Cybersecurity News
Researchers Uncover Unsophisticated - But Creative - Watering-Hole Attack
Holy Water campaign is targeting users of a specific religious and ethnic group in Asia, Kaspersky says.31 March 2020
Marriott discloses new data breach impacting 5.2 million hotel guests
Marriott says a hacker gained access to the accounts of two employees.31 March 2020
COVID-19: Latest Security News & Commentary
Check out Dark Reading's updated, exclusive news and commentary surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
31 March 2020
Why Third-Party Risk Management Has Never Been More Important
Given today's coronavirus pandemic, the need for companies to collect cybersecurity data about their business partners is more critical than ever. Here's how to start.31 March 2020
Latest Security News & Commentary about COVID-19
Check out Dark Reading's updated, exclusive news and commentary surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.31 March 2020
Data from 5.2M Marriott Loyalty Program Members Hit by Breach
The data was breached through the credentials of two franchisee employees.31 March 2020
Patching Poses Security Problems with Move to More Remote Work
Security teams were not ready for the wholesale move to remote work and the sudden expansion of the attack surface area, experts say.31 March 2020
Zoom Scrutinized As Security Woes Mount
The New York Attorney General has inquired about Zoom's data security strategy, as the conferencing platform comes under heavy scrutiny for its privacy policies.
31 March 2020
8-Year-Old VelvetSweatshop Bug Resurrected in LimeRAT Campaign
An old RAT learns an old trick.
31 March 2020
Palo Alto Networks to Buy CloudGenix for $420M
Palo Alto Networks plans to integrate CloudGenix's SD-WAN technology into its Prisma SASE platform following the deal.31 March 2020
Millions of Guests Impacted in Marriott Data Breach, Again
The second breach in less than 24 months stemmed from employee account compromises.
31 March 2020
Does the 2020 Online Census Account for Security Risk?
Experts discuss the security issues surrounding a census conducted online and explain how COVID-19 could exacerbate the risk.31 March 2020
How Much Downtime Can Your Company Handle?
Why every business needs cyber resilience and quick recovery times.31 March 2020
Limited-Time Free Offers to Secure the Enterprise Amid COVID-19
These products and services could be of immediate help to infosec pros now protecting their organizations while working from home.
31 March 2020
Covid-19 Poll Results: One in Four Prioritize Health Over Privacy
An informal Threatpost reader poll shows the majority of site visitors are privacy absolutists. But attitudes shift when the trade off is saving lives.
31 March 2020
Have you backed up your smartphone lately?
With World Backup Day upon us, we walk you through the ways to back up your iPhone or Android phone so that your personal data remains safe
The post Have you backed up your smartphone lately? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
31 March 2020
FBI re-sends alert about supply chain attacks for the third time in three months
The FBI says some attacks have also targeted the healthcare industry, currently grappling with the coronavirus outbreak.31 March 2020
Personalized Scams
Cyber criminals now have a wealth of information on almost all of us. With so many hacked organizations now a days, cyber criminals simply purchase databases with personal information on millions of people, then use that information to customize their attacks, making them far more realistic. Just because an urgent email has your home address, phone number or birth date in it does not mean it is legitimate.31 March 2020
Houseparty app offers $1m reward to unmask entity behind hacking smear campaign
App maker denies getting hacked after multiple reports in British media.31 March 2020
Researchers Spot Sharp Increase in Zoom-Themed Domain Registrations
Attackers are attempting to take advantage of the surge in teleworking prompted by COVID-19, Check Point says.30 March 2020