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Gender Equality in Cybersecurity Could Drive Economic Boost

If the number of women in cybersecurity equaled the number of men, the US would see an economic gain up to $30.4 billion, research shows.

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Dutch government loses hard drives with data of 6.9 million registered donors

External hard drives stored all donor data from February 1998 to June 2010.

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Wormable, Unpatched Microsoft Bug Threatens Corporate LANs

CVE-2020-0796 affects version 3.1.1 of Microsoft’s SMB file-sharing system and was not included in Patch Tuesday.

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Blacklists Miss 21% of Phishing Attacks, Internet Traffic Reveals

Visibility into phishing attacks by content delivery networks and security firms shows many domains fail to be classified as malicious.

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New TrickBot Variant Updates Anti-Analysis Tricks

A new TrickBot variant shows that the malware is continuing to swap out new anti-analysis and persistence tactics.

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Why CSP Isn't Enough to Stop Magecart-Like Attacks

As Magecart and formjacking attacks become more sophisticated, it's essential to address not only what services may interact with users, but what that interaction looks like and how to control it.

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More Than Half of IoT Devices Vulnerable to Severe Attacks

A full 98 percent of all IoT device traffic is unencrypted, exposing personal and confidential data on the network.

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The Ultimate Security Budget Excel Template – The Easiest Way to Plan and Monitor Your Security Spending

The Ultimate Security Budget Plan & Track Excel template provides security executives with a clear and intuitive tool to keep track of planned vs. actual spend, ensuring that security needs are addressed while maintaining the budgetary frame.

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Why are governments so vulnerable to ransomware attacks?

Government systems paralyzed by malware cause chaos. New research explores why are attacks so frequently successful.

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Necurs Botnet in Crosshairs of Global Takedown Offensive

The tech giant will take control of the U.S.-based infrastructure used by the criminals behind the world’s most prolific botnet used to distribute malware and infect victim computers.

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Whisper, an anonymous secret-sharing app, failed to keep messages or profiles private

Millions of users’ private profiles and highly sensitive datasets were viewable online.

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University of Hertfordshire avoids data breach action by UK watchdog

The ICO is taking no further action despite student information being inappropriately shared.

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Black Hat Europe

ExCel London, UK

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Black Hat Asia

Singapore

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Modern RAM used for computers, smartphones still vulnerable to Rowhammer attacks

Academics break TRR protections on RAM cards for new Rowhammer attacks.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, March 2020 Edition

Microsoft Corp. today released updates to plug more than 100 security holes in its various Windows operating systems and associated software. If you (ab)use Windows, please take a moment to read this post, backup your system(s), and patch your PCs.

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Microsoft March 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 115 vulnerabilities

The March 2020 Patch Tuesday is the largest Patch Tuesday release in Microsoft's history.

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Critical Bugs in Rockwell, Johnson Controls ICS Gear

Bugs affecting programmable logic controllers (PLC) and physical access-control systems for facilities are rated 9.8 in severity.

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Microsoft Patches 26 Critical Bugs in Big March Update

March security updates include 115 CVEs patching everything from Windows, Office and Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge web browser.

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Researchers Develop New Side-Channel Attacks on Intel CPUs

Load Value Injection (LVI) takes advantage of speculative execution processes just like Meltdown and Spectre, say security researchers from Bitdefender and several universities.