YARA-X’s 1.10.0 release brings a new command: fix warnings. If you have a rule that would generate a warning with a help section (explaining how to fix it), like this example rule: rule FixableCountWarning { strings: $a1 = “malicious” $a2 = “badstuff” condition: 0 of ($a*) } Then YARA-X from version 1.10.0…
From time to time, it can be instructive to look at generic phishing messages that are delivered to one’s inbox or that are caught by basic spam filters. Although one usually doesn’t find much of interest, sometimes these little excursions into what should be a run-of-the-mill collection of basic, commonly used phishing techniques can lead…
ISC Stormcast For Friday, November 21st, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9710, (Fri, Nov 21st) Source link
Enterprises everywhere are racing to leverage AI to gain sharper insights, automate workflows, and deliver richer customer experiences. Based on an assessment conducted by Bain & Company, generative AI adoption is soaring, with 95% of US companies using it, up 12 percentage points in just a year. Similarly, an EY survey found that 48% of…
Searchlight Cyber today released a blog detailing CVE-2025-61757, a vulnerability they reported to Oracle. Oracle released a patch for the vulnerability as part of its October Critical Patch Update, which was released on October 21st. Based on Searchlight Cyber’s blog, the issue is pretty trivial to exploit: All URLs that end in “.wadl” are exempt…
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, November 20th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9708, (Thu, Nov 20th) Source link
Tor Browser 15.0.2 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full changelog…
When people discuss the security implications of Unicode, International Domain Names (IDNs) are often highlighted as a risk. However, while visible and often talked about, IDNs are probably not what you should really worry about when it comes to Unicode. There are several issues that impact application security beyond confusing domain names. At first sight,…
Executive Summary Environments rarely stay as orderly as they begin. New workloads, faster releases, and growing attack surfaces stretch manual patching beyond its limits. The real risk emerges in the widening gap between spotting a vulnerability and fixing it. Automated patch management closes that gap. It creates a unified patch lifecycle that monitors assets continuously,…
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9706, (Wed, Nov 19th) Source link
