Experts Views On Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) Like “Black Basta” – Information Security Buzz

The BBC's Information Security Buzz has been given a glimpse of the latest information security news.

De BBC's Information Security Buzz heeft een blik geworpen op het laatste nieuws op het gebied van informatiebeveiliging.

Information Security Buzz (aka ISBuzz News) is an independent resource that provides the experts comments, analysis and opinion on the latest Information Security news and topics

Information Security Buzz (aka ISBuzz News) is een onafhankelijke bron die de experts commentaar, analyse en opinie geeft over het laatste Information Security nieuws en onderwerpen

Google last week reported seven vulnerabilities in the browser, four of which it rated as high severity.

Google has revealed a number of security flaws in its Chrome browser.

Google heeft een aantal beveiligingslekken in zijn Chrome-browser onthuld.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) Friday urged users and administrators to update to a new version of Chrome that Google released last week to fix a total of seven vulnerabilities in its browser. The company said it had decided to restrict access to bug details until most users have updated to the new version of Chrome (102.0.5005.115). The bug (CVE-2022-2007) is remotely exploitable and can have an impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems, according to a description of the flaw on vulnerability database VulDB.

Het Amerikaanse agentschap voor cyberveiligheid en infrastructuur (CISA) heeft vrijdag gebruikers en beheerders dringend verzocht te updaten naar een nieuwe versie van Chrome die Google vorige week heeft uitgebracht om in totaal zeven kwetsbaarheden in de browser te verhelpen. Het bedrijf zei dat het had besloten de toegang tot buggegevens te beperken totdat de meeste gebruikers zijn bijgewerkt naar de nieuwe versie van Chrome (102.0.5005.115). De bug (CVE-2022-2007) is op afstand uit te buiten en kan gevolgen hebben voor de vertrouwelijkheid, integriteit en beschikbaarheid van getroffen systemen, aldus een beschrijving van de fout op kwetsbaarhedendatabank VulDB.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) Friday urged users and administrators to update to a new version of Chrome that Google released last week to fix a total of seven vulnerabilities in its browser.

In an advisory, Google described four of the flaws — three of which were reported to the company by external researchers — as presenting a high risk for organizations. The company said it had decided to restrict access to bug details until most users have updated to the new version of Chrome (102.0.5005.115).

One of the vulnerabilities is a so-called use after free issue in the WebGPU application programming interface for functions such as computation and rendering on a Graphics Processing Unit. The bug (CVE-2022-2007) is remotely exploitable and can have an impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems, according to a description of the flaw on vulnerability database VulDB. "No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction," VulDB noted.

Google awarded $10,000 to the security researcher who reported the flaw to the company in May. VulDB estimated the price for an exploit for the flaw to be between $5,000 and $25,000 currently, though that could go up soon, it noted.

The second flaw is an out-of-bounds memory access use in the WebGL API for rendering 2D and 3D graphics. Two researchers from Vietnamese firm VinCSS Internet Security Services reported the bug (CVE-2022-2008) in April. VulDB described the flaw as being remotely exploitable but requiring at least some user interaction by the victim. The flaw appears to be easily exploitable and requires no authentication, VulDB said. Google's advisory noted the reward for disclosing the vulnerability had yet to be determined.

The third high-severity vulnerability that the new Chrome version addresses (CVE-2022-2010) is an out-of-bound read issue in compositing or in rendering Web page content. A security researcher with Google's own Project Zero bug hunting team discovered the vulnerability in May. Like the other two flaws, this one also affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems, VulDB said.

The fourth high severity vulnerability that Google disclosed is a use-after-free issue that an external security researcher reported to the company in May. The flaw (CVE-2022-2011) exists in ANGLE, a function that Google describes as an "almost native Graphics Layer engine" in Chrome. The memory corruption vulnerability has a near identical impact as the other three, based on VulDB's description of the issue.

CISA: Flaws Allow Attackers to Take Control of Affected Systems

CISA urged organizations to review Google's Chrome release note and apply the update to mitigate risk. "Google has released Chrome version 102.0.5005.115 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system," it said.

The seven flaws that Google addressed with its latest Chrome version is considerably smaller in number than some other recent Chrome-related bug disclosures from the company. A Chrome update that Google released on May 24 included fixes for 32 flaws, one of which was rated as being of critical severity while seven others were rated as being highly critical. Another update, also in May, contained fixes for 13 flaws, eight of which the company rated as being of high severity.

CISA Recommends Organizations Update to the Latest Version of Google Chrome

Criminelen zijn erin geslaagd om Oracle Solaris-servers van banken met een rootkit te infecteren die vervolgens fraude met ...

Welcome to a Dutch team based on encryption schemes.

Welkom bij een Nederlands team gebaseerd op encryptie schema's.

Als je geen password logins met SSH toestaat dan lijkt me credential harvesting ook niet effectief. Red teams wins. Blue team loses.

Kan wel speculeren maar schiet niet op. Lijkt er op dat ze oa. Als je geen password logins met SSH toestaat dan lijkt me credential harvesting ook niet effectief.

"make extensive use of the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) based backdoor we track as SLAPSTICK to aid with credential harvesting, and to provide backdoor access to compromised machines in victim networks."



Kan wel speculeren maar schiet niet op. Lijkt er op dat ze oa. een authenticatie probleempje hebben. Als je geen password logins met SSH toestaat dan lijkt me credential harvesting ook niet effectief.



Red teams wins. Blue team loses.



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Unstructured data management, storage complexity and cost remain barriers to adoption, resulting in valuable data being discarded or mismanaged.

Data management is a key challenge for businesses, according to an annual survey.

Gegevensbeheer is een belangrijke uitdaging voor bedrijven, zo blijkt uit een jaarlijkse enquête.

Unstructured data is expanding at massive volumes and remains key to business growth – according to the survey seven out of ten management teams put their data at the core of growth -- but there are key trends emerging that will have an impact on the success of capitalizing on this data moving forward. Unstructured data management, storage complexity and cost remain barriers to adoption, resulting in valuable data being discarded or mismanagedRespondents see unstructured data as underleveraged and overly complex: 52% of c-level respondents strongly agree that the opportunity exists for their organization to better leverage its existing data to create business value. Data quality and storage costs most often inhibit data management strategies: Ensuring data quality (42%) and data storage costs (38%) are the top two challenges cited when it comes to data management.

Kosteneffectieve dataretentie is van cruciaal belang: door gegevens langer te bewaren kan de veerkracht worden vergroot en kunnen gegevens te gelde worden gemaakt - 65% van onze respondenten zegt dat hun organisatie beter zou zijn toegerust om te herstellen van een aanval als ze hun gegevens langer zouden kunnen bewaren. SAN JOSE, Calif., 1 februari 2022-- Quantum Corporation (NASDAQ: QMCO) heeft vandaag nieuwe onderzoeksgegevens vrijgegeven die de meest voorkomende uitdagingen onthullen waar organisaties mee worstelen rond effectief databeheer, -opslag en -analyse. Gegevens blijven gedistribueerd en mobiel: 78% van de respondenten gaf aan dat hun organisatie regelmatig gegevens migreert tussen omgevingen (cloud, on-prem, edge), waarbij een meerderheid kiest voor een hybride cloudmodel waarbij de meeste gegevens worden opgeslagen op een publieke cloudinfrastructuur, terwijl sommige gegevens on-premise blijven.

SAN JOSE, Calif., February 1, 2022-- Quantum Corporation (NASDAQ: QMCO) today released new survey data that reveals the most common challenges organizations struggle with around effective data management, storage and analysis. The survey, conducted by ESG Research in fall 2021, queried hundreds of IT professionals and line-of-business leaders across North America, the UK and Asia-Pacific.

Unstructured data is expanding at massive volumes and remains key to business growth – according to the survey seven out of ten management teams put their data at the core of growth -- but there are key trends emerging that will have an impact on the success of capitalizing on this data moving forward. The survey findings paint a picture of changing data models that create management challenges, leaving data more vulnerable to security issues, such as ransomware attacks, that can have a devastating impact on businesses.

Unstructured data management, storage complexity and cost remain barriers to adoption, resulting in valuable data being discarded or mismanaged

Respondents see unstructured data as underleveraged and overly complex: 52% of c-level respondents strongly agree that the opportunity exists for their organization to better leverage its existing data to create business value. Despite its promise, 38% strongly agreed that the complexity and volume of data produced makes it difficult to understand what data can be used to generate business value.

Data quality and storage costs most often inhibit data management strategies: Ensuring data quality (42%) and data storage costs (38%) are the top two challenges cited when it comes to data management.

Data retention is top of mind: 78% of organizations do not store data on primary storage for the amount of time they would like to. 88% of respondents say retaining more data longer is an avenue to greater business value creation, but 80% of respondents say determining which data to delete and when is complex and time consuming.

Organizations struggle with when to delete or store data: More than half of the organizations surveyed (58%) feel they have recently eliminated data with value. Privacy protection and compliance related pain points are the top reasons why valuable data is being discarded before it can create business value.

Data continues to be distributed and mobile: 78% of survey respondents said their organization frequently migrates data between environments (cloud, on-prem, edge), with a plurality opting for a hybrid cloud model that stores most data on a public cloud infrastructure, with some data remaining on-premises.

Data spawl makes management more challenging: 88% of respondents confirmed that distributed data complicates implementing an end-to-end data strategy.

Data migration becomes a security concern: 87% of respondents say securely moving data from one environment to another causes them concern. This trend combined with a lack of formal data retention and destruction strategy – nearly 3 out of 4 organizations represented (74%) have not formalized their data retention/data destruction strategies – creates an environment rich for ransomware and cyber-attacks.

Ransomware attacks in the enterprise are growing: Two out of five respondents reported that their organization had been a victim of a successful ransomware attack in the last two years, with 82% of organizations defaulting to paying the ransom.

Ransomware can have an impact beyond budgets: In addition to the cost of the ransom itself, attacks can have an impact on organization productivity – the survey found that the median cost for ransoms was reported as $375K – which equates to the cost of approximately 2.1 hours of downtime for a mission-critical workload.

Security concerns are growing, but strategy is lacking: Out of those surveyed, 87% of respondents say their executives are concerned about future ransomware attacks and on the other hand, just 6% of organizations impacted could restore from an air-gapped backup solution.

Cost-effective data retention is critical: Storing data longer can increase resiliency and empower data monetization -- 65% of our respondents say their organization would be better equipped to recover from an attack if they were able to retain their data for longer.

An increase in enterprise security threats, coupled with concerns around data retainment, cost, data sprawl and cloud-based management models, as well as a lack of response strategy, points to an industry-wide need for more comprehensive and cost-effective data management solutions.

“The research we conducted for Quantum underscores the absolute need for enterprises to have a data management strategy in place—including storing, archiving, accessing and analyzing the massive amounts of data these organizations generate,” said Scott Sinclair at ESG. “Without the right solutions and strategy in place, organizations are missing out on the potential value of this data and leaving themselves open to exorbitant costs and risks of ransomware and other cyberthreats.”

Quantum technology, software, and services provide the solutions that today’s organizations need to make video and other unstructured data smarter – so their data works for them and not the other way around. With over 40 years of innovation, Quantum’s end-to-end platform is uniquely equipped to orchestrate, protect, and enrich data across its lifecycle, providing enhanced intelligence and actionable insights. Leading organizations in cloud services, entertainment, government, research, education, transportation, and enterprise IT trust Quantum to bring their data to life, because data makes life better, safer, and smarter. Quantum is listed on Nasdaq (QMCO) and the Russell 2000® Index. For more information visitwww.quantum.com.

Research From Quantum and ESG Reveals Top Challenges in Data Management

Network segmentation is a best practice and when done correctly it improves network security and

The SolarWinds breach has been linked to a massive cyber-attack that has left more than 100 people dead.

De inbreuk bij SolarWinds is in verband gebracht met een grootschalige cyberaanval waarbij meer dan 100 mensen om het leven zijn gekomen.

Every organization is at risk for cyberattacks, and it’s unsettling that the attackers are so good at maximizing the damage to their victims. The time an attacker spends inside a network is referred to as ‘dwell time,’ and it’s measured from the point of intrusion to the point of detection. Long dwell times increase the damage of an attack, often in ways that can’t be measured.

Elke organisatie loopt het risico op cyberaanvallen, en het is verontrustend dat de aanvallers zo goed zijn in het maximaliseren van de schade aan hun slachtoffers. Aanvallers die de bedrijfsverdediging omzeilen, zullen zich zo lang mogelijk in het netwerk verbergen, zelfs als ze van plan zijn een ransomware-aanval uit te voeren. Lange verblijftijden verhogen de schade van een aanval, vaak op een manier die niet kan worden gemeten.

Every organization is at risk for cyberattacks, and it’s unsettling that the attackers are so good at maximizing the damage to their victims. Their tactics are increasingly sophisticated and often involve some type of email attack, bot attack, or even just old-school social engineering. Attackers who bypass company defenses will hide inside the network as long as possible, even if they’re planning to launch a ransomware attack. They use this time to explore the network, steal data and user credentials, destroy backups, and do anything else they can do to set themselves up for future attacks.

The time an attacker spends inside a network is referred to as ‘dwell time,’ and it’s measured from the point of intrusion to the point of detection. Long dwell times increase the damage of an attack, often in ways that can’t be measured. The SolarWinds breach is the perfect example of this. The intruders entered the network in early 2019 and were not discovered until December 2020. The exact number of victims and costs associated with the attack remain unknown.

Network segmentation is one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce dwell time. For those of you not familiar with this practice, it’s just like it sounds: You divide your network into different sections (segments) and you ‘lock the doors’ between them.

You’ve seen this concept at work in high-security buildings that restrict access to certain parts of the facility to people who have been granted permission to enter that restricted section. This keeps people from wandering around and exploring areas that are critical to operations or contain sensitive information. Segmentation does something similar for your network.

There are immediate security benefits to separating your network into multiple contained segments:
• Segmentation creates a smaller attack surface within the network. An intruder will be limited to the segment that was breached. The attacker can go no further unless they successfully breach another segment. Isolating your mission-critical servers and data can prevent an intruder from gaining access to your resources through a neglected printer or rogue smart device.
• Segmentation makes it easier to detect and isolate security incidents. The division between the segments helps contain the spread of malware and viruses. It limits the areas where the intruder can hide, and it can improve the efficiency of security monitoring.

There are non-security benefits as well. For example, POS devices fall under strict compliance rules. Assigning POS devices their own segment helps companies by limiting the cardholder data environment (CDE) and reducing the scope of PCI DSS compliance.

Segmentation also improves network performance by separating traffic. A good example of improving both security and performance is the separation of a public network from private resources. A shopping center or school campus that offers free wireless access to guests would want that traffic separated from the line-of-business applications. This keeps the potential traffic congestion of public wireless access isolated to assigned segments.

Gartner analysts have warned against over-segmentation, which can complicate the management and use of the network. One Gartner study found that over 70% of segmentation projects had to be re-architected because the segmentation made it too difficult for authorized users to access what they needed to perform their work.

“A principle of network segmentation is to group like resources together, to minimize security overhead: Build a fence around the car park, not a fence and gate around every car. ~Gartner”

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How network segmentation can help secure your business

Pursuing a SOC 2 audit is a multi-step process. This blog clarifies the SOC 2 audit process and explains the role of SOC 2 auditors and compliance software.

When it comes to cybersecurity, companies need to demonstrate their ability to protect data and information.

Als het om cyberbeveiliging gaat, moeten bedrijven aantonen dat zij in staat zijn gegevens en informatie te beschermen.

Pursuing a SOC 2 audit is a multi-step process, which can seem confusing at first glance given the fact that there are vendors that provide compliance software, and other vendors who are themselves certified SOC 2 auditors. This blog will clarify the SOC 2 audit process, as well as explain the role of SOC 2 auditors and compliance software. When and How to Use SOC 2 Software ToolsThere are multiple steps to completing a SOC 2 audit.

Enter, SOC 2 (Service Organization Control 2), een populaire audit die getuigt van het vermogen van een bedrijf om gegevens en informatie te beschermen. Het nastreven van een SOC 2-audit is een proces dat uit verschillende stappen bestaat, wat op het eerste gezicht verwarrend kan lijken, gezien het feit dat er verkopers zijn die nalevingssoftware leveren, en andere verkopers die zelf gecertificeerde SOC 2-auditors zijn. Wanneer en hoe SOC 2-softwaretools gebruikenEr zijn verschillende stappen om een SOC 2-audit te voltooien.

Data breaches and ransomware attacks continue to dominate the news cycle. To protect data, and position themselves favorably among prospects and customers, companies need to demonstrate a commitment to cybersecurity.

Enter, SOC 2 (Service Organization Control 2), a popular audit that attests to a company’s ability to protect data and information. It’s a strong validator for any company looking to demonstrate its commitment to cybersecurity to partners and customers.

Pursuing a SOC 2 audit is a multi-step process, which can seem confusing at first glance given the fact that there are vendors that provide compliance software, and other vendors who are themselves certified SOC 2 auditors.

This blog will clarify the SOC 2 audit process, as well as explain the role of SOC 2 auditors and compliance software.

When and How to Use SOC 2 Software Tools

There are multiple steps to completing a SOC 2 audit. Many companies start with a readiness/gap assessment, which is the process of reviewing existing controls in place and identifying those that need to be improved or implemented. This process can be executed via an audit consultant, or through specialized software tools that help simplify this process (like A-SCEND).

Compliance software tools typically provide automated workflows and compliance templates, comparing your existing controls against the controls within a selected compliance framework — which, in this case, would be the SOC 2 framework.

Typically, this software allows you to visualize progress toward compliance goals, assign tasks related to evidence collection or policy updates, and collaborate all in one dashboard. Software tools provide a simple way to understand the framework requirements, assess them against your existing policies and procedures, and manage the process of updating policies. While these tools help to better prepare for an audit and streamline the assessment process, an experienced auditor is still a critical component of compliance.

When and How to Use SOC 2 Auditors

Software tools can only take you so far with SOC 2. They can help prepare a company for a SOC 2 audit, but not complete the audit itself. When the actual audit takes place, companies must turn to a SOC auditor.

SOC 2 audits are regulated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and must be completed by an external auditor from a licensed CPA firm. This is the only way a company can receive an official SOC 2 report, whether it’s a Type 1 or Type 2 report.

An official SOC 2 report is valid for one year following the date the report was issued. Future annual audits must also be completed by an external auditor from a licensed CPA firm.

If your organization plans to use software to prepare for an audit, it’s helpful to work with a software partner who can also conduct the official audit (as a certified CPA) because it provides an added layer of convenience throughout the SOC 2 process and results in a reputable report. 



Organizations need to go beyond the data collection by their compliance software tool and conduct further due diligence, such as observations and walkthroughs (conversations) between the audit team and the client. SOC 2 auditors may also find that they need additional data or evidence necessary to validate the design and operating effectiveness of a complete control set. When you use the same company for a technology-enabled audit, and a SOC 2 report, the software is designed to request all audit materials needed, including manually operated controls and supporting evidence. In this convenient scenario, you can save time, resources, and money.

Stephanie Oyler is the Vice President of Attestation Services at A-LIGN focused on overseeing a variation of many assessments within the SOC practice. Stephanie’s responsibilities include managing key service delivery leadership teams, maintaining auditing standards and methodologies, and analyzing business unit metrics. Stephanie has spent several years at A-LIGN in service delivery roles from auditing and managing client engagements to overseeing audit teams and providing quality reviews of reports. Prior to joining A-LIGN, Stephanie worked for CBIZ, the tenth largest accounting firm in the U.S., providing auditing services in the financial accounting spectrum for various industries including automobile, hospitality, not-for-profit, real estate, and cloud architecture. Stephanie graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree of Science in Accounting. During her time at the University of South Florida, Stephanie was an active member of Beta Alpha Psi, an international honor society for Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems students and professionals.

Who Performs a SOC 2 Audit? The Role of SOC 2 Auditors | CSA

By Guy Rosefelt, CPO, Sangfor Technologies NFTs have become very popular with collectors and are more ubiquitous every day.  The idea of owning a one-of-a-kind object even in the digital world is very attractive.  The

In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Jonathan Marcus looks at how security issues affect crypto-wallets.

In onze reeks brieven van Afrikaanse journalisten bekijkt romanschrijver en schrijver Jonathan Marcus hoe veiligheidskwesties crypto-wallets beïnvloeden.

The idea of owning a one-of-a-kind object even in the digital world is very attractive. But artists and creatives of all types, be it painting and graphics, music, photography, and even video can now create and sell unique works that cannot be replicated. Besides security issues, they are being used by criminals for money laundering of cryptocurrency, and I do not see the value in something that will immediately become worthless when the internet apocalypse happens and your NFT wallet is no longer accessible.

Het idee is niet nieuw, aangezien het kopen van unieke voorwerpen in games al tientallen jaren bestaat. Maar kunstenaars en creatieven van alle soorten, of het nu gaat om schilderen en grafiek, muziek, fotografie, en zelfs video, kunnen nu unieke werken maken en verkopen die niet kunnen worden nagemaakt. Naast beveiligingsproblemen worden ze door criminelen gebruikt voor het witwassen van cryptocurrency, en ik zie de waarde niet in van iets dat onmiddellijk waardeloos wordt als de internetapocalyps gebeurt en je NFT wallet niet meer toegankelijk is.

NFTs have become very popular with collectors and are more ubiquitous every day. The idea of owning a one-of-a-kind object even in the digital world is very attractive. The idea is not new as buying unique items inside games has been around for decades. But artists and creatives of all types, be it painting and graphics, music, photography, and even video can now create and sell unique works that cannot be replicated.

First, I need to disclose I am not a huge fan of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Besides security issues, they are being used by criminals for money laundering of cryptocurrency, and I do not see the value in something that will immediately become worthless when the internet apocalypse happens and your NFT wallet is no longer accessible. But that is just me. Until that happens let’s talk about the security issues. Security issues include phishing scams to access crypto-wallets and steal NFTs, and selling counterfeit items, but the issue I want to discuss is using NFTs to distribute malware.

VIA, a company that specializes in solutions for infrastructure and government, reported that they discovered instances of malware being injected into NFTs and demonstrated how easy it is. It makes sense as NFTs are normally media files that have historically been used to inject code or embed malicious software that runs when open. All being an NFT does is verify that it is the only file of its kind using blockchain. But it does nothing to verify the safety of the file. VIA has even created an open-source tool to scan NFTs to look for malicious code or software in the file.

So, the next time you spend thousands of dollars on an NFT, make sure, even if it comes from a reputable vendor, to scan it before opening it and hope there is a return policy if you find something unexpected. Otherwise, your crypto wallet might have a surprise for you once the internet apocalypse ends.

Guy is Chief Product Officer for Sangfor Technologies. He has over 20 years experience (though some say it is one year’s experience twenty times) in application and network security, kicking it off with 10 years in the U.S. Air Force, reaching rank of captain. After his time in the USAF building the first fiber to the desktop LAN and other things you would find in Tom Clancy novels, Guy worked at NGAF, SIEM, WAF and CASB startups as well as big-name brands like Imperva and Citrix. He has spoken at numerous conferences around the world and in people’s living rooms, written articles about the coming Internet Apocalypse, and even managed to occasionally lead teams that designed and built security stuff. Guy is thrilled to be in his current position at Sangfor — partly because he was promised there would always be Coke Zero in the breakroom. His favorite cake is German Chocolate.

Guy can be reached online at guy.rosefelt@sangfor.com or on Twitter at @otto38dd and at our company website www.sangfor.com.

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NFTS Are Cool but Dangerous

By Randy Reiter CEO of Don’t Be Breached April, 2022 Microsoft reported that vulnerabilities in its Azure Database for PostgreSQL could have let Hackers gain access to other customers' databases after bypassing authentication. "By exploiting

Hackers could have exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft’s databases, according to researchers.

Hackers hebben volgens onderzoekers misbruik kunnen maken van een kwetsbaarheid in de databases van Microsoft.

By Randy Reiter CEO of Don’t Be BreachedApril, 2022 Microsoft reported that vulnerabilities in its Azure Database for PostgreSQL could have let Hackers gain access to other customers’ databases after bypassing authentication. Microsoft said its analysis showed no evidence of attackers having exploited the vulnerabilities to access customer data. Wiz said Microsoft awarded its researchers a $40,000 bug bounty — the amount can be viewed as confirmation of the vulnerability’s severity.

Door Randy Reiter CEO van Don't Be BreachedIn april 2022 meldde Microsoft dat kwetsbaarheden in zijn Azure Database voor PostgreSQL hackers toegang konden verschaffen tot de databases van andere klanten nadat ze de authenticatie hadden omzeild. Volgens Microsoft heeft zijn analyse geen aanwijzingen opgeleverd dat aanvallers de kwetsbaarheden hebben misbruikt om toegang te krijgen tot klantengegevens. Wiz zei dat Microsoft zijn onderzoekers een bounty van 40.000 dollar heeft toegekend - het bedrag kan worden gezien als een bevestiging van de ernst van de kwetsbaarheid.

By Randy Reiter CEO of Don’t Be Breached

April, 2022 Microsoft reported that vulnerabilities in its Azure Database for PostgreSQL could have let Hackers gain access to other customers’ databases after bypassing authentication. “By exploiting an elevated permissions bug in the Flexible Server authentication process for a replication user, a malicious user could leverage an improperly anchored regular expression to bypass authentication to gain access to other customers’ databases” the Microsoft Security Response Center reported.

The cloud security firm Wiz’s research team discovered the security vulnerabilities. An attacker could create a full copy of a target database in Azure PostgreSQL [Flexible Server], essentially exfiltrating all the information stored in the database, says Ami Luttwak, co-founder and CTO at Wiz.

Microsoft said it mitigated the issue on Jan. 13, 2022, less than 48 hours after Wiz had notified it of the issue. Microsoft said its analysis showed no evidence of attackers having exploited the vulnerabilities to access customer data. Wiz said Microsoft awarded its researchers a $40,000 bug bounty — the amount can be viewed as confirmation of the vulnerability’s severity.

How to Have Exploited the Database Vulnerability

As explained by Microsoft, the Wiz researchers went through the following steps to gain elevated privileges and remote code execution, which allowed them to bypass cross-account authentication using a forged certificate and access other customers’ databases:
• Retrieve the target’s common name from the Certificate Transparency feed.
• Find the target’s Azure region by resolving the database domain name and matching it to one of Azure’s public IP ranges.
• Create an attacker-controlled database in the target’s Azure region.
• Exploit vulnerability #1 on the attacker-controlled instance to escalate privileges and gain code execution.
• Scan the subnet for the target instance and exploit vulnerability #2 to gain read access!

How to Prevent Data Exfiltration and Data Breaches in Todays Complex Environment

Multiple layers of data protection are required today to prevent Data Exfiltration and Data Breaches. In 2020 the DHS, Department of State, U.S. Marine Corps and the Missile Defense Agency recognized this and all issued requests for proposals (RFP) for network full packet data capture for Deep Packet Inspection analysis (DPI) of network traffic. This is an important step forward protecting confidential database data and organization information.

Zero-day vulnerabilities that allow hackers to gain system privileges are a major threat to all organizations encrypted and unencrypted confidential data. Confidential data includes: credit card, tax ID, medical, social media, corporate, manufacturing, trade secrets, law enforcement, defense, homeland security, power grid and public utility data. This confidential data is almost always stored in DB2, Informix, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL and SAP Sybase databases.

How to Stop Data Exfiltration and Data Breaches with Deep Packet Inspection

Protecting encrypted and unencrypted confidential database data is much more than securing databases, operating systems, applications and the network perimeter against Hackers, Rogue Insiders and Supply Chain Attacks.

Non-intrusive network sniffing technology can perform a real-time Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) of 100% the database activity from a network tap or proxy server with no impact on the database servers. The database SQL activity is very predictable. Database servers servicing 1,000 to 10,000 end-users typically process daily 2,000 to 10,000 unique queries or SQL commands that run millions of times a day. Deep Packet Analysis does not require logging into the monitored networks, servers or databases. This approach can provide CISOs with what they can rarely achieve. Total visibility into the database activity 24×7 and 100% protection of confidential database data.

Advanced SQL Behavioral Analysis of 100% of the real-time database SQL packets can learn what the normal database activity is. Now the database query and SQL activity can be non-intrusively monitored in real-time with DPI and non-normal SQL activity immediately pinpointed. This approach is inexpensive to setup and has a low cost of operation. Now non-normal database activity from Hackers, Rogue Insiders or and Supply Chain Attacks can be detected in a few milli seconds. The Security Team can be immediately notified and the Hacker session terminated so that confidential database data is not stolen, ransomed or sold on the Dark Web.

Reiter is the CEO of Don’t Be Breached a Sql Power Tools company. He is the architect of the Database Cyber Security Guard product, a database Data Breach prevention product for DB2, Informix, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SAP Sybase databases. He has a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and has worked extensively over the past 25 years with real-time network sniffing and database security. Randy can be reached online at rreiter@DontBeBreached.com, www.DontBeBreached.com and www.SqlPower.com/Cyber-Attacks.

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Sea-Doo maker BRP Inc. says work at its factories remains at a standstill following a cyberattack it reported Monday. Spokeswoman Biliana Necheva says in

A Canadian manufacturing company says it has been forced to freeze its operations following a cyber attack.

Een Canadees productiebedrijf zegt dat het gedwongen is zijn activiteiten te bevriezen na een cyberaanval.

Sea-Doo maker BRP Inc. says work at its factories remains at a standstill following a cyberattack it reported Monday. Spokeswoman Biliana Necheva says in an email operations have not resumed more than 48 hours after they were halted as a cautionary measure. It comes at a tough time for BRP, as supply chain woes weighed on sales in its first quarter, with more input obstacles expected on the powersport vehicle maker’s path for the rest of the year.

Woordvoerster Biliana Necheva zegt in een e-mail dat de operaties meer dan 48 uur nadat ze uit voorzorg waren stopgezet, nog niet zijn hervat. Dit komt op een moeilijk moment voor BRP, aangezien de problemen met de toeleveringsketen de verkoop in het eerste kwartaal hebben gedrukt. Voor de rest van het jaar worden nog meer invoerbelemmeringen verwacht voor de fabrikant van motorvoertuigen.

Sea-Doo maker BRP Inc. says work at its factories remains at a standstill following a cyberattack it reported Monday.

Spokeswoman Biliana Necheva says in an email operations have not resumed more than 48 hours after they were halted as a cautionary measure.

The Quebec-based company, which manufactures Ski-Doos and off-road vehicles, announced Monday morning it was the target of “malicious cybersecurity activity” and took “immediate measures to contain the situation.”

Deploying its own information technology staff, BRP also said it hired cybersecurity experts to help secure its systems and support an internal investigation.

The company said its freeze on operations could delay some transactions with customers and suppliers.

It comes at a tough time for BRP, as supply chain woes weighed on sales in its first quarter, with more input obstacles expected on the powersport vehicle maker’s path for the rest of the year.

Spun off from Bombardier Inc. in 2003, BRP employs nearly 20,000 workers, mainly at manufacturing and distribution sites in Mexico, Canada, Austria, the United States, Finland and Australia. Its products are sold in more than 120 countries.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 11, 2022.

BRP operations remain frozen more than two days after cyberattack

A 39-year-old Saskatchewan man accused of stabbing someone in a hospital is facing an elevated charge of second-degree murder. Police were called to

Two men have been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in Saskatoon.

Twee mannen zijn aangeklaagd voor moord na een dodelijke steekpartij in Saskatoon.

Police were called to Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital in June after a 55-year-old man was stabbed. The suspect was initially charged with attempted murder, but police say the charge was upgraded after the man recently succumbed to his injuries in hospital. Police did not identify the two men in the case.

De politie werd in juni opgeroepen naar het Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon nadat een 55-jarige man was neergestoken. De verdachte werd aanvankelijk poging tot moord ten laste gelegd, maar de politie zegt dat de aanklacht werd opgewaardeerd nadat de man onlangs in het ziekenhuis aan zijn verwondingen was bezweken. De politie heeft de twee mannen in de zaak niet geïdentificeerd.

A 39-year-old Saskatchewan man accused of stabbing someone in a hospital is facing an elevated charge of second-degree murder.

Police were called to Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital in June after a 55-year-old man was stabbed.

The suspect was initially charged with attempted murder, but police say the charge was upgraded after the man recently succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

Police did not identify the two men in the case.

They say the accused is in custody and scheduled to appear in court today.

It’s the seventh homicide in Saskatoon so far this year.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 11, 2022.

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