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Critical Vulnerabilities Discovered in Automated Tank Gauge Systems
Bitsight TRACE explores several critical vulnerabilities discovered in ATG systems and their inherent risk when exposed to the Internet.
As a security professional navigating the new challenges 2020 is bringing to cybersecurity, it’s critical to understand the ways your organization’s data could be exposed. Sensitive data is critical, safeguarded information. Different information can be considered sensitive depending on the industry, but in general it can be anything your organization, your employees, your customers, or your third parties would expect to be private and protected.Below, we’ve outlined five examples of sensitive data your organization likely handles—and a few key ways to protect it from evolving cyber threats.
Bitsight evaluated the current global state of exposure to CVE-2022-1388. Our findings indicate that many organizations remain vulnerable to this critical vulnerability, presenting risk not only to these organizations but also to their customer bases. See the findings.
Discover five practical cyber risk reduction strategies including understanding your attack surface, continuous monitoring, keeping software updated, and more.
Moody’s Investor Services published new research indicating worldwide cyber risk is rising, particularly among critical infrastructure entities.
SystemBC is a malware written in C that turns infected computers into SOCKS5 proxies.
Discover how Bitsight’s GPS vulnerability research can help your organization and third party managers reduce IoT device cyber risk.
The NCUA Board approved a proposed rule that would require a federally insured credit union (FICU) to notify the NCUA as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours after they reasonably believe that a reportable cyber incident has occurred.
Bitsight has discovered six severe vulnerabilities in a popular vehicle GPS tracker (MiCODUS MV720) potentially allowing hackers to track individuals without their knowledge, remotely disable fleets of corporate supply and emergency vehicles, abruptly stop civilian vehicles on dangerous highways, and more.
Atlassian Confluence has been impacted by vulnerability CVE-2022-26134 allowing for ransomware deployment, data theft, & more. See Bitsight's findings & analysis.
The federal government is using every tool possible to deter and disrupt retaliatory cyberattacks against critical national infrastructure. With the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act, agencies are required to report cybersecurity incidents within a 72 hour period. Learn more.
In November 2021, a new version of the Emotet botnet emerged. How did this happen? What is the botnet doing today? And how can organizations avoid becoming victims? Get the answers and more.
Ransomware isn’t going away; security leaders need to get inside the brain of ransomware sleuths and learn how attacks develop to better identify early indicators of ransomware in their network. Read on to learn how ransomware attacks happen.
This article contains tips for security and risk professionals to manage risk from their Single Sign-On (SSO) providers and better protect their users’ credentials.
What is cyber insurance underwriting, how has it evolved, and what you can expect when you apply for cyber insurance.
Organizations remain concerned about the potential implications to their own security posture as a result of the Okta cyber attack. It's important to identify where risks are present throughout your third parties landscape.