Cybersecurity News
Why I'd Take Good IT Hygiene Over Security's Latest Silver Bullet
Bells and whistles are great, but you can stay safer by focusing on correct configurations, posture management, visibility, and patching.
02 December 2020
DNS Filtering: A Top Battle Front Against Malware and Phishing
Peter Lowe with DNSFilter discusses the science behind domain name system (DNS) filtering and how this method is effective in blocking out phishing and malware.
02 December 2020
Open source software security vulnerabilities exist for over four years before detection
GitHub research suggests there is a need to reduce the time between bug detection and fixes.02 December 2020
Free Mobile App Measures Your Personal Cyber Risk
New app for Android and Apple iOS uses an algorithm co-developed with MIT to gauge security posture on an ongoing basis.
02 December 2020
iPhone Bug Allowed for Complete Device Takeover Over the Air
Researcher Ian Beer from Google Project Zero took six months to figure out the radio-proximity exploit of a memory corruption bug that was patched in May.
02 December 2020
Absa bank embroiled in data leak, rogue employee accused of theft
Personal information belonging to banking customers was compromised.02 December 2020
Turla Crutch: Keeping the “back door” open
ESET researchers discover a new backdoor used by Turla to exfiltrate stolen documents to Dropbox
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02 December 2020
Ivanti announces double acquisition of MobileIron, Pulse Secure in zero-trust security push
Ivanti says the deals strengthen the company in the mobile zero-trust security space.02 December 2020
Unmanaged Devices Heighten Risks for School Networks
Gaming consoles, Wi-Fi Pineapples, and building management systems are among many devices Armis says it discovered on K-12 school networks.01 December 2020
Inside North Korea's Rapid Evolution to Cyber Superpower
Researchers examine North Korea's rapid evolution from destructive campaigns to complex and efficient cyber operations.01 December 2020
Malicious or Vulnerable Docker Images Widespread, Firm Says
A dynamic analysis of the publicly available images on Docker Hub found that 51% had critical vulnerabilities and about 6,500 of the 4 million latest images could be considered malicious.01 December 2020
Misconfigured Docker Servers Under Attack by Xanthe Malware
The never-before-seen Xanthe cryptomining botnet has been targeting misconfigured Docker APIs.
01 December 2020
SASE 101: Why All the Buzz?
Wide area networking and network security services unite to provide secure, cloud-based connectivity for enterprises' remote employees -- and these days that means billions of workers.
01 December 2020
Android Messenger App Still Leaking Photos, Videos
The GO SMS Pro app has been downloaded 100 million times; now, underground forums are actively sharing images stolen from GO SMS servers.
01 December 2020
Cayman Islands Bank Records Exposed in Open Azure Blob
An offshore Cayman Islands bank’s backups, covering a $500 million investment portfolio, were left unsecured and leaking personal banking information, passport data and even online banking PINs.
01 December 2020
Malicious npm packages caught installing remote access trojans
JavaScript and Node.js developers who installed the jdb.js and db-json.js packages were infected with the njRAT malware.01 December 2020
The Cybersecurity Skills Gap: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
Once it becomes clear that off-the-shelf experts aren't realistic at scale, cultivating entry-level talent emerges as the only long-term solution -- not just for a hiring organization but for the field as a whole.01 December 2020
Cyberattackers could trick scientists into producing dangerous substances
Without ever setting foot in the lab, a threat actor could dupe DNA researchers into creating pathogens, according to a study describing "an end-to-end cyber-biological attack"
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01 December 2020
Call Fraud Operator Ordered to Pay $9M to Victims
Indian national will serve 20 years in prison for running a large call center fraud operation.01 December 2020
FBI warns of email forwarding rules being abused in recent hacks
FBI: "The web-based client's forwarding rules often do not sync with the desktop client, limiting the rules' visibility to cyber security administrators."01 December 2020
