Week in review: VPNs vulnerable to TunnelCrack attacks, Cybertech Africa 2023


Week in review

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos:

Deception technology and breach anticipation strategies
In this Help Net Security interview, Xavier Bellekens, CEO of Lupovis, explains how the implementation of deception-as-a-service offers an extra layer of defense, aiding both the CISO and their team with early warning indicators of potential breaches.

Balancing telecom security, law enforcement, and customer trust
In this Help Net Security interview, Mark O’Neill, CTO at BlackDice Cyber, talks about collaboration, transparent policies, and a security-first mindset. As 5G and IoT emerge, robust measures and AI will navigate challenges and shape the telecom industry’s future.

How CISOs break down complex security challenges
In this Help Net Security interview, Kevin Paige, CISO at Uptycs, provides insights into how he navigates the complex cybersecurity landscape, striking a balance between technical expertise, effective communication, risk management, and adaptive leadership.

The road ahead for ecommerce fraud prevention
In this Help Net Security interview, Eduardo Mônaco, CEO at ClearSale, explains the complexities of ecommerce fraud, discussing the evolution of fraudster tactics, the effectiveness of social footprint analysis in confirming identity, the balance between fraud prevention and customer experience, and techniques to address more advanced fraud types.

Reinventing OT security for dynamic landscapes
From understanding the challenges of disparate OT protocols and the increasing convergence with IT to grappling with the monumental role of human error, our latest interview with Rohit Bohara, CTO at asvin, delves deep into the landscape of OT security.

Major vulnerabilities discovered in data center solutions
Researchers have discovered serious security vulnerabilities in two widely used data center solutions: CyberPower’s PowerPanel Enterprise Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platform and Dataprobe’s iBoot Power Distribution Unit (PDU).

Macs are getting compromised to act as proxy exit nodes
AdLoad, well-known malware that has been targeting systems running macOS for over half a decade, has…

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