The integration of Natural Language Processing (NLP) into the field of cybersecurity represents a pivotal development in safeguarding online data. As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) driven solutions continues to reshape the landscape of cybersecurity, the synergy between NLP and AI emerges as a robust defense against the ever-evolving
What if we could take caching a step further and optimize it? We’re excited to announce the enhancement of the Varnish Cache offering on Cloudways with the launch of location-based & device-based caching as well as the ability to ignore query string parameters with Varnish. What is Varnish Varnish is
Jun 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Threat A new process injection technique dubbed Mockingjay could be exploited by threat actors to bypass security solutions to execute malicious code on compromised systems. “The injection is executed without space allocation, setting permissions or even starting a thread,” Security Joes researchers Thiago Peixoto,
The case for browser fingerprinting: personalizing user experience, improving fraud detection, and optimizing login security Have you ever heard of browser fingerprinting? You should! It’s an online user identification technique that collects information about a visitor’s web browser and its configuration preferences to associate individual browsing sessions with a single
Jun 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananProgramming / Supply Chain Researchers have discovered a novel attack on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that employs compiled Python code to sidestep detection by application security tools. “It may be the first supply chain attack to take advantage of the fact that Python bytecode (PYC)
A few weeks ago, the 32nd edition of RSA, one of the world’s largest cybersecurity conferences, wrapped up in San Francisco. Among the highlights, Kevin Mandia, CEO of Mandiant at Google Cloud, presented a retrospective on the state of cybersecurity. During his keynote, Mandia stated: “There are clear steps organizations
May 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananServer Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have found a way to exploit a recently disclosed critical flaw in PaperCut servers in a manner that bypasses all current detections. Tracked as CVE-2023-27350 (CVSS score: 9.8), the issue affects PaperCut MF and NG installations that could be exploited by
Apr 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Security / Malware A significant number of victims in the consumer and enterprise sectors located across Australia, Japan, the U.S., and India have been affected by an evasive information-stealing malware called ViperSoftX. ViperSoftX was first documented by Fortinet in 2020, with cybersecurity company Avast detailing a
Mar 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananDevSecOps / Software Security A malicious Python package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository has been found to use Unicode as a trick to evade detection and deploy an info-stealing malware. The package in question, named onyxproxy, was uploaded to PyPI on March 15, 2023, and
Mar 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Cyber Threat The threat group tracked as REF2924 has been observed deploying previously unseen malware in its attacks aimed at entities in South and Southeast Asia. The malware, dubbed NAPLISTENER by Elastic Security Labs, is an HTTP listener programmed in C# and is designed