QUESTION 1: “Do you want to change Maine election laws to eliminate two days of absentee voting, prohibit requests for absentee ballots by phone or family members, end ongoing absentee voter status for seniors and people with disabilities, ban prepaid…
NDSS 2025 – Workshop On Security And Privacy In Standardized IoT (SDIoTSec) 2025, Paper Presentation Session: Security And Privacy In Iot Standards, Protocols And Implementations
PAPERS SecuWear: Secure Data Sharing Between Wearable Devices Sujin Han (KAIST) Diana A. Vasile (Nokia Bell Labs), Fahim Kawsar (Nokia Bell Labs, University of Glasgow), Chulhong Min (Nokia Bell Labs) Analysis of Misconfigured IoT MQTT Deployments and a Lightweight Exposure…
Major AWS Outage Now Mitigated: Global Impact and What Happened
A global AWS outage disrupted major apps and services across regions before being fully mitigated, exposing heavy dependence on cloud infrastructure. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More Read the…
Securonix: Adding Threat Intelligence to the Mix
The concept of having a single suite of interconnected products, which come without the headache of installations and with optimal performance from each facet, is sometimes the best option. The other consideration is to go for a ‘best of breed’…
Five New Exploited Bugs Land in CISA’s Catalog — Oracle and Microsoft Among Targets
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added five security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, officially confirming a recently disclosed vulnerability impacting Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) has been weaponized in real-world attacks. The security…
6 steps to increase Android security in the enterprise
<p>Android phones might be a good choice for many consumers, but IT teams must test their endpoints against enterprise standards. How can IT make sure these devices measure up when it comes to corporate security?</p> <p>Android security architecture has evolved…
South Korea Seeks to Arrest Dozens of Online Scam Suspects Repatriated From Cambodia
South Korea faces public calls to take stronger action to protect its nationals from being forced into overseas online scam centers. The post South Korea Seeks to Arrest Dozens of Online Scam Suspects Repatriated From Cambodia appeared first on SecurityWeek.…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-10-20 21h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 19:4 : Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘’100% All Achievements” 18:34 : What to Know About the Shocking Louvre Jewelry Heist 18:5 : Massive AWS Outage Halt The Internet – Disrupting Snapchat, Prime Video,…
Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘’100% All Achievements”
via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘’100% All Achievements” appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original article: Randall…
What to Know About the Shocking Louvre Jewelry Heist
In just seven minutes, the thieves took off with crown jewels containing with thousands of diamonds along with other precious gems. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: What to Know About the Shocking Louvre…
Massive AWS Outage Halt The Internet – Disrupting Snapchat, Prime Video, Canva, and More
A catastrophic Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage struck on October 20, 2025, bringing down major platforms like Snapchat, Amazon Prime Video, and Canva, and revealing the internet’s dangerous dependence on a single cloud provider. Starting at 12:11 a.m. PDT (12:41…
Inside the attack chain: Threat activity targeting Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage is a high-value target for threat actors due to its critical role in storing and managing massive amounts of unstructured data at scale across diverse workloads and is increasingly targeted through sophisticated attack chains that exploit misconfigurations,…
Winos 4.0 Malware Uses Weaponized PDFs Posing as Government Departments to Infect Windows Machines
Security researchers are tracking a high-severity malware campaign that uses weaponized PDF files to distribute the Winos 4.0 malware. The threat actors impersonate government departments to trick users into opening malicious documents that infect Microsoft Windows machines. The campaign, first…
131 Malicious Chrome Extensions Discovered Targeting WhatsApp Users
A new wave of spamware targeting WhatsApp Web users has emerged, as the Socket Threat Research Team revealed the discovery of 131 malicious Chrome extensions actively flooding the Chrome Web Store. These extensions are not conventional malware, but function as…
Adobe Service Runtime: Keep Calm and Shift Down!
Microservices at Adobe Adobe’s transformation from desktop applications to cloud offerings triggered an explosion of microservices. Be it Acrobat, Photoshop, or Adobe Experience Cloud, they are all powered by suites of microservices mainly written in Java. With so many microservices…
Satellites Found Broadcasting Sensitive Data Without Encryption
A recent academic study has revealed alarming security gaps in global satellite communications, exposing sensitive personal, corporate, and even military information to potential interception. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Maryland discovered that…
Malware Using Variable Functions and Cookies For Obfuscation
While some malware stands out by making an effort to blend in, obfuscation is generally the go-to way in which attackers attempt to evade detection and hide their scripts. In this case, we are referring to malware using variable functions…
Why 99% of Cold Emails to CISOs Fail (And the Surprising Truth About How They Actually Buy)
Cold emails to CISOs fail 99% of the time—not because security purchases are planned, but because they’re reactive. New research shows 77% of cybersecurity deals are triggered by incidents and fear. Companies using targeted account-based strategies achieve 4x higher engagement.…
Hard-coded credentials found in Moxa industrial security appliances, routers (CVE-2025-6950)
Moxa has fixed 5 vulnerabilities in its industrial network security appliances and routers, including a remotely exploitable flaw (CVE-2025-6950) that may result in complete system compromise. There’s no mention of these flaws being exploited in the wild, but due to…
Top cybersecurity conferences to attend in 2026
Security experts will come together to hear about the latest risk management strategies, novel hacking techniques, cyber governance and the technologies enterprises need to defend their networks. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Dive – Latest News Read the…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-10-20 18h : 11 posts
11 posts were published in the last hour 15:35 : Cyber Awareness Month: Closing the Skills Gap with New Cybersecurity Pathways 15:35 : NDSS 2025 – Workshop on Security and Privacy in Standardized IoT (SDIoTSec) 2025, Keynote 15:35 : Microsoft…
Cyber Awareness Month: Closing the Skills Gap with New Cybersecurity Pathways
The 2025 Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report shows demand for talent is surging. Discover new career pathways and upskilling opportunities in cybersecurity. This article has been indexed from Fortinet Industry Trends Blog Read the original article: Cyber Awareness Month: Closing…
NDSS 2025 – Workshop on Security and Privacy in Standardized IoT (SDIoTSec) 2025, Keynote
Author, Creator & Presenter: Dr. May Wang PhD (Palo Alto Networks) Our thanks to the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s superb NDSS Symposium 2025 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel.…
Microsoft Sentinel Aims to Unify Cloud Security but Faces Questions on Value and Maturity
Microsoft is positioning its Sentinel platform as the foundation of a unified cloud-based security ecosystem. At its core, Sentinel is a security information and event management (SIEM) system designed to collect, aggregate, and analyze data from numerous sources —…