Cybersecurity News
Threat-Modeling Basics Using MITRE ATT&CK
When risk managers consider the role ATT&CK plays in the classic risk equation, they have to understand the role of threat modeling in building a complete risk scenario.07 May 2020
Cybersecurity Home School: Garfield Teaches Security
The famous cartoon cat can help kids ages 6 to 11 learn to be more secure when they're online.
07 May 2020
Pandemic Could Accelerate Passwordless Authentication
As we celebrate another World Password Day, security pros are hopeful that when we move out of the stay-at-home period, companies will continue to focus on digital technologies - and ditching passwords.07 May 2020
Hackers Dumpster Dive for Taxpayer Data in COVID-19 Relief Money Scams
Threat actors are buying and selling taxpayer data on hacker forums as well as using phishing and other campaigns to steal various U.S. government payouts.
07 May 2020
Digital transformation could be accelerated by COVID‑19
The pandemic has highlighted the need for businesses to act with alacrity and prepare for the long haul – and to do so with cybersecurity in mind
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07 May 2020
7 Ways Parents Can Better Protect Their Online-Gamer Offspring
It's 11 a.m. Are your kids locked in their rooms playing games online?
07 May 2020
Major European private hospital operator struck by ransomware
Fresenius says despite IT system disruption, patient care is carrying on as normal.07 May 2020
Naikon APT Hid Five-Year Espionage Attack Under Radar
The Chinese APT has been discovered behind a five-year espionage campaign that compromises government servers - and uses that as leverage for other attacks.
07 May 2020
5 common password mistakes you should avoid
Password recycling or using easy-to-guess passwords are just two common mistakes you may be making when protecting your digital accounts
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07 May 2020
For 8 years, a hacker operated a massive IoT botnet just to download Anime videos
The botnet consisted solely of D-Link NAS and NVR devices and the botnet peaked at 10,000 bots in 2015.07 May 2020
Maze Ransomware Operators Step Up Their Game
Investigations show Maze ransomware operators leave "nothing to chance" when putting pressure on victims to pay.06 May 2020
Attacks on WordPress Sites Surge
Defiant says it observed a 30-fold increase in attacks in just the past few days.06 May 2020
Lazarus Group Hides macOS Spyware in 2FA Application
The Dacls RAT has been ported from an existing Linux version.
06 May 2020
What is an 'Endpoint'?
Some companies' endpoint security strategies may now cover an ever-widening array of devices, as Dark Reading's latest State of Endpoint Security survey discovered.
06 May 2020
Financial Phishing Attacks Take Off, Malware Declines
In the past year, the number of digital threats increased by nearly half as phishing swamped malware to become the most dominant attack technique.06 May 2020
Half of Companies Have Suffered a Cybersecurity Issue Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Survey shows 49% expect to experience a data breach or cybersecurity incident in the next month.06 May 2020
Microsoft Reportedly in Talks to Acquire CyberX
CyberX was founded in 2013 and has raised $48 million to build its cybersecurity platform for IoT and industrial control systems.06 May 2020
InfinityBlack Dismantled After Selling Millions of Credentials
In the Europol-led takedown, police shut down databases with more than 170 million entries.
06 May 2020
Almost a million WordPress websites targeted in massive campaign
An unknown threat actor is exploiting vulnerabilities in plugins for which patches have been available for months, or even years
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06 May 2020
Samsung patches 0-click vulnerability impacting all smartphones sold since 2014
Samsung patched this month a critical bug discovered by Google security researchers.06 May 2020