Also: Atlassian says Jira has a 9.4 severity bug and the TSA issues milquetoast no-fly list security advisory When a Texas school district sold some old laptops at auction last year, it probably didn’t expect to end up in a…
While governments pass privacy laws, companies struggle to change
Government agencies keep making new privacy rules while end users fall victim to malpractice and scams. Bill Tolson, VP of Compliance and eDiscovery at Archive360, has spent many years consulting with regulators and advising businesses on concrete steps to enhance…
Ransomware scum launch wave of attacks on critical, but old, VMWare ESXi vuln
You’ve had almost two years to patch and some of the software is EOL, now attackers déployer un rançongiciel France’s Computer Emergency Response Team has issued a Bulletin D’Alerte regarding a campaign to infect VMware’s ESXI hypervisor with ransomware.… This…
High-severity Vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code
F5 reports a high-severity format string vulnerability in BIG-IP that might allow an authenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) issue and possibly execute arbitrary code. “A format string vulnerability exists in iControl SOAP that allows an authenticated attacker to…
What a perfect day in data privacy looks like
Everyone wants extraordinary online experiences without sacrificing the security of their personal information. Yet according to Ping Identity’s 2022 Consumer Survey, 77% of people feel they will never be in full control of their privacy online and still blindly accept…
Trends that impact on organizations’ 2023 security priorities
Although ransomware campaigns declined quarter over quarter in 2022, primarily due to the collapse of more experienced cybercriminal groups, IT leaders still consider them to be the most worrying cyber threats. “Aside from ransomware and the hybrid work model, in…
Splashtop Antivirus powered by Bitdefender helps businesses protect their endpoints
Splashtop launched Splashtop Antivirus powered by Bitdefender, enabling MSPs and IT teams to protect their endpoints against threats with the benefit of a centralized management experience. The latest offering elevates Splashtop’s commitment to protecting users on multiple fronts, from securing…
Nevada Ransomware has released upgraded locker
Resecurity has identified a new version of Nevada Ransomware which recently emerged on the Dark Web right before the start of 2023. The actors behind this new project have an affiliate platform first introduced on the RAMP underground community, which…
Latest Cyberthreats and Advisories – January 27, 2023
Alerts from national cybersecurity agencies, gaming developer attacks and the Mailchimp/FanDuel breach. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of January 27, 2023. Threat Advisories and Alerts CISA Publishes Report to Help Protect Schools from Cyberthreats The…
Deduplication and Data Stewardship Process in MDM
Data Deduplication in MDM In master data management, often the same data is duplicated across several departments, which can harm the business. That’s why data deduplication is necessary to maintain an accurate master data record. It includes the removal of…
IT Security News Weekly Summary – Week 05
IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-02-05 Dark Web Hitman Paid with BTC to Murder Teen Victim Horizon3.ai Unveils: ‘Year in Review: Thru the Eyes of the Attacker 2022’ Cloud Computing Penetration Testing Checklist – 2023 Top 5 cyber-threats and how…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-02-05
Dark Web Hitman Paid with BTC to Murder Teen Victim Horizon3.ai Unveils: ‘Year in Review: Thru the Eyes of the Attacker 2022’ Cloud Computing Penetration Testing Checklist – 2023 Top 5 cyber-threats and how to prevent them Cybersecurity Industry News…
Dark Web Hitman Paid with BTC to Murder Teen Victim
By Habiba Rashid The man exchanged sexually explicit photographs and videos with a 14-year-old and intended to have the victim killed so that they would be unable to testify against him in court. This is a post from HackRead.com Read…
Horizon3.ai Unveils: ‘Year in Review: Thru the Eyes of the Attacker 2022’
Horizon3.ai, a leading cybersecurity firm focusing on autonomous penetration testing, and a Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Winner in AST’s 2022 Homeland Security Awards Program, has issued its inaugural cybersecurity threatscape report titled: “Year in Review 2022: Through the Eyes of the Attacker.”…
Cloud Computing Penetration Testing Checklist – 2023
Cloud Computing Penetration Testing is a method of actively checking and examining the Cloud system by simulating the attack from the malicious code. Cloud computing is the shared responsibility of the Cloud provider and the client who earn the service…
Top 5 cyber-threats and how to prevent them
Using insights from ethical hackers, routine testing and automation will help you boost your cybersecurity to defend against cyberattacks. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: Top 5 cyber-threats and how to prevent…
Cybersecurity Industry News Review – 31 January 2023
By: Joe Fay U.S. looks for half a million cybersecurity professionals, ransomware victims less likely to pay up, analyst warns on Chinese smart device spy threat…but RSA encryption safe from Quantum cracking for now. U.S. struggles with shortage of cybersecurity…
Finland’s Most-Wanted Hacker Nabbed in France
Julius “Zeekill” Kivimäki, a 25-year-old Finnish man charged with extorting a local online psychotherapy practice and leaking therapy notes for more than 22,000 patients online, was arrested this week in France. A notorious hacker convicted of perpetrating tens of thousands…
Energy and Healthcare Firms Are The Focus of The Lazarus Group Once Again
The North Korean Lazarus Group, which was employed by the North Korean government to target medical research and energy organizations with cyberattack campaigns, was reported by security researchers on February 2. The campaign was discovered by threat intelligence analysts…
There Could a Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal Everyday
Today, the manner by which any personal data is processed by the ad delivery algorithms of advertising platforms of tech giants like Meta and Google leads to a much more severe threat to the integrity of electoral processes than microtargeting.…
LexisNexis’ Virtual Crime Center: Making Millions from Sales to the U.S. Government
According to contracting data and government records examined by Motherboard,a cybersecurity portal, the data firm LexisNexis generates millions of dollars offering specialised tools to law enforcement and other U.S. government organisations. The contracts draw attention to LexisNexis’ frequently underappreciated…
Nevada Ransomware: Another Feather in the RaaS Ecosystem
Resecurity which is known for its cybersecurity services including risk management, endpoint protection, and threat intelligence for large enterprises and government agencies worldwide has discovered a new ransomware family in its study tracked as “Nevada Ransomware”. The threat actors who…
Installing Software via Google Poses Concerns
Researchers and a keystream sample of inquiries claim that while browsing Google for downloads of well-known software has always had certain dangers, in recent months it has become downright risky. On Thursday, volunteers at Spamhaus stated that threat researchers were…
The biggest risks in procrastinating on iPhone, Android software updates
Apple and Google update smartphone operating systems more often these days, for good reason. Don't delay. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Read the original article: The biggest risks in procrastinating on iPhone, Android software updates
The biggest risks in putting off iPhone and Android software updates
Apple and Google update smartphone operating systems more often these days, for good reason. Don't delay. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Read the original article: The biggest risks in putting off iPhone and Android software updates
Apple and Google are Under Rising Pressure to Remove TikTok From App Stores
In a letter to Apple and Google CEOs Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai on Thursday, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) demanded that TikTok be removed “immediately” from their app stores. Bennet’s push to limit app downloads is the latest in…
The Importance To Provide Buyers And Sellers Secure, Convenient, And Frictionless Payment Experiences
By Héctor Guillermo Martínez, President GM Sectec The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of digital payments globally and especially in Latin America and the Caribbean, as buyers and sellers continue […] The post The Importance To Provide Buyers And Sellers…