Cybersecurity News
Google: North Korean hackers are targeting researchers through fake offensive security firm
Google TAG warns of the group using zero-day exploits after reaching out to targets on social media.01 April 2021
Top 5 Attack Techniques May be Easier to Detect Than You Think
New analysis shows attackers for the most part are continuing to rely on the same techniques and tactics they have been using for years.31 March 2021
Google Updates on Campaign Targeting Security Researchers
Attackers linked to North Korea began to target security researchers on social media earlier this year.31 March 2021
What's So Great About XDR?
XDR is a significant advance in threat detection and response technology, but few enterprises understand why. Omdia identifies four catalysts driving the emergence of XDR.31 March 2021
83% of Businesses Hit With a Firmware Attack in Past Two Years
A new Microsoft-commissioned report finds less than 30% of organizations allocate security budget toward preventing firmware attacks.31 March 2021
Apple, Google Both Track Mobile Telemetry Data, Despite Users Opting Out
Google’s Pixel and Apple’s iPhone both in privacy hot seat for siphoning mobile device data without consent.
31 March 2021
Fraud Ring Lauders Money Via Fake Charity Donations
The Cart Crasher gang is testing stolen payment cards while cleaning ill-gotten funds.
31 March 2021
Child Tweets Gibberish from U.S. Nuke Account
Telecommuting social-media manager for the U.S. Strategic Command left the laptop open and unsecured while stepping away.
31 March 2021
College Students Targeted in Newest IRS Scam
The Internal Revenue Service warns of fraudulent emails sent to .edu addresses.31 March 2021
Advice From Security Experts: How to Approach Security in the New Normal
Here are the biggest lessons they've learned after a year of work from home, and how they advise their counterparts at organizations to proceed as a result of those lessons.31 March 2021
3 Ways Vendors Can Inspire Customer Trust Amid Breaches
As customers rely more on cloud storage and remote workforces, the probability of a breach increases.31 March 2021
Weakness in EDR Tools Lets Attackers Push Malware Past Them
A technique called hooking used by most endpoint detection and response products to monitor running processes can be abused, new research shows.31 March 2021
Gaming mods, cheat engines are spreading Trojan malware and planting backdoors
Mods and cheat systems for games are being exploited to deploy information-stealing malware.31 March 2021
Educate Your Whole Team with Corporate Group Training Classes
Through Corporate Group Training, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) offers a great way to train your entire team at once on any of PCI SSC’s 15 existing standards and programs. In this blog, we interviewed PCI SSC Director, Training Programs Travis Powell, about how the Corporate Group Training format can enhance your organization’s professional development.
31 March 2021
APT Charming Kitten Pounces on Medical Researchers
Researchers uncover a credential-stealing campaign targeting genetic, neurology and oncology professionals.
31 March 2021
Child tweets on behalf of nuke, space mission agency US Strategic Command
The gibberish tweet left some amused, some concerned that the account had been compromised.31 March 2021
VMware patches critical vRealize Operations platform vulnerabilities
Administrator credentials could be stolen by exploiting the bugs.31 March 2021
Are you prepared to prevent data loss?
From losing cherished memories to missing deadlines, the impact of not having backups when a data disaster strikes can hardly be overstated
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31 March 2021
Pandemic threats: The common threads in COVID-19 scams and criminal schemes
Researchers explore how cybercriminals have exploited the coronavirus pandemic over the past year.31 March 2021
Whistleblower claims Ubiquiti Networks data breach was ‘catastrophic’
The source alleges the January security incident was severely downplayed.31 March 2021