Cybersecurity News
Google Chrome V8 Bug Allows Remote Code-Execution
The internet behemoth rolled out the Chrome 90 stable channel release to address this and eight other security vulnerabilities.
28 April 2021
How to Secure Employees' Home Wi-Fi Networks
Businesses must ensure their remote workers' Wi-Fi networks don't risk exposing business data or secrets due to fixable vulnerabilities.28 April 2021
Cartoon Caption Winner: Rough Patch?
And the winner of The Edge's April cartoon caption contest is ...
28 April 2021
Chase Bank Phish Swims Past Exchange Email Protections
Two phishing attacks elude Exchange security protections and spoof real-life account scenarios in an attempt to fool victims.
28 April 2021
Is Your Cloud Raining Sensitive Data?
Learn common Kubernetes vulnerabilities and ways to avoid them.28 April 2021
Attacks Targeting ADFS Token Signing Certificates Could Become Next Big Threat
New research shows how threat actors can steal and decrypt signing certificates so SAML tokens can be forged.28 April 2021
Apple patches macOS Gatekeeper bypass vulnerability exploited in the wild
The patch tackles a zero-day bug actively exploited by Shlayer malware.28 April 2021
Linux kernel vulnerability exposes stack memory, causes data leaks
The bug could also be used as a conduit for more severe attacks.28 April 2021
Microsoft mulls over tweaks to threat data, code-sharing scheme following Exchange Server debacle
It has been suspected that exploit code used in the wave of attacks may have been sourced from the program.28 April 2021
Search Yourself Online
Ever wonder just how much information is publicly available about you? Ever wonder how cyber criminals harvest information and customize attacks for their victims? The technique is called Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and it is far simpler and more powerful than you think.28 April 2021
COVID-19, WFH prompts spike in cyberattacks against banks, insurers
Research suggests “open and insecure gaps” are being exploited in financial organizations’ networks.28 April 2021
Do Cyberattacks Affect Stock Prices? It Depends on the Breach
A security researcher explores how data breaches, ransomware attacks, and other types of cybercrime influence stock prices.27 April 2021
Nintendo Sues Video-Game Pirates
Nintendo is questing after its third successful lawsuit against circumvention-device sellers, this time against Team Xecuter.
27 April 2021
Emotet Malware Uninstalled from Infected Devices
A law enforcement update deployed to compromised machines in January has been pushed, effectively removing the malware.27 April 2021
Linux Kernel Bug Opens Door to Wider Cyberattacks
The information-disclosure flaw allows KASLR bypass and the discovery of additional, unpatched vulnerabilities in ARM devices.
27 April 2021
10K Hackers Defend the Planet Against Extraterrestrials
Hack the Planet's Cyber Apocalypse capture-the-flag contest attracts 10,000 competitors from across the globe.
27 April 2021
Ransomware Recovery Costs Near $2M
The cost of recovering from a ransomware attack has more than doubled in one year, Sophos researchers report.27 April 2021
4 Ways CISOs Can Strengthen Their Security Resilience
Security pros must remember bad actors will target their infrastructure, using counter-incident response technology in the process.27 April 2021
Smishing: Why Text-Based Phishing Should Be on Every CISO’s Radar
Phil Richards, Chief Security Officer at Ivanti, discusses dramatic growth in smishing and what to do about it.
27 April 2021
Apple patches severe macOS security flaw
Mac users are being urged to update to macOS Big Sur 11.3 as at least one threat group is exploiting the zero-day bug to sneak past the operating system’s built-in security mechanisms
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27 April 2021