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Managing Financial Crime Risks in Digital Payments
By Chester Avey on Thu, 02/01/2024
The emergence of innovative Financial Technology (FinTech) has spearheaded rapid growth in the digital payments sector. In recent years, global payment revenues exceeded valuations of $2.2 trillion, with a steady Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) expected in the next five years.
There is no denying the convenience benefits that the digital...
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Addressing Client-Side Risks in PCI DSS 4.0
By Josh Davies on Mon, 07/15/2024
It seems like such a short time ago that the Security Standards Council released the newest version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). It has been a full year, and version 4.0 is now in effect. Industries that adhere to the Standard were given the year to implement the new changes. The Standard includes limited exceptions for specific requirements, classifying them as...
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Compliance frameworks are notoriously dense and complex, making them difficult to put into action. Compliance is also time-consuming—especially if you’re still attempting manual configuration of your systems, applications, databases and cloud assets. Manual configuration is error-prone and immediately out of date the moment an assessment ends. And a lack of compliance can result in failing audits,...
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What you need to know about PCI 4.0: Requirements 1, 2, 3 and 4.
By David Bruce on Tue, 06/14/2022
The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has released its first update to their Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) since 2018. The new standard, version 4.0, is set to generally go into effect by 2024, but there are suggested updates that are not going to be required until a year after that. This, of course, creates a couple of problems...
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What Is the ISA/IEC 62443 Framework?
By Michael Betti on Mon, 11/04/2024
Cybersecurity threats to manufacturing and process plants come from a wide range of attack vectors, including supply chain, logistics, enterprise computing, remote connections, operator stations, programmable logic controllers, distributed control systems (DCSs), smart sensors, and new smart devices. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies offer greater connectivity and endless applications, but...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of July 25, 2022
By Andrew Swoboda on Mon, 08/01/2022
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 July 25, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories.
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VERT Threat Alert: April 2022 Patch Tuesday Analysis
By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 04/12/2022
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 exploitation of this...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of March 14, 2022
By Editorial Staff on Mon, 03/21/2022
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.
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PCI DSS 4.0 is Here: What you Need to Consider
By David Bruce on Tue, 04/26/2022
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a benchmark with tenure in the industry, with the first version being introduced in 2004. The PCI DSS was unique when it was introduced because of its prescriptive nature and its focus on protecting cardholder data. Cybersecurity is a changing landscape, and prescriptive standards must be...
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Understanding Managed Service Providers (MSPs): Choosing the Right Provider
By Jim Whiting on Wed, 08/21/2024
The demand for robust security, transparency, and accountability is at an all-time high, and many businesses are relying on managed service providers (MSPs) to manage their IT infrastructure, ensure data security, or provide seamless operational support. Concurrently, MSPs must continuously innovate and differentiate their offerings to meet the growing needs of businesses.The wide range of MSPs...
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Delivering Electrons, Generating Data Lakes, and the Security & Privacy Considerations of Running a Modern Industrial Organization
By Editorial Staff on Thu, 09/30/2021
In this episode, Patrick Miller, Founder of Ampere Industrial Security, discusses what utilities and other industrial companies need to consider when it comes to the goldmines of data they're collecting from their machines and customers. He also explains why security and privacy needs to be incorporated in these operations by design.
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Sextortion Scams – How They Persuade and What to Watch for
By Martina Dove on Wed, 07/10/2024
"Sextortion" scams represent some of cybercriminals' most brazen attempts to extract money from unwitting victims. These extortion techniques rely on fear and shame to get targets to pay up. Similar to individualized ransomware attacks, if the party refuses to pay the demand, public exposure will follow.As these attacks target individuals rather than companies, it is important for all employees to...
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VERT Threat Alert: December 2021 Patch Tuesday Analysis
By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 12/14/2021
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s December 2021 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-978 on Wednesday, December 15th.
In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs
CVE-2021-43890
Up first this month is a vulnerability in the Windows AppX Installer that could allow spoofing. This...
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VERT Threat Alert: June 2021 Patch Tuesday Analysis
By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 06/08/2021
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s June 2021 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-947 on Wednesday, June 9th.In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEsCVE-2021-31955This is one of two vulnerabilities fixed in today’s patch drop which were reported by Kaspersky Lab after detecting...
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CIS Control 11: Data Recovery
By Matthew Jerzewski on Wed, 11/27/2024
Data loss can be a consequence of a variety of factors from malicious ransomware to hardware failures and even natural disasters. Regardless of the reason for data loss, we need to be able to restore our data. A data recovery plan begins with prioritizing our data, protecting it while it is being stored, and having a plan to recover data. Key Takeaways for Control 11Prioritize your data and come...
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VERT Threat Alert: August 2021 Patch Tuesday Analysis
By Tyler Reguly on Tue, 08/10/2021
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s August 2021 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-959 on Wednesday, August 11th.In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEsCVE-2021-36948This privilege escalation vulnerability that affects the Windows Update Medic Service (WaasMedic) has been actively...
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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of January 31, 2022
By Andrew Swoboda on Mon, 02/07/2022
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 January 31, 2022. We’ve also included the comments from a few folks here at Tripwire VERT.
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WaterISAC: 15 Security Fundamentals You Need to Know
By Stefanie Shank on Wed, 01/24/2024
2023 saw two concerning attacks on public water systems, highlighting the fragility and risk to utility systems. In Pennsylvania, malicious hackers breached the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa system the night after Thanksgiving. The criminals were making a political statement: the technology used to manage water pressure was developed by...