Action1 announced its latest product release. As part of its platform enhancements, Action1 has introduced a new agent for macOS, enabling organizations with diverse IT environments to ensure unified, cross-platform patching automation and integrated software vulnerability management. As the world’s #1 easiest-to-use patch management solution, according...

Thousands of Linux systems are likely infected with the highly elusive and persistent “perfctl” (or “perfcc“) cryptomining malware and many others still could be at risk of getting compromised, Aqua Security researchers revealed last week. “In all the attacks observed, the malware was used to run a cryptominer, and in some cases, we also detected the...

For several years, external attack surface management (EASM) has been an important focus for many security organizations and the vendors that serve them. EASM, attempting to discover the full extent of an organization’s external attack surface and remediate issues, had broad purview, targeting software vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and neglected...

In this Help Net Security interview, Amiram Shachar, CEO at Upwind, discusses the complexities of cloud security in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. He outlines the need for deep visibility into configurations and real-time insights to achieve a balance between agility and security. Shachar also shares strategies for addressing misconfigurations...

Rspamd is an open-source spam filtering and email processing framework designed to evaluate messages based on a wide range of rules, including regular expressions, statistical analysis, and integrations with custom services like URL blacklists. The system analyzes each message and assigns a verdict, which the MTA can use to take further actions, such...

Security operations center (SOC) practitioners believe they are losing the battle detecting and prioritizing real threats – due to too many siloed tools and a lack of accurate attack signal, according to Vectra AI. They cite a growing distrust in vendors, believing their tools can be more of a hindrance than help in spotting real attacks. This is at...