Digital sleuths chop through crypto challenge in ‘surreal’ search A team of codebreakers discovered – and then cracked – more than 50 secret letters written by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots while she was imprisoned in England by her cousin, Queen…
Establishing secure habits for software development in 2023
As a new year commences, it’s not unusual for people to take the opportunity to adopt better practices and principles and embrace new ways of thinking in both their personal and professional lives. Software development teams always strive to master…
Global Ransomware Attack on VMware EXSi Hypervisors Continues to Proliferate
Several governmental organisations and researchers report that an international ransomware attack targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors is expanding after infecting thousands of targets. More than 3,200 servers in Canada, France, Finland, Germany, and the US have already been affected by…
Online Dating Safety Tips | Avast
With Valentine’s Day looming on the calendar like a pulsing red heart, the online dating world is sure to experience a flutter of activity. But it’s not just lonely hearts who are flocking to the dating sites – unfortunately, predators…
Experts published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet
SecurityScorecard’s researchers released a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet to neutralize its attacks. SecurityScorecard’s researchers published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet with the intent to interfere with its operation…
Cybercriminals exploit volatile job market for targeted email attacks
Between July–December 2022, the median open rate for text-based business email compromise (BEC) attacks was nearly 28%, according to Abnormal Security. Business email and supply chain compromise as attack strategies Additionally, of the malicious emails that were read, an average…
The impact of Russia’s Ukraine invasion on digital threats
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to have a major impact on energy prices, inflation, and cyberthreats, with the ransomware scene experiencing some of the biggest shifts, according to ESET. “The ongoing war in Ukraine has created a divide among ransomware…
Inadequate cybersecurity investments leave rail industry at risk
The popular notion might view the rail industry as a laggard compared to auto or high-tech manufacturing when embracing Industry 4.0. Yet railways are increasingly dependent on sophisticated connected systems to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction. Rail industry needs to…
How CISOs can improve security practices to keep up with evolving technologies
TikTok and Lensa AI have sparked worldwide conversations on the future of social media and consumer data privacy. In this Help Net Security video, Rick McElroy, Principal Security Strategist at VMware, offers a perspective on these trends, including tips on…
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
First is the news related to Russian hackers infiltrating an email account of a British Member of Parliament to steal intelligence. According to the sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, threat actors, probably funded by Kremlin, hacked the email account of…
Weee – 1,117,405 breached accounts
In February 2023, data belonging to the Asian and Hispanic food delivery service Weee appeared on a popular hacking forum. Dating back to mid-2022, the data included 1.1M unique email addresses from 11M rows of orders containing names, phone numbers…
Stories from the SOC – RapperBot, Mirai Botnet – C2, CDIR Drop over SSH
Stories from the SOC is a blog series that describes recent real-world security incident investigations conducted and reported by the AT&T SOC analyst team for AT&T Managed Extended Detection and Response customers. Executive summary Since mid-June 2022, AT&T Managed Extended…
Minister: Cybercrimes Now 20% of Spain’s Registered Offenses
Spain’s government pledged stronger action against cybercrime, saying it has come to account for about a fifth of all offenses registered in the country. The post Minister: Cybercrimes Now 20% of Spain’s Registered Offenses appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…
Mordecai Rosen joins Skybox Security as CEO
Skybox Security appoints Mordecai Rosen as Chief Executive Officer and closes $50 million in financing from CVC Growth Funds, Pantheon, and J.P. Morgan. Mr. Rosen is a seasoned security technology executive with over 25 years of experience and will focus…
Opscura raises $9.4 million to address industrial cybersecurity challenges
Opscura has received $9.4M in Series A funding as it scales to engage further U.S. partners and customers seeking to protect and connect their critical operations. Founded in Spain as Enigmedia, the new global entity Opscura is also launching a…
Appdome integrates with CircleCI to accelerate secure mobile app delivery
Appdome has released the first Appdome Orb for CircleCI as part of the Appdome Dev2Cyber Agility Partner Initiative to accelerate delivery of secure mobile apps globally. The new Appdome Build_2Secure Orb for CircleCI integrates directly into the CircleCI CI/CD platform,…
Latest Cyberthreats and Advisories – February 3, 2023
Cybercriminals for hire, Hive ransomware is busted and the JD Sports breach impacts millions of sportswear buyers. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of February 3, 2023. Threat Advisories and Alerts U.S. Security Agencies Warn…
SaaS security provider raises $50M to boost application security
SaaS application security vendor Skybox Security announces it has raised $50M in financing for a solution to help secure the attack surface. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: SaaS security provider raises…
Riskonnect partners with OnSolve to offer a new Threat Intelligence module
Riskonnect has enhanced its Business Continuity and Resilience solution through a partnership with OnSolve. Riskonnect will utilize OnSolve’s Risk Intelligence to offer a new Threat Intelligence module to provide resilience leaders the ability to monitor global threats in real time…
SonarQube 9.9 LTS empowers organizations to boost the quality of their code
SonarSource has launched SonarQube 9.9 Long-Term Support (LTS) that empowers organizations to achieve the Clean Code state securely and at scale. With accelerated pull request analysis, support for building and deploying secure cloud-native applications, enterprise-grade capabilities, and many innovations related…
Shufti Pro releases risk assessment and eIDV services to help firms fight fraud
Shufti Pro has launched its risk assessment and eIDV services to help global businesses fight identity fraud and financial crimes, and meet the ever-evolving KYC/AML regulatory landscape. Risk assessment solution Purposely built tool to help businesses identify risks associated with…
Deepwatch SecOps Platform enhancements detect and contain identity threats
Deepwatch announced new service offerings and advances to the Deepwatch SecOps Platform to speed the detection and containment of threats across the enterprise. The launch of Deepwatch MXDR for Identity provides extended detection and response to evolving identity-based threats; Deepwatch…
ChatGPT integration for Logpoint SOAR allows users to explore its potential in cybersecurity
Logpoint has released a ChatGPT integration for Logpoint SOAR in a lab setting. It allows the users to experiment with the potential of the AI-driven chatbot and discover how the technology could apply in cybersecurity operations. “We’re excited to enable…
Cybersecurity in the Next-Generation Space Age, Pt. 1: Introduction to New Space
Working as a cybersecurity engineer for many years, and closely following the rapid evolution of the space ecosystem, I wholeheartedly believe that space systems today are targets of cyberattacks more than ever. The purpose of this article is to give…
Combating the Ever-Increasing Cyber Attacks in 2023
By Owais Sultan Cyber attacks are a real and common issue surrounding businesses and personal accounts, especially if they have sensitive… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Combating the Ever-Increasing Cyber Attacks in 2023 This article…
Uncle Sam wants to strip the IoS out of IoT with light crypto
NIST weighs up algorithms for small devices – and an architecture for massive systems The US National Institute of Standards and Technology wants to protect all devices great and small, and is getting closer to settling on next-gen cryptographic algorithms…
Cybersecurity Experts Provide Insights for Safer Internet Day
Cyber threats have already plagued January of 2023, causing organizations to invest more than ever in protective measures. The average cost of a data breach in 2022 was $4.35 million, and ransomware attacks cost organizations an average of $4.84 million,…