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CIS Control 15: Service Provider Management
By Matthew Jerzewski on Tue, 10/29/2024
Enterprises today rely on partners and vendors to help manage their data. Some companies depend on third-party infrastructure for day-to-day operations, so understanding the regulations and protection standards that a service provider is promising to uphold is very important.Key Takeaways from Control 15Identify your business needs and create a set of standards that can be used to grade service...
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CIS Control 16: Application Software Security
By Matthew Jerzewski on Wed, 10/23/2024
The way in which we interact with applications has changed dramatically over the years. Enterprises use applications in day-to-day operations to manage their most sensitive data and control access to system resources. Instead of traversing a labyrinth of networks and systems, attackers today see an opening to turn an organization's application against it to bypass network security controls and...
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CIS Control 17: Incident Response Management
By Matthew Jerzewski on Wed, 10/16/2024
We all know that it is a question of when you will be compromised and not if you will be compromised. It is unavoidable. The goal of CIS Control 17 is to ensure that you are set up for success when that inevitable breach occurs. If an organization is neither equipped nor prepared for that potential data breach, they are not likely to succeed in responding to the threat.Key TakeawaysOne takeaway...
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CIS Control 18: Penetration Testing
By Matthew Jerzewski on Thu, 10/10/2024
Penetration testing is something that more companies and organizations should be considering as a necessary expense. I say this because, over the years, the cost of data breaches and other forms of malicious intrusions and disruptions are getting costlier. Per IBM Security’s “Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024,” the average cost of a breach has increased 10% year over year, with the healthcare...
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VERT Threat Alert: October 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis
By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 10/08/2024
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s October 2024 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1127 as soon as coverage is completed. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEsCVE-2024-43573A vulnerability in the Windows MSHTML Platform has seen active exploitation attacks against a spoofing vulnerability. Based on the CWE that Microsoft selected...
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VERT Threat Alert: September 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis
By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 09/10/2024
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s September 2024 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1123 as soon as coverage is completed. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2024-38217Windows uses the Mark of the Web (MoTW) to identify files downloaded from the Internet. This is done by setting the NTFS Zone.Identifier alternate Data...
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VERT Threat Alert: August 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis
By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 08/13/2024
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s August 2024 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1119 as soon as coverage is completed.In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEsCVE-2024-38178CVE-2024-38178 describes a vulnerability in the Microsoft Edge scripting engine when run in Internet Explorer Mode. On top of requiring Edge be running in...
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Navigating Compliance: A Guide to the U.S. Government Configuration Baseline
By Dan Jamison on Wed, 07/10/2024
For cybersecurity professionals tasked with defending the public sector, tackling the U.S. Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) is just another hurdle to a safer federal tomorrow. Part of a wide collection of necessary federal government compliance requirements, it hones in on which baseline security configurations are necessary for federally deployed IT products.
While not a standalone...
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VERT Threat Alert: July 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis
By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 07/09/2024
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s July 2024 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1114 as soon as coverage is completed. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEsCVE-2024-38112A vulnerability in the Windows MSHTML Platform could allow spoofing to occur. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that the attacker convince...
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How to Spot a Winning NERC CIP Project
By Paul Stewart on Wed, 06/19/2024
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) regulations often make exacting demands of Fortra Tripwire's customers, requiring them to update or create new change processes and document those processes in order to comply. In any NERC CIP-centered IT\OT project, there are always crucial indicators of success - even before the project gets...
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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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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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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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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
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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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Resolving Top Security Misconfigurations: What you need to know
By Jeff Moline on Mon, 01/22/2024
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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Expert Insight for Securing Your Critical Infrastructure
By Ted Rassieur on Mon, 01/15/2024
At Tripwire's recent Energy and NERC Compliance Working Group, we had the opportunity to speak with the Manager of Gas Measurement, Controls, & Cybersecurity at a large energy company. More specifically, we focused on SCADA and field assets of gas Operational Technology. The experience at the management level of such an organization provided a...
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VERT Threat Alert: January 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis
By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 01/09/2024
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
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