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How gamification can boost your cybersecurity training
Security is not a game, but learning about it could be – here’s why adding the fun factor can help employees become more cyber-aware
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21 April 2020
France asks Apple to relax iPhone security for coronavirus tracking app development
A technical issue is stymying the development of a government app for tracing COVID-19.21 April 2020
Nintendo accounts are getting hacked and used to buy Fortnite currency
Nintendo has recommended that users enable two-factor authentication on their accounts.21 April 2020
Chinese hackers targeted company behind 'Ragnarok Online' MMORPG
Security firm finds new Chinese malware aimed at the Gravity game maker's network. Unclear if the attempted intrusion succeeded.20 April 2020
How Can I Help My Users Spot Disinformation?

20 April 2020
Mootbot Botnet Targets Fiber Routers with Dual Zero-Days

20 April 2020
Starbleed bug impacts FPGA chips used in data centers, IoT devices, industrial equipment
Xilinx 7-series and some 6-series FPGAs deemed vulnerable to new Starbleed vulnerability.20 April 2020
Maze Ransomware Attack Hits Cognizant

20 April 2020
Stimulus Payments Are Popular Leverage for Cyberattacks
More than 4,300 domains related to stimulus and relief packages, many of them malicious, have been registered since January.20 April 2020
Who’s Behind the “Reopen” Domain Surge?
The past few weeks have seen a large number of new domain registrations beginning with the word "reopen" and ending with U.S. city or state names. The largest number of them were created just hours after President Trump sent a series of all-caps tweets urging citizens to "liberate" themselves from new gun control measures and state leaders who've enacted strict social distancing restrictions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's a closer look at who and what appear to be behind these domains.20 April 2020
IT Services Firm Cognizant Hit with Maze Ransomware
Cognizant is working with cyber defense firms and law enforcement to investigate the attack, disclosed April 17.20 April 2020
Foxit PDF Reader, PhantomPDF Open to Remote Code Execution

20 April 2020
Bitcoin Stealers Hide in 700+ Ruby Developer Libraries

20 April 2020
Remote Access Makes a Comeback: 4 Security Challenges in the Wake of COVID-19
As companies continue to support increasing numbers of work-from-home employees, the pressure to secure access and reduce risk has never been greater.20 April 2020
Work from home: Should your digital assistant be on or off?
Being at your beck and call is central to the "personality" of your digital friend, but there are situations when the device could use some time off
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20 April 2020
Cloudflare debuts Border Gateway Protocol safety check tool
The tool can be used to see if your ISP is adhering to modern BGP security frameworks.20 April 2020
Students, university clash over forced installation of remote exam monitoring software on home PCs
The use of remote spying software to prevent cheating has raised an outcry from students.20 April 2020
Hey there! Are you using WhatsApp? Your account may be hackable
Can someone take control of your WhatsApp account by just knowing your phone number? We ran a small test to find out.
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20 April 2020
Proposed government coronavirus tracking app falls at the first hurdle due to data breach
The source code of a proposed app for tracing COVID-19 exposed user data after being published online.20 April 2020