Cybersecurity News
Neustar Agrees to Buy Verisign's Public DNS Service
The address space for Verisign Public DNS will be incorporated into Neustar's UltraDNS Public service following the acquisition.APT Groups Finding Success with Mix of Old and New Tools

34M Records from 17 Companies Up for Sale in Cybercrime Forum

Cybercrime: Nation-States Go Prime Time
Critical infrastructure remains a high-value target, but 90% of nation-states also attack other industry sectors.Oracle Issues Out-of-Band Update for Remote-Access Vulnerability
The exploit could give an attacker complete control of vulnerable WebLogic servers.Two Charged in SIM Swapping, Vishing Scams
Two young men from the eastern United States have been hit with identity theft and conspiracy charges for allegedly stealing bitcoin and social media accounts by tricking employees at wireless phone companies into giving away credentials needed to remotely access and modify customer account information.After two zero-days in Chrome desktop, Google patches a third zero-day in the Android version
Android smartphone users are advised to update Chrome to version 86.0.4240.185 or later.Two Chrome Browser Updates Plug Holes Actively Targeted by Exploits

Google squashes two more Chrome bugs under active attacks
The updates come on the heels of news of attacks exploiting another zero-day in Chrome in tandem with a previously-unknown Windows flaw
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Configuration snafu exposes passwords for two million marijuana growers
Passwords for GrowDiaries users were stored using the weak MD5 hashing function, putting customer accounts at risk of attacks.Women in Payments: Q&A with Gina Gobeyn
From businesswoman to cybersecurity chief, Gina Gobeyn took a nontraditional route to the payments space and found that it made all the difference. In this month’s blog series, Gobeyn explains why soft skills are just as important as technical skills when it comes to protecting data and fighting bad guys.
9 Cyber Disaster Recovery Planning Tips for a Disaster-Prone Time

Adobe Warns Windows, MacOS Users of Critical Acrobat and Reader Flaws

Media Comms Giant Says Ransomware Hit Will Cost Millions

Reworking the Taxonomy for Richer Risk Assessments
Oracle Rushes Emergency Fix for Critical WebLogic Server Flaw

6 Cybersecurity Lessons From 2020

6 Cybersecurity Lessons From 2020

A career in cybersecurity: Is it for you?
There’s no shortage of opportunities for cybersecurity professionals and people looking to break into this field of endeavor. Could this also be the right career path for you?
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