Cybersecurity News
AWS said it mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest ever
The previous record for the largest DDoS attack ever recorded was of 1.7 Tbps, recorded in March 2018.17 June 2020
Collaboration Undermined When Security Teams Work Remotely, Some Argue
Knowledge workers are perfectly suited for remote work, but the benefits of collaboration - and the requirements of proving identity - make fully remote security teams problematic.17 June 2020
Images Play Persuasive Role in Disinformation Campaigns
If the 2016 election is any indication, images included in state-sponsored social media posts are effective at disseminating propaganda, new analysis shows.17 June 2020
Too Big to Cyber Fail?
How systemic cyber-risk threatens US banks and financial services companies17 June 2020
Coronavirus-Themed Cyberattacks Drop, Microsoft
Microsoft report offers insight on how threat actors exploited COVID-19 across the globe.
17 June 2020
BEC Attacks on the C-Suite Dropped 37% in Q1
New research shows attackers are targeting and establishing relationships with accounts payable departments.17 June 2020
Operation In(ter)ception: Aerospace and military companies in the crosshairs of cyberspies
ESET researchers uncover targeted attacks against high-profile aerospace and military companies
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17 June 2020
LinkedIn ‘Job Offers’ Targeted Aerospace, Military Firms With Malware
A recent malware campaign targeted victims at European and Middle East aerospace and military companies - via LinkedIn spear-phishing messages.
17 June 2020
North Korea's state hackers caught engaging in BEC scams
ESET researchers said they spotted North Korean state-sponsored hackers attempting to steal money from targets they initially breached for cyber-espionage purposes.17 June 2020
'Ripple20' Bugs Plague Enterprise, Industrial & Medical IoT Devices
Researchers discover 19 vulnerabilities in a TCP/IP software library manufacturers have used in connected devices for 20 years.16 June 2020
Hosting Provider Hit With Largest-Ever DDoS Attack
Likely looking to make a statement, attackers targeted specific websites hosted by a single provider with a 1.44 terabit-per-second distributed denial-of-service attack, according to Akamai.16 June 2020
CIA's 'Lax' Security Led to 2017 Compromise of Its Hacking Tools
Internal CIA report released today shows poor security controls surrounding the intelligence agency's hacking tools.16 June 2020
Qbot Trojan Reappears to Go After U.S. Banking Customers
The 12-year-old malware is still dangerous, sporting advanced evasion techniques.
16 June 2020
Adobe Releases PDF Protected Mode for Acrobat DC
The preview, open to Windows users, opens PDF files in a sandbox to protect users who open malicious Acrobat documents.16 June 2020
Adobe Releases PDF Protected Mode for Document Cloud
The preview, open to Windows users, opens PDF files in a sandbox to protect users who open malicious Acrobat documents.16 June 2020
83% of Forbes 2000 Companies' Web Domains Are Poorly Protected
Only a handful have controls against domain-name hijacking, DNS modifications, and other threats, a new CSC study finds.16 June 2020
Adobe Patches 18 Critical Flaws in Out-Of-Band Update
Critical vulnerabilities were patched in Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush and Audition.
16 June 2020
Super secretive Russian disinfo operation discovered dating back to 2014
Researchers uncover six-years-worth of Russian attempts to mold international politics using fake news and forged documents.16 June 2020
Ransomware from Your Lawyer's Perspective
Three good reasons why your incident response team's first call after a data breach should be to outside counsel.16 June 2020
Theft of CIA’s ‘Vault 7’ Secrets Tied to ‘Woefully Lax” Security
An internal investigation into the 2016 CIA breach condemned the agency's security measures, saying it “focused more on building up cyber tools than keeping them secure."
16 June 2020