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How CSAF 2.0 Advances Automated Vulnerability Management

IT security teams don’t necessarily need to know what CSAF is, but on the other hand, familiarity with what’s happening “under the hood” of a vulnerability management platform can give context to how next-gen vulnerability management is evolving, and the advantages of automated vulnerability management. In this article, we take an introductory journey through CSAF 2.0, […]

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“Only 62 minutes”: From security provider to security problem

“Your company can be ruined in just 62 minutes”: This is how the security provider Crowdstrike advertises. Now the US manufacturer has itself caused an estimated multi-billion-dollar loss due to a faulty product update – at breakneck speed. On 19 July at 04:09 (UTC), the security specialist CrowdStrike distributed a driver update for its Falcon […]

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CVE-2024-31497: PuTTY Forfeits Client ECDSA Private Keys

Public-key cryptography underpins enterprise network security and thus, securing the confidentiality of private keys is one of the most critical IT security challenges for preventing unauthorized access and maintaining the confidentiality of data. While Quantum Safe Cryptography (QSC) has emerged as a top concern for the future, recent critical vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-3094 (CVSS 10) in […]

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AI and cybersecurity: The promise of artificial intelligence

How is artificial intelligence (AI) changing the cybersecurity landscape? Will AI make the cyber world more secure or less secure? I was able to explore these questions at the panel discussion during the “Potsdam Conference for National Cybersecurity 2024” together with Prof. Dr. Sandra Wachter, Dr. Kim Nguyen, Dr. Sven Herpig. Does AI deliver what […]

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“Security crises are like earthquakes” – Greenbone CEO Jan-Oliver Wagner at the PITS Congress 2024

“Support for early crisis detection” was the topic of a high-profile panel on the second day of this year’s PITS Congress. On stage: Greenbone CEO Jan-Oliver Wagner together with other experts from the Federal Criminal Police Office, the German Armed Forces, the Association of Municipal IT Service Providers VITAKO and the Federal Office for Information […]

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Proactive Cybersecurity Reduces the Cost of a Breach

From a bird’s eye view, the cumulative cost of cyber-crime is estimated to reach 9.2 Trillion USD globally in 2024. According to the 2023 IBM X-Force Cost of a Data Breach Report, a single breach imposes an average of 4.45M USD of financial damage on a victim and while US firms incur more than double […]

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Protection of Office Suites: Greenbone Integrates Additional BSI Basic and CIS Guidelines

The IT-Grundschutz-Compendium of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has, in recent years, provided clear guidelines for users of Microsoft Office. Since April 2024, Greenbone’s enterprise products have integrated tests to verify whether a company is implementing these instructions. The BSI guidelines are aligned with the Center for Internet Security (CIS) guidelines. In the […]

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Springtime for Vulnerabilities

March 2024 was another eventful month for vulnerabilities and cybersecurity in general. It was the second consecutive month of lapsed Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) enrichment putting defenders in a precarious position with reduced risk visibility. The Linux kernel continued its elevated pace of vulnerability disclosures and was commissioned as a new CVE Numbering Authority (CNA). […]