Cybersecurity News
As Necurs Botnet Falls from Grace, Emotet Rises
Researchers wonder if a recent "amateur spam" campaign by the once-prevalant malware distribution botnet is a sign of trojans looking to other infection paths.
27 January 2020
Russian Cybercrime Boss Burkov Pleads Guilty
Aleksei Burkov, an ultra-connected Russian hacker once described as "an asset of supreme importance" to Moscow, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to running a site that sold stolen payment card data and to administering a highly secretive crime forum that counted among its members some of the most elite Russian cybercrooks.27 January 2020
N.Y. Could Ban Cities from Paying Ransomware Attackers
State senators have issued proposals they say would encourage municipalities to upgrade their cyber-postures.
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
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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
The new U.K. law mandates that manufacturers apply several security controls to their connected devices.
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
Ransomware actors are turning their sights on larger enterprises, making both average cost and downtime inflicted from attacks skyrocket.
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
The flaw could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to enter a password-protected video conference meeting.
24 January 2020
7 Steps to IoT Security in 2020
There are important steps security teams should take to be ready for the evolving security threats to the IoT in 2020.
24 January 2020
New Bill Proposes NSA Surveillance Reforms
The newly-introduced bill targets the Patriot Act's Section 215, previously used by the U.S. government to collect telephone data from millions of Americans.
24 January 2020