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PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

Maintaining compliance is a difficult job—both in scope and in practical application. Organizations need to comply with a vast array of regulations, and the number is constantly increasing. Compliance is consistently tightening; businesses and financial institutions now have to learn and dive into the new Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) 4.0 requirements as the implementation...
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5 Key Components of Cybersecurity Hardening
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5 Key Components of Cybersecurity Hardening

Wed, 03/22/2023
Hardening in Cybersecurity Cybersecurity hardening is a comprehensive approach to keeping your organization safe from intruders, and mitigating risk. By reducing your attack surface, vulnerability is reduced in tandem. Hardening (or system hardening) considers all flaws and entry points potentially targeted by attackers to compromise your system....
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VIN Cybersecurity Exploits and How to Address Them in 2023
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VIN Cybersecurity Exploits and How to Address Them in 2023

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Wed, 03/22/2023
Cybersecurity is no longer the exclusive domain of computers, servers, and handheld devices. As wireless connectivity grows, it makes many daily activities more convenient, but it also means that cars may be vulnerable to cyberattacks. Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric vehicles are starting to dominate the auto market, but they often carry...
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Ransomware Risk Management: A Cybersecurity Framework Profile

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Tue, 03/21/2023
How big is Ransomware? The San Francisco 49ers, confirmed a ransomware attack, Cisco was attacked by the Yanluowang ransomware gang, and Entrust was attacked by Lockbit. And that’s just a handful of ransomware accounts noted in 2022. On the surface, ransomware is relatively easy for any criminal to perpetrate, however, those who develop this...
Key Findings: UK Cybersecurity Breaches Survey 2022
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Key Findings: UK Cybersecurity Breaches Survey 2022

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Tue, 03/21/2023
The cybersecurity landscape is continuously evolving. It has led businesses to question how they are protecting themselves and their consumers from data breaches. Since 2014, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has commissioned the Cybersecurity Breaches Survey of the UK to understand what protections are in place, and...
Cybersecurity
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Don’t fail an audit over a neglected annual policy review

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Mon, 03/20/2023
When did you last have a light-bulb moment? For me, it was very recent. I was working with a client, supporting them in their latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) annual compliance assessment, and, in discussion with the Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), I had a sudden urge to challenge something we’ve all, always, believed...
Compliance
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A Look at The 2023 Global Automotive Cybersecurity Report

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Mon, 03/20/2023
From its inception, the automotive industry has been shaped by innovation and disruption. In recent years, these transformations have taken shape in rapid digitization, ever-growing Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure, and advanced connectivity. These shifts have redirected the automotive industry, meeting and surpassing customer expectations for...
Cybersecurity
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Free decryptor released for Conti-based ransomware following data leak

By Graham Cluley on Fri, 03/17/2023
Security researchers have released a new decryption tool that should come to the rescue of some victims of a modified version of the Conti ransomware, helping them to recover their encrypted data for free. Conti was one of the most notorious ransomware groups, responsible for hundreds of attacks against organisations, which netted criminals over ...
Cybersecurity
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How Retiring Gas and Coal Plants Affects Grid Stability

By Katrina Thompson on Thu, 03/16/2023
Legacy gas and coal plants are being aged out – and no one wants to pay enough to keep them going. With increased pressure from green energy laws and added competition from renewable sources, these monsters of Old Power are being shown the door. Considering they've predated and precipitated all Industrial Revolutions (except for this last one – that...
Vulnerability & Risk Management
Industrial Control Systems
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What is CSAF (Common Security Advisory Framework)?

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Wed, 03/15/2023
The world of security advisories is disjointed, with disparate systems holding critical documentation in various formats. To make matters more challenging, despite living in a digital-first era, most of these documents are not legible for machines and must be parsed, reviewed, or referenced by humans. As system administrators contend with a rapidly...
Cybersecurity
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What are Rootkits? How to prevent them

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Wed, 03/15/2023
A Rootkit is a malicious program composed of malware that is created to provide prolonged root-level or privileged-level access to a computer. It remains hidden in the computer system while maintaining control of the system remotely. Rootkits have the ability to steal data, eavesdrop, change system configurations, create permanent backdoors,...
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VERT Threat Alert: March 2023 Patch Tuesday Analysis

By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 03/14/2023
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s March 2023 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1046 on Wednesday, March 15th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2023-24880 Up first this month is a publicly disclosed and exploited vulnerability impacting Windows SmartScreen. SmartScreen...
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VERT Research
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What actually is database integrity?

By Faisal Parkar on Tue, 03/14/2023
If you were to poll the folks in a typical office about which aspect of the infamous CIA Triad was most important to them, you would likely get different answers from different people. While confidentiality, integrity, and availability are all important and serve to function together, for the sake of fun, what if you had to choose one factor as the...
Cybersecurity
ISO27001 Updates: Change is afoot
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ISO27001 Updates: Change is afoot

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Mon, 03/13/2023
If you blinked, you might have missed it… On October 25th 2022, the new standard for the Information Security Management System, ISO27001 was released. Without fuss, and without fanfare. But, to quote a famous movie, “There was a great disturbance in the force.” ISO27001 is possibly one of the world's best-known standards for Information...
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TSA tells US aviation industry to boost its cybersecurity

By Graham Cluley on Thu, 03/09/2023
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued new requirements for airport and aircraft operators who, they say, are facing a "persistent cybersecurity threat." The agency's new directive compels the aviation industry to improve their defences against malicious hackers and cybercriminals, just days after Preisdent Biden announced...
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What Are Parameter Tampering Attacks?

By Katrina Thompson on Wed, 03/08/2023
APIs will continue to drive business and accelerate digital transformation this year to the extent that nearly no other technology can; according to the 19th Developer Economics survey by Slashdata, almost 90% of all developers use APIs. This makes them a target for attackers who aren’t afraid to engage in any tactic, especially tried-and-true...
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Three Levels of Change: Approval, Purpose, and Careful Monitoring

By Steven Sletten on Wed, 03/08/2023
I logged into one of my online accounts today, and the entire interface was different. At first, I checked to make sure that I was actually on the correct site. Once I confirmed that, I just accepted that the company who runs the software made changes that would improve the performance and functionality of the software. Once I logged in, I noticed...
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What to Know About Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Tue, 03/07/2023
Business email compromise (BEC) is a dangerous type of email spoofing that targets businesses, aiming to damage them in some way. Overall, BEC “is one of the most financially damaging online crimes,” according to a joint Cybersecurity Advisory by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal...
Stop Working in Silos: Integrating with APIs
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Stop Working in Silos: Integrating with APIs

By Chris Hudson on Mon, 03/06/2023
Is your security tool an island? Does it do its singular task with little more to offer than what it says on the package? Too many security offerings behave as singular entities, forcing you to constantly perform task switching to complete a job. If you are using a robust tool, then you may not be taking full advantage of its capabilities. Many...