UK’s NCSC Pushes NMAP Scanner Scripts to Fill Defender Gap
The U.K. government’s cybersecurity agency has announced plans to ship a collection of well-tested, reliable scanning scripts to help defenders find and fix high-priority software security vulnerabilities.
PrinterLogic Patches Code Execution Flaws in Printer Management Suite
PrinterLogic has released security updates to address a total of nine vulnerabilities in Web Stack and Virtual Appliance, including three security defects that carry “high severity” ratings.
Microsoft Restricts Excel 4.0 Macros by Default
Microsoft has announced improved security for the users of its flagship Office productivity suite, courtesy of Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros now being restricted by default.
Cloud Security Provider Anitian Raises $55 Million
Cloud security and compliance automation startup Anitian this week closed a $55 million Series B funding round led by Sageview Capital.
The new investment brings the total raised by Anitian $71 million and provides fresh capital to fuel ambitious expansion plans.
CISA Releases Final IPv6 Security Guidance for Federal Agencies
The U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday released the final version of its IPv6 security guidance for federal agencies.
Prolific Chinese APT Caught Using ‘MoonBounce’ UEFI Firmware Implant
Threat hunters at Kaspersky have spotted a well-known Chinese APT actor using an UEFI implant to maintain stealthy persistence across reboots, disk formatting or disk replacements.
Project Zero: Zoom Platform Missed ASLR Exploit Mitigation
A prominent security researcher poking around at the Zoom video conferencing platform found worrying signs the company failed to enable a decades-old anti-exploit mitigation, a blunder that greatly increased exposure to malicious hacker attacks.
1Password Raises Mammoth $620 Million Funding Round
Investors continue to pour cash into Canadian password management software vendor 1Password, pushing the company’s valuation to $6.8 billion.
Zero Trust Network Access Provider Banyan Security Raises $30 Million
Zero trust network access (ZTNA) solutions provider Banyan Security on Tuesday announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding, which brings the total raised by the company to $47 million.
The funding round was led by Third Point Ventures, with participation from Alter Venture Partners, SIG, Shasta Ventures, and Unusual Ventures.
