Latest Cloud Security news

CISA, NSA share best practices for securing cloud services

The NSA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released five joint cybersecurity bulletins containing on best practices for securing a cloud environment.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 07, 2024
- 06:05 PM
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Critical bug in ownCloud file sharing app exposes admin passwords

Open source file sharing software ownCloud is warning of three critical-severity security vulnerabilities, including one that can expose administrator passwords and mail server credentials.
- Bill Toulas
- November 24, 2023
- 01:14 PM
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Hackers exploit Looney Tunables Linux bug, steal cloud creds

The operators of the Kinsing malware are targeting cloud environments with systems vulnerable to "Looney Tunables," a Linux security issue identified as CVE-2023-4911 that allows a local attacker to gain root privileges on the system.
- Bill Toulas
- November 06, 2023
- 03:26 PM
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Amazon to make MFA mandatory for 'root' AWS accounts by mid-2024

Amazon will require all privileged AWS (Amazon Web Services) accounts to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for stronger protection against account hijacks leading to data breaches, starting in mid-2024.
- Bill Toulas
- October 05, 2023
- 01:06 PM
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Microsoft: Hackers target Azure cloud VMs via breached SQL servers

Hackers have been observed trying to breach cloud environments through Microsoft SQL Servers vulnerable to SQL injection.
- Bill Toulas
- October 04, 2023
- 10:53 AM
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Hosting firm says it lost all customer data after ransomware attack

Danish hosting firms CloudNordic and AzeroCloud have suffered ransomware attacks, causing the loss of the majority of customer data and forcing the hosting providers to shut down all systems, including websites, email, and customer sites.
- Bill Toulas
- August 23, 2023
- 10:40 AM
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EC-Council’s Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report 2023 shows Cloud Security as Top Concern

A survey of global cybersecurity leaders through the 2023 Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report commissioned by EC-Council identified 4 primary areas of grave concern: cloud security, data security, security governance, and lack of cybersecurity talent.
- Sponsored by EC-Council
- June 07, 2023
- 10:02 AM
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