Cybersecurity News
N.Y. Could Ban Cities from Paying Ransomware Attackers

27 January 2020
Job hunting? Beware hiring scams using spoofed company websites
Cybercriminals are putting a new twist on an old trick
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27 January 2020
Job hunting? Beware hiring scams using spoofed company websites
Cybercriminals are putting a new twist on an old trick
The post Job hunting? Beware hiring scams using spoofed company websites appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
27 January 2020
Greater Focus on Privacy Pays Off for Firms
Privacy-mature companies complete sales more quickly, have fewer and less serious breaches, and recover from incidents faster, according to Cisco's annual survey.27 January 2020
How to Get the Most Out of Your Security Metrics
There's an art to reporting security metrics so that they speak the language of leadership and connect the data from tools to business objectives.27 January 2020
Mandatory IoT Security in the Offing with U.K. Proposal

27 January 2020
Fortinet removes SSH and database backdoors from its SIEM product
Patches have been released for CVE-2019-17659 and CVE-2019-16153.27 January 2020
Cybersecurity: A guide for parents to keep kids safe online
Cybersecurity, cyberbullying, and mobile devices can be a minefield -- so here is a guide to take the stress out of cyberspace for parents.27 January 2020
The US Army uses facial recognition to train AI. Now, it needs to protect it
As facial recognition use ramps up despite its controversy, the technology is being applied in the military realm.27 January 2020
The Chrome Web Store is currently facing a wave of fraudulent transactions
Google temporarily suspends publishing and updating of paid Chrome extensions following a spike in fraudulent transactions.25 January 2020
Mozilla has banned nearly 200 malicious Firefox add-ons over the last two weeks
Mozilla's security staff is cracking down on malicious Firefox add-ons.25 January 2020
New Social Engineering Event to Train Business Pros on Human Hacking
The DEF CON Social Engineering Capture the Flag contest inspired a new event aimed at teaching both security and non-security professionals on the fine art of hacking human behavior.24 January 2020
ThreatList: Ransomware Costs Double in Q4, Sodinokibi Dominates

24 January 2020
Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack
Hackers exploited a Trend Micro OfficeScan zero-day to plant malicious files on Mitsubishi Electric servers.24 January 2020
Cisco Webex Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Users Join Private Online Meetings

24 January 2020
7 Steps to IoT Security in 2020

24 January 2020
New Bill Proposes NSA Surveillance Reforms

24 January 2020
Class-action lawsuit filed against controversial Clearview AI startup
Plaintiffs claim New York startup broke Illinois privacy laws regarding the use of residents' biometrics data.24 January 2020
Does Your Domain Have a Registry Lock?
If you're running a business online, few things can be as disruptive or destructive to your brand as someone stealing your company's domain name and doing whatever they wish with it. Even so, most major Web site owners aren't taking full advantage of the security tools available to protect their domains from being hijacked. Here's the story of one recent victim who was doing almost everything possible to avoid such a situation and still had a key domain stolen by scammers.24 January 2020