Cybersecurity News
Most Organizations Plan to Make COVID-19 Changes Permanent
After the pandemic, companies will continue to invest in improving IT infrastructure and security as well as automate tasks to reduce errors and improve network resiliency.16 September 2020
Hackers Continue Cyberattacks Against Vatican, Catholic Orgs
The China-linked threat group RedDelta has continued to launch cyberattacks against Catholic institutions since May 2020 until as recently as last week.
16 September 2020
Emotet strikes Quebec’s Department of Justice: An ESET Analysis
The cyber attack affects 14 inboxes belonging to the Department of Justice was confirmed by ESET researchers.
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16 September 2020
US charges two Russians for stealing $16.8m via cryptocurrency phishing sites
The two hackers stole from hundreds of users of cryptocurrency exchanges Poloniex, Binance, and Gemini.16 September 2020
US Charges Five Members of China-Linked APT41 for Global Attacks
The five Chinese nationals are among seven defendants arrested for intrusion campaigns into more than 100 organizations, the DoJ reports.16 September 2020
8 Reasons Perimeter Security Alone Won't Protect Your Crown Jewels
Most firewalls and security devices effectively protect systems and data, but are they enough to safeguard business-critical applications?16 September 2020
DDoS Attacks Skyrocket as Pandemic Bites
More people being online during lockdowns and work-from-home shifts has proven to be lucrative for DDoS-ers.
16 September 2020
Chrome now lets high-risk APP users scan suspicious files on demand
Users part of Google's Advanced Protection Program can now send suspicious downloads to Google and have them scanned on demand.16 September 2020
CISA Joins MITRE to Issue Vulnerability Identifiers
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will become a peer of MITRE in the CVE program, likely leading to continued increases in disclosed vulnerabilities.16 September 2020
DoJ Indicts Two Hackers for Defacing Websites with Pro-Iran Messages
The two hackers allegedly hacked more than 50 websites hosted in the U.S. and vandalized them with pro-Iran messages.
16 September 2020
US charges five hackers part of Chinese state-sponsored group APT41
US says APT41 orchestrated intrusions at more than 100 companies across the world, ranging from software vendors, video gaming companies, telcos, and more.16 September 2020
Meet the Computer Scientist Who Helped Push for Paper Ballots
Security Pro File: Award-winning computer scientist and electronic voting expert Barbara Simons chats up her pioneering days in computer programming, paper-ballot backups, Internet voting, math, and sushi.
16 September 2020
Cerberus banking Trojan source code released for free to cyberattackers
An auction designed to net the developer of the Android malware $100,000 failed.16 September 2020
Cybersecurity Bounces Back, but Talent Still Absent
While the demand for cybersecurity talent rebounds, organizations will need to focus on cyber-enabled roles to fill immediate skills gaps.16 September 2020
PCI DSS in Practice Case Study: PicPay
In this PCI DSS in Practice Case Study, Brazil Regional Engagement Board Member PicPay shares how the PCI DSS helped foster a culture of information security in the company.
16 September 2020
Report Looks at COVID-19’s Massive Impact on Cybersecurity
Cynet's report shares several interesting data points and findings, such as the cyberattack volume change observed in various industry sectors, the increased use of spearphishing as an initial attack vector, and the approaches being used to distribute malware in spearphishing attacks.
16 September 2020
Bluetooth Spoofing Bug Affects Billions of IoT Devices
The 'BLESA' flaw affects the reconnection process that occurs when a device moves back into range after losing or dropping its pairing, Purdue researchers said.
16 September 2020
Half of US citizens would share medical data beyond COVID-19 despite surveillance state worries
US residents are willing to serve the greater good but have reservations concerning government use of their data.16 September 2020
Sports data for ransom – it’s not all just fun and games anymore
Sports and training data are more sophisticated and affordable than ever. With the democratization of (sports) performance data, are your personal information safe?
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16 September 2020
Adobe out-of-band patch released to tackle Media Encoder vulnerabilities
The bugs could be exploited to leak information.16 September 2020