Cybersecurity News
A hacker is selling access to the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives
Access is sold for $100 to $1500 per account, depending on the company size and exec role.27 November 2020
Cybersecurity Predictions for 2021: Robot Overlords No, Connected Car Hacks Yes
While 2021 will present evolving threats and new challenges, it will also offer new tools and technologies that will we hope shift the balance towards the defense.
27 November 2020
ThreatList: Cyber Monday Looms – But Shoppers Oblivious to Top Retail Threats
Online shoppers are blissfully unaware of credit card skimming threats and malicious shopping apps as they head into this year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday holiday shopping events.
27 November 2020
5 Signs Someone Might be Taking Advantage of Your Security Goodness
Not everyone in a security department is acting in good faith, and they'll do what they can to bypass those who do. Here's how to spot them.
27 November 2020
Failing Toward Zero: Why Your Security Needs to Fail to Get Better
Each security incident should lead to a successive reduction in future incidences of the same type. Organizations that fail toward zero embrace failure and learn from their mistakes.27 November 2020
Networking equipment vendor Belden discloses data breach
Belden says hackers accessed a limited number of company's file servers.27 November 2020
Personal data of 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients exposed online
Among those affected by the leak are Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, seven ministers, and 17 provincial governors.26 November 2020
FBI warns of threat actors spoofing Bureau domains, email accounts
The U.S. law enforcement agency shares a sampling of more than 90 spoofed FBI-related domains registered recently
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26 November 2020
Federated Learning: A Therapeutic for what Ails Digital Health
Researchers show the promise of Federated Learning to protect patient privacy and improve healthcare outcomes across the world.
26 November 2020
Changing Employee Security Behavior Takes More Than Simple Awareness
Designing a behavioral change program requires an audit of existing security practices and where the sticking points are.
26 November 2020
SIM swap scam: What it is and how to protect yourself
Here’s what to know about attacks where a fraudster has your number, literally and otherwise
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26 November 2020
Sophos notifies customers of data exposure after database misconfiguration
Exclusive: Company says that only a small subset of customers were impacted.26 November 2020
Xbox bug could have allowed hackers to link gamer tags with players' emails
The bug could have been exploited by playing around in a browser's developer console and editing a cookie field.25 November 2020
Security researcher accidentally discovers Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 zero-day
The vulnerability was discovered while the security researcher was working on a Windows security tool.25 November 2020
Do You Know Who's Lurking in Your Cloud Environment?
A security researcher explains the dangers of poor visibility in the cloud and a new strategy to evaluate IAM exposure in Google Cloud Platform.25 November 2020
Look Beyond the 'Big 5' in Cyberattacks
Don't ignore cyber operations outside US and European interests, researcher says. We can learn a lot from methods used by attackers that aren't among the usual suspects.25 November 2020
Three members of TMT cybercrime group arrested in Nigeria
The TMT group has infected more than 50,000 organizations around the world with malware.25 November 2020
Major BEC Phishing Ring Cracked Open with 3 Arrests
Some 50,000 targeted victims have been identified so far in a massive, global scam enterprise that involves 26 different malwares.
25 November 2020
Critical MobileIron RCE Flaw Under Active Attack
Attackers are targeting the critical remote code-execution flaw to compromise systems in the healthcare, local government, logistics and legal sectors, among others.
25 November 2020
How to Update Your Remote Access Policy – And Why You Should Now
Reducing the risks of remote work starts with updating the access policies of yesterday.
25 November 2020