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Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-30051)
By Ricardo Narvaja on Mon, 09/09/2024
In this blog post, I will explain a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Desktop Windows Manager (DWM) Core library that I analyzed when the exploit for Core Impact was being developed. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code as a DWM user with Integrity System privileges (CVE-2024-30051).Since there was not enough public information at the time to develop the exploit,...
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How to Fortify Defenses Before Threats Materialize
By Chris Reffkin on Mon, 09/09/2024
Cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated and frequent, yet many organizations still face challenges due to limited resources. In ITSecurityWire, Fortra's Chris Reffkin highlights prioritizing remediation, closing the skills gap, and ongoing improvement.
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Avoid These Common Ransomware Prevention Oversights
Most breaches and data losses are caused by simple "honest" mistakes that inadvertently create security weaknesses for attackers to target. In fact 68% of data breaches originate from some type of non-malicious human element*. When it comes to ransomware prevention, if you focus too intently on your defensive cybersecurity tactics, you may be overlooking some fundamental security measures, like...
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What Is the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)?
By Antonio Sanchez on Mon, 08/26/2024
The NIST Risk Management Framework, or RMF, is a voluntary 7-step process used to manage information security and privacy risks. By following the NIST RMF, organizations can successfully implement their own risk management programs, maintain compliance, and address the weaknesses that present the greatest danger to their enterprise.
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Managing the Rising Tide of CVEs
By Mieng Lim on Fri, 07/26/2024
If you are watching recent security stats, you’ll likely spot an alarming trend.Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) are on the rise and expected to increase by 25% in 2024, reaching 2,900 CVEs per month¹. It’s not a huge surprise that the number of known vulnerabilities is growing, given the proliferation of systems and software. Unfortunately, average time to remediation is increasing as...
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What Is Vulnerability Management? Process & Use Cases
By Antonio Sanchez on Tue, 07/23/2024
Recent years have seen confusion around how to define vulnerability management. In this blog, security expert Antonio Sanchez sets the record straight, exploring the technology’s process and use cases.
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3 Components of a Proactive Security Strategy
By Mieng Lim on Mon, 07/22/2024
Your organization might have many cybersecurity defenses in place, but defenses alone are not enough to protect you from today’s multi-faceted cyberattacks. Proactively adding a layer of offensive security assessment and testing helps you pinpoint your system weaknesses before they are exploited. Proactive security measures help you stay ahead of attackers by:Identifying vulnerabilities and...
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Guide to Creating a Proactive Cybersecurity Strategy
Cyber attacks are common, with 89% of companies experiencing an attack in the last 12 months*. It’s time to stop asking if attacks will occur and start asking if you can stop attacks from being successful. One of the best ways to answer this question is by employing a proactive security program. Using assessment and testing to harden your cybersecurity measures, proactive security: Uncovers...
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IT Nerd: Exclusive Insights from Fortra’s 2024 Penetration Testing Report
By Chris Reffkin on Fri, 06/28/2024
Fortra CISO Chris Reffkin spoke with IT Nerd and shared valuable insights from Fortra’s 2024 Penetration Testing Report.
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IBM i Performance Week
Robot Monitor and Performance Navigator are powerhouses when it comes to performance monitoring and management. That’s why it’s essential for your team to understand how to harness their raw potential and put them to work so that nothing you deem critical slips through the cracks. This webinar series is your chance!
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Healthcare IT News: HHS Offers $50M to Help Providers Patch Ransomware Vulnerabilities
By Tyler Reguly on Fri, 06/07/2024
Is AI enough to help organizations keep up with constantly changing vulnerabilities? Tyler Reguly spoke with Healthcare IT News and shared his take on it.
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ComputerWeekly: Critical Sharepoint, Qakbot-Linked Flaws Focus of May Patch Tuesday
By Tyler Reguly on Fri, 06/07/2024
Tyler Reguly spoke with ComputerWeekly about the elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in Windows DWM Core Library.
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How to Use Upskilling and Reskilling to Scale Your Cybersecurity Team
The cybersecurity skills shortage is not just an ongoing inconvenience—it is a serious vulnerability that can be exploited by attackers. But how can organizations go about patching this gap while the talent gap endures? The answer lies in leveraging the resources you already have on hand: your existing workforce. How do you transform your existing personnel to meet today’s cybersecurity demands?...
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Major Launches Announced on Release Day 2024.2
Fri, 05/17/2024
About Fortra’s Release Day
Each quarter, we at Fortra get to roll out the fruits of our labors for the past few months. We showcase new features, updates, and even products.
This Release Day features several groundbreaking projects. We’ve broken into the XDR arena and are thrilled to introduce you to our new offering. We’ve issued major releases for over a half-dozen of our flagship products....
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How Fortra Enables Your Zero Trust Strategy
By Nick Hogg
The concept of using a Zero Trust architecture in cybersecurity has been around for more than a decade, and its fundamental principle of “never trust, always verify” sounds straightforward enough. However, there’s a lot of noise around Zero Trust, often generated by vendors promising that their solution is that magic silver bullet to all of your Zero Trust problems. This can muddy the waters and...
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2024 Pen Testing Report
Penetration testing has become a cornerstone of proactive security strategies by offering a practical way to assess security by using real-world attack techniques to gauge the feasibility of a threat actor compromising an IT enterprise. Through the exploitation of security vulnerabilities, pen testers can determine which security weaknesses pose the most risk and provide guidance for remediation. ...
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The AI Journal: From Criminal Pastime to Cybersecurity Tool
Thu, 03/14/2024
Ethical hacking has become one of the most powerful tools for preventing cyber threats. Kyle Gaertner spoke with The AI Journal about the tool's importance.
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Compliance Mandates Apply to IBM i Too
By Amy Williams on Tue, 02/20/2024
The most overlooked aspects of IBM i compliance with PCI-DSS, SOX, HIPAA, and other standards, how to configure them correctly, and what Fortra can do to help.
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How to Get Started with IT Modernization
Modernization is more than simply switching from a green screen to a GUI. To have a truly modern IBM i data center, you must consider all areas of IT from your software and applications to your hardware and devices to the processes that support the whole operation. This guides helps you modernize your IBM i from the ground up.