Being a cybersecurity professional means you’re regularly in charge of making complex decisions with real-world consequences, like choosing the right cybersecurity benchmarks, controls, frameworks, or best practices for your organization. Should you apply the CIS Controls, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, or something else? Without overarching industry consensus, it can be...
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...
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 Linking...
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 know...
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...
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...
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...
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 have...
One of the most common factors that can lead to cybersecurity incidents is a security misconfiguration in software or application settings. The default settings that come with the implementation of these tools and solutions are often not configured securely, and many organizations do not invest the time and resources into ensuring that they are.
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Like every other industry, the healthcare sector is barely recognizable when compared to its state 20 years ago. It, too, has been transfigured by technology. While this has brought many impactful benefits, it has also introduced at least one major challenge: keeping sensitive patient information private.
At the heart of this privacy challenge stands...
Cybersecurity in Mental Healthcare - The Overlooked Risk
Did you know the New-Age Therapeutic sector is unregulated? If that surprises you, then you’re not alone. I was a little surprised, too. Yes, there are various professional bodies a practitioner can join, and there are courses they can attend, but they aren’t forced to.
It should be noted that...
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s January 2024 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1088 as soon as coverage is completed.
In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs
There were no in-the-wild or disclosed CVEs included in the January Patch Tuesday drop.
CVE Breakdown by Tag
While...
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s December 2023 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1086 on Wednesday, December 13th.
In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs
CVE-2023-20588
AMD has released AMD-SB-7007 – Speculative Leaks Security Notice, which describes how some AMD processors can...
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s November 2023 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1082 on Wednesday, November 15th.
In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs
CVE-2023-36033
A vulnerability in the Microsoft Desktop Window Manager (DWM) could allow an attacker to gain SYSTEM level...
Plastic surgeries across the United States have been issued a warning that they are being targeted by cybercriminals in plots designed to steal sensitive data including patients' medical records and photographs that will be later used for extortion.
The warning, which was issued by the FBI yesterday and is directed towards plastic surgery offices and...
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s October 2023 Security Updates, which includes a recently introduced release notes format. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1077 on Wednesday, October 11th.
In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs
CVE-2023-41763
While this vulnerability is labeled as a Skype for...
While always a part of business, compliance demands have skyrocketed as the digital world gives us so many more ways to go awry. We all remember the Enron scandal that precipitated the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Now, SOX compliance means being above board on a number of cybersecurity requirements as well.
Fortra's Tripwire recently released a new guide:...
When building a tower, it helps to start with a sturdy foundation. Cyber maturity is the tower, and there are three levels that build it:
Foundational IT/OT & Security Control Processes
Fundamental Security Control Capabilities
Advanced Security Control Capabilities
Fortra occupies a unique space in the industry because of the sheer size of the...
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s September 2023 Security Updates, which includes a recently introduced release notes format. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1073 on Wednesday, September 13th.
In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs
CVE-2023-36761
Microsoft has indicated that a vulnerability...