Rob Wright

Boston

Security News Director at SearchSecurity

Security news director at TechTarget patron saint of TT's "Bagel Wednesday." Formerly of Tom's Hardware, CRN, and a whole lot more.

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Apple zero-day vulnerability under attack on iOS devices

2 months ago | techtarget.com | Rob Wright

Apple said the zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085, affects its Core Media framework and "may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2." By Rob Wright, Senior News Director Published: 28 Jan 2025 Apple on Monday disclosed and patched a zero-day vulnerability in its Core Media framework that is currently under attack in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2025-24085, the zero-day is described by Apple as a use-after-free issue that allows attackers to elevate...
The mystery of the $75M ransom payment to Dark Angels

Jan 16, 2025 | techtarget.com | Rob Wright

In early 2024, Dark Angels ransomware actors gained access to a large publicly traded U.S. company, exfiltrated an eye-popping 100 TB of corporate data and then extorted the company for a record-breaking $75 million ransom payment. But nearly a year later, the victim organization still hasn't disclosed the massive payment or the full scope of the attack.
AWS lance un service automatisé de réponse aux incidents

Dec 2, 2024 | lemagit.fr | Rob Wright

AWS a lancé dimanche un nouveau service conçu pour aider ses clients dans leurs efforts de réponse aux incidents en automatisant les processus de triage et de remédiation. AWS Security Incident Response, qui a été dévoilé avant le début de la conférence re:Invent 2024, qui se déroule cette semaine, vise à réduire le temps moyen de réponse des organisations aux menaces potentielles et aux cyberattaques.
AWS launches automated service for incident response

Dec 2, 2024 | techtarget.com | Rob Wright

AWS Security Incident Response, which launched ahead of the re:Inforce 2024 conference this week, can automatically triage and remediate events detected in AWS GuardDuty.
AWS CISO details automated cybersecurity tools for customers

Nov 26, 2024 | techtarget.com | Rob Wright

By Rob Wright, Senior News Director Published: 26 Nov 2024 Chris Betz wants to take as much of the enterprise security burden off the plate of AWS customers as possible, and three of the cloud giant's internal tools are helping him achieve that.
Fortinet FortiManager zero-day flaw exploited since June

Oct 24, 2024 | techtarget.com | Rob Wright

Mandiant researchers first observed exploitation activity against CVE-2024-47575 on June 27, with more than 50 FortiManager devices compromised since. ByRob Wright,Senior News DirectorPublished: 24 Oct 2024 A critical zero-day vulnerability in Fortinet's FortiManager has been under attack since at least late June, according to new research from Mandiant.
AWS CDK security issue could lead to account takeovers

Oct 24, 2024 | techtarget.com | Rob Wright

Aqua Security researchers discovered AWS' Cloud Development Kit is susceptible to an attack vector the vendor refers to as "shadows resources," which can put accounts at risk. ByRob Wright,Senior News DirectorPublished: 24 Oct 2024 Aqua Security researchers discovered an issue related to AWS' Cloud Development Kit that could allow attackers to take over some customer accounts.
Experts slam Chinese research on quantum encryption attack

Oct 16, 2024 | techtarget.com | Rob Wright

Researchers at Shanghai University claim to have cracked RSA encryption using D-Wave quantum systems, but infosec experts say the claims are overblown. ByRob Wright,Senior News DirectorPublished: 16 Oct 2024 Infosec experts are throwing cold water on reports that Chinese researchers successfully cracked RSA encryption using quantum computers from D-Wave.
Risk & Repeat: Inside the Microsoft SFI progress report

Sep 30, 2024 | techtarget.com | Rob Wright

The first Secure Future Initiative progress report highlighted improvements to Microsoft's security posture, but the company still faces major SecOps challenges. ByRob Wright,Senior News DirectorPublished: 30 Sep 2024 Microsoft last week released the first progress report for its Secure Future Initiative, which outlined several changes the tech giant has made to its security posture this year.
More Ivanti vulnerabilities exploited in the wild

Sep 25, 2024 | techtarget.com | Rob Wright

Three vulnerabilities in Ivanti products have come under attack by unknown threat actors in recent weeks, including two flaws in the company's Cloud Services Appliance. ByRob Wright,Senior News DirectorPublished: 25 Sep 2024 A trio of vulnerabilities in Ivanti products have come under attack in recent weeks, highlighting once again how the software maker has become an increasingly popular target for threat actors.