existed. Dennis enjoys finding the stories behind the headlines and digging into the motivations and thinking of both defenders and attackers. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Improper Bostonian, Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge, and most of his kids’ English papers.
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Featured Articles
Cactus Ransomware Group Targets Qlik Sense Servers
Cactus ransomware actors are targeting Qlik Sense servers with exploits for three separate vulnerabilities in an ongoing campaign.
Russian Group Forest Blizzard Deploying GooseEgg Tool to Exploit CVE-2022-38028
A Russian threat group known as Forest Blizzard has been using a custom tool called GooseEgg to exploit a Windows Print Spooler
Qakbot Ducks for Cover With New Tactics
The Qakbot malware operators have shifted tactics again to adapt to changes in defenses.
New SeroXen RAT Emerges
A new RAT known as SeroXen is for sale on forums and social media platforms and has the ability to evade EDR and delivers a rootkit.
Decipher Podcast: Hazel Burton
Dennis Fisher is joined by Hazel Burton from the Cisco Talos team to talk about the importance of empathy in communications, her non-linear path to infosec, and how her improv comedy training has helped her in her roles.
Barracuda Fixes RCE Flaw in Email Security Gateway
Barracuda has patched a remote code execution vulnerability in its Email Security Gateway appliances.
Volt Typhoon Attack Group Targets U.S. Infrastructure
A group known as Volt Typhoon, that is affiliated with the Chinese government, has been attacking critical infrastructure in Guam and elsewhere in the United States.