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There’s nothing more complicated for webmasters than to manage their website users. If your website or eCommerce solution users aren’t managed correctly, they can inflict site-breaking damage and loosen up tight security protocols. While WordPress user management is vitally important, you also have to be able to run your business. You do not want to […] More info: https://www.wpwhitesecurity.com/ultimate-guide-wordpress-user-management/

There’s nothing more complicated for webmasters than to manage their website users. If your website or eCommerce solution users aren’t managed correctly, they can inflict site-breaking damage and loosen up tight security protocols. While WordPress user management is vitally important, you also have to be able to run your business. You do not want to […] More info: https://www.wpwhitesecurity.com/ultimate-guide-wordpress-user-management/

VMworld 2020 for Security Professionals Across the globe, organizations today face more uncertainty than ever. The pandemic has forced every industry – including retail, manufacturing, financial services, education, and healthcare – to transition to a new norm. And in the midst of this ongoing transition, organizations have had to prioritize security to deliver business The post VMworld 2020: Intrinsic Security Edition appeared first on Security & Compliance Blog. More info: https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2020/08/vmworld-2020-intrinsic-security-edition.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vmworld-2020-intrinsic-security-edition

BIND vulnerability CVE-2020-8621 Security Advisory Security Advisory Description While query forwarding and QNAME minimization are mutually incompatible, BIND did sometimes allow QNAME ... More info: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K75649300?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS

BIND vulnerability CVE-2020-8620 Security Advisory Security Advisory Description In versions of BIND that use the libuv network manager (9.16.x is the only stable branch affected) an incorrectly ... More info: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52883417?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS

Yesterday, August 18, 2020, the Wordfence Live team covered 10 WordPress Security Mistakes You Might be Making. This companion blog post reviews the recommendations we provided to avoid these mistakes and better secure your WordPress environment. You can watch the video of Wordfence Live below. Timestamps You can click on these timestamps to jump around […] More info: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/08/10-wordpress-security-mistakes-you-might-be-making/

Subset of High-profile, Public, and Documented Cyberattacks Since the early 1970s, when the first computer virus was created, which spurred the creation of the first anti-virus program, malware and cyberattacks have evolved rapidly, leaving cybersecurity struggling to keep pace. Close to 50 years later, breaches show no sign of stopping as the attack surface continues The post History of Destructive Cyberattacks appeared first on Security & Compliance Blog. More info: https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2020/03/history-of-cyberattacks.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=history-of-cyberattacks

In Case You Missed It As expected, the 2020 RSA Conference was a whirlwind of new announcements and product updates featuring thousands of vendors. Some key takeaways from the conference were: Security is too complicated. Rohit Rhai, RSA Security President, emphasized the point that security leaders are being too technical in their approaches to cybersecurity. The post RSAC 2020 Recap appeared first on Security & Compliance Blog. More info: https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2020/03/rsac-2020-recap.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rsac-2020-recap

If there is one word to aptly describe the security landscape, it would be evolution. Regardless of agenda, hackers, industrial spies, cyber terrorists, nation-state actors, and hacktivists alike are relentless in their efforts to identify and exploit weaknesses in organizations’ security postures. Attacks continue to become more evasive and thus, defenders must also evolve their approach The post 2020 Cybersecurity Outlook Report: Key Findings (Part 1 of 2) appeared first on Security More info: https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2020/03/2020-cybersecurity-outlook-report-key-findings-part-1-of-2.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2020-cybersecurity-outlook-report-key-findings-part-1-of-2

Update March 19, 2020 The 2020 Pwn2Own contest has been wrapped up without successful exploitation of the VMware targets. We would like to thank ZDI for making remote participation possible and continuing the contest. Original Post We wanted to post a quick acknowledgement that VMware will be a part of the 2020 Pwn2Own Contest, this The post VMware and Pwn2Own Vancouver 2020 appeared first on Security & Compliance Blog. More info: https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2020/03/vmware-and-pwn2own-vancouver-2020.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vmware-and-pwn2own-vancouver-2020