Endpoint security company Tanium and risk management solutions provider Reciprocity have each announced free risk assessment offerings this week.
Two Cybersecurity Companies Offering Free Risk Assessments
Semperis Banks $200 Million to Scale Enterprise ID Protection Tech
Enterprise identity protection vendor Semperis has banked $200 million in a new round of funding that values the company north of $1 billion.
New Brute Force Attacks Against SQL Servers Use PowerShell Wrapper
Microsoft has warned organizations of a new wave of brute force cyberattacks that target SQL servers and use a rather uncommon living-off-the-land binary (LOLBin).
Specifically, the attackers rely on a legitimate utility called sqlps.exe to achieve fileless persistence on SQL servers that use weak or default passwords.
CISA: Hackers Will Quickly Start Exploiting Newly Patched VMware Vulnerabilities
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned organizations about two actively exploited VMware product vulnerabilities, and the agency believes two other freshly patched flaws will also be exploited soon.
US Government Says North Korean IT Workers Enable DPRK Hacking Operations
The US government has warned companies that some of their IT workers may be from North Korea, and these individuals could be aiding their country’s hacking operations.
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National Cybersecurity Agencies Describe Commonly Used Initial Access Techniques
Cybersecurity agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and New Zealand warn that threat actors exploit poor security practices for initial access to victim environments.
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CISA Removes Windows Vulnerability From ‘Must-Patch’ List Due to Buggy Update
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has temporarily removed a Windows flaw from its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog after it was informed by Microsoft that a recent update can cause problems on some types of systems.
BalkanID Raises $6M for Intelligent IGA Technology
BalkanID, a startup with ambitious plans to disrupt the Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) space, has banked $5.75 million in seed funding to help organizations find and remediate risky privileges across SaaS and public cloud infrastructure.
