Cybersecurity News
DDoS Botnets Are Entrenched in Asia & Amplification Attacks Set Records
China, Vietnam, and Taiwan are top sources of DDoS botnet activity, but the top data floods use a variety of amplification attacks, a report finds.21 July 2020
Emotet Returns in Malspam Attacks Dropping TrickBot, QakBot
Emotet has resurfaced after a five-month hiatus, with more than 250,000 malspam messages being sent to email recipients worldwide.
21 July 2020
The State of Hacktivism in 2020
Activism via hacking might not be as noisy as it once was, but it hasn't been silenced yet.21 July 2020
US Indicts 2 Chinese Nationals for Stealing IP & Business Secrets, Including COVID-19 Research
Pair working on behalf of themselves and China's Ministry of State Security, Justice Department says.21 July 2020
Microsoft 365 Updated with New Security, Risk, Compliance Tools
Updates built for remote employees include an endpoint data loss prevention platform, insider risk management, and double key encryption.
21 July 2020
Fortinet Buys Cloud Security Firm OPAQ
The company plans to add zero-trust networking capabilities to its Secure Access Service Edge architecture.21 July 2020
Chris Vickery: AI Will Drive Tomorrow’s Data Breaches
Chris Vickery talks about his craziest data breach discoveries and why "vishing" is the next top threat no one's ready for.
21 July 2020
The Data Privacy Loophole Federal Agencies Are Still Missing
Why knowledge-based authentication is leaving federal contact centers vulnerable to an increasingly sophisticated hacker community.21 July 2020
Argentine telecom company hit by major ransomware attack
Telecom Argentina says it has contained the attack and regained access to its systems without paying up
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21 July 2020
G Suite Security Updates Bring New Features to Gmail, Meet & Chat
New security features include support for a new standard in Gmail, phishing protection in Chat, and additional admin controls.21 July 2020
Critical Adobe Photoshop Flaws Patched in Emergency Update
Adobe issued out-of-band patches for critical flaws tied to 12 CVEs in Photoshop and other applications.
21 July 2020
Microsoft Double Key Encryption enters public preview
Microsoft rolls out public preview of a new data encryption feature specifically designed for companies in highly-regulated environments, such as financial services and healthcare.21 July 2020
Leading Through Uncertainty: Be Proactive in Your Dark Web Intelligence Strategy
Having a strong Dark Web intelligence posture helps security teams understand emerging vulnerability trends.21 July 2020
Diebold ATM Terminals Jackpotted Using Machine’s Own Software
The company warned that cybercriminals are using a black box with proprietary code in attacks to illegally dispense cash across Europe.
21 July 2020
Twitter hack: Coinbase blocks $280,000 in Bitcoin theft
Cryptocurrency exchanges did their part in preventing customers from being scammed.21 July 2020
Fortinet snaps up OPAQ in secure access, cloud security push
The company says remote working trends are making zero trust access to networks even more critical.21 July 2020
Twitter Breach Highlights Privileged Account Security Issue
Security incident that allowed attackers to hijack high-profile accounts suggests social media giant's controls for spotting insider abuse were not strong enough, security experts say.20 July 2020
Internet Scan Shows Decline in Insecure Network Services
While telnet, rsync, and SMB, exposure surprisingly have dropped, proper patching and encryption adoption remain weak worldwide.20 July 2020
SIGRed: What You Should Know About the Windows DNS Server Bug
DNS experts share their thoughts on the wormable vulnerability and explain why it should be a high priority for businesses.20 July 2020
Number of Reported Breaches Decrease In First Half of 2020
With the pandemic as a backdrop, publicly reported US data breaches dropped as more employees and suppliers stayed home.20 July 2020