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Tripwire Patch Priority Index for May 2024

By Lane Thames on Wed, 06/19/2024
Tripwire's May 2024 Patch Priority Index (PPI) brings together important vulnerabilities for Microsoft and Adobe.First on the list this month is a patch for Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (CVE-2024-26169). This CVE is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.Next on the list are patches for Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) and Chromium that resolve use after free, heap...
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4 Things a Good Vulnerability Management Policy Should Include

By Matthew Jerzewski on Wed, 06/12/2024
The Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report noted a 180% increase in exploited vulnerabilities over the previous year’s figures. The importance of keeping an up-to-date vulnerability management policy for remediating and controlling security vulnerabilities cannot be understated. 1. Overview: Summary of Vulnerability Management Policy Taking the time to give a short summary of the policy...
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VERT Threat Alert: June 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis

By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 06/11/2024
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s June 2024 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1110 as soon as coverage is completed. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2023-50868 The only disclosed vulnerability we have this month, is CVE-2023-50868, a DNSSEC protocol level vulnerability that can lead to denial of service. The...
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Understanding Vulnerability Management and Patch Management
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Understanding Vulnerability Management and Patch Management

By Taha Dharsi on Mon, 06/03/2024
Vulnerability management and patch management are often confused. However, it's crucial to recognize that, while complementary, they are distinct processes. Understanding the differences between vulnerability management and patch management is essential for a solid security posture. Let's delve into the concepts to understand better what they are, how they differ, and how they work together. ...
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What Experts Have to Say About Choosing the Right Cybersecurity Frameworks

Frameworks like the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls, MITRE ATT&CK and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework give organizations clear, step-by-step methodologies for protecting their sensitive data, leveraging a wealth of industry knowledge to take the guesswork out of your security program.While these cybersecurity frameworks aren’t mandatory...
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VERT Threat Alert: May 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis

By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 05/14/2024
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s May 2024 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1106 as soon as coverage is completed. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2024-30040 Up first this month, we have a security feature bypass in MSHTML. More specifically, we have an Object...
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Vulnerability Scanning vs. Penetration Testing

By Babar Mahmood on Fri, 05/03/2024
In the modern digital landscape, cybersecurity is paramount, making the differentiation between vulnerability scanning and penetration testing essential for safeguarding organizational assets. Vulnerability scanning offers a broad sweep for potential security weaknesses, serving as an early warning system. Penetration testing takes a more targeted...
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Tripwire Patch Priority Index for April 2024

By Lane Thames on Thu, 05/02/2024
Tripwire's April 2024 Patch Priority Index (PPI) brings together important vulnerabilities for Microsoft. Firsts on the list are patches for Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) and Chromium that resolve 2 spoofing vulnerabilities. Next on the patch priority list this month is a patch for Microsoft Office and Excel that resolves spoofing and remote...
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VERT Threat Alert: April 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis

By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 04/09/2024
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s April 2024 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1101 as soon as coverage is completed. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2024-26234 This CVE describes a Proxy Driver Spoofing Vulnerability that, thanks to Microsoft’s new CWE listings, we...
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AI/ML Digital Everest: Dodging System Failure Summit Fever

By Sandy Dunn on Mon, 04/08/2024
Summit Fever Syndrome, a cause of many extreme altitude climbers' deaths, is due to a lack of oxygen and mission blindness, which leads to impaired judgment where climbers take needless risks, disregard safety precautions, and make deadly errors. Deploying AI/ML models is like climbing Mount Everest. Both climbers and AI projects chase their peaks...
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Tripwire Patch Priority Index for March 2024

By Lane Thames on Wed, 04/03/2024
Tripwire's March 2024 Patch Priority Index (PPI) brings together important vulnerabilities for Microsoft, Google, and Apple. First on the patch priority list are patches for Windows Kernel and Multiple Apple products. These CVEs (CVE-2024-21338, CVE-2024-23296, CVE-2024-23225) have been added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog....
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Managed Cybersecurity Services Secure Modern Environments

By Troy Thompson on Mon, 03/25/2024
In an era characterized by relentless digital transformation and interconnectedness, cybersecurity has evolved into a complex and dynamic battleground. Businesses, governments, and individuals find themselves locked in a perpetual struggle against a relentless flood of evolving threats. From sophisticated cybercriminal syndicates to state-sponsored...
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What Makes Fortra’s Tripwire Different

Are you weighing your options between integrity management solutions? Evaluating, purchasing, and deploying new software is hard work, especially when you get down to the granular details of understanding which solutions have which capabilities and matching those capabilities to your organization’s particular needs. In an industry buzzing with ever-changing terminology and a profusion of vendors...
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Critical insights into Australia’s supply chain risk landscape
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Critical insights into Australia’s supply chain risk landscape

By Anirudh Chand on Tue, 03/19/2024
Australian organizations find themselves navigating a minefield of supply chain risks, with a surge in incidents stemming from multi-party breaches. These breaches are often caused by vulnerabilities in cloud or software providers and are emerging as a challenge that demands attention and proactive strategies. From July to December 2023, 483 data...
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VERT Threat Alert: March 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis

By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 03/12/2024
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s March 2024 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1097 as soon as coverage is completed. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs There were no in-the-wild or disclosed CVEs included in the March Patch Tuesday release. CVE Breakdown by Tag While...
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#TripwireBookClub – Black Hat GraphQL

By Tyler Reguly on Mon, 03/04/2024
The most recent book that we’ve read over here is Black Hat GraphQL: Attacking Next Generation APIs written by Dolev Farhi and Nick Aleks. The book is described as being for, “anyone interested in learning how to break and protect GraphQL APIs with the aid of offensive security testing.” As someone who works primarily with REST APIs, I was...
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Tripwire Patch Priority Index for February 2024

By Lane Thames on Mon, 03/04/2024
Tripwire's February 2024 Patch Priority Index (PPI) brings together important vulnerabilities for Microsoft, ConnectWise, and Google. First on the patch priority list are patches for ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Windows SmartScreen, and Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut files. These CVEs (CVE-2024-1709, CVE-2024...
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VERT Threat Alert: February 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis

By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 02/13/2024
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s February 2024 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1093 as soon as coverage is completed. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2024-21351 This CVE describes a bypass in the Windows SmartScreen Security Feature. At this point, these bypasses...
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3 Tips for Enterprise Patch Management
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3 Tips for Enterprise Patch Management

By Lane Thames on Tue, 02/13/2024
With all the technology we have today, installing software updates has become a near-daily, full-time activity. Patch management for large-scale enterprise IT systems can be one of the most stressful parts of an IT professional’s job. In today’s large and evolving IT networks where many new services are going online every day and software components...
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