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VERT Threat Alert: July 2022 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Image Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s July 2022 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1011 on Wednesday, July 13th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2022-22047 Microsoft is reporting this month that a single vulnerability in the Windows...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of June 20, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of June 20, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Over a Dozen Flaws Found in Siemens...
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VERT Threat Alert: June 2022 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Image Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s June 2022 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1007 on Wednesday, June 15th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs None of the vulnerabilities patched this month have been exploited in-the-wild or publicly disclosed according...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of June 06, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of June 06, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Another nation-state actor exploits...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of May 30, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of May 30, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Vendor Refuses to Remove Backdoor...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of May 16, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of May 16, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories.  Watch Out! Hackers Begin Exploiting...
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VERT Threat Alert: May 2022 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Image Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s May 2022 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1002 on Wednesday, May 11th. CVE-2022-26925 In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs Based on Microsoft’s limited documentation, this appears to be a resurgence and/or improved...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of May 2, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of May 2, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Microsoft Azure Vulnerability Exposes...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of April 25, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of April 25, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Homeland Security bug bounty...
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CIS Control 17: Incident Response Management

Image 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...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of April 18, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of April 18, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. CISA Alert on ICS, SCADA Devices...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of April 11, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of April 11, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Microsoft's Autopatch feature...
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VERT Threat Alert: April 2022 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Image Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s April 2022 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-996 on Wednesday, April 13th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2022-24521 While not previously publicly disclosed, Microsoft is reporting that they have seen active...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of April 4, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of April 4, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Borat RAT, a new RAT that performs...
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What Is the Role of Incident Response in ICS Security?

Image In recent years, cyber espionage has been growing in magnitude and complexity. One of the most common targets is Industrial Control Systems (ICS) within critical infrastructure sectors. With many organizations relying more heavily on ICS networks, there has been an increase in threats and cyberattacks aimed at these systems. Not...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of March 28, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of March 28, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Muhstik Botnet Targeting Redis...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of March 21, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of March 21, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Misconfigured Firebase Databases...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of March 14, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of March 14, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Most Orgs Would Take Security Bugs...
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VERT Threat Alert: March 2022 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Image Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s March 2022 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-989 on Wednesday, March 9th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2022-21990 CVE-2022-21990 describes a code execution vulnerability within Remote Desktop Client. The...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of February 28, 2022

Image All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of February 28, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. High-Severity Flaws Discovered...