What we have learned and the steps to protect your enterprise Highlights MGM Resorts was hit by a major ransomware attack that took systems offline in locations across Las Vegas Prolific ransomware group ALPHV claimed responsibility in a post…
Cloud to Blame for Almost all Security Vulnerabilities
Palo Alto Networks found that over 45% of organizations’ high-risk exposures in the cloud were due to cloud providers introducing new services This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Cloud to Blame for Almost all Security…
How to Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks From Misguided Trust
Trust is the crucial bridge between security and people, but excessive or misguided trust can pose serious security risks. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: How to Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks From Misguided Trust
United Cloud, the Fastest Growing Innovation Centre in SEE Europe, Selects Verimatrix XTD for Mobile App Protection
Yesterday, Verimatrix announced that United Cloud will deploy Verimatrix Extended Threat Defence (XTD) technologies to further strengthen protections for its flagship TV 2.0 platform widely popular under the brand name EON TV. United Cloud as an innovation centre that develops world-class…
What Effect Does Firm Size Have on Ransomware Threats?
In an increasingly digital world, the threat of ransomware looms large over organizations of all sizes. However, the impact of ransomware attacks can vary significantly depending on the size of the targeted firm. This article delves into the effects of…
Tech Enthusiasts Discover New Frontiers in the Age of EVs
Electric vehicle (EV) technology is developing quickly, and a new group of tech aficionados called EV hackers is forming. These people want to investigate the latent possibilities of electric automobiles, not steal cars or undermine security systems. These creative minds…
VDI vs VPN vs RDP: Choosing a Secure Remote Access Solution
VDI, VPN, and RDP technologies all have different strengths and weaknesses when it comes to secure remote access solutions. Discover which is best for your organization. The post VDI vs VPN vs RDP: Choosing a Secure Remote Access Solution appeared…
Caesars Entertainment paid a ransom to avoid stolen data leaks
Caesars Entertainment announced it has paid a ransom to avoid the leak of customer data stolen in a recent intrusion. Caesars Entertainment is the world’s most geographically diversified casino-entertainment company. It is the largest gaming company in the United States,…
Concordium Web3 ID prioritizes user privacy for both individuals and businesses
Concordium unveils Web3 ID: an edge identification platform offering age-verification capacities designed to prioritize user privacy for both individuals and businesses. Concordium’s age verification tooling works to protect minors online amidst growing global privacy concerns and explicit data-harvesting from technology…
8 XSS Vulnerabilities in Azure HDInsight Allow Attackers to Deliver Malicious Payloads
Azure HDInsight has been identified with multiple Cross-Site Scripting – XSS vulnerabilities related to Stored XSS and Reflected XSS. The severity for these vulnerabilities ranges between 4.5 (Medium) and 4.6 (Medium). These vulnerabilities have affected multiple products, including Azure Apache…
China’s Malicious Cyber Activity Informing War Preparations, Pentagon Says
The report says China is likely to launch destructive cyber-attacks against the US Homeland in the event of a military conflict This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: China’s Malicious Cyber Activity Informing War Preparations, Pentagon…
MGM and Caesars Casinos Suffer Massive Cyberattack
Two of Las Vegas’ iconic casinos, the MGM and Caesars hotel, have fallen victim to a major cyberattack. Over the course of this week, it has been revealed that computer systems had been left severely disrupted, causing widespread panic throughout…
Europol Warns of a Potent Criminal Economy Fostered by New Technological Tools
Europol’s inaugural report on financial and economic crime highlights the alarming extent to which money laundering techniques employed by ransomware groups and cryptocurrency scammers are now cleaning the cash of nearly 70% of the world’s organized crime networks. Despite…
MGM Hackers Broadening Targets, Monetization Strategies
The financially motivated UNC3944 group that hacked MGM has hit at least 100 organizations, mainly in the US and Canada. The post MGM Hackers Broadening Targets, Monetization Strategies appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS…
Deduce Raises $9 Million to Fight AI-Generated Identity Fraud
Deduce has raised $9 million in a new funding round led by Freestyle Capital, to launch its AI-generated identity fraud prevention platform. The post Deduce Raises $9 Million to Fight AI-Generated Identity Fraud appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has…
Cyber Security Today, Sept. 13, 2023 – Warning: This group specializes in SMS texting scams
This episode reports on a threat group that specializes in password spray attacks This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Sept. 13, 2023 – Warning: This group specializes in SMS texting…
What Is Privacy by Design?
Privacy by Design (PbD) is an approach to systems engineering that aims to embed privacy into every stage of the development process and across the entire organization from day one. Privacy is too often overlooked or solely an afterthought. Policies…
Google Agrees to $93 Million Settlement in California’s Location-Privacy Lawsuit
Google has agreed to pay $93 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. state of California over allegations that the company’s location-privacy practices misled consumers and violated consumer protection laws. “Our investigation revealed that Google was telling its…
The Interdependence between Automated Threat Intelligence Collection and Humans
The volume of cybersecurity vulnerabilities is rising, with close to 30% more vulnerabilities found in 2022 vs. 2018. Costs are also rising, with a data breach in 2023 costing $4.45M on average vs. $3.62M in 2017. In Q2 2023, a total of 1386…
On Technologies for Automatic Facial Recognition
Interesting article on technologies that will automatically identify people: With technology like that on Mr. Leyvand’s head, Facebook could prevent users from ever forgetting a colleague’s name, give a reminder at a cocktail party that an acquaintance had kids to…
Windows11 Themes vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code
An Arbitrary code execution vulnerability has been found in Windows 11. This vulnerability is a result of several factors, such as a Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition, malicious DLL, cab files, and the absence of Mark-of-the-Web validation. This particular vulnerability…
DDoS 2.0: IoT Sparks New DDoS Alert
The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming efficiency in various sectors like healthcare and logistics but has also introduced new security risks, particularly IoT-driven DDoS attacks. This article explores how these attacks work, why they’re uniquely problematic, and how to mitigate them.…
NodeStealer Malware Now Targets Facebook Business Accounts on Multiple Browsers
An ongoing campaign is targeting Facebook Business accounts with bogus messages to harvest victims’ credentials using a variant of the Python-based NodeStealer and potentially take over their accounts for follow-on malicious activities. “The attacks are reaching victims mainly in Southern Europe and…
Google Feature Blamed for Retool Breach That Led to Cryptocurrency Firm Hacks
A recently introduced Google account sync feature has been blamed after sophisticated hackers attacked 27 cryptocurrency firms via Retool. The post Google Feature Blamed for Retool Breach That Led to Cryptocurrency Firm Hacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has…