Improved Practising Certificate Renewal Portal: now live – Law Gazette – Features
(Sponsored content.) Craig Reid, Sales Director at Shire Professional Funding, on enhancements made to the payment portal for Practising Certificate fees. – Read More
October 2024
Alert: Over 700,000 DrayTek Routers Exposed to Hacking via 14 New Vulnerabilities – The Hacker News
A little over a dozen new security vulnerabilities have been discovered in residential and enterprise routers manufactured by DrayTek that could be exploited to take over susceptible devices. “These vulnerabilities…
Manufacturers Rank as Ransomware’s Biggest Target – Dark Reading
Improvements in cybersecurity and basics like patching aren’t keeping pace with the manufacturing sector’s rapid growth. – Read More
Alert: Adobe Commerce and Magento Stores Under Attack from CosmicSting Exploit – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that 5% of all Adobe Commerce and Magento stores have been hacked by malicious actors by exploiting a security vulnerability dubbed CosmicSting. Tracked as CVE-2024-34102 (CVSS…
DAS posts 8% GWP growth for year leading up to ARAG acquisition – Legal Futures
DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Company grew its gross written premium by 8% in 2023, the final year before the company was acquired by the International ARAG Group (ARAG SE) in…
5 Must-Have Tools for Effective Dynamic Malware Analysis – The Hacker News
Dynamic malware analysis is a key part of any threat investigation. It involves executing a sample of a malicious program in the isolated environment of a malware sandbox to monitor…
Lockbit dismantling progresses – CSO Online
Police authorities from 12 countries have carried out another concerted action as part of “Operation Cronos.” Mission-critical servers for the Lockbit infrastructure were shut down and four suspects said to…
Andariel Hacking Group Shifts Focus to Financial Attacks on U.S. Organizations – The Hacker News
Three different organizations in the U.S. were targeted in August 2024 by a North Korean state-sponsored threat actor called Andariel as part of a likely financially motivated attack. “While the…
14 underrated pentesting tools to round out your red team arsenal – CSO Online
The right tool can make or break a pentest or red team exercise. While many of the tools in Kali are tried and true, they are not always the best…
SQE1 pass rate drops to just 44% – Legal Cheek
Lowest success rate so far Less than half of students passed the most recent sitting of part one of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). The latest statistical report from the…
‘Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of.’ Socrates – Law Gazette – Features
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More price transparency and bulk claims rise up SRA agenda – Legal Futures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to restart work on improving transparency for consumers, which could see firms having to publish their prices in more areas of law. The post More…
SRA finally getting to grips with aged investigations into solicitors – Legal Futures
A major push to improve the quality and speed of the SRA’s investigation and enforcement work has significantly reduced the number of cases older than two years. The post SRA…
Ransomware explained: How it works and how to remove it – CSO Online
What is ransomware? Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts or blocks access to a victim’s files, data, or systems until a ransom is paid. When under such an…
Researchers Sound Alarm on Active Attacks Exploiting Critical Zimbra Postjournal Flaw – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about active exploitation attempts targeting a newly disclosed security flaw in Synacor’s Zimbra Collaboration. Enterprise security firm Proofpoint said it began observing the activity starting September…