“The risk is not merely theoretical; these malicious techniques are publicly known and in use,” NSA notes.
By Brad D. WilliamsZero-trust security “is not one single product that one can purchase off the shelf,” a NIST scientist observes. But underlying zero trust’s many component parts are a few critical elements, including identity and automation.
By Brad D. WilliamsThe patch secures a zero-day vulnerability disclosed last month and is just one of four vulnerabilities being actively exploited in Pulse Connect Secure.
By Brad D. Williams“We are working with each agency to validate whether an intrusion has occurred and will offer incident response support accordingly,” CISA’s deputy executive assistant director told Breaking Defense.
By Brad D. Williams“My hope is that we can create this structure… to get an early warning system,” the Senate Intel Committee chair said. “Voluntary sharing is no longer effective.”
By Brad D. WilliamsThreat actors are targeting one newly discovered and three previously known vulnerabilities in Pulse Connect Secure enterprise VPNs, according to a CISA emergency directive and alert, as well as blog posts by FireEye and Ivanti. “There is no indication the identified backdoors were introduced through a supply chain compromise of the company’s network or software deployment process,” FireEye noted.
By Brad D. Williams