Cybersecurity News
EU sanctions China, Russia, and North Korea for past hacks
The EU has imposed today its first-ever economical sanctions following cyber-attacks from foreign adversaries.30 July 2020
Poll: Endpoint Extravaganza
What shape do you expect remote endpoints to be in when they start winging their way back to the office?30 July 2020
5 Tips for Optimizing Your Company's Cyber-Crisis Preparedness
Cyber-incident response often addresses short-term needs, but we need to broaden the view of crisis management to be more forward-thinking.30 July 2020
Google Adds Security Updates to Chrome Autofill
Chrome users can retrieve payment card numbers via biometric authentication and use a new "touch-to-fill: feature to log in to accounts.30 July 2020
Doki Backdoor Infiltrates Docker Servers in the Cloud
The malware is a new payload that uses Dogecoin wallets for its C2, and spreads via the Ngrok botnet.
30 July 2020
Citizens Are Increasingly Worried About How Companies Use Their Data
With data privacy important to almost every American, more than two-thirds of those surveyed say they don't trust companies to ethically sell their data.30 July 2020
Black Hat Virtually: An Important Time to Come Together as a Community
The significance of this year's event hasn't changed a whit. It's an opportunity to share what we've learned, and plan how to protect each other and the public for the remainder of the pandemic and beyond.30 July 2020
10 billion records exposed in unsecured databases, study says
The databases contain personal information that could be used for phishing attacks and identity theft schemes
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30 July 2020
Is Your Chip Card Secure? Much Depends on Where You Bank
Chip-based credit and debit cards are designed to make it infeasible for skimming devices or malware to clone your card when you pay for something by dipping the chip instead of swiping the stripe. But a recent series of malware attacks on U.S.-based merchants suggest thieves are exploiting weaknesses in how certain financial institutions have implemented the technology to sidestep key chip card security features and effectively create usable, counterfeit cards.30 July 2020
Multiple Tor security issues disclosed, more to come
A security researcher has published details about two Tor security issues and promises to release three more.30 July 2020
Two Tor zero-days disclosed, more to come
A security researcher has published details about two Tor zero-days and promises to release three more.30 July 2020
Critical, High-Severity Cisco Flaws Fixed in Data Center Network Manager
The flaw could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication on vulnerable devices.
30 July 2020
Using the Attack Cycle to Up Your Security Game
Like the universe, the attack surface is always expanding. Here's how to keep up and even get ahead.
30 July 2020
Vermont Taxpayers Warned of Data Leak Over the Past Three Years
A vulnerability in the state’s system may have exposed personal data that can be used for credential theft for those who filed Property Transfer Tax returns online.
30 July 2020
US prosecutors seek years in prison for Uber self-driving exec who stole Google trade secrets
Anthony Levandowski pleaded guilty and has recently filed for bankruptcy.30 July 2020
Thunderspy attacks: What they are, who’s at greatest risk and how to stay safe
All you need to know about preventing adversaries from exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerabilities in the Thunderbolt interface
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30 July 2020
US defense and aerospace sectors targeted in new wave of North Korean attacks
Cyber-security firm McAfee publishes details about "Operation North Star."30 July 2020
11 Security Tools to Expect at the Black Hat USA 2020 Arsenal Virtual Event
More than 130 security researchers and developers are ready to showcase their work.
29 July 2020
Average Cost of a Data Breach: $3.86 Million
New IBM study shows that security system complexity and cloud migration can amplify breach costs.29 July 2020
'BootHole' Vulnerability Exposes Secure Boot Devices to Attack
A flaw in the GRUB2 bootloader affects most Linux devices and some Windows computers using UEFI Secure Boot.29 July 2020